General
You must pay a deposit per person (as shown on the booking form) together with all applicable insurance premiums at the time of booking. The balance of the price of the holiday is due for payment no less than 42 days before departure for all coach holidays other than those to Oberammergau when it is 70 days before departure and 60 days before departure for all air, sea cruise, Eurostar and self drive holidays. If the balance is not paid on time we reserve the right to treat your booking as cancelled by you and apply the cancellation charges set out in Clause 3. For bookings made on or after the balance due date, the full amount is due at the time of booking. The person making the booking accepts responsibility for paying for all the people on the booking. You must be at least 18 years old to make a booking with us. Except for flight inclusive bookings, all monies you pay to one of our authorised travel agents for your holiday with us will be held by the agent on your behalf until the agent has verbally confirmed your booking. After that point, your agent will hold the monies on our behalf. For flight inclusive bookings, all monies paid to our authorised travel agents for your holiday with us will be held on our behalf until they are paid to us or refunded to you.
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1. Holiday Payment
You must pay a deposit per person (as shown on the booking form) together with all applicable insurance premiums at the time of booking. The balance of the price of the holiday is due for payment no less than 42 days before departure for all coach holidays other than those to Oberammergau when it is 70 days before departure and 60 days before departure for all air, sea cruise, Eurostar and self drive holidays. If the balance is not paid on time we reserve the right to treat your booking as cancelled by you and apply the cancellation charges set out in Clause 3. For bookings made on or after the balance due date, the full amount is due at the time of booking. The person making the booking accepts responsibility for paying for all the people on the booking. You must be at least 18 years old to make a booking with us. Except for flight inclusive bookings, all monies you pay to one of our authorised travel agents for your holiday with us will be held by the agent on your behalf until the agent has verbally confirmed your booking. After that point, your agent will hold the monies on our behalf. For flight inclusive bookings, all monies paid to our authorised travel agents for your holiday with us will be held on our behalf until they are paid to us or refunded to you.
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2. Our Agreement
A contract is made when we, or your travel agent, verbally confirm your booking or, if you confirm your booking online, it is confirmed by the issue of an electronic confirmation and invoice at the end of the booking process which you must print and keep. For all other bookings, we will endeavour to post our confirmation to you or your travel agent within 7 days of receiving your booking. You must check all documents you receive from us carefully as soon as you receive them. We cannot accept any liability if we are not notified of any inaccuracy in any document within 14 days of us sending it out (in the case of travel documents/tickets, 5 days). We both agree that English Law will apply to your contract and to any dispute, claim or other matter of any description which arises between us (except as set out below). We both also agree that any dispute, claim or other matter of any description (and whether or not involving any personal injury) which arises between us must be dealt with under the ABTA Arbitration Scheme (if the Scheme is available for the claim in question – see Clause 12 ) or by the Courts of England and Wales, only unless, in the case of Court proceedings, you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland. In this case, proceedings must either be brought in the Courts of your home country, or those of England and Wales. If proceedings are brought in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you may choose to have your contract and any dispute, claim or other matter of any description which arises between us, governed by the law of Scotland/Northern Ireland, as applicable (but if you do not so choose, English law will apply).
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3. Holiday Cancellation by You
If you want to cancel your booking after we have confirmed it, you must do so in writing (not by email) and send or hand deliver it to us or your travel agent. Your notice of cancellation will only be effective when it is received in writing by us at our offices. Insurance premiums, credit/charge card and PayPoint card fees and amendment fees are not refundable. We will ask you to pay cancellation charges per person on the scale shown below. Cancellation charges are calculated on the basis of the total cost payable by the person(s) cancelling, excluding insurance premiums, credit/charge cards and PayPoint card fees, amendment charges and any pre-booked Disneyland® Paris additional services all of which are non refundable.
