| All bookings are made with Carefree Travel (International) Ltd. (Carefree Travel)
(CEM). Your signature on the booking form will be taken as you and your
party’s acceptance of the following conditions. The expression “client”
may be used in these conditions not only to apply to you but to all other
members of your party on whose behalf you have signed. |
1.
Booking - Provisional bookings should be
made by telephone to ensure that accommodation and transport are available
on the dates required. A deposit is required. |
| 2.
Payment of the balance - The balance of
the price of your holiday must be paid at least 8 weeks before departure.
If the balance is not paid in time we reserve the right to cancel your holiday,
retain the deposit and apply the cancellation charges set out below. For
bookings made within eight weeks of departure, you will be required to pay
the full cost of your holiday at the time of your booking. A levy of 5%
will be charged to balance payments made by credit card. |
| 3. Alteration by you - In the event of you wishing to alter the details of a confirmed booking,
you will be charged an amendment fee of £35 in addition to the increase,
if any, in the cost of the revised arrangements. Where an alteration is
made within eight weeks of departure we will treat such alteration as a
cancellation of the original booking. Any costs incurred by us will be passed
on and may be as high as 100% of the cost of the holiday. All amendments
must be in writing. No refund will be made for unused accommodation or services
due to voluntary variation of a holiday |
4. Cancellation by you - You, or any member
of your party, may cancel your holiday at any time providing that the cancellation
is made by the person signing the booking form, is communicated to us in
writing and sent by recorded delivery. As this incurs administrative costs
we shall retain the deposit of the client that cancelled and in addition
may apply cancellation charges up to the maximum below. Period before departure
within which written cancellation is received Amount of cancellation charge
shown as a percentage of the holiday price.
- 56
days or more Deposit only
- 55-29
Days 50%
- 28-8
Days 90%
7 Days
to departure or after 100% Taxes
and insurance premium are non refundable in any case. Your attention is
drawn to our specially arranged Holiday insurance. If cancellation is
caused by illness or certain unavoidable causes, the policy may apply.
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| 5.Travel Insurance - It is a requirement,
when booking your holiday, that you accept our special travel insurance
or alternatively you must demonstrate at the time of booking that you hold
a policy yourself providing equal or greater cover. Any alternative insurance
must also offer a 24hr emergency telephone and repatriation service. In
the event of an emergency, should you not have adequate insurance cover,
although we will offer all reasonable assistance, it must be understood
that you will be responsible for any costs involved as a result of your
failure to take out adequate cover. Please read your policy details carefully.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the insurance cover you purchase
is adequate for the particular needs of you and your party. We do not check
alternative insurance policies. |
| 6.Alteration by us - We plan your holiday
arrangements many months in advance and although it is unlikely that we
shall have to make any changes to confirmed arrangements, it does occasionally
happen. Most changes are of a minor nature and we will advise you at the
earliest possible date. If a major change occurs, we shall inform you as
soon as is reasonably possible. A major change is one that we make to your
holiday before departure that includes changing your airports(s) (except
between Gatwick and Heathrow or between alternative airports within the
same overseas city), or time of departure or return by more than twelve
hours, or offering you accommodation of a lower standard. In such cases
you have the choice of either accepting the revised arrangements as notified
to you, or canceling your holiday with full refund of money paid. For all
these alternatives we will pay compensation on the scale shown below (plus
full refund of all money paid if you choose to cancel) Period before departure
date that notification is given Cancellation per person Within 2 Weeks £40.00
Within 4 Weeks £30.00 Within 6 Weeks £20.00 Within 8 Weeks £10.00 More than
8 Weeks NIL Important note: Compensation will not be payable if we are forced
to cancel, or in any way change your holiday due to war, threat of war,
riot, civil strife, industrial dispute, terrorist activity, natural or nuclear
disaster, fire or adverse weather conditions or other events outside our
control. Neither will it be payable in case of flight delay after check-in
which is covered separately by our Holiday insurance. |
| 7.Cancellation by us - We reserve
the right in any circumstances to cancel your holiday and all holidays are
subject to a minimum number of participants. We will not cancel your holiday
within 8 weeks of departure unless caused by events beyond our control or
failure on your part to pay the final balance. In circumstances where we
are unable to provide the holiday booked, we will offer to you an alternative
holiday of comparable standard of, if this is unacceptable, we will return
to you all monies paid. |
8.Our responsibility for your holiday - We accept responsibility for ensuring that all component parts of you
holiday are supplied to you as confirmed by us on your conformation, final
invoice and services offered reach a reasonable standard. If any such part
is not provided, we will pay you an appropriate compensation if this has
affected the enjoyment of your holiday (see important note above) We have
taken all reasonable and proper care to ensure that proper arrangements
have been made for all our holidays and that the suppliers of the various
services provided to you as part of your holiday are efficient, safe and
reputable and comply with the local and National Law and regulation of the
country in which they provide those services. However we do not have direct
control over the provision of services to clients by suppliers, and we cannot
be held responsible or liable for injury or death or illness caused to clients
unless through negligence of our employees. We shall give every assistance
to a client who through mishap suffers illness, personal injury or death
during the period of the holiday arising out of an activity which neither
forms part of the holiday arrangements nor form part of an excursion offered
through us provided we are advised of the incident within 90 days of its
occurrence. This includes advice, guidance and initial financial assistance
in the form of a legal expenses insurance where appropriate up to a limit
of £5000.00 per booking form. This refers to our insurance. Nothing in condition
8 shall apply to anything arising during or out of carriage by air, sea
or land will be subject to the condition of carriage of the carrier operating
these services. In respect of carriage by air, sea or land and the provision
of accommodation our liability in all cases will be limited to the manner
provided by the relevant international convention. Copies of which may be
available on request.
