News: QAN Airlines rush to boost demand as coronavirus shreds playbook for crisis management, page-7

Fire up 747's ( price of oil is now so cheap now that they can afford to dramatically drop prices and use the heavy duty queen of the skies , which can carry much more passengers , for much longer ) , redirect flights to US out of Asia- with USD very favorable to US , Australia represents outstanding value . Whilst no one is immune from the virus , Australia along with US is undoubtedly one of the most proactive countries in trying to contain the spread .

People will still travel for leisure but they will obviously look for the safest and most economical destination - for US , this is Australia.

Government needs to beef up Aussie tourism marketing ,cut red tape , assist both Qantas & Virgin in every capacity , whom both have flights directly to US and capitalise on this opportunity to market Australia as one of the safest destinations in the world.

Hospitality and tourism related businesses are really feeling the brunt and are some of the biggest employers in Australia.

Tourism is crucial and the Federal Government , along with Qantas and Virgin need to put their heads together and make the best of this unfortunate circumstance , which will eventually dissipate.

Australia still the best place on earth , lets do what we can to let everyone know.