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Terms & Conditions:
DEPOSIT AND REGISTRATION A $500 per person deposit is required at the time of booking, plus passenger's full name (as it appears on passport), mailing address and phone number. Deposit and/or full payment must be received within 7days of reservation or it will automatically cancel. Full payment is due 60 days before departure date. Bookings made within 60 days of departure require full payment at the time of booking. A $50 late fee will be assessed if payment is received less than 21 days before departure.
FORM OF PAYMENT Credit Cards (visa, master card, american express), Checks: Personal, Bank, Certified, Travelers; Money Orders; Wire Transfers (please fax a copy of bank confirmation when wiring funds) are accepted forms of payment at any time. Personal checks are acceptable if received more than 3 weeks prior to the scheduled departure date. Reservations made within 3 weeks of the departure date are subject to a $50 late registration fee. Returned checks will incur a $35 service fee. In case of computer or human billing error, we reserve the right to re-invoice participants with corrected billing.
PRICE GUARANTEE The passenger is responsible for increased costs due to exchange rate, published airfare changes, and taxes. We can only guarantee prices when and if the trip is paid in full.
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS A valid US passport is required for travel. Passports must be valid 3 months after return date. If you are not a US citizen, please consult embassy or consulate for visa requirements. Cancellations due to lack of appropriate travel documents will incur usual penalties.
FINAL DOCUMENTS Final documents are issued upon receipt of final payment only and within 3 weeks of departure. Documents are not guaranteed if final payment is not received on time. Upon receipt of your documents you are responsible to check your itinerary, spelling of your name, dates, times and other important information.
RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE Mishka Productions/206 Tours acts as a tour operator. The suppliers providing transportation, sightseeing arrangements and hotel accommodations for the tour program are independent contractors and are not agents or employees of Mishka Productions/206 Tours. All coupons, receipts and tickets issued are subject to the terms and conditions specified by suppliers. By utilizing the service of the suppliers, you agree that Mishka Productions/206 Tours
will not be liable for any change in schedule, strikes, delay, acts of governments, fires, riots, theft, pilferage, epidemics, quarantine, medical or customs regulations, accident, loss, injury, or damage to you or to those traveling with you in connection with any accommodations, transportation or any other services or resulting directly or indirectly from any occurrence or conditions beyond its control, including defects in vehicles, breakdown in equipment, thefts, delay or cancellation of or changes in itinerary for any act, omission, or event during the time you are on board the aircraft. Neither Mishka Productions/206 Tours and/or agents of the airlines concerned are to be held responsible for the late arrival of passengers at airports or resorts due to inclement weather, nor are they to be held liable for payment or any refund for unused hotel accommodations or meals occasioned by such late arrivals at the hotels holding rooms as confirmed itineraries. Mishka Productions/206 Tours and suppliers contracted for services reserve the right to refuse to accept or retain any person whose behavior is deemed likely to affect the smooth operations of a tour, or adversely affect the enjoyment or safety of other passengers. Mishka Productions/206 Tours, it's agents, and suppliers shall be under no liability to any such person for refund, compensation, repatriation or any other matters arising. Mishka Productions/206 Tours is not responsible for circumstances beyond it's control or trip cancellations resulting from the inability for trip to depart as scheduled, such as cancellations due to acts of war and/or terrorism, war, God, or nature.
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
Once a partial/ deposit or full payment has been made, cancellations will only be accepted in writing. Cancellation terms will be applied based on the date that the written cancellation is received. In addition to a $200* per person administration fee, the following charges apply if a cancellation is made before departure (per person of total tour price):
60 - 46 days prior to departure 10%
45 - 21 days prior to departure 50%
20 - 03 days prior to departure 80%
02 days prior to departure or no-show no refund
Additionally, once tickets are issued (approximately 4-6 weeks prior to departure) the ticket value is non-refundable. Requests for a refund must be in writing (mail, fax or e-mail). Phone calls can not be used as a form of cancellation. It is the individuals responsibility to confirm Mishka Productions/206 Tours' receipt of cancellations regardless of their form. Refunds will be issued within 30 to 60 days of receipt and pending return of airline tickets and receipt of written notice of cancellation. Returned checks are subject to an administrative fee of $35. Refunds for payments made by credit card are subject to an additional 3.5% fee. No change of names or substitutions are permitted. No refund or cancellation fees will be waived due to death or sickness. We strongly recommend travel insurance
TRAVELER'S INSURANCE Mishka Productions/206 Tours strongly suggests the purchase of Traveler's Insurance. Tripmate Insurance Company, Inc Traveler's Insurance is available through Mishka Productions/206 Tours and we will send you a description of coverage brochure upon your request. We strongly recommend reviewing the brochure prior to the purchase of the insurance. Mishka Productions/206 Tours is not liable for the policies, decisions, procedures, etc. of any insurance company. It is the sole responsibility of the passenger to request and review the insurance brochure. Policies and restrictions imposed by the insurance company are not limited to that which is stated in the brochure. Traveler's Insurance purchased through Mishka Productions/206 Tours will only cover the services, expenses, arrangements, arranged by Mishka Productions/206 Tours. For additional clarifications, restrictions, regulations, ect. please contact the insurance company directly. Upon purchasing the travelers Insurance you accept all Terms & Conditions as per Tripmate Insurance Agency.
