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IT IS OUR
SINCERE WISH THAT YOU THOROUGHLY ENJOY YOUR
HOLIDAY , SO WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU
WOULD TAKE TIME TO READ THE FOLLOWING PAGES
WHICH WE HOPE YOU WILL FIND USEFUL. THIS
INFORMATION FORMS THE BASIS OF THE CONTRACT
BETWEEN YOU AND US.
In the
following information “us” “we” and “our”
means Darrell James Travel. “You” and
“Your” means you and all members of your
party (including anyone who is added or
substituted at a later date.)
Please note
that the following conditions only apply to
flight inclusive packages purchased from
Caribbean Deals
CHOOSING
YOUR HOLIDAY
We hope your
holiday will live up to your expectations,
so it is extremely important that you
choose the holiday that's right for you.
Whilst our staff are always happy to
advise, this can only be an opinion. If you
are unsure about the suitability of a
destination etc., you must seek
supplementary information which can be
obtained from libraries, tourist offices
and the internet etc.
ACCOMMODATION
GRADING
We categorise
all accommodation to give a general guide,
however standards can vary between
accommodation of the same class in
different countries and even in the same
country. For example city accommodation
which often caters for business as well as
leisure travellers may well have generally
higher standards than beach resort
accommodation where the whole atmosphere
will tend to be more relaxed. It is
important to read carefully the individual
accommodation descriptions. A comparison of
cost may also give some idea of how
accommodation in the same resort / country
is likely to compare in terms of general
standards. Accommodation, whatever the
rating, is based on a twin or double
standard room unless otherwise
stated.
SINGLE/TWIN OR DOUBLE
ROOMS
It is an
unfair fact of life that single travellers
often have to pay over the odds for a room,
often up to twice the price each person in
a twin room might have to pay. So we have
negotiated some super deals and are
delighted to offer you some of the widest
choice of single saver offers in the long
haul market today. However please note that
the standard and location of these single
rooms is not always as good as that of
twin/double rooms even when you pay the
single supplement.
TRIPLE/QUAD
ROOMS
A third or
fourth person sharing a room either
occupies existing beds or has an extra bed
(which may be of camp bed style or a sofa
bed) placed in a double/twin room. As
conditions may be cramped you may wish to
consider booking additional
rooms.
BOOKING A
ROOM FOR EARLY ARRIVAL OR LATE
DEPARTURE
Generally,
your accommodation will be available from
2pm on the date of arrival , and is to be
vacated between 10 am and noon on the date
of departure, irrespective of your arrival
or departure times and unless we have
stated otherwise. Should you wish your room
to be ready prior to this time frame on
your day of arrival or available after 10
am for an afternoon or evening departure,
it may be possible to reserve the room at
the time booking however this will be on a
“subject to availability” basis. This could
incur additional cost and is normally paid
locally. Should we not be able to
accommodate your request, you may also ask
at reception (if applicable) on your date
of arrival or at any time during your
stay.
ROOM
UPGRADE/HONEYMOON/ANNIVERSARY
OFFERS
When the
offer of a room upgrade is mentioned, it is
usually an upgrade to the next category of
room (not suite) available within the
establishment. We will of course do
everything possible to arrange this, but it
is not always possible to guarantee the
provision of, for example, a double bed for
honeymoon couples. In order to qualify,
your stay and/or holiday must be started
and completed within the date band
specified, under the individual offers as
stated.
PASSPORTS/VISAS/HEALTH
British
Citizens will need a full 10 year passport
to travel to the destinations we feature
and are generally required to have 6 months
remaining on it after the date of return.
Some destinations also require visas. We
will be happy to advise you at the time of
booking. If you or any member of your party
is not a British or EU citizen or holds a
non British/EU passport, you must check
passport and visa requirements with the
Embassy or Consulate of the country(ies) to
or through which you are intending to
travel. We regret we cannot accept any
liability if you or any member of your
party are refused entry onto any transport
or into any country due to failure on your
part to carry correct documentation. If
failure to have any necessary travel or
other documents results in fines, costs,
surcharges or other financial penalty being
imposed on or incurred by us or we incur
any expense as a result, you will be
responsible for reimbursing us
accordingly.
You should
contact your GP or a specialist vaccination
centre for details of the health
precautions you will need to take prior to
departure. Requirements may change and you
must check the up to date position in good
time before departure. Information on
health is contained in the Department of
Health leaflet T6 (Health Advice for
Travellers) available from your local
Department of Health office and most Post
Offices. For European holidays you should
obtain a completed and issued form E111
(details in leaflet T6 referred to above)
prior to departure.
CHILDREN
ON HOLIDAY
Discounts are
available for children and offers are
subject to availability of triple or quad
rooms. We would like you to note that even
infants under the age of 2 years on the
date of return flight may pay a fee when
travelling in economy class (other classes
of air travel are available on request),
please ask at the time of booking. There is
no entitlement to a separate seat on the
aircraft for an infant if the flight is
full. International airline regulations
allow only one infant per adult. Any charge
for a baby cot in the room and
supplementary board basis are mostly paid
by the guest direct to the establishment.
