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Latest CATO data reveals Aussies’ growing appetite for international holidays

Nearly four in 10 outbound travellers head to Southeast Asia, we think…

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Travel DAZE 2025: It takes everyone to enact change, not just the Titans

It takes more than the industry heavyweights to enact change in this…

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Industry leaders congratulate Senator Farrell on reappointment as Minister for Trade and Tourism

Sometimes no change is for the better. Let's hope Minister Farrell's support…

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CATO releases annual Australians on Holiday Report

Aussies like a holiday? Tell us something we don't know.

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CATO Touring Academy unveils first-ever Top 20 Touring Travel Agents

A chance to receive your own academy award, no not that one.

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CATO announces inaugural summit to elevate Australia’s touring sector

Just wondering if the summit is the peak of meetings, what is…

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EXCLUSIVE: Who is responsible for currency changes? What agents NEED to know

More twists and turns in riding the ongoing currency rollercoaster story.

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CATO joins Travel Managers to showcase growth in the touring sector

CATO is just loving an event at the moment! Any more lined…

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CATO strengthens industry connections with national networking events

We look forward to seeing what innovative new ideas came out of…

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CATO Touring Academy launches destination training

It's been a while since we studied, but we've been on the…

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CATO announces partners for IWD 2025 lunch

We hope the seating arrangements are sorted as that's a lot on…

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CATO announces second speaker and MC for IWD Lunch

Hopefully there are enough seats on the flights to Melbourne around this…

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CATO opens nominations for International Women’s Day lunch ticket giveaway

With one of the Queens of last year's Olympic Games already announced,…

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CATO Touring Academy unveils first business education module

When we saw Touring Landscape, our eyes lit up. The word module…

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Noemie Fox headlines CATO’s International Women’s Day luncheon

We were trying to come up with paddle analogies here, but our…

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CATO Touring Academy doubles achievements

The Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) Touring Academy has surpassed all…

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Council of Australian Tour Operators celebrates an eventful 25th year with famous CATO Christmas lunch

A fireside chat with the unfiltered Skroo was followed by post-networking drinks…

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CATO unites at World Travel Market London

This looks like a great event! Although a moment's thought for our…

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Cato Touring Academy trains up 3,500 agents in first four months

At just under $100, we reckon this course is an absolute steal…

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CATO celebrates 25th anniversary with several promotions & new member competition

Win the contest and earn a spot at the fan-favourite CATO Christmas…

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CATO distributes Touring Academy to New Zealand travel agents

We like sharing with our cousins across the ditch. Just don't discuss…

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CATO announces TravelPay as Platinum Sponsor for Christmas lunch

The Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) announced TravelPay as the Platinum…

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CATO Christmas Lunch 2024 tickets are now on sale

We expect all agents to be on their best behaviour. But people…

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CATO reveals new trends with Australia’s 10m international travellers

Holidays, we've had a few. But actually not as many as before…

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CATO Touring Academy is giving away two-year-long subscriptions to two lucky agents

Unlike that year-long gym subscription you made in January, you'll get a…

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Cato Touring Academy goes live following 25th anniversary celebrations

Dress ups? If you skipped uni and want to graduate in a…

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CATO commemorates 25 years of industry leadership and innovation

Here are the best images from the CATO 25th dinner. The camera…

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CATO unveils new board members at 2024 AGM   

Congratulations to all the members of the Board. We hope heads aren't…

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Liz Anderson steps down from CATO Board after eight years of leadership

Congratulations to Liz for all her hard work at CATO. We hope…

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CATO’s 25th annual celebration dinner now open to outsiders due to demand

When we say outsiders we still mean people in the industry so…

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CATO celebrates 25 years with anniversary dinner

CATO's putting on a fancy spread to celebrate 25 years as other…

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CATO heads to Canberra to discuss the state of travel with Government

Telling someone you're going to Canberra "for work" is a real power…

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CATO spotlights its rising stars at annual IWD luncheon

Thought you'd heard the last of IWD for this year, didn't ya?…

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CATO announces digital security webinar for its members

CATO members up their tech smarts! Meanwhile, TW just learnt not to…

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CATO unveils keynote speaker for 2024 International Women’s Day luncheon

Who could the speaker possibly be? Is the woman in the photo…

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The Christmas Lunch Magic Mike moment during biggest CATO event ever

Were you there? If so, have you worked out how Magic Mike…

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