Important
Information in our brochure/on our website, as this forms the contract between
you and Worldwide Experience. Worldwide Experience is a Trading Name of Ashley
Adams Travel (UK)Ltd.
Your Contract Your contract is with
Ashley Adams Travel (UK) Ltd, a member of ABTA. When you make a booking you guarantee
that you have authority to accept and do accept on behalf of your party the terms
of these booking conditions. A contract will exist as soon as we issue our confirmation
invoice. The contract is made on the terms of these booking conditions which are
governed by English Law and we both agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the
English Courts at all times, unless you reside in Scotland or Northern Ireland
where you may pursue matters through the appropriate courts. Your Financial
Protection The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations
1992 require us to provide security for the monies that you pay for the package
holidays booked from this brochure and you're your repatriation in the event of
our insolvency. We provide this security with the Civil Aviation Authority under
ATOL number 4795 and a bond held by ABTA. In addition we are a member of SATOA
(Southern Africa Travel Organisers Association). The air holidays and flights
in this brochure are ATOL protected, since we hold an Air Travel Organiser''s
Licence granted by the Civil Aviation Authority. Our ATOL number is ATOL 4795.
In the unlikely event of our insolvency, the CAA will ensure that you are not
stranded abroad and will arrange to refund any money you have paid to us for an
advance booking. The air holiday packages on this website are ATOL protected by
the Civil Aviation Authority. Our ATOL number is 4795. Please see our booking
conditions for more information. For further information, visit the ATOL website
at www.atol.org.uk ABTA We
are a member of ABTA, membership number V9606. We are obliged to maintain a high
standard of service to you by ABTA's Code of Conduct. We can also offer you an
arbitration scheme for the resolution of disputes arising out of, or in connection
with this contract. Further information on the Code and arbitration can be found
at www.abta.com Your
holiday price, deposits and payments When making your booking you must
pay a deposit of £150 per person. On receipt of your application form and
deposit, we will start to process your application. However if you withdraw your
application at any stage, as we will have already incurred costs in processing
your application and looking for a placement, we regret that we cannot refund
your deposit, as we need to cover costs incurred on your behalf. We will, however,
refund your deposit and any other fees paid to date, if we cannot locate a placement
for you.
We will send you written confirmation of your selected placement,
which will detail the financial schedule which sets out the details of the deposit
you have paid us and informs you of the deadlines for the balance due for your
selected placement.
| Time
of Booking | Fees Due | | 121
Days or more before departure | £150 deposit
to secure your placement | | 120 Days before
departure | 50% of full placement fee | | 60
Days or less before departure | Full payment of
placement fee |
If the above payment schedule is not met, we
shall cancel your travel arrangements. If the balance is not paid in time we shall
retain your deposit. Due to continuing variation of airfares, prices will
be confirmed when bookings are made. Changes in [transportation costs, including
the cost of fuel] [dues, taxes or fees chargeable for services such as landing
taxes or embarkation or disembarkation fees at ports and airports] and [exchange
rates] mean that the price of your travel arrangements may change after you have
booked. However there will be no change within 30 days of your departure. We
will absorb and you will not be charged for any increase equivalent to 2% of the
price of your travel arrangements, which excludes insurance premiums and any amendment
charges. You will be charged for the amount over and above that, plus an administration
charge of £1.00 per person together with an amount to cover agents' commission.