We do not recommend holidays for children
under 10 on escorted tours and coach tours
(unless in private minibus). Some
destinations, owing to their lack of
special child or medical facilities may not
be suitable for very young children but we
would be happy to advise which
accommodation or resorts we think are most
suited to your requirements. Should any
child qualify for a “ Free Child Place ”
(where applicable) it should be noted that
the same are normally required to share the
same room as their parents. On some
occasions, the child may also be required
to share the same bed.
HOLIDAY
SEASONS
Most of the
destinations we feature/advertise are
available all year round. Some do have
quieter 'off peak' periods when you can
take advantage of uncrowded beaches and
more personal attention from staff. At this
time it may be necessary for establishments
to scale down the size of some of their
facilities, such as restaurants, to match
demand. Other recreational facilities such
as outdoor pools/watersport activities may
also be closed. Similarly, during peak
periods, establishments often experience
full occupancy which may result in a
livelier atmosphere and slower
service.
PUBLIC
HOLIDAYS
Virtually all
countries have public holidays, religious
or otherwise. The festivities may
temporarily disrupt your holiday and some
religious holidays such as Ramadan, which
affects many Muslim countries, may result
in a reduction of facilities and
entertainment. Others are somewhat chaotic
but great fun to be a part of. We suggest
that you take this into consideration when
selecting your departure date. We will be
happy to advise you at the time of booking
and/or for additional information, please
consult local libraries, tourist offices
and the internet etc.
OTHER
GUESTS
Many
establishments, especially in cities and
major beach resorts, accommodate
conventions and conferences. Also, at
certain times of the year, some
destinations have an influx of groups such
as students, associations or clubs. The
accommodation we feature is often shared
with guests from many other countries with
different cultures and customs and we have
no control over the acceptance of bookings
at the accommodation we feature other than
our own. We are therefore unable to accept
responsibility for any limitation of
facilities due to such groups or
inconvenience that their activities may
cause you.
MEALS
Meals if
included, are based on table d'hote menus,
or a meal voucher system unless specified
otherwise. Holidays which include main
meals generally commence with dinner on the
day of arrival at your accommodation,
terminating with breakfast (on half board)
or lunch (on full board) on the day of
departure. No refunds on meals “not taken”
can be given. Special diets of any kind
(including vegetarian) can seldom be
catered for adequately within the
constraints of a table d'hote menu and
cannot be guaranteed. We would therefore
strongly suggest that anyone with special
requirements takes a holiday where no meals
(or only breakfast) is included and simply
buys the most acceptable dishes from
restaurants available locally. In some
cases you may find the cost of the meal
cheaper however, we regret that it will not
be possible to refund the difference. If
you have paid a “half board” supplement, it
may be possible at some establishments to
ask for a credit from the table d'hote
dinner to be used against a meal in an a la
carte restaurant (within the same
accommodation). Please note, if you book
accommodation on an “all-inclusive” basis,
accommodations differ in their
“all-inclusive” offerings and this will be
detailed to you at the time of booking.
Assumptions should not be made that
accommodations booked on this basis will
include for example “branded” spirits i.e.
they may offer local
alternatives.
FLIGHTS:
There are
varying types of flights that we may book
as part of your package i.e. Charter, No
Frills, Full Published and Consolidated.
Any flight element of your holiday is
provided by an independent supplier. Each
supplier has their own terms and
conditions. Some of these terms and
conditions may limit or exclude the
supplier's liability to you, usually in
accordance with applicable International
Conventions (see “Our Responsibilities”).
Copies of the relevant parts of these terms
and conditions are available on request
from ourselves or the supplier
concerned.
Please note:
the carrier reserves the right to refuse
carriage to any person who has acquired a
ticket in violation of applicable law or
carriers tariffs, rules or regulations.
Right of refusal may now be granted to
Airlines under new and stringent
anti-terrorism laws.
We would now
like to bring the following to your
attention. If the flight element of your
package is a :
CHARTER
FLIGHT:
A charter
flight is invariably where an ATOL licensed
Tour Operator such as AVRO, Unijet,
Thomson, Freedom Flights or Thomas Cook etc
has “chartered” their own Aircraft -
normally for months at a time. Charter
flights are most common to “Beach /
Sunshine” destination however, should not
be confused with “No Frills Airlines” who
may fly to the same destination.
Charter
Flight Conditions:
When we book
a charter flight on your behalf, we will
identify that Charter Operator on your ATOL
receipt. Full terms and conditions relating
to individual charter airlines may be found
in the relevant charter airline brochures.
Where copies of these conditions are not
readily available, copies of these terms
and conditions are available on request
from ourselves or the supplier concerned.
By booking with us, you are agreeing to
these conditions.
