Australian tourism bests urging government not to increase airfare fee

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

The bests in the Australian tourism division are urging the government of the country not to increase the charge that applies on travelers touring abroad.

The Passenger Movement Charge (PMC) is a fee of $60 taken by the Government of Australia to balance the price of procedures like taxes and immigration at the borders.

Majority of tourists are expected to be unacquainted with this charge as part of the amount of their global
airfare. The airline thereafter passes this fee on to the government. The same applies for travelers on cruises.

However, few people are exempt from this fee, comprising crew members and children below 12. This
charge does not alter based on one’s expanse of travel. The Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF), the Australian Airports Association (AAA) and the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) are requiring a five- year restriction on this $60 fee. They have collectively written to the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese not to make any plans to increase the duty in the federal budget.

The principal administrators of the tourism assemblies said that Australia’s present PMC is among the
maximum in the world. They told the PM in their letter that a surge would be damaging to the retrieval of their sector after the pandemic.

Margy Osmond, the chief executive of the TTF, said that minus a five-year restriction, employments in the
tourism sector would be at risk.

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