If this means that you have to pay an increase of more than 10% of the price of
your travel arrangements, you will have the option of accepting a change to another
holiday if we are able to offer one (if this is of equivalent or higher quality
you will not have to pay more but if it is of lower quality you will be refunded
the difference in price), or cancelling and receiving a full refund of all monies
paid, except for any amendment charges. You agree that you will take out
a suitable travel insurance to cover you for your experience and that it will
include cover for emergency medical treatment and repatriation to the UK, should
either of these become necessary. Your insurance company may not agree to make
immediate payment in respect of such claims and in this event you will have to
make arrangements for payment of these services, as we will not be liable for
these and will not make payment on behalf of you or your insurance company. You
further agree to supply us a copy of this travel insurance policy. We will
consider an appropriate refund of insurance premiums paid if you can show that
you are unable to transfer or reuse your policy. Should you decide to cancel for
this reason, you must exercise your right to do so within 14 days from the issue
date printed on your final invoice. Should the price of your holiday go
down due to the changes mentioned above, by more than 2% of your holiday cost,
then any refund due will be paid to you. However, 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. If
you change your booking If, after our confirmation invoice has been issued,
you wish to change your travel arrangements in any way, for example your chosen
departure date or accommodation, we will endeavour to meet your wishes to the
best of our ability. An administration fee of £50 per alteration will be
charged. You should be aware that these costs could increase considerably the
closer to the departure date that the changes are made. Note: Certain travel arrangements
(eg Apex Tickets) may not be changeable after a reservation has been made and
any alteration request could incur a cancellation charge of up to 100% of that
part of the arrangements. If you cancel your booking You, or any
member of your party, may cancel your travel arrangements at any time. Written
notification from the person who made the booking or your travel agent on your
behalf must be received at our offices, and cancellation is effective from the
day we receive this notification. Since we incur costs cancelling your travel
arrangements, you will have to pay the applicable cancellation charges up to the
maximum shown below. If the reason for cancellation is covered under the terms
of your insurance policy, you may be able to reclaim these charges. Notified 121
or more days before departure-loss of deposit including any higher deposits as
demanded by the overseas operators.
Notified 121-60 days before departure
50% Notified 60-29 days before departure 60% Notified 28-0 days before departure
100%
Alteration to arrangements whilst abroad by you We regret
that no credit or refund is possible for any unused services provided in the cost
of the holiday. If you decide to alter your travel arrangements whilst abroad
this is your own responsibility and the Company or the Company's agents are not
responsible for any extra costs that are involved or for any difficulties that
may arise with onward travel as a result of such alterations. No credit or refund
is possible for any lost, mislaid or destroyed travel documents which should be
the subject of a claim on your own insurance. Alteration to confirmed
booking by us It is unlikely that we will have to make any change to your
booking, but we do plan the arrangements many months in advance. Occasionally
we need to make changes which we reserve the right to do at any time. Most of
these changes are minor, and we will advise you or your travel agent at the earliest
possible date. When a major change occurs (such as alteration of your outward/return
flights by more than 12 hours, reduction in the standard of accommodation) you
will have the choice of either accepting the change of arrangements, accepting
alternative arrangements from us, or cancelling your trip and receiving a full
refund. Carriers In accordance with EU Regulation 2111/2005 we
are required to advise you of the actual carrier operating your flight/connecting
flight/transfer. We do this by listing carriers to be used or likely to be used
as follows:
BA - British Airway EK - Emirates BD - British Midlands
GF - Gulf Air HM - Air Seychelles MK - Air Mauritius VS - Virgin
Atlantic SW - Air Namibia SA - South African Airways
Any changes
to the actual airline after you have received your tickets will be notified to
you as soon as possible and in all cases at check-in or at the boarding gate.
Such a change is deemed to be a minor change. Other examples of minor changes
include alteration of your outward/return flights by less than 12 hours, changes
to aircraft type, change of accommodation to another of the same standard.
It
is common practice for schedule airlines to use a code share system, which may
include you flying with a partner airline. Where this situation arises, it is
not classed as a major change. Period before departure within which a major
change is notified to you or your travel agent Compensation per person
More
than 56 days Nil 43-56 days £15 29-42 days £30 15-28 days
£45 0-14 days £60
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, adverse weather conditions or other circumstances
amounting to force majeure. Cancellation of confirmed booking by us In
the event of the company having to cancel your trip on or before the date when
the payment of the balance of the price becomes due you will be offered the choice
of an alternative holiday of at least comparable standard if available and if
this is not acceptable a full refund of all monies will be paid. In the unlikely
event that we have to cancel after the date when payment of the balance of the
price becomes due (always providing that the balance has been paid) , compensation
will be made as detailed below. In the event that your trip has to be cancelled
for reasons of force majeure, i.e. the occasion of war, threat of war, riot, civil
strife, industrial dispute, terrorist activity, natural or nuclear disaster, fire,
adverse weather conditions, all monies paid will be refunded but it is regretted
that there will be no compensation payable.