NO FRILLS
FLIGHT:
A “No Frills”
flight may be one of the following Airlines
: Easyjet, BMI Baby, MyTravelLite, Jet2,
Ryanair & Air2000.com
“No Frills”
Airlines are most common to “City and
Beach/Sunshine” destinations where the
flight time is normally less than 3
hours.
No Frills
Flight Conditions
When we book
a “No Frills” flight on your behalf, we
will identify that “No Frills” Airline on
your ATOL receipt. It should be noted, that
“No Frills” airlines operate independently
of each other and are normally quite
inflexible. Furthermore, they will
invariably charge more for amendments once
the booking has been made and levy “severe”
cancellation charges.
By allowing
or asking us to book a “No Frills” flight
on your behalf, we regret and you accept
that we are unable to take any
responsibility for flights changes, or
cancellation made to any part of your
reservation by the “No Frills” Airline. For
the avoidance of doubt, when we book a “No
Frills” flight on your behalf, you are
agreeing to the “No Frills” Airline booking
terms & conditions. We will of course
endeavour to change / amend all other
components of your package without charge
through co-operation with our suppliers in
the event of a cancellation or change by
the No Frills Airline however cannot
guarantee this will be the case. We are
therefore obliged to inform you that
compared to Charter Airlines, your
reservation carries financial risk. We
would also like to refer you to “Changes or
Additions to Your Holiday” –
FULL
PUBLISHED/CONSOLIDATED
FLIGHT
A “Full
Published/Consolidated” Flight is normally
identified as a flight operated by a
“National Carrier” such as British Airways,
KLM, Air New Zealand , Cathay Pacific
etc.
“Full/Published/Consolidated”
Flights are most common to major City
destinations throughout the
world
Full
Published/Consolidated Flight
Conditions
When we book
a “Full Published/Consolidated” flight on
your behalf, we will identify that “Full
Published/Consolidated” Airline on your
ATOL receipt (identified as “BSP” OR
“Global Airfares Consol”). It should be
noted Full Published/Consolidated Airlines
normally levy “severe”
cancellation/amendment charges dependent on
the type of ticket booked. We would also
like to refer you to “Changes or Additions
to Your Holiday”
UPGRADING
YOUR FLIGHT & FLIGHT SEAT
REQUESTS
When flying
in economy class, a short/ long haul flight
in certain circumstances/conditions may be
an unpleasant one due to seat pitch or
restriction in legroom etc especially for
taller passengers. Unless you have
pre-booked your seats (where this facility
is available), it may not be possible to
obtain them together. Please bear in mind
that even when you do pre-book seats, in
most cases we will not be able to confirm
the actual seat numbers or position on the
aircraft. Where possible, we will offer you
a further range of upgrade options designed
to give you a more comfortable journey at a
reasonable supplement.
DIRECT
FLIGHTS
The flight
routings used in connection with our
holidays may be based on special fares
which do not necessarily take the most
direct route. Some itineraries require a
change of aircraft on route. A flight that
is described as direct is one where there
is no need to change aircraft during the
journey. However stops may be made en route
for re-fuelling or to let passengers on
and/or off. Details of any stops will be
given on your itinerary. However, should
you require this information at an earlier
stage, please check with your Travel Agent
and/or our Sales staff at the time of
booking.
FLIGHT
CHANGES
Unfortunately, Airlines
may occasionally change the type of
aircraft on a particular flight without
advance warning. Flight timings and days of
operation are subject to change and we will
advise you of any significant change as
soon as we ourselves are informed by the
airline. Minor timing changes will be shown
on the flight tickets, which you should
check carefully when received. It is
possible that flight times may be changed
even after tickets have been despatched -
we will contact you as soon as possible if
this occurs.
We are not
always in a position to confirm the
airline, aircraft type and airport of
destination which will be used in
connection with any flight included in your
holiday. When this information is provided
at the time of booking or subsequently, it
is subject to change. Any such change will
not entitle you to cancel or change to
other arrangements without paying our
normal charges.
We cannot be
held responsible for Airline
re-scheduling/re-routing flights via other
airport/destinations following your
confirmation of booking. Unfortunately,
Airlines who re-route flights are not
obligated to make a refund or reduction of
any kind should a change to your original
itinerary take place.
FLIGHT
DELAYS
In the event
of a flight being delayed we will normally
arrange for the following to be provided,
whenever reasonably practical, and subject
to the airport being able to cater for
this:- over 4 hours, an appropriate meal,
and for delays of at least 8 hours
extending beyond midnight , overnight
accommodation will be provided whenever
reasonably possible. However, this will
depend on such factors as the type of
flights you have booked (please see FLIGHTS
section above) expected length of delay,
local availability of accommodation,
immigration rulings etc. Where long flight
delays will result in lost holiday time, no
refunds are given by accommodation owners
for unused accommodation, as rooms are held
for delayed arrivals, not re-let. Similarly
airlines do not offer compensation for
flight delays. It is in recognition of the
above that your holiday travel insurance
policy normally offers monetary
compensation for flight delays.
