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Finding out what taxes and charges add to the cost of your air ticket is easy, finding out whose pocket they end up in and for what purpose is anything but.
The CEO of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents Dean Long who spoke with Travel Weekly about how the letter came about, the changing laws around the 'tourist tax' and the need for spending transparency.