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Planning to spend the summer at a favourite getaway? Make sure you plan your travel on your own as the Income Tax (I-T) department is keeping an eye on how much you are spending. About two months after a notice by the department asking all travel agents to provide ample details of passengers planning trips worth Rs 1 lakh or more, tour operators have been busy collecting the data of passengers, who have planned a holiday since the last financial year or are making bookings now. However, operators have now decided to appeal to the department to revoke the notice, as the data collection is labour intensive, requires a lot of time, and is chasing customers away from them. In short, they claim it is bad for business.