Terms and Conditions
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1. Our Services: Treat Yourself Travels and its affiliated entities acts as travel agent only. We sell various travel-related products on behalf of numerous transport service providers numerous transport and accommodation service providers, including, but not limited to airlines, coach, rail, cruise line operators, and hotels (the “travel service providers”) (collectively the “Services”). Treat Yourself Travels does not own, operate, manage, or control these independent suppliers of services and is not liable for their acts or omissions. Treat Yourself Travels obligations to you are to make travel bookings on your behalf and to arrange relevant contracts between you and the travel service providers. We have no responsibility for these services nor the authority to make any warranty or representation regarding any travel service provider’s standards, performance, or capabilities. A request cannot be guaranteed. All bookings are subject to the terms and conditions and limitations of liability imposed by these travel service providers. You understand that you have no legal recourse against Treat Yourself Travels for the conduct of any travel service provider and your legal recourse, if any, is against the specific provider not Treat Yourself Travels.
2. Documentation: Travel documentation appropriate for entry to your itinerary destinations, such as passports, visas & inoculation certificates, remain each traveler’s sole responsibility. It is each traveler’s responsibility to make certain that they have proper immunizations before travel – please see your health provider for advice. Treat Yourself Travels may advise you of the required documentation, but travelers who do not meet documentary requirements will be denied boarding without liability to Treat Yourself Travels. Valid passports are required for all international destinations. If a passport is required to travel, the expiration date must be at least six (6) months following the return date of the planned travel. Each foreign country holds different views of past criminal offenses – if you have a current or past offense, please contact that country directly for entry and exit requirements. Travelers with DWI or DUI records should check whether current rules exclude admission to foreign destinations. Treat Yourself Travels feels it is an invasion of privacy for members of our staff to make such an inquiry and these requirements remain the traveler’s responsibility. For further information, please visit the U.S. State Department web site: travel.state.gov. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have valid travel documentation, including but not limited to passports and visas, which meet the requirements of immigration and other government authorities at every destination. You are responsible for confirming with the
United States Department of State or representative government agency of the country to which you are traveling to confirm the requirements for visas and/or other requirements for admission to your destination. Any fines, penalties, payments, or expenditures incurred as a result of such documents not meeting the requirements of those authorities will be your sole responsibility. A government-issued photo ID is required for travel within the USA.
3. Pricing and Payment: Price quotes are applicable to the date and time at which they are requested. Quotes in foreign currency are subject to fluctuations in exchange rates and International credit card issuer fees. Treat Yourself Travels is not responsible for any increases due to fuel surcharges, government-imposed taxes/fees, or supplier-imposed increases. You may be required to make a deposit toward the cost of our Services and such deposits are non-refundable. Final payment is required no less than 60 days prior to departure unless otherwise stated or agreed in writing. Some airfares or services must be paid in full at the time of booking. Treat Yourself Travels accepts debit card or credit cards (AMEX, Visa, MasterCard, or Discover). Should you wish us to charge your credit card we may require you to read and sign a credit card charge form set out in the receipt. If for any reason, any travel service provider is unable to provide the services for which you have contracted, your remedy lies against the provider, and not against Treat Yourself Travels, and if payment has been made to Treat Yourself Travels by credit card, you agree that you will not seek to charge back your payment to Treat Yourself Travels.
4. Check-in & Departure Responsibilities: It is strongly recommended that you check in a minimum of 2 hours prior to scheduled departure for domestic flights and 3 hours prior to scheduled departure for international flights. It is the traveler’s responsibility to reconfirm flight times at least 24-72 hours prior to scheduled flights. Treat Yourself Travels will not assume responsibility for any airline delays, TSA delays, or schedule changes by any travel service provider or public authority. Certain countries require departure taxes that require payment in cash. Recommended check-in times are subject to change without notification. The traveler is responsible for remaining abreast of changes in conditions or airport rules that might require earlier arrival times. This information can typically be found with respect to air travel by entering your confirmation number on the airline website.
5. Travel Protection/Insurance: Travel protection and insurance is strongly recommended to protect your investment. Unless specifically agreed by Treat Yourself Travels in writing, travel insurance is NOT included in the cost of the Services. Information for travel insurance may be sent to you within a reasonable time frame after deposit based on trip cost and components. However, you are solely responsible for obtaining any travel protection and insurance you wish to purchase to protect the cost of your trip.
6. Cancellation: Please be aware that most travel bookings are non-refundable and cancelled bookings will also often incur added charges by the travel service provider. These charges can be up to 100% of the cost of the booking, regardless of whether travel has commenced. Where we incur any liability for a cancellation fee or charge for any booking which you cancel, you agree to indemnify us for that fee or charge. You agree to reimburse Treat Yourself Travels the full amount of any such additional fees or charges within 20 days of receipt from us of documentation of the fee or charge. To the extent a travel service provider does offer refunds and your cancellation meets that service provider’s criteria for such a refund, we will (but are not obligated to assist you in requesting such refund. While the cost charged by a travel service provider may be recovered under some circumstances, Treat Yourself Travels does not issue refunds of any its own fees for its Services.
7. Disclaimers of Liability.
Generally: Treat Yourself Travels is not the source or supplier of the travel services requested and acts solely as a booking agent for disclosed principal supplier cruise lines, hotels, airlines, ground transportation and other companies providing accommodations, transportations, and/or other services. Each of these suppliers is an independent entity with its own management and is not subject to the control of Treat Yourself Travels. Treat Yourself Travels is not liable for any negligent or willful act or failure of any travel service provider or of any third party. In addition and without limitation, Treat Yourself Travels is not responsible for any injury, loss, death, inconvenience, delay, or damage to person or property in connection with the provision of any goods or services whether resulting from, but not limited to, acts of God or force majeure, illness, disease, acts of war or civil unrest, insurrection or revolt, animals, strikes or other labor activities, criminal or terrorist activities of any kind, overbooking or downgrading of accommodations, mechanical or other failure of airplanes or other means of transportation, or for any failure of any transportation mechanism to arrive or depart on time. Also be advised that certain foreign facilities such as air- conditioning systems in public places, hotels and motor coaches may not be up to U.S. standards. If due to weather, flight schedules or other uncontrollable factors you are required to spend additional night(s), you will be responsible for your own hotel, transfers, and meal costs. Baggage is entirely at the owner’s risk. You may see the name Treat Yourself Travels affixed to motor vehicles, on signs around the hotel or elsewhere. This use of our name is purely for reasons of identification and does not denote ownership, supervision, or control by Treat Yourself Travels in any way. The prices of these tours are based on rates in effect (including foreign exchange rates) at the time of printing and are subject to change without notice. Under circumstances where liability cannot be excluded, such liability is limited to the value of the purchased travel arrangements. You specifically agree that Treat Yourself Travels is not liable for any consequential loss or damages you may incur incident to your trip or to the Services.
Health Concerns: It is your responsibility to ensure you are aware of, and that you appropriately manage any health concerns you have or requirements for your travel destinations. You must also ensure that you carry all necessary vaccination documentation. Please advise your consultant of any special requirements you may have, for example, special meals, medical requirements and so on.
Right to Refuse Service: Service providers reserve the right to refuse service to travelers at their sole discretion and including without limitation if the traveler:
-Lacks proper documentation for the country of destination;
-Has a contagious disease;
-Is under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or narcotics; and/or
-Manifests disruptive and/or unruly behavior.
Treat Yourself Travels assumes no liability for the acts of the service provider in refusing service.