SMOKING ON
FLIGHTS
The majority
of airlines have introduced a total no
smoking ban on most or all of their
flights. Please ask at the time of booking
if this information is important to
you.
IF YOU ARE
DISABLED
We are happy
to give you advice and to assist you in
choosing a holiday that will meet your
requirements. However, because of the
nature of destinations, many lack even the
simplest facilities such as ramps for
wheelchairs, lifts etc. Therefore in order
to assist, we must at the time of booking
be provided with full details in writing
regarding your disability and any special
requirements as a result of this. Where
applicable, an appropriate medical form
will be sent to you for this purpose and
once returned will be passed onto your
Airline and/or Accommodation
Supplier.
OUR
STAFF
We pride
ourselves on the quality and friendly
professionalism of our staff. In our search
to continually try and improve our level of
service, we are committed to on-going
training, part of which may sometimes
involve the recording of phone calls mainly
in the case of telephone
bookings.
YOUR
COMMITMENT TO US
When you or
your Travel Agent wish to confirm a holiday
booking you must, if requested, sign a
booking form and pay the required deposit
which will be advised to you at that time.
If you book within 10 weeks of departure
please note that the full balance is
payable at the time of booking. By making a
booking you are confirming that you
understand and have accepted our Important
Holiday Information which forms our booking
terms & conditions and is the basis of
the contract between us.
YOUR
CONTRACT
Your contract
is with The Global Travel Group Plc. We
will arrange to provide you with the
various services which form part of the
holiday you book with us. Once all
appropriate payments and, where required, a
signed booking form have been received from
you, your holiday will, subject to
availability be confirmed by the issue of a
confirmation invoice. No contract between
us exists before this point. Please check
this invoice carefully as soon as you
receive it. Contact your originating
booking office immediately if any
information which appears on the
confirmation or any other document appears
to be incorrect or incomplete as it may not
be possible to make changes later. We both
agree that English law (and no other) will
apply to your contract and to any dispute,
claim or other matter of any description
which arises between us (except as set out
below). We both also agree that any
dispute, claim or other matter of any
description (and whether or not involving
any personal injury) which arises between
us must be dealt with by the Courts of
England and Wales only unless you live in
Scotland or Northern Ireland . In this
case, proceedings must either be brought in
the Courts of your home country or those of
England and Wales . If proceedings are
brought in Scotland or Northern Ireland ,
you may choose to have your contract and
any dispute between us governed by the law
of Scotland/Northern Ireland as applicable
(but if you do not so choose, English law
will apply).
Please note,
advertised information and prices may have
changed by the time you come to book your
holiday. Whilst every effort is made to
ensure the accuracy of information and
prices when published, regrettably errors
do occasionally occur. You must therefore
ensure you check all details of your chosen
holiday (including the price) with us at
the time of booking.
PRICES
We reserve
the right to make changes to and correct
errors in advertised prices at any time
before your holiday is confirmed. We will
advise you of any error of which we are
aware and of the then applicable price at
the time of booking. The prices we
advertise may be based on specially
negotiated/charter/no
frills/published/consolidated airfares
which quite often have to be booked in a
specific airline booking class. At the time
of booking, if there is a lack of
availability in the specified class on any
particular flight, we will endeavour to
secure seats for you in an alternative
economy class and the applicable flight
supplement will be advised to you at that
time.
Once the
price of your chosen holiday has been
confirmed at the time of booking, then
subject to the correction of errors, we
will only increase or decrease the price in
the following circumstances. Price
increases or decreases after booking will
be passed on by way of a surcharge or
refund. A surcharge or refund (as
applicable) will be payable, subject to the
conditions set out in this clause, if
transportation costs or dues, taxes or fees
payable for services such as landing taxes
or embarkation or disembarkation fees at
ports or airports increase or decrease or
our costs increase or decrease as a result
of any adverse or favourable changes in the
exchange rates which have been used to
calculate the cost of your
holiday.
Even in the
above cases, only if the amount of the
increase in our costs exceeds 2% of the
total cost of your holiday (excluding
insurance premiums and any amendment
charges), will we levy a surcharge. If any
surcharge is greater than 10% of the cost
of your holiday (excluding insurance
premiums and any amendment charges), you
will be entitled to cancel your booking and
receive a full refund of all monies you
have paid to us (except for any amendment
charges) or alternatively purchase another
holiday from us as referred to under
“Changes and Cancellation by us”. If a
surcharge is payable, there will in
addition be an administration fee of £1 per
person together with an amount to cover
agents commission. Although insurance
(where purchased through us) does not form
part of your contract with us or of any
“package”, we will consider an appropriate
refund of any insurance premiums you have
paid us if you can show you are unable to
use/reuse or transfer your policy in the
event of cancellation or purchase of an
alternative holiday.
You have 14
days from the issue date printed on the
surcharge invoice to tell us if you want to
choose option (b) or (c) as set out under
“Changes and Cancellation by us” below. If
you do not tell us that you wish to choose
either of these options within this period
of time, we are entitled to assume that you
do not wish to do so and will pay the
surcharge. Any surcharge must be paid with
the balance of the cost of the holiday or
within 14 days of the issue date printed on
the surcharge invoice, whichever is the
later.