| Period before you leave within which we receive written notice |
Coach Holidays |
Air, Sea Cruise, Eurostar & Self Drive Holidays |
Falklands Tour |
| More than 70 days |
Full deposit |
Full deposit |
Full deposit(s) |
| Between 60 and 70 days |
Full deposit |
Full deposit |
50% or full deposit if greater |
| Between 43 and 59 days |
Full deposit |
50% or full deposit if greater |
50% or full deposit if greater |
| Between 29 and 42 days |
50% or full deposit if greater |
60% or full deposit if greater |
60% or full deposit if greater |
| Between 15 and 28 days |
60% or full deposit if greater |
75% or full deposit if greater |
75% or full deposit if greater |
| Between 4 and 14 days |
90% or full deposit if greater |
90% or full deposit if greater |
90% or full deposit if greater |
| Less than 4 days |
100% |
100% |
100% |
In the event of a cancellation of a booking secured by a low deposit, we reserve the right to collect the balance of the full deposit amount. For flight inclusive bookings, you must pay the charges levied by the airline concerned, in addition to the charges set out above. You may be able to make a claim under your travel insurance policy if your cancellation falls within the conditions of the policy. Claims must be made directly to the insurance company concerned. Where any cancellation reduces the number of full paying party members below, the number on which the price, number of free places and/or any concessions agreed for your booking were based, we will recalculate these items and re-invoice you accordingly. If any member of your party is prevented from travelling, that person may transfer their place to someone else (introduced by you) providing we are notified not less than two weeks before departure. Where a transfer to a person of your choice can be made, all costs and charges incurred by us and/or incurred or imposed by any of our suppliers as a result together with an amendment fee of £20 per person, must be paid before the transfer can be affected. As most airlines do not permit name changes after tickets have been issued for any reason, these charges are likely to be the full cost of the flight.
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4. Holiday Alteration by You
Should you wish to make any changes to your booking, please advise us as soon as possible in writing. Whilst we cannot guarantee changes can be made to your booking, we will endeavour to meet requests if we can. Where we are able to do so, the following charges will apply (in addition to any charges our suppliers may impose or incur, this could be 100% of the transport cost): We charge an amendment fee of £20 per booking for each item you want to change. However, some changes made after balance due date (see Clause1), may be treated as a cancellation of your original booking. In that case, we may ask you to pay cancellation charges on the scale shown above in Clause 3, together with the full cost of your new holiday, plus any further costs we may incur. Insurance premiums are transferable from one holiday to another (including when you travel earlier or later than originally booked), but not from one person to another. NB: You can change the travel date on your Rock travel insurance as long as the new travel date is not more than 1 year in advance of the original issue date of the policy
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5. Alterations and Cancellations by Us
Occasionally, we have to make changes to and correct errors in our brochures and other details, both before and after bookings have been confirmed. We may also have to cancel confirmed bookings. Whilst we always try to avoid making changes and cancellations, we must reserve the right to do so. Most changes are minor and we will try to tell you of such changes before you leave on holiday. Occasionally, we have to make a significant change to your holiday before departure such as the following: a change of outward departure time of more than 12 hours; a change of departure point to one which is significantly more inconvenient for you; a change of destination (ie. country); a significant change in itinerary; a change of accommodation to that of a lower category for the whole or the majority of your holiday. If there is time to do so before departure, we will offer the following options: (a) accepting the changed arrangements; (b) transferring to an alternative holiday offered by us, of a similar standard to that originally booked if available. If your alternative holiday is cheaper than the original one, we will refund the price difference. If you do not wish to accept this alternative you may choose any of our other available holidays and pay the applicable price of any such holiday. This will mean you paying more if it is more expensive, or receiving a refund if it is cheaper; or (c) cancelling or accepting the cancellation, in which case you will receive a full and prompt refund of all monies you have paid to us. PLEASE NOTE: the above options are not available where any change made is a minor one. If we have to make a significant change, or cancel, we will pay you the compensation set out in the table below, subject to the following exceptions: (i) compensation will not be payable, and no liability beyond offering the above mentioned choices can be accepted, where we are forced to make a change, or cancel, as a result of unusual and unforeseeable circumstances beyond our control, the consequences of which we could not have avoided even with all due care; or (ii) we have to cancel because the minimum number of bookings necessary for us to operate your holiday has not been reached. No compensation will be payable, and the above options will not be available, if we cancel as a result of your failure to comply with any requirement of these Booking Conditions entitling us to cancel (such as paying on time), or if the change made is a minor one. A minor change is any change which, taking account of the information you have given us at the time of booking, or which we can reasonably be expected to know as a tour operator, we could not reasonably expect to have a significant effect on your holiday. A change of flight time of less than 12 hours, airline (except as specified in Clause 18), type of aircraft (if advised) or destination airport will all be treated as minor changes.
