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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australian travel agents, inbound tour operators and tour wholesalers can now apply to access an additional $130 million in support from the Morrison Government. The second round of the COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program opens today, which brings to $258 million the total direct support for travel agents. This is in addition to around $700 million in support already provided through measures such as JobKeeper, PAYG cash flow boosts, and loss carry b...

12 Apr 2021 The federal government has released the framework for the second round of its COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program. An additional $130 million has been provided under round two to help give eligible agents breathing space to facilitate customer refunds and follow up travel credits. Several adjustments have been made to the second round to take into account industry feedback. Round two is expected to open in late April 2021 and...

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade The Morrison Government will provide an additional $130 million to support travel agents. Our Government has now committed $258 million to support travel agents through the COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program, this is on top of the 800,000 discounted airfares provided via the $1.2 billion aviation and tourism support package as well as access to JobSeeker. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan said applications for Round 2 of the progr...

Travel agents out in the cold with half-price airfares Share The Morrison government’s much-hyped half-price airfare scheme led to an uptick in bookings for airlines and accommodation providers but failed to create a trickle-down effect that would help travel agents stay afloat. While half-price airfares to places like the Whitsundays (pictured) have lifted airlines and hotels, travel agents are seeing little benefit.  This was even after a second stage of taxpayer-funded help to the sector ...

The federal government has released some important details about its second round of funding for travel agents, tour operators and wholesalers.

The REAL reason behind $1.2billion half-price flights scheme is revealed - heres everything you need to know about how to get a huge discount on your next holiday Tickets to and from 13 holiday hotspots will be subsidised by the federal government from April until July 31 To get their half-price tickets, Australians simply need to head to the Qantas, Jetstar or Virgin websites The scheme is part of a bail-out package for the crippled tourism sector which employs 611,000 Australians The governme...

The Treasurer has announced that the scheme will expand and extend the scheme, taking loans up to $5 million and help businesses refinance their existing loans. The federal government has announced t

11 Mar 2021 After much anticipation, the federal government has finally released the details of its new $1.2 billion support package for Australia’s tourism industry. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that while Australia’s economy had recovered 85 per cent of its fall from COVID-19, the next step in the government’s National Economic Recovery Plan would target the businesses, workers and regions still doing it tough. Morrison said the...

The premier said she was a bit disappointed that only one area of New South Wales - Merimbula on the south coast - was included in the plan, compared with four Queensland regions.

Tickets to and from 13 holiday hotspots will be subsidised by the federal government until July 31 and airlines will ramp up their flight schedules to deal with an expected surge in demand.