Please note
that travel arrangements are not always
purchased in local currency and some
apparent changes have no impact on the
price of your travel due to contractual and
other protection in place. We promise not
to levy a surcharge within 30 days of
departure.
PEAK
SEASON SUPPLEMENTS
During peak
periods such as Christmas and Easter when
demand totally outstrips the supply of
airline seats and accommodation, you may
find that supplements are added to the cost
of your holiday. The supplements may be for
certain holiday departures and/or
accommodation on specific dates. They do
not necessarily indicate that additional
services will be provided. The cost of
these supplements will be quoted to you at
the time of booking.
OUR
RESPONSIBILITIES
(1) We
promise to make sure that the holiday
arrangements we have agreed to make,
perform or provide as applicable as part of
our contract with you are made, performed
or provided with reasonable skill and care.
This means that, subject to these booking
terms & conditions, we will accept
responsibility if, for example, you suffer
death or personal injury or your contracted
holiday arrangements are not provided as
promised or prove deficient as a result of
the failure of ourselves, our employees,
agents or suppliers to use reasonable skill
and care in making, performing or
providing, as applicable, your contracted
holiday arrangements. Please note it is
your responsibility to show that reasonable
skill and care has not been used if you
wish to make a claim against us. In
addition, we will only be responsible for
what our employees, agents and suppliers do
or do not do if they were at the time
acting within the course of their
employment (for employees) or carrying out
work we had asked them to do (for agents
and suppliers).
(2) We will
not be responsible for any injury, illness,
death, loss (for example loss of
enjoyment), damage, expense, cost or other
sum or claim of any description whatsoever
which results from any of the following:
-
-the act(s)
and/or omission(s) of the person(s)
affected or any member(s) of their party
or
-the act(s)
and/or omission(s) of a third party not
connected with the provision of your
holiday and which were unforeseeable or
unavoidable or
-“circumstances beyond
our control” as defined below
(3) Please
note, we cannot accept responsibility for
any services which do not form part of our
contract. This includes, for example, any
additional services or facilities which
your hotel or any other supplier agrees to
provide for you where the services or
facilities are not advertised by us and we
have not agreed to arrange them and any
excursion you purchase in resort. In
addition, regardless of any wording used by
us in any advertising, in any of our
brochures or elsewhere, we only promise to
use reasonable skill and care as set out
above and we do not have any greater or
different liability to you.
(4) The
promises we make to you about the services
we have agreed to provide or arrange as
part of our contract - and the laws and
regulations of the country in which your
claim or complaint occurred - will be used
as the basis for deciding whether the
services in question had been properly
provided. If the particular services which
gave rise to the claim or complaint
complied with local laws and regulations
applicable to those services at the time,
the services will be treated as having been
properly provided. This will be the case
even if the services did not comply with
the laws and regulations of the UK which
would have applied had those services been
provided in the UK . The exception to this
is where the claim or complaint concerns
the absence of a safety feature which might
lead a reasonable holiday maker to refuse
to take the holiday in question.
(5) As set
out in these booking terms & conditions
we limit the maximum amount we may have to
pay you for any claims you may make against
us. Where we are found liable for loss of
and/or damage to any luggage or personal
possessions (including money), the maximum
amount we will have to pay you is £50 per
person affected, as you are assumed to have
taken out adequate and appropriate travel
insurance.
For all other
claims which do not involve death or
personal injury, if we are found liable to
you on any basis, the maximum amount we
will have to pay you is twice the price
(excluding insurance premiums and amendment
charges) paid by or on behalf of the
person(s) affected in total unless a lower
limitation applies to your claim under sub
clause (6) below. This maximum amount will
only be payable where everything has gone
wrong and you have not received any benefit
at all from your holiday.
(6) Where any
claim or part of a claim (including those
involving death or personal injury)
concerns or is based on any travel
arrangements (including the process of
getting on and/or off the transport
concerned) provided by any air, sea, rail
or road carrier or any stay in a hotel, the
maximum amount of compensation we will have
to pay you will be limited. The most we
will have to pay you for that claim or that
part of a claim if we are found liable to
you on any basis is the most the carrier or
hotel keeper concerned would have to pay
under the international convention or
regulation which applies to the travel
arrangements or hotel stay in question (for
example, the Warsaw Convention unamended or
as amended and the Montreal Convention for
international travel by air and/or for
airlines with an operating licence granted
by an EU country, the EU Regulation on Air
Carrier Liability for national and
international travel by air, the Athens
convention for international travel by
sea). Please note: Where a carrier or hotel
would not be obliged to make any payment to
you under the applicable International
Convention or Regulation in respect of a
claim or part of a claim, we similarly are
not obliged to make a payment to you for
that claim or part of the claim. When
making any payment, we are entitled to
deduct any money which you have received or
are entitled to receive from the transport
provider or hotelier for the complaint or
claim in question. Copies of the applicable
International Conventions and Regulations
are available from us on
request.
