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SINGAPORE \u2013 A travel agency has been barred from conducting travel agent activities for up to six months over its failure to submit required documents. <\/p>\n
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Dec 31 that Sunshine Tours and Travel had failed to submit its audited statement of accounts and annual business profile returns.<\/p>\n
The latter document helps the board better understand a licensee\u2019s business and to have a gauge of the overall business performance of the travel industry in Singapore.<\/p>\n
Licensed travel agents must submit these documents within six months after the close of their financial year, STB said.<\/p>\n
The suspension started on Dec 31 and will remain until the documents are submitted, or for up to six months, whichever is earlier. <\/p>\n
During the period of suspension, Sunshine Tours and Travel must fulfil its existing obligations to its customers but will not be allowed to accept new travel bookings, STB said.<\/p>\n
Any travel agent that accepts new bookings while being suspended will face enforcement action, it added.<\/p>\n
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