Cancellation within 56 days
of departure: 43-56 days £20 29-42 days £30 15-28 days
£50 00-14 days £60
Prompt assistance in resort If
the contract we have with you is not performed or is improperly performed as a
result of failures attributable to a third party unconnected with the provision
of the services, or as a result of failures due to unusual and unforeseeable circumstances
beyond our control, the consequences of which could not have been avoided even
if all due care had been exercised, or an event which we or our suppliers, even
with all due care, could not foresee or forestall, and you suffer an injury or
other material loss, we will offer you such prompt assistance as is reasonable
in the circumstances. Arbitration In the case of any complaint
we will do all in our power to resolve this to the satisfaction of our client.
However, in the unlikely event this proves impossible the matter may (if the customer
so wishes) be referred to Arbitration under a special Scheme which, though devised
by arrangement with ABTA is administered quite independently by IDRS, part of
the chartered Institute of Arbitrators. The Scheme provides for a simple and inexpensive
method of arbitration on documents alone with restricted liability on the customer
in respect of costs. The Scheme does not apply to claims for an amount greater
than £5,000 per person. There is also a limit of £25,000 per booking
form. Neither does it apply to claims which are solely or mainly in respect of
physical injury or illness, however, the Scheme can cover claims which include
an element of injury or illness subject to a limit of £5,000. The rules
of the Scheme provide that the application for arbitration must be made within
9 months of the scheduled date of return. Injury and illness claims For
injury and illness claims, you may like to use the ABTA/ Chartered Institute of
Arbitrators Mediation Procedure. This is a voluntary scheme and requires us to
agree for mediation to go ahead. The aim is to help you resolve your dispute in
a quick and cost effective way. Details on request or from www.abta.com Our
Liability to You If the contract we have with you is not performed or is
improperly performed by us or our suppliers we will pay you appropriate compensation
if this has affected the enjoyment of your travel arrangements. However we will
not be liable where any failure in the performance of the contract is due to:
you; or a third party unconnected with the provision of the travel arrangements
and where the failure is unforeseeable or unavoidable; or unusual and unforeseeable
circumstances beyond our control, the consequences of which could not have been
avoided even if all due care had been exercised; or an event which we or our suppliers,
even with all due care, could not foresee or forestall.
Our liability,
except in cases involving death, injury or illness, shall be limited up to a maximum
of 2 times the cost of your travel arrangements (not including insurance premiums
and amendment charges) We will only have to pay this maximum amount if everything
has gone wrong and you have received no benefit from you holiday. Where enjoyment
of only some days has been affected, we will refund reasonable related expenses
and pay a daily sum of compensation of up to a maximum of \£50 per affected
day. Our liability will also be limited in accordance with and/or in an identical
manner to
1. The contractual terms of the companies that provide the transportation
for your travel arrangements. These terms are incorporated into this contract;
and 2. Any relevant international convention, for example the Montreal Convention
in respect of travel by air, the Athens Convention in respect of travel by sea,
the Berne Convention in respect of travel by rail and the Paris Convention in
respect of the provision of accommodation, which limit the amount of compensation
that you can claim for death, injury, delay to passengers and loss, damage and
delay to luggage. We are to be regarded as having all benefit of any limitation
of compensation contained in these or any conventions.