(7) Please
note, we cannot accept any liability for
any damage, loss, expense or other sum(s)
of any description (1) which on the basis
of the information given to us by you
concerning your booking prior to our
accepting it, we could not have foreseen
you would suffer or incur if we breached
our contract with you or (2) which did not
result from any breach of contract or other
fault by ourselves or our employees or,
where we are responsible for them, our
suppliers. Additionally we cannot accept
liability for any losses or expenses which
relate to any business.
(8) You must
provide ourselves and our insurers with all
assistance we may reasonably require. You
must also tell us and the supplier
concerned about your claim or complaint as
set out below. If asked to do so, you must
transfer to us or our insurers any rights
you have against the supplier or whoever
else is responsible for your claim or
complaint (if the person concerned is under
18, their parent or guardian must do so).
You must also agree to cooperate fully with
us and our insurers if we or our insurers
want to enforce any rights which are
transferred.
PAYING FOR
YOUR HOLIDAY
After your
booking is accepted and where applicable a
deposit received, a balance invoice will be
sent to you detailing the total cost due.
Full payment is due not less than 10 weeks
prior to departure. If you do not make all
payments in full and on time, we reserve
the right to cancel your booking and
cancellation charges will apply. If you
make a booking within 10 weeks of your
departure date, you must pay the full cost
of the holiday at the time of
booking.
All monies
paid to an authorised agent for your
holiday with us will be held on our behalf
until they are paid to us or refunded to
you.
CHANGES OR
ADDITIONS TO YOUR HOLIDAY
If you wish
to change any part of your holiday
arrangements after the invoice has been
issued, we will do our utmost to make that
change, however, we would like to advise
you that it may not always be possible. Any
request for changes must be made in writing
by the person who made the original
booking, or his or her travel agent. If it
is possible to make the change, it will be
subject to an administration charge which
will be notified to you at that time
together with any costs or charges incurred
or imposed by any of our suppliers. You
should be aware that there may be extra
charges applicable dependent on the change
you make. Full Published/Consolidated and
No Frills Airlines normally regard name
changes after tickets have been issued as a
cancellation and rebooking, and any
alteration may incur a 100% cancellation
charge. We would like to draw your
attention to the above flight conditions as
these conditions vary from other components
of your holiday. Please note, it may not be
possible to make changes within 28 days of
your scheduled departure date. We will
however, do our utmost to accommodate your
requested change or addition.
TRANSFERRAL OF
BOOKINGS
If you are
unable to travel, in certain circumstances
which we consider reasonable we may allow
you to transfer your booking to another
party. Where a transfer to a person of your
choice can be made, all costs and charges
incurred by us and/or incurred or imposed
by any of our suppliers as a result
together with an amendment /administration
fee which will be notified to you at the
time must be paid before the transfer can
be effected.
IF YOU
WISH TO CANCEL YOUR HOLIDAY
If you or
anyone on your holiday booking decides to
cancel any part or all of your holiday, we
must be notified of this decision in
writing. The cancellation will take effect
from the day the written confirmation is
received. The following scale of charges
will be payable depending on when the
notification of cancellation is received
and which component of your holiday you are
cancelling
For
cancellation of :
a)Charter /No
Frills/ Full Published/Consolidated Flights
Element
The airlines
cancellation charges (in accordance with
their own conditions) will apply. Details
of these are available on request. Please
also note the conditions listed above under
“ FLIGHTS”
If you have
taken advantage of a special Airline fare
and paid a higher non-refundable deposit,
the cancellation charge payable by you will
be the higher of this deposit or the
appropriate cancellation charge referred to
above.
b)Accommodation &
Other Elements
Prior to 70
days: Deposit forfeited
69 - 42 days:
30% of total cost of accommodation /
elements cancelled
41-34 days:
70% of total cost of accommodation /
elements cancelled
33 - 7 days:
90% of total cost of accommodation /
elements cancelled
Less than 7
days: 100% of total cost of accommodation /
elements cancelled
CHANGES
AND CANCELLATION BY US
We start
planning the holidays we offer many months
in advance. Occasionally, we have to make
changes to and correct errors in any
marketing material and other details both
before and after bookings have been
confirmed and cancel confirmed bookings.
Whilst we always endeavour to avoid changes
and cancellations, we must reserve the
right to do so.
Most changes
are minor. Occasionally, we have to make a
“significant change”. A significant change
is a change made before departure which,
taking account of the information you give
us at the time of booking and which we can
reasonably be expected to know as a tour
operator, we can reasonably expect to have
a major affect on your holiday. Significant
changes are likely to include the following
changes when made before departure; a
change of accommodation to that of a lower
official classification or standard for the
whole or a major part of the time you are
away or a change of accommodation area for
the whole or a major part of the time you
are away. Please note, where your booking
includes a “no frills flight”, changes
imposed by the airline (for example, change
of departure or return time or UK or
overseas airport) and the consequent effect
on your holiday will not generally be
treated as “significant changes” in
accordance with this clause as your booking
with us is made on the basis that you
accept the airline's right to make such
changes without liability on our part See
No Frills Flight above. For all flights, a
change of departure or return time by less
than 12 hours will be a minor and not
significant change.
