TERMS
AND CONDITIONS
Important Tour Information from Opportunity Travel
Reservations:
Early reservations are recommended, since our group sizes are limited,
tours do sell out quickly and airlines/hotel blocks are limited and
often sell out of their best fares/rates, months in advance.
In order to hold a reservation, we require a $300 per-person,
non-refundable deposit. Full, non-refundable payment is due 45 days
prior to departure. Prices are quoted in US dollars. Payment
for airfare is due at the time the tickets are issued. We accept
VISA, MC, AMEX, money orders, or wire transfers. If you are paying
by credit card, it will show up on your bill as being paid to Opportunity Travel . Make money orders payable to Opportunity Travel, 235
NE 4 th Ave., Suite 102, Delray Beach, FL 33483.
Upon receiving your deposit, we will email you confirmation and a
trip itinerary. Three weeks prior to the trip, we will mail you your
airline tickets (should we be issuing them), general information on
the country and our tour, hotel information and luggage tags.
Single Supplements:
Unless otherwise noted, accommodations are based on double occupancy.
Participants who specifically request single accommodations must pay
a single supplement. If you are traveling alone and wish to share a
room with another participant, we will try to find a roommate for you,
although we cannot guarantee a match. The single supplement cost is
due when you register. If a roommate is available, we will issue you
a credit.
Cancellation Policy:
Opportunity Travel Life Adventure Tours are completely non-refundable .
If you cancel due to medical reasons that are covered by your purchased
travel-insurance policy, we will advise the insurance company that
your travel and conference or tour fees are non-refundable.
Rates are based on group participation and no refunds or allowances
will be made for absence during the tour, or for activities missed,
even if for the causes beyond the control of the participant.
Opportunity Travel & Conference Services, Inc. (AT&CS), reserves
the right to cancel any trip prior to departure for any reason whatsoever,
including insufficient signup or logistical problems that may impede
trip operations. The refund of all land payments received shall release AT&CS from
any further liability. A trip canceled due to insufficient signup would
normally occur a minimum of one month prior to departure.
AT&CS must normally make substantial
payments to its suppliers (hotels, transportation companies, etc.)
far in advance of the scheduled embarkation date. If a trip is canceled
due to acts of God, war, labor strikes, earthquake, flooding, etc., AT&CS will
promptly refund the portion of the trip cost not already advanced to
suppliers and use its best efforts to recover and refund the balance
as promptly as possible. However, AT&CS does
not guarantee recovery of any or all of the advance payments made,
and our use of best efforts to recover these payments will not include
the institution of any legal proceedings in foreign jurisdictions.
RESPONSIBILITY & LIMITED LIABILTY
Your payment represents your acceptance of the following terms and
conditions:
The responsibility of Opportunity Travel & Conference Services
(AT&CS) is limited. AT&CS gives
notice that services provided in connection with its itineraries,
including transportation, hotel accommodations, restaurants, and
other services, are purchased from various independent suppliers
who are not affiliated with AT&CS .
Although it endeavors to choose the best suppliers available, AT&CS has
no right to control their operations and therefore makes these
travel arrangements upon the express condition that AT&CS ,
and its own agents and employees, shall not be liable for any delay,
mishap, inconvenience, expense, irregularity, bodily injury or
death to person, or damage to property occasioned through the conduct
or default of any company or individual engaged in providing these
services. Each of these passenger conveyance companies, tour companies,
hotels, restaurants, etc., is subject to the laws of the state
or country where the service is provided.
AT&CS shall not be liable for: (a)
expenses such as additional hotel nights and meals not specified in
the individual trip itineraries that may be required either en route,
prior to, or following a trip, when caused by individual clients' travel
arrangements, by airline scheduling or airline schedule changes, canceled
flights, missed flight connections, or by other factors not under AT&CS' control;
(b) expenses incurred in recovering luggage lost by airlines, belongings
left behind on a trip, or in shipping purchases or other goods home
from abroad; (c) bodily injury or property damage for any reason, including
but not limited to acts of God, weather, quarantines, strikes, civil
disturbance, theft, default, detention, annoyance, changes in government
regulations, terrorism, war, or failure of conveyance to arrive or
depart as scheduled, etc., over which it ( AT&CS )
has no control.
AT&CS reserves the right to take photographic
or film records of any of our trips, and may use any such records for
promotional and/or commercial purposes. AT&CS reserves
the right to substitute both trip leaders and hotels from those listed
in our promotion without notice. If improvements in the itinerary can
be made, or unforeseen conditions beyond AT&CS' control
make changes necessary, they reserve the right to alter itineraries
or substitute speakers without penalty. AT&CS reserves
the right to decline to accept or to restrain from further participation
any person it judges to be incapable of meeting the rigors and requirements
of participating in the activities, or any person whose actions or
deportment impede trip operation or the rights, welfare, or enjoyment
of other trip members. A refund based on cost of unused land services
is the limit of AT&CS responsibility
in such a case.
The issuance of acceptance of vouchers or tickets shall be considered
consent of the above conditions. By joining our tour you are assuming
all these risks and agreeing to indemnify AT&CS ,
our partner organizations, their officers, directors and employees
harmless for any and all liability that may arise in connection with
your participation in an Agora Tour or Conference.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO INCREASE THE PROGRAM PRICE IF CURRENCY
FLUCTUATIONS NECESSITATE IT. THE SUBMISSION OF YOUR CONFIRMATION
FORM AND PAYMENT IS ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING
CANCELLATION PENALTIES, AS STATED WITHIN THIS TEXT.
Limitations & Particpant's Responsibility:
Please realize that on this tour you will encounter many cultural
and geographical differences such as ethnic foods, changes in altitude
and weather. At times our tours are physically demanding and
may require climbing stairs and extensive walking. We try to stay at
the best or most accommodating hotels in each area, but at times we
may run into hotels with problems or limitations such as weak water
pressure, limited or no hot water, lack of elevators and handicap facilities
and no non-smoking rooms.
Participants have the responsibility to select a trip appropriate
to their abilities and interests. We are happy to discuss our tours
with you, as well as provide you with names of past participants who
can discuss their experience with you. Participants are held responsible
for being in sufficient good health to undertake the trip and are responsible
for preparing for the trip by studying the itinerary and pre-departure
information packets sent by AT&CS .
Insurance:
For the protection of your investment, we strongly recommend
that you purchase individual TRIP, AIR, HEALTH, ACCIDENT, BAGGAGE
AND CANCELLATION INSURANCE. We feel it is a must these days.
Feel free to contact Maria Maher in our office at +800.926.6575 or
+561.266.6570 for more information. Please note that rates are based
on the total dollar amount of your trip and your age. |