| Period of notification given to you or your travel agent prior to departure date |
Minimum compensation per fare paying passenger when major change or alternative |
Maximum compensation per fare paying passenger if full refund accepted holiday accepted |
|
Coach |
Air, Sea Cruise, Eurostar, Self-Drive Holidays |
Falklands Tours |
Coach |
Air, Sea Cruise, Eurostar, Self-Drive Holidays |
Falklands Tours |
| More than 70 days |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
| Between 60 and 70 days |
nil |
nil |
2%* |
nil |
nil |
£10 |
| Between 43 and 56 days |
nil |
2%* |
2%* |
nil |
£10 |
£10 |
| Between 29 and 42 days |
2%* |
2%* |
2%* |
£10 |
£10 |
£10 |
| Between 14 and 28 days |
5%* |
5%* |
5%* |
£10 |
£10 |
£10 |
| Less than 14 days |
10%* |
10%* |
10%* |
£20 |
£20 |
£20 |
*Compensation, where shown as a percentage, is calculated on the basis of the basic holiday price paid, excluding insurance premiums and any credit/charge card and PayPoint card fees and amendment/cancellation charges. In all cases, our liability for significant changes and cancellations is limited to offering you the above mentioned options and, where applicable, compensation payments. Very rarely, we may be forced by ‘force majeure’ (see below) to change or terminate your holiday after departure, but before the scheduled end of your time away. This is extremely unlikely but if this situation does occur, we regret we will be unable to make any refunds (unless we obtain any refunds from our suppliers), pay you any compensation or meet any costs or expenses you incur as a result.
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6. Force Majeure
Except where otherwise expressly stated in these booking conditions, we regret we cannot accept liability or pay any compensation where the performance, or prompt performance, of our contractual obligations to you is prevented or affected, or you otherwise suffer any damage, loss or expense of any nature as a result of ‘force majeure’. In these Booking Conditions, ‘force majeure’ means any event or circumstances which we or the supplier of the service(s) in question could not, even with all due care, foresee or avoid. Such events or circumstances may include (whether actual or threatened) war, riot, civil strife, terrorist activity, industrial dispute, natural or nuclear disaster, adverse weather conditions, fire, pandemics/epidemics and all similar events outside our control.
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7. Itinerary Changes
It may be necessary, sometimes at short notice, to make changes to an itinerary due to weather, traffic or road conditions. Regrettably, coaches, trains, ships and aircraft do occasionally break down, or certain facilities on board a coach, train, ship or aircraft may become faulty. Every effort will be made to rectify such issues as quickly as possible. In some instances it may be necessary to replace the vehicle or aircraft which cannot be repaired. We cannot accept any responsibility for delays caused by any form of breakdown.
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8. Travel Delay
Whilst we try to avoid flight delays and delays to your sea crossing/tunnel crossing, unfortunately, they occasionally happen. If there is a delay, we will endeavour to minimise any discomfort by providing extra services to you (in the event of delay to your rail/air departure, responsibility for any meals rests with the airline, or rail operator). These additional services are subject to availability. We shall not be responsible for reimbursement of any payment you have to make unless we have given our agreement beforehand.
| Up to 3 hours |
3-5 hours |
5-9 hours |
Overnight |
| None |
Light refreshments for each passenger. |
One main meal for each passenger. |
Meals and accommodation as appropriate for the time of day or night. |
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9. Artists, Concerts, Entertainments and Rides
We cannot accept responsibility for the non-appearance of any artist or the cancellation/withdrawal/closure of any concert/event/entertainment/ride (eg. at Disneyland® Paris) for whatever reason. Should any such situation arise, the holiday arrangements will still proceed. We will not always be in a position to advise you in advance of any such cancellation etc. Such situations will not constitute a significant change to your holiday arrangements entitling you to cancel or change to another holiday without paying our normal charges, and no compensation, refunds or expenses will be payable.
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10. Conditions of Suppliers
Many of the services which make up your holiday are provided by independent suppliers. Those suppliers provide these services in accordance with their own terms and conditions. Some of these terms and conditions may limit or exclude the supplier’s liability to you, usually in accordance with applicable International Conventions (see Clause 15 (6)). Copies of the relevant parts of these terms and conditions are available on request from ourselves or the supplier concerned.
