As borders open up, this news is as good as a ride on the Magic School Bus for students whose school experience has been utterly devastated by the impacts of COVID.

The tour operator’s joint CEOs, Dennis and Sacha Bunnik, are even planning to tag along on some of the trips. It’s assumed they’ll rock-paper-scissors for the top and bottom bunks.

The industry body is making some BIG changes. However, it’s understood the mahogany coffee table in the office lobby will remain.

Wondering when round two payments are due to start appearing in bank accounts? All is revealed here.

After contemplating the Federal Budget for a couple of days, Brett Jardine and the team at CATO have suggested a few amendments.

Grab all your supporting docs and a calculator and head to the Austrade website, because the government’s second funding round is now in play.

An additional $130 million of government funding is up for grabs. Here’s how you can claim your share.

The council’s MD, Brett Jardine, has provided his response to what was the industry’s biggest news story last week.

Darren Rudd and David Smith have dropped in on their mates in Canberra to chat about the second round of the COVID-19 Consumer Support Grant and to ensure the balance of round one is used appropriately.

AFTA has released interim results of its ‘Travelsectorkeeper’ survey, and they make for some pretty grim reading, according to CEO Darren Rudd.

CATO’s delegation also bumped into AFTA’s boss while down in Canberra this week, with the two industry bodies comparing notes from their respective meetings.

CATO has acknowledged the UK and Australian-owned company’s 33-year contribution to the industry after it entered into voluntary administration.