New regional tourism project granted as 700 Australians get job

Published on : Monday, April 12, 2021

The recent round of the Tourism Industry Development Fund of the Marshall Liberal Government includes a new scenic flight experience in the Fleurieu and luxury accommodation in Clare Valley. It’s one of the world-class wine regions of the state.

Under the program, it brings the total number of projects funded to almost 42, with a combined value of $25 million, spread across all 11 tourism regions of South Australia.

Premier Steven Marshall explained that the TIDF is heightening the regional economies by creating almost 700 jobs to date.

“One of the key aims of the TIDF is to create new jobs and develop skills and with project applications flooding into the SATC, this number will continue to rise,” Premier Marshall said.

“We know from the latest Tourism Research Australia data that January 2021 has been the best month since the pandemic began. Visits, nights and expenditure were the highest for a month since March 2020.”

“These results are on the back of a strong intrastate market and recovering interstate market so it’s great that we’ve got a pipeline of new and exciting experiences to keep visitors coming back to our regions.”

“All of our 42 TIDF projects will give visitors a multitude of reasons to travel to South Australia and our regions to boost our economy.”

Martyn Smith, managing director and owner of Adelaide Biplanes on the Fleurieu Peninsula has explained that the business’s $28,517 grant will assist them in investing in offering splendid flying experiences imaginable.

“Like every other tourism operator out there, once international and interstate borders closed, we lost almost all of our customers overnight which was absolutely devastating,” Mr. Smith said.