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Booking Conditions
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Tour Payment The deposit/full payment and insurance premium (if required) must accompany a completed booking form. The person signing the booking form authorises the booking on behalf of those included on the form. Final payment for the tour must be made 6 weeks before the tour departure; Flanders Tours will state the due date in the Confirmation of Booking. If the full amount is not paid by the due date Flanders Tours reserves the right to consider the booking cancelled and will retain the deposit. Tour Price The advertised tour price may be revised solely to allow for unforeseen variations in:
Where Flanders Tours does not absorb any such variation, only an excess of not more than 2% can be charged. If you do not wish to pay such a supplement, an alternative tour (subject to availability) or refund in full will be offered. Alteration / Cancellation Of Scheduled Tours Flanders Tours reserves the right to make minor adjustments to a published tour itinerary for administrative purposes or in the interest of the travelers. If, prior to the tour departure, Flanders Tours has to make a significant change due to unforeseen circumstances to the tour departure, travel times, battlefield location, method of transport or hotel venue, you will be advised immediately and an alternative tour (subject to availability) or refund in full will be offered. In the unlikely event that, after departure, Flanders Tours is unable to provide a significant portion of the tour package, suitable alternative arrangements will be made at no extra cost to you. If it is impossible to make suitable alternative arrangements, or they are not acceptable to you for good reasons, compensation will be considered by Flanders Tours. Flanders Tours' Responsibility Flanders Tours is responsible for the operation of the tour and the proper performance of all suppliers contracted to the tour package at the standard of service published in this brochure. Flanders Tours cannot be held liable for damage or additional expense to you as a result of unforeseen circumstances, which could not have been avoided even if all due care had been exercised, for example: a) any act personally attributable to you; b) by a third party unconnected with the provision of the services contracted for; c) adverse weather conditions, delays, accident; d) 'force majeure' (war, threat of war, riot, civil strife, industrial dispute, terrorist activity, natural or nuclear disaster, fire). Transfer Of Booking If you are prevented from joining a tour you may transfer the booking to another person or another tour (subject to availability), providing Flanders Tours are informed before the tour departure and agree to the transfer. The transferor and transferee are jointly and severally liable to Flanders Tours for any outstanding payment. Cancellation Of BookingIf you are forced to cancel the booking, a verbal cancellation must also be notified in writing. Your booking deposit will be lost. The following scale of cancellation charges apply:
Minimum Numbers If the number of bookings does not reach the minimum required to operate the tour, Flanders Tours will inform you of the tour cancellation and an alternative tour (subject to availability) or refund in full will be offered. Complaint Procedure A complaint regarding any element of the tour, which cannot be dealt with to your satisfaction at the time of the tour, must be put in writing to Flanders Tours within 7 days of the tour return date. Every assistance will be given to a traveler in difficulty. Financial Security / Bonding In accordance with the EC Package Tour regulations, Flanders Tours hold all payments in a Trust Fund. The Kings Ferry coach company, an element of the package tour, is a bonded member of the Bus and Coach council. Travel Insurance All
travellers must be covered by travel insurance. We
are delighted to inform you that the Gold Cover travel insurance which we offer
to our travellers remains at the same cost as 2006. There
is no loading for those over 65 years old, but you must be under 85 years old
when you complete the tour. If
you make your own travel insurance arrangements,
please ensure we receive a copy of the following with your Booking
Form: Insurer’s
name; Policy No; Emergency Medical
Phone No. You
will not be able to travel without proof of Insurance Cover. Contact Us If you have any queries about the tours, or our future programme of tours, please contact: Flanders Tours, PO BOX 240, ELLINGTON, HUNTINGDON, PE28 OYE Telephone: 01480 890966 Fax: 01480 896087 e-mail mailto:flanderstours@toursrus.force9.co.uk
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