A travel company that organised overseas school trips has collapsed into liquidation, owing more than $2 million to hundreds of high school students.
David Coyne from BRI Ferrier was appointed as liquidator of Educational World Travel (EWT) on November 30.
The business has been operating overseas trips for school students, including its GDay USA program, for more than 32 years, according to information available from its LinkedIn page.
A Dun and Bradstreet listing for the business says it had around 20 employees.
Students in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria have been affected by the companys collapse, with Coyne telling the ABC more than 800 students and their families are owed $2.3 million by the company.
However, these stud…
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