DEVIATIONS, REVISIONS AND CHANGES $75 per deviation will be charged if you deviate or design a pre or post tour. There will be a $25 fee per person in addition to possible other charges per revision. Revision fees will not be waived for medical reasons. For those who have bought air-only from Mishka Productions/206 Tours, in addition to a $50 per person administrative fee, once issued airline tickets are not refundable. Airlines do not allow change of names.
AIR TRANSPORTATION Air transportation is in economy class on IATA-approved carriers. Ticketing must be completed no later than 14 days prior to departure. Fares are based on levels in effect at the time of printing and prices and schedules are subject to change without notice. ?Disclaimer of Responsibility.? No Airline (ARC or IATA carrier) shall be liable for any loss, damage, injury, accident, delay or irregularity which may be occasioned by reason of defect or through the acts of commission of any person or company performing or rendering the services other than carriage by air described in the tour brochure. The services described in this tour brochure other than carriage by air furnished by UA/OS/LH/SK or any other ARC or IATA carrier, are furnished by independent contractors who are not servants of or joint ventures or partners with UA/OS/LH/SK, set forth in Article 8:B and, when brochures contain UA/OS/LH/SK service mark, their designs shall comply with the guidelines. Not withstanding the foregoing, UA/OS/LH/SK transportation shall be subject to each carrier?s respective contract of carriage.
AIRPORT TAXES, SECURITY FEES, AND FUEL CHARGES The US International Airport departure tax and security fees are not included in the price of a Mishka Productions/206 Tours trip. You will be invoiced for the airport taxes and fees (approximately $200-280). Please note that airport taxes are subject to change until your tickets have been issued.
SEAT ASSIGNMENT Random seats are assigned for all group participants. If you would like to secure a specific seat, or sit with a travel companion please advise us of such request at the time of booking, we will make an effort to accommodate you, however we cannot guarantee. If you must have specific seat we recommend you to be at the airport at least three hours prior to departure and arrange the seat assignment with your airline's gate agent.
TRANSFERS Our programs include group round-trip transfers. Pilgrims or passengers who did not purchase "all-inclusive tour" or who purchased land only package and are arriving or leaving independently must transfer at their own expense. No smoking is allowed on motor coach.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS Hotel accommodations are based on twin-bedded rooms; in some countries double beds are possible. Mishka Productions/206 Tours reserves the right to substitute similar category hotels without prior notice. No reductions are available for triple rooms.
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT A limited number of single rooms is available at the supplement price listed for the tour. Single rooms provide privacy, but they are often smaller than twin bedrooms and sometimes poorly located, especially in the older hotels.
MEALS Our trip includes breakfast daily, one lunch and one dinner, which are served at our hotel or local resturant. In case you chose not to have a meal, there is no refund for unused meals. Although we cannot guarantee, we will try to accommodate special meal requests on flights as well as at hotels. Please advise of such a request at the time of booking. We cannot guaranteed that special meal/diet requests can be met.
BAGGAGE The less the better and when in doubt, leave it at home! Each tour participant is advised to bring one suit case and one small overnight bag (9" x 14" x 22"). While the airlines' free baggage allowance is two checked pieces the sum of whose dimensions (length + width + height) cannot exceed 106 inches, Hotel baggage handling is limited to one bag per person. Mishka Productions/206 Tours is not responsible for the loss of, theft of, delay, or damage to a participant's belongings.
SPECIAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS We cannot guarantee special facilities or assistance for disabled passengers and it is the passenger's responsibility to arrange for such assistance as they may require. Mishka Productions/206 Tours is not responsible for any medical condition that occurs prior, during or after the tour.
TOUR CANCELLATION BY OPERATOR Be clearly advised that from time to time a trip departure may be cancelled due to lack of participation. In such case, the operator's sole responsibility is to provide a full refund. Mishka Productions/206 Tours in not responsible for conjunction tickets (not purchased from Mishka Productions/206 Tours). The operator will have no responsibility for conjunction tickets, non-refundable or otherwise, purchaseddirectly from Mishka Productions/206 Tours, or from an outside source. Cancellations due to state travel advisories and/or warnings, Acts of War, War, Terrorism, Acts of God, Natural Disaster or any other circumstance outside the control of Mishka Productions/206 Tours, are not the fault of Mishka Productions/206 Tours. Cancellation for any of these reasons will not be eligible for any form of refund
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