You can ask for
copies of the transport companies'' contractual terms, or the international conventions,
from our offices situated at Guardian House, Borough Road, Godalming, Surrey,
GU7 2AE. Tel 01483 428162 Brochure and Web site Our brochure/web
site observes the requirements of the Civil Aviation Act 1971, the Package Travel,
Package Holidays and Package Tour Regulations 1992 or any amendment or re-enactment
thereof. The Company reserves the right to make any changes that may be necessary
to the particulars within this brochure at any time after publication. Where such
changes occur, these will be subject to the rights as given under the appropriate
headings in these Booking Conditions concerning cancellations and alterations. Delay
at airports All travel is by scheduled airlines, and in the event of departure
delays such airlines will advise clients of these details, and in the great majority
of cases will arrange extra meals and overnight accommodation as necessary (at
the airline's expense). If for any reason the airline concerned does not provide
the extra meals and accommodation, we, as the tour operator will make whatever
arrangements we possibly can at our own expense. As we advise both on the
booking form and in these conditions, you should ensure that you take out comprehensive
travel insurance which includes financial compensation in most cases for delays
of 12 hours or more. Under EU law (Regulation 261/2004) you have rights
in some circumstances to refunds and/or compensation from your airline in cases
of denied boarding, cancellation or delay to flights. Full details of these rights
will be publicised at EU airports and will also be available from airlines. However
reimbursement in such cases will not automatically entitle you to a refund of
your holiday cost from us. Your right to a refund and/or compensation from us
is set out in clause 6. If any payments to you are due from us, any payment made
to you by the airline will be deducted from this amount. If your airline does
not comply with these rules you should complain to the Air Transport Users'' Council
on 020 7240 6061 www.auc.org.uk Children
Child reductions of up to 50% will be granted on some holidays, provided
the child is between the ages of 2 and under 12 years, and shares a twin bedded
room with two adults. Infants under 2 years will be charged 10% of the air fare
plus nominal charges. Further details will be provided on receipt of specific
requirements. Please note that in accordance with Air Navigation Orders in order
to qualify for infant status, a child must be under 2 years of age on the date
of its return flight. Weather World weather is becoming more erratic
and unpredictable and we can not be held responsible for any disruption caused
to your holiday because of bad weather conditions. Building & Development
Work Many resorts and hotels are continuing to develop. If we receive prior
advice we will endeavour to inform you of any work that we consider may affect
your holiday. However it may be difficult to foresee the extent this activity
will have at any particular time. If you have a complaint We do
our best to give you an enjoyable, trouble-free trip but occasionally even the
best laid plans can go wrong. If you have a problem during your holiday, please
inform the relevant authority (e.g. hotel, tour manager etc.) immediately who
will endeavour to put things right. If your complaint cannot be completely resolved
locally, please follow this up in writing within 28 days of your return home,
giving all relevant information. It is therefore a condition of this contract
that you communicate any problem to the authority in question whilst on tour.
If you fail to follow this simple procedure our ability to investigate may be
affected. Ashley Adams Travel (UK) Ltd., registered address Guardian House,
Borough Road, Godalming, Surrey. GU7 2AE. Registered in the UK No. 3307361 (VAT
No. 242 4974 53). All holidays in this brochure are covered by the Civil Aviation
Authority Travel Organisers licence ATOL No. 4795 and also ABTA Bond. Data
Protection Policy - Tour Operators 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 you provide such as name, address, any special
needs/dietary requirements etc. We take full responsibility for ensuring the proper
security measures 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 or credit
checking companies, public authorities such as customs/immigration if required
by them, or as required by law. Additionally, where your holiday is outside the
European Economic Area (EEA), controls on data protection in your destination
may not be as strong as the legal requirements in this country. We, will not however,
pass any information onto any person not responsible for part of your travel arrangements.
This applies to any sensitive information that you give to us such as details
of any disabilities, or dietary/religious requirements. (If we cannot pass this
information to relevant suppliers, whether in the EEA or not, we cannot provide
your booking. In making this booking, you consent to this information being passed
on to the relevant persons) **Please note that where information is
also held by your travel agent, this is subject to your agents own data protection
policy. We, your tour operator act as your data controller. You are entitled to
a copy of your information held by us. If you would like to see this please contact
us. (We may make a small charge for providing this to you.) |