But they admit some trepidation remains.
More than 35,000 people left Moama's accommodation services in the 24 hours following the border closure on New Year's Eve.
And while the border bubble will now be in the green zone, the last-minute call has left many worried about what another late change would do to business.
Murray River Resort operator Steve Shipp said while the news was good, there were still many issues facing operators.
“I’m relieved, but it’s a bit too late, the damage is done,” he said.
“We had so many customers cancel for Australia Day weekend because they couldn’t wait for the announcement any longer.
“We have had two new bookings, but we’re going to need a lot more than that. We might have more by the end of the day, when people get home or check the news, but we’re not holding our breath.”
Golden Rivers Motor Inn owner Delwyn Irving said it was essential plans were put in place to prevent the situation arising again.
“We can start doing what we came here to do and that was business,” she said.
“I do think it will bounce back but I think we’ve got to work towards not having it happen again.
“The Federal Government has got to step in and put some parameters in place so (the borders) can’t be closed on a moment’s notice — travellers are not confident.”
But by late on Monday afternoon, the phones had started ringing regularly, according to Moama Waters owner Michele Perry.
“It started off slowly in the morning while the news filtered out,” she said.
“But as the day went on, we started getting more and more calls from people clarifying if that meant they could come and not get tested or isolate, and thankfully they can.
“It's been a really good day, we had a lot of people hold off on cancellations who can now come back and I think that will be the case for a lot of people.
“It's really exciting for operators across the whole community.”
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