The chief executive of tourism and commuter bus company SeaLink Travel Group, which has officially changed its name to Kelsian Group Ltd, expects a booming summer holiday period which will then extend to strong bookings through February and March.

Clint Feuerherdt said on Friday that popular holiday spots which are important money-spinners for the group, including Kangaroo Island off South Australia, and Fraser Island and North Stradbroke Island in Queensland, are heavily booked over summer as domestic tourism gathers pace in a gradual reopening of Australia.