Some tour agents, licensed to only deal with inbound tourists, have been found selling tickets for international flights.
Alleging this, the Johor chapter of the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) said this was a breach of the Tourism Act 1992.
Chapter chairman Kathryn Lee said inbound tour operators can only sell domestic air tickets while outbound operators are entitled to only sell international air tickets.
She alleged that at least 25 travel agencies in the state had been found to be involved in unscrupulous practices, especially in not adhering to conditions in their operating licences.
Under the Act, she said, three kinds of licences are issued: for inbound or outbound operators and for ticketing agencies that are eligible to sell tickets of any airline.
“Unfortunately, we have detected that about 15% of our members are not abiding by these rules,” she said, adding that Johor Matta was currently gathering more details.
Lee advised the public to contact the association for information regarding any travel agent registered as its member.
Johor Matta is organising a three-day travel fair here from Friday.
Lee said there would be 126 booths, with participation from both local and foreign travel agencies.
Visitors will be entitled to a lucky dip at the entrance, which offers more than 1,000 prizes, including a three-day two-night trip to Macau for two.
Those who buy holiday packages with a minimum deposit of RM500 will be entitled to two lucky draws offering seven prizes.
The grand prize for the lucky draw is a RM5,000 cash voucher and a three-day two-night trip to Macau for two.
Source : STAR
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