Travel industry boss faces calls for resignation after saying Tracy Grimshaw needed 'a firm upper cut or a slap'

Jayson Westbury apologises for comments about the host of A Current Affair during a webinar

The chief executive of the peak body for travel agents has apologised for saying A Current Affair host Tracy Grimshaw needs to be given a firm uppercut or a slap across the face" but he is still facing calls for his resignation.

Jayson Westbury, the chief executive of the Australian Travel Agents Association, made the comments during an industry webinar discussing coverage of the industry's failure to refund travel during Covid-19.