April 12, 2021
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25% of people who have already booked may still proceed with their travel plans, says survey
In mid-February, Akshai Mallappa booked a 3 nights-4 days family package to the Maldives from April 10 – 13 at all-time low roundtrip airfare of ₹16,000 per head on MakeMyTrip.
That was when Covid cases were few and far between and India’s vaccination drive was well under way. But, the trip had to be aborted as the mandatory Covid test that he and his family had to undergo before boarding the flight, revealed that he (despite having taken both vaccinations shots) and his son tested Covid positive, while his wife and daughter tested negative.
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Urgent action must be taken to arrest the gender gap in super balances, according to Industry Super Australia.
Figures show that women of all ages in the electorate of Capricornia can expect to have 40 per cent less super than men and retire with less than half that of men, while in Flynn women retire with a third less than men.
Women in Capricornia on the cusp of retirement have a median super balance of just $113,600, while in Flynn it’s $121,500 – well below the $545,000 needed for a comfortable retirement.
The ISA said those figures highlighted the need to lift the super rate as legislated from 9.5 per cent to 12 per cent.