8a. Your responsibility to us - It
is your responsibility to ensure that you arrive in good time to board
all flights or other method of transport. If you miss a flight or other
transportation we will try to arrange alternative transportation, but
reserve the right to recover from you any costs we incur in making such
arrangements. Payment may be required from you before boarding.
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| 9.Price Guarantees - As per Association of British Travel Agents rules. The price of your holiday
is subject to surcharges only on the following items: Governmental action,
currency, aircraft fuel, over flying charges, airport charges and increases
in scheduled air fares. Even in this case, we will absorb an amount equivalent
to 2% of the holiday price which excludes insurance premiums and amendment
charges. If this means paying more than 10% of the holiday price, you will
be entitled to cancel your holiday with a full refund except for any premium
paid to us for holiday insurance and amendment charges. Should you decide
to cancel because of this, you must exercise your right to do so within
14 days from the issue date printed on the invoice. In return for this guarantee
there will be no refund in the event of favourable costs or currency movements.
We reserve the right to revise prices for new bookings in the event of any
change. |
| 10. Website Description - The website contains
statements representing our honest belief that the facts shown are correct.
Every reasonable effort has been made to describe as fully and honestly
the accommodation and services offered and every reasonable attempt will
be made to supply what has been described. All bookings are made and accepted
on the basis of the descriptions contained in the brochure. We cannot guarantee
the accuracy of any other brochure or leaflet which is not published by
us but may be supplied as an additional service to the client. |
| 11.Flights - When travelling with the carrier,
the conditions of carriage of that carrier apply, some of which may limit
liability. The brochure is the responsibility of the operator, it is not
issued on behalf on and does not commit the airlines mentioned therein or
any airlines whose services are used in the course of the tour. Please note
that in accordance with Air navigation orders, an infant must be under 2
years of age on the date of their return flight to qualify for infant status.
Copies of which may be available on request. |
| 12. Complaints and Arbitration - In the
unlikely event of any problems occurring during your holiday, it must be
reported to either the hotel manager or our local agent, thereby giving
them the opportunity to remedy the problem. If the problem cannot be resolved
with their assistance you should without delay notify us at our offices
in Crawley. Reasonable telephone and fax charges will be reimbursed by ourselves.
If the problem cannot be completely solved in the destination, you must
write to us within 28 days of your return giving full details of your complaint.
If you do not follow this simple procedure it may affect your right to claim
against us. Disputes arising out of, or in connection with, this contract
which cannot be amicably settled may (if the customer so wishes) be referred
to arbitration under a Special Scheme which, though devised by arrangement
with the Association of British Travel Agents, is administered quite independently
by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. The Scheme (details of which
will be supplied by ABTA on request) provides for a simple and inexpensive
method of arbitration on documents alone with restricted liability on the
customer in the event of costs. The scheme has a limit of £1500 per person.
There is also a limit of £7500 per booking. It does not apply to claims
which are solely or mainly in respect of physical injury or illness or the
consequences of such injury or illness. If you elect to seek redress under
this Scheme, written notice requesting arbitration under the Scheme must
be made within 9 months of the scheduled date of return from the holiday,
but in special circumstances it may still be offered outside this period. |
13.
Indemnity - When you book a holiday with
us you accept responsibility for the proper conduct of yourself and your
party while on holiday. We reserve the right to terminate your holiday or
that of any ember of your party due to misconduct. If your actions or those
of any member of your party cause damage to the accommodation in which you
are staying or cause delay or diversion to any flight or other means of
transportation, you agree to fully indemnify us against any claim (including
legal costs) made against us by, or on behalf of, the owners of such accommodation
or the operator of such flight or other means of transportation.
13a.
Passports, Visas and Health Requirements – All clients should refer to the detailed requirements contained in the
Destination Information for each country. A full British passport presently
takes 4/6 weeks to obtain. If you or any member of your party is not a
British citizen or holds a non-British passport you must check passport
and visa requirements with the Embassy or Consulate of the countries through
which you are intending to travel. Information on health is contained
in the Department of Health leaflet available from most post offices.
It is your responsibility to ensure that you and all members of your party
are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents before
departure and all costs incurred in obtaining these items must be paid
by you.
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| 14. Travel Advice- The Foreign & Commonwealth
office may have issued information about your holiday destination. You are
advised to check this information on BBC (Ceefax) page 470 onwards or on
the Internet under the address http://www.fco.gov.uk/ Alternatively you can contact the ABTA Information Department on 0891
202520 (calls charged at 50p per minute) |
| 15.Data Protection In order to process your
booking and to ensure that your travel arrangements run smoothly and meet
your requirements we need to use the information your provide such as name,
address, and special needs/dietary requirements etc. We take full responsibility
for ensuring that proper security measure are in place to protect your information.
We must pass the information on to the relevant suppliers of your travel
arrangements such as airlines, hotels, transport companies etc. The information
may also be provided to security companies, public authorities such as customs/immigration
if required by them, or as required by law. You are entitles to a copy of
your information held by us. If you would like to see this please contact
us. We will make a small charge for providing this to you. We will hold
your information, where collected by us, and may use it to inform you of
offers in the future or to send you brochures. If you do not wish to receive
such approaches in the future, please let us know. |
| 16.Jurisdiction - This contract is made on the
terms of these booking conditions which are governed by English Law and
both parties shall submit to the jurisdiction of English Courts at all times. |
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