If we have to
make a significant change or cancel, we
will tell you as soon as possible. If there
is time to do so before departure, we will
offer you the choice of the following
options:-
(a) (for
significant changes) accepting the revised
arrangements
(b)
purchasing an alternative holiday from us,
of a similar standard to that originally
booked if available. Where possible, we
will offer you at least one alternative
holiday of reasonably equivalent or higher
standard for which you will not be asked to
pay any more than the price of the original
holiday. If this holiday is in fact cheaper
than the original one, we will refund the
price difference. If you do not wish to
accept the holiday we specifically offer
you, you may choose any of our other then
available holidays. You must pay the
applicable price of any such holiday. This
will mean your paying more if it is more
expensive or receiving a refund if it is
cheaper
(c)
cancelling or accepting the cancellation in
which case you will receive a full and
quick refund of all monies you have paid to
us.
Please note,
the above options are not available where
any change made is a minor one.
If we have to
make a significant change or cancel, we
will (as a minimum where compensation is
due), pay you the compensation payments set
out in the table below depending on the
circumstances and when the significant
change or cancellation is notified to you
subject to the following exceptions.
Compensation will not be payable and no
liability beyond offering the above
mentioned choices can be accepted where we
are forced to make a change or cancel as a
result of unusual and unforeseeable
circumstances beyond our control, the
consequences of which we could not have
avoided even with all due care. No
compensation will be payable and the above
options will not be available if we cancel
as a result of your failure to comply with
any requirement of these booking terms
& conditions entitling us to cancel
(such as paying on time) or if the change
made is a minor one.
Period before
departure a significant change or
cancellation is notified to you
Compensation per person
More than 56
days = nil
56-29 days =
£10
28-14 days =
£15
less than 14
days = £20
Very rarely,
we may be forced by "circumstances beyond
our control" (see below) to change or
terminate your holiday after departure but
before the scheduled end of your time away.
This is extremely unlikely but if this
situation does occur, we regret we will be
unable to make any refunds (unless we
obtain any refunds from our suppliers), pay
you any compensation or meet any costs or
expenses you incur as a result.
CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR
CONTROL
Except where
otherwise stated, we will not be liable to
pay any compensation or to otherwise accept
responsibility where the performance or
prompt performance of our obligations under
our contract % of total cost of
accommodation / is prevented or affected or
you otherwise suffer any loss of damage as
a result of circumstances which neither we
nor our suppliers could foresee or
forestall even with all due care. Such
circumstances are likely to include
technical problems with transport, changes
imposed by rescheduling or cancellation of
flights by an airline or main chartered,
the alteration of the airline or aircraft
type, war or threat of war, civil strife,
industrial disputes, natural disaster, bad
weather, actual or threatened terrorist
activity.
BUILDING
AND DEVELOPMENT WORK
Many
accommodations and resorts are continuing
to develop, sometimes rapidly and
intensively and often with little or no
advance warning. Whilst we have no control
over such work, as a responsible Tour
Operator, it is important to us that you
are aware of any significant building
/refurbishment work that may be going on
during your stay. General refurbishment at
these establishments are necessary to
maintain standards but if we are informed
of such work, we will endeavour to notify
you of any activity as soon as possible,
however near to your departure this may
be.
INFORMATION
ACCURACY
We rigorously
check the information we supply to ensure
it is correct. However, please bear in mind
that accommodation owners, restaurateurs,
night club owners etc, may wish to maintain
or improve their facilities, or even take a
break themselves. Flight times and carriers
are given for guidance only as there may be
changes. Final details will be shown on
your tickets. Tours or excursions may
change as a result of local conditions.
Circumstances such as these, or weather
conditions, time of year etc., may cause
some of the amenities we have described to
be unavailable or different from those
advertised. When we are told of any
significant or long term changes we will
always endeavour to advise you prior to
your departure.
WATER/ELECTRICAL
SUPPLIES
In many of
the less sophisticated destinations we
feature the water and electricity services
struggle to keep up with the increased
demands from tourism. Limited rainfall can
put further pressure on their provision.
Establishments do everything possible to
maintain full services. However, occasional
power cuts and/or water restrictions may be
experienced.
ACCOMMODATION
In many
establishments, especially beach resorts
'insects' in the rooms (i.e. cockroaches
etc) are almost inevitable. It should by no
means be taken as a sign of dirtiness,
simply as a fact of life in these
destinations. Furthermore, views from some
accommodation may be partly obscured by
palm trees and other vegetation that can
grow very quickly in tropical
climates.
