Travel agents to boycott Garuda

The Association of Indonesian Tour and Travel Agents (ASITA) has announced that its members will boycott national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia over its intention to reduce commissions paid to travel agents. ASITA chairman Asnawi Bahar stated that the airline’s commission from ticket sales would be cut from 7 to 5% for international flights and 5 to 3% for domestic flights. “We will boycott Garuda nationally because its wants to decrease the commission significantly. It’s already very hard for agents with the current competition with online travel agents,” he said Thursday. The travel agents will also file a protest with the government.<br/>