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11. Special Requests
We will endeavour to pass on any reasonable requests to the relevant supplier, but cannot promise that any request will be honoured and may not always be able to tell you before you leave if we cannot meet your special requests. For your own protection, you should obtain confirmation in writing from us that your request will be complied with (where it is possible for us to give this) if your request is important to you. Confirmation that a special request has been noted or passed on to the supplier or the inclusion of the special request on your confirmation invoice or any other documentation is not confirmation that the request will be met. Unless and until specifically confirmed, all special requests are subject to availability.
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11. Complaints Procedure
We will endeavour to pass on any reasonable requests to the relevant supplier, but cannot promise that any request will be honoured, and may not always be able to tell you before you leave if we cannot meet your special request. For your own protection, you should obtain confirmation in writing from us that your request will be complied with (where it is possible for us to give this) if your request is important to you. Confirmation that a special request has been noted or passed on to the supplier, or the inclusion of the special request on your confirmation invoice or any other documentation, is not confirmation that the request will be met. Unless and until specifically confirmed, all special requests are subject to availability.
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12. Complaints Procedure
Should you have a complaint about any aspect of your holiday, you must notify one of the coach crew, or one of our representatives, together with the supplier of the services in question, immediately so that the problem can be quickly resolved in the resort. If the matter cannot be resolved, you must immediately complete a Customer Complaint Form (available from our driver/representative) with details of your complaint. You must send this report to us within 28 days of returning home. Disputes arising out of, or in connection with, any contract for non air- inclusive holidays only, which cannot be amicably settled, may be referred to arbitration, if the customer so wishes, under a special Scheme arranged by ABTA, and administered independently by 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. Full details will be provided on request or can be obtained on the ABTA website (www.abta.com). 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 in respect of physical injury or illness, or their consequences. The Scheme can however deal with compensation claims which include an element of minor injury or illness subject to a limit of £1,000 on the amount the arbitrator can award per person in respect of this element. The application for arbitration and Statement of Claim must be received by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators within 9 months of the date of return from the holiday. Outside this time limit, arbitration under the Scheme may still be available if we agree, but the ABTA Code does not require such agreement.
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13. Holiday Insurance
It is a condition of booking a holiday with us that you take out insurance. The insurance Leger Holidays offers is for United Kingdom residents only. Should you decide not to purchase our insurance, any you obtain from a third party must offer cover at least as comprehensive as ours. You must provide us with the insurance company, telephone number, policy number and details of the emergency and medical repatriation telephone number relating to such a policy within 14 days of booking. If you purchase our insurance, cover will not be effective until we receive all applicable premiums in full. Please read your policy details carefully and take them with you on holiday. It is your responsibility to ensure that the insurance cover you purchase is suitable and adequate for your particular needs. We do not check alternative insurance policies.
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14. Pricing Policy
The prices shown in our brochure were calculated on 14 August 2009, on the basis of then known costs and exchange rates, as shown in the Financial Times Guide to World Currencies on that date. Once the price of your chosen holiday has been confirmed at the time of booking, we guarantee not to increase your holiday price as a result of changes in currency exchange rates. Due to this promise, we cannot give any refunds in the event of favourable changes in the currency rates. We will, however, increase or decrease prices by way of a surcharge or refund transportation costs (e.g. fuel, scheduled airfares and any other airline surcharges which are part of the contract between airlines (and their agents) and the tour operator) or dues, taxes or fees payable for services such as landing taxes or embarkation or disembarkation fees at ports or airports change. Even in the above cases, only if the amount of the increase in our costs exceeds 2% of the total cost of your holiday, will we levy a surcharge. If any surcharge is greater than 10% of the cost of your holiday, you will be entitled to cancel your booking and receive a full refund of all monies you have paid to us (except for any amendment charges) or alternatively purchase another holiday from us, as referred to in Clause 5. The total cost of your holiday for the purpose of calculating 2% or 10% as above excludes insurance premiums, credit/charge card and PayPoint card fees and any amendment charges. Although insurance (where purchased through us) does not form part of your contract with us or of any ‘package’, we will consider an appropriate refund of any insurance premiums you have paid us, if you can show you are unable to use/reuse or transfer your policy in the event of cancellation or purchase of an alternative holiday. A refund will only be payable if the decrease in our costs exceeds 2% as set out above. Where a refund is due, we will pay you the full amount of the decrease in our costs. You have 14 days from the issue date printed on the surcharge invoice to tell us if you want to cancel or purchase another holiday where applicable. If you do not tell us that you wish to do so within this period of time, we are entitled to assume that you will pay the surcharge. Any surcharge must be paid with the balance of the cost of the holiday or within 14 days of the issue date printed on the surcharge invoice, whichever is the later. We promise not to levy a surcharge within 30 days of the start of your holiday. No refund will be payable if any decrease in our costs occurs during this period either. We reserve the right to increase or decrease prices at any time after brochure publication, as our costs change and exchange rates fluctuate, or to correct errors. The current prices of our holidays are shown on our website and are available by phone. Please ensure you have checked the price of any holiday you are interested in before making your booking.