WATERSPORTS AND OTHER
ACTIVITIES
Many
establishments offer water sports and other
sporting activities, in some cases these
may be free of charge. Please note that in
the interests of your personal safety, the
operators of these activities may require
that you demonstrate your competence (for
example a swimming test) prior to
commencement and reserve the right to
refuse participation for any reason if they
feel this may compromise your or another
guests safety. You should also ensure that
you are adequately insured prior to
venturing into such activities. As a
responsible tour operator, we do not
recommend the use of Mopeds/motorcycles and
cannot be held responsible for your
safety.
HOLIDAY
INSURANCE
We strongly
recommend that you take out fully
comprehensive travel insurance, which
dependent on reason, will normally cover
you in the event of cancellation against
loss of deposit or cancellation fees and
for medical costs in the event of your
becoming ill or having an accident whilst
on holiday. It is your responsibility to
ensure that the insurance cover you
purchase is suitable and adequate for your
particular needs. Premiums must be paid as
soon as possible as cover will not be
effective until they are paid in
full.
BEHAVIOUR
Most people
go on holiday for rest and relaxation, so
if in our reasonable opinion or in the
opinion of any airline pilot, accommodation
owner /manager, tour leader or any other
person in authority, your behaviour is
causing or is likely to cause danger or
damage to property or is persistently
affecting the enjoyment of others, we
reserve the right to terminate your
holiday. Should this happen, no refund or
compensation would be
paid.
BOOKING
IF YOU ARE UNDER
18
It is a condition of our
accepting your booking that the person who
makes it is at least 18. We are entitled to
assume that this is the case. Under no
circumstances can we accept bookings from
anyone who is under 16. At our discretion,
we may accept a booking from someone who is
16 or 17 and not accompanied by an adult
providing we have written confirmation from
their parent or guardian that they may
travel, that the parent or guardian will
accept responsibility for the booking and
that the party does not include anyone who
is under 16. We are entitled to cancel any
booking which is made in breach of any of
these requirements. In this case, full
cancellation charges will be
payable.
LOST
ITEMS
If you lose any personal
items whilst on holiday, please obtain a
written report from the local
representative (where applicable), or
police, to help with any insurance claim on
your return.
IF
YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT WHILE YOU ARE ON
HOLIDAY
If you have cause for
complaint whilst on holiday, you must bring
it to the attention of the local
Representative or Agent (if there is one)
and the establishment of where you are
staying who will do their best to rectify
the situation and prevent your holiday
being spoilt. If there is no local
Representative or Agent, you must contact
us on the Emergency Number mentioned
below/given to you at the time at the time
of booking by your agent. You should note
that it is unreasonable to take no action
whilst on holiday, but to then write a
letter of complaint upon return. If you
remain dissatisfied, you must contact
/write to the agent who made your booking
within 28 days of your return from holiday
giving your booking reference and full
details of your complaint. If you fail to
follow this simple complaints procedure (in
resort and on your return home), your right
to any compensation you may otherwise have
been entitled to may be affected or even
lost as a result.
24 HOUR
EMERGENCY NUMBER
For 24 hour
emergency assistance, please contact the
following:-
please
contact 07958 394 484
Data
Protection Statement
”In
order for us to comply with the Data
Protection Act 1988, we and our partners
would like to advise you that the
information you supply to us will be used
to provide you with the products, offers
and services you have requested. To do this
we and our partners may have to share your
details with our trusted partners and
suppliers. This may also involve sending
your details to countries that do not have
an equal level of privacy legislation. Your
details may also be used for improving our
customer services, analysis and
occasionally, for the prevention of
fraud.”
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important points to note
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partners may use visitor information to
measure the entry and exit points of
visitors to the site and respective numbers
of visitors to various pages and sections
of the site and details of searches
performed. We and our partners may also use
this information in the future to measure
the usage of advertising banners, and other
“click through links’” to and from the
site.
We and
our partners have security processes in
place to ensure that our customers' data is
held on a central database and is not
accessible by any unauthorised persons.
However, persons such as IT systems
suppliers may need to have access to the
system from time to time.
Visitors to the site who subscribe
to our e-mail service or visitors
purchasing products on the site may receive
special offers, marketing information,
promotional mailings and e-mails either
from us or our specially selected travel
partners/suppliers.
We
and our partners will provide a summary of
any personal information held upon request.
This information will only be sent to the
e-mail address on file for the subscriber
name associated with it.
Links to
other website's and Principle
Clause
We and our
partners, our contractors, agents, owners,
and employees cannot accept responsibility
for the content or privacy policies of
other web sites to which we and our
partners may link and in all cases, it
should be known that we and some of our
partners act only as agent and not
principle for the holiday services
provided.
Changing your personal
Information
If you
believe that we or our partners are storing
incorrect details relating to you or you
wish to change or remove them, please
contact us on 0208 518 3223 or
alternatively write to us at the address
below. We will endeavor to correct them as
soon as possible:-
Darrell James Travel , 53 Cranley
Road, Newbury Park , Ilford, Essex IG2
6AF