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CATO Postpones their inaugural stand-alone 2020 CATO Awards

The Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) has announced the postponement of the 2020 CATO Awards due to ongoing uncertainty around the Covid-19 crisis.

The Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) has announced the postponement of the 2020 CATO Awards due to ongoing uncertainty around the Covid-19 crisis.

Acutely aware of the challenges facing the entire industry right now, CATO Managing Director, Brett Jardine has advised that the peak advocacy body for Australia’s land-supply sector has made the decision to postpone our October event.

Brett Jardine CATO

CATO’s Managing Director, Brett Jardine.

“Travel agents and CATO members do an amazing job, never more so than recently, as they worked to bring tens of thousands of Australians home safely. We look forward to celebrating with them at the rescheduled CATO Awards at a later date.”

Brett Jardine.

The CATO Awards are an opportunity for the land-supply sector—tour operators, wholesalers and the like—to recognise the outstanding achievements of retail travel agents and media.

Globus CATO Platinum early March 2020

CATO and Globus family of brands announce their Platinum Sponsorship in early March 2020.

“After the success of the 2019 CATO stream within the National Travel Industry Awards, the 2020 CATO Awards was to be our first stand-alone awards event.

We are immensely grateful for all the sponsorship support and commitments we had received, particularly from the event’s Platinum sponsor, Globus family of brands,” added Jardine.