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15. Our Liability (Events Connected with your Holiday Package)
- We promise to make sure that the holiday arrangements we have agreed to make, perform or provide as applicable as part of our contract with you are made, performed or provided with reasonable skill and care. This means that, subject to these Booking Conditions, we will accept responsibility if, for example, you suffer death or personal injury, or your contracted holiday arrangements are not provided as promised, or prove deficient as a result of the failure of ourselves, our employees, agents or suppliers to use reasonable skill and care in making, performing or providing, as applicable, your contracted holiday arrangements. PLEASE NOTE: it is your responsibility to show that reasonable skill and care has not been used if you wish to make a claim against us. In addition, we will only be responsible for what our employees, agents and suppliers do, or do not do, if they were, at the time, acting within the course of their employment (for employees), or carrying out work we had asked them to do (for agents and suppliers).
- We will not be responsible for any injury, illness, death, loss (for example, loss of enjoyment), damage, expense, cost or other sum or claim of any description whatsoever which results from any of the following: the act(s) and/or omission(s) of the person(s) affected or any member(s) of their party; or the act(s) and/or omission(s) of a third party not connected with the provision of your holiday and which were unforeseeable or unavoidable or ‘force majeure’, as defined in Clause 6.
- We cannot accept responsibility for any services which do not form part of our contract. This includes, for example, any additional services or facilities which your hotel or any other supplier agrees to provide for you where the services or facilities are not advertised in our brochure and we have not agreed to arrange them and any excursion you purchase in resort. In addition, regardless of any wording used by us on our website, in any of our brochures or elsewhere, we only promise to use reasonable skill and care as set out above and we do not have any greater or different liability to you.
- The promises we make to you about the services we have agreed to provide or arrange as part of our contract, and the laws and regulations of the country in which your claim or complaint occurred, will be used as the basis for deciding whether the services in question had been properly provided. If the particular services which gave rise to the claim or complaint complied with local laws and regulations applicable to those services at the time, the services will be treated as having been properly provided. This will be the case even if the services did not comply with the laws and regulations of the U.K. which would have applied had those services been provided in the U.K. The exception to this is where the claim or complaint concerns the absence of a safety feature, which might lead a reasonable holiday maker to refuse to take the holiday in question.
- Where we are found liable for loss of and/or damage to any luggage or personal possessions (including money), the maximum amount we will have to pay you is £35 per person affected. For all other claims which do not involve death or personal injury, if we are found liable to you on any basis, the maximum amount we will have to pay you is twice the price (excluding insurance premiums and credit/charge card and PayPoint card fees and amendment charges) paid by or on behalf of the person(s) affected in total, unless a lower limitation applies to your claim under Clause 15 (6). This maximum amount will only be payable where everything has gone wrong and you have not received any benefit at all from your holiday.
- Where any claim, or part of a claim (including those involving death or personal injury), concerns, or is based on, any travel arrangements (including the process of getting on and/or off the transport concerned) provided by any air, sea, rail or road carrier or any stay in a hotel, the maximum amount of compensation we will have to pay you will be limited. The most we will have to pay you for that claim or that part of a claim if we are found liable to you on any basis, is the most the carrier or hotelier concerned would have to pay under the International Convention or Regulation, which applies to the travel arrangements or hotel stay in question (for example, the Warsaw Convention as amended or unamended and the Montreal Convention for international travel by air and/or for airlines with an operating licence granted by an EU country, the EC Regulation on Air Carrier Liability No 889/2002 for national and international travel by air, the Athens Convention for international travel by sea or the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF)). Where a carrier or hotelier would not be obliged to make any payment to you under the applicable International Convention or Regulation, in respect of a claim or part of a claim, we, similarly, are not obliged to make a payment to you for that claim, or part of the claim. When making any payment, we are entitled to deduct any money which you have received, or are entitled to receive from the transport provider or hotelier, for the complaint or claim in question. Copies of the applicable International Conventions and Regulations are available from us on request.
