New CATO constitution sees major change for tour operator peak body.
The Council of Australian Tour Operators has announced the creation of an independent accreditation program for its 180 members, as part of sweeping changes unanimously backed by the organisation at an Extraordinary General Meeting held last week.
The move sees the association evolve to a national model as a not-for-profit Company Limited by Guarantee, with a new constitution including a formal CATO Member Code of Conduct and CATO Member Advertising Code of Conduct.
Managing Director Brett Jardine said the changes would also see the development of an “external independent accreditation scheme, fit-for-purpose, for the land supply sector”. The new constitution enables CATO to establish wholly-owned subsidiaries, and “removes the requirement for members to be ATAS accredited,” he confirmed.
The CATO Annual General Meeting, also held last week, saw Dennis Bunnik of Bunnik Tours re-elected unopposed as the organisation’s Chairman.
More in today’s issue of Travel Daily.