Roger Sharp was mountain biking with some mates in Central Otago, on New Zealand’s south island, when his phone rang.
It was Webjet chief executive John Guscic calling from Europe in a tizz. The coronavirus was spreading and business hotel bookings, the company’s biggest earner, had come to a sudden halt. Forward bookings had fallen off a cliff.
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Anthony Macdonald is a Chanticleer columnist. He is a former Street Talk co-editor and has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies. Connect with Anthony on Twitter. Email Anthony at a.macdonald@afr.com
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com
Tim Boyd is a journalist, based in Sydney, who writes for the Street Talk column. Connect with Tim on Twitter. Email Tim at tim.boyd@afr.com