- We cannot accept any liability for any damage, loss, expense or other sum(s) of any description (a) which, on the basis of the information given to us by you concerning your booking prior to our accepting it, we could not have foreseen you would suffer or incur if we breached our contract with you or (b) which did not result from any breach of contract or other fault by ourselves or our employees or, where we are responsible for them, our suppliers or (c) which relate to any business (including loss of self employed earnings)
- You must provide ourselves and our insurers with all assistance we may reasonably require. You must also tell us and the supplier concerned about your claim or complaint as set out in Clause 12, above. If asked to do so, you must transfer to us, or our insurers, any rights you have against the supplier or whoever else is responsible for your claim or complaint (if the person concerned is under 18, their parent or guardian must do so). You must also agree to cooperate fully with us and our insurers if we, or our insurers, want to enforce any rights which are transferred.
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16. Passengers with Health Considerations/Disabilities
Our holidays may not be suitable for people with certain disabilities or medical conditions. If you have a disability, coaches can be difficult to get on and off and some of our hotels do not offer ground/lower floor accommodation or lifts/easy access. We always endeavour to assist if we reasonably can where additional equipment needs to be transported in relation to a disability or medical problem. However, please bear in mind that coaches are subject to overall weight restrictions and have limited space to accommodate the luggage of all passengers. If we have already agreed to transport such additional equipment for an earlier booking, we may be unable to do so for a later booking for the same coach. This is particularly the case where any such equipment is relatively bulky or heavy. We will not usually be able to carry more than one mobility scooter on a coach. Carriage of any equipment is subject to its individual size, weight and other details, full details of which must be provided at the time of booking. Airlines have their own restrictions on the carriage of such equipment. Should you suffer from any disability or medical condition which may affect your or other passengers’ holidays, you must provide full verbal and written details at the time you book the holiday, including any specific requirements you have. Additionally, at the time you book the holiday, you must provide verbal and written confirmation that all assistance required will be provided by your travelling companion(s). You must also notify us of any changes or deterioration in the disability or medical condition, or development of any disability or medical condition after booking. In view of the nature of our holidays, we regret we must reserve the right to decline any booking or cancel (in the event of the development, deterioration or change of any disability or medical condition occurring after confirmation) whenever we reasonably feel unable to accommodate the needs or restrictions of any particular customer or where, in our reasonable opinion, the medical condition or disability of the customer concerned is likely to have a significant adverse effect on other customers taking the same holiday. We further reserve the right to cancel any holiday and impose cancellation charges if we are not fully advised of any relevant disability or medical condition at the time the booking is made and/or promptly notified of any development, change or deterioration occurring after booking. On occasions, the decision to cancel can only be made at the time the person concerned joins the coach for the first time as it may only be apparent at this stage that their disability or medical condition cannot be accommodated. Any customer affected by a disability or medical condition must ensure they have notified this to their travel insurers, and that their travel insurance will cover it. As it is a condition of booking that all customers have adequate and appropriate travel insurance, we are entitled to insist on evidence that the disability or medical condition is covered.
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17. Behaviour
When you book with us, you accept responsibility for any damage or loss caused by you. Full payment for any such damage or loss (reasonably estimated if not precisely known) must be paid direct at the time to the accommodation owner or manager or other supplier. If the actual cost of the loss or the damage exceeds the amount paid where estimated, you must pay the difference once known. If the actual cost is less than the amount paid, the difference will be refunded. You will be responsible for meeting any claims subsequently made against us and all costs incurred by us (including our own and the other party’s full legal costs) as a result of your actions. In the event of any customer behaving in such a way as is likely, (in our reasonable opinion or the reasonable opinion of any person in authority) to cause offence, danger, damage, discomfort or distress to others, we reserve the right to terminate that person’s holiday arrangements. In this situation, we will not be liable to complete your holiday arrangements (including return travel arrangements) and will not pay you, nor be liable for, any refund, compensation, or any other costs you have to pay. We cannot accept liability for the behaviour of others in your accommodation, or if facilities are removed as a result of their action.
