However, as bushfires devastate communities reliant on the tourist dollar, the industry is suffering.
Popular tourist destinations such as Kangaroo Island in South Australia, and Batemans Bay in New South Wales have been devastated by the fires.
Tourists are being deterred from visiting the continent, with the United States Department of State upgrading its travel advisory level for Australia to level two - the same as Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea.
Close to 800,000 tourists from the U-S visit Australia each year, but that number is now set to dwindle.
