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13 Jul 2021 The Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has highlighted the increasingly urgent need for widespread support for the travel sector due to the immediate and flow-on impacts of the Greater Sydney lockdown. As a result of the COVID restrictions in Greater Sydney and wider NSW, state and territory borders, as well as the trans-Tasman Safe Travel Zone, are rapidly closing, with significant ramifications for agents and businesses, according to AFTA. An estimated 15,000 jobs have already been lost in Australia’s travel secto...

Austrade has updated the COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program and round two verification process.

25 May 2021 Tourism Minister Dan Tehan has provided an update on just how much moolah has been paid out to travel agents as part of the federal government’s COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program. The federal government has committed $258 million in direct support to agents through the program and, according to the latest data, $118.1 million has been paid so far. A total of $98.6 million in grant funding has been paid under round one, with 2,964 agents having received payments and another 172 claims still being processed, according to ...

Budget assumptions highlight need for ongoing support Share AFTA hosted a post-budget summit at KPMG with a range of key business peak bodies and Embassy representatives The Australian Federation of Travel Agents says the Government’s confirmation in the Federal Budget that international travel is likely to “remain low through to mid-2022” highlights the critical need for ongoing support for travel agents and businesses. AFTA warns that without ongoing support until international travel resumes, travel agents and businesses will be forced...

03 May 2021 Australian travel agents, inbound tour operators and wholesalers can now apply to access an additional $130 million in support from the federal government. The second round of the COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program opened today, which brings the total direct support for agents to $258 million. The extra assistance is part of the government’s The COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program provides eligible agents, inbound tour operators and wholesalers with a one-off payment of up to $100,000. Key changes under round two o...