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Streetdeal Singapore fined for unlicensed travel sales
Online shopping platform Streetdeal Singapore has been hit with a $25,000 fine for acting as a travel agent without a valid license.
The website was found guilty of 16 charges under the Travel Agents Act and Regulations and an additional 31 charges were taken into consideration.
The Singapore Tourism Board said the company was a licensed travel agent from October 4, 2011 to December 21, 2012, but did not renew its license after this date.
STB said Streetdeal continued selling travel packages between March 7 and August 10 last year.
It also advertised and sold travel packages through AbsolutInspira, an unlicensed travel agent in 2012.
"As Streetdeal continued its unlicensed travel agent activities despite repeated notifications, STB inspected their premises on July 2, 2013 and commenced prosecution proceedings thereafter on May 7, 2014," a STB statement said.
"This licensing requirement applies to Singapore-based online deal portals which advertise, collect and hold money for travel packages on behalf of travel agents."
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