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18. Leger Air Holidays Limited
Holidays which are operated by Leger Air Holidays Limited are indicated on the relevant holiday page with the ATOL number and sign. In accordance with EU Directive (EC) No 2111/2005 Article 9, we are required to bring to your attention the existence of a ‘Community list’ which contains details of air carriers that are subject to an operating ban with the EU Community. The Community list is available for inspection at http://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/air/safety/flywell_en.htm. In accordance with EU Regulations, we are required to advise you of the carrier(s) (or, if the carrier(s) is not known, the likely carrier(s)) that will operate your flight(s), at the time of booking. Where we are only able to inform you of the likely carrier(s) at the time of booking, we shall inform you of the identity of the actual carrier(s) as soon as we become aware of this. Any change to the operating carrier(s) after your booking has been confirmed will be notified to you as soon as possible. We are not always in a position at the time of booking to confirm flight timings which will be used in connection with your flight. The flight timings and types of aircraft (if shown) in this brochure and detailed on your confirmation invoice are for guidance only and are subject to alteration and confirmation. The latest timings will be shown on your tickets, which will be despatched to you approximately 10 days before departure. You must accordingly check your tickets very carefully immediately on receipt to ensure you have the correct flight times. It is possible that flight times may be changed, even after tickets have been dispatched. We will contact you as soon as possible if this occurs. Any change in the identity of the carrier, flight timings, and/or aircraft type will not entitle you to cancel or change to other arrangements without paying our normal charges, except where specified in these Booking Conditions. If the carrier with whom you have a confirmed reservation becomes subject to an operating ban, as above, as a result of which we/ the carrier are unable to offer you a suitable alternative, the provisions of Clause 5 will apply.
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19. Financial Protection
Leger Air Holidays Limited hold an Air Travel Organiser’s Licence issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (ATOL number 3880). When you buy an ATOL protected air inclusive holiday or flight from us, you will receive a confirmation invoice from us (or via our authorised agent) confirming your arrangements and your protection under our ATOL. In the unlikely event of our insolvency the CAA will ensure that you are not left stranded abroad and will arrange to refund any money you have paid to us for an advance booking. The air inclusive holidays and flights we arrange are ATOL protected, providing either the person who pays for the booking is present in the U.K. when the booking is made, or the first leg of any flight or flights we arrange for you commences in the U.K. For further information, visit the ATOL website at www.atol.org.uk. Leger Holidays Limited are a member of ABTA (ABTA number V3582). If your holiday does not include flights, ABTA will financially protect your holiday in the same way except that, if already abroad, you will be returned to the point where your contracted arrangements with us commenced. Please go to www.abta.com for a copy of the guide to ABTA’s scheme of Financial Protection. ABTA and ABTA members help holidaymakers to get the most from their travel and assist them when things do not go according to plan. We are obliged to maintain a high standard of service to you by ABTA’s Code of Conduct. For further information about ABTA, the Code of Conduct and the arbitration scheme available to you if you have a complaint (see Clause 12), contact ABTA, 30 Park Street, London SE1 9EQ tel 020 7637 2444 or www.abta.com
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20. Russian Visa (for Grand Russian Spectacular coach tour)
TO OBTAIN VISA’S TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND BELARUS USING ASLA VISA SERVICE, THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED:
1.RUSSIAN VISA APPLICATION - The Russian consulate will only accept application forms that have been completed online. Handwritten forms are not accepted. Please visit the website www.asla.co.uk, complete the application form and then print, sign and submit the form to ASLA
2.BELARUSSIAN VISA APPLICATION - The Belarussian application form is enclosed for you, please complete in block capitals, sign and forward to Asla. Unsigned applications will not be processed. They will not accept copies made by photocopying. Important Belarussian Visa: applications will be sent to the Embassy of Belarus 14 days before the departure of your group. The tour director/coach driver will have the group visa - it will not be sent to you directly.
3.ORIGINAL PASSPORT - You must be a full passport, valid for minimum of 6 months after the intended date of departure from Russia. Please make sure you have signed your passport and completed emergency contact details. Important If you are unable to release your passport for a period of 6 weeks plus delivery time please call Asla NOW to discuss alternative arrangements.
4. TWO PASSPORT TYPE PHOTOGRAPHS - with your name printed on the reverse.
5. SELF ADDRESSED ENVELOPE - for return of your documents. They will be dispatched by Royal Mail special delivery and will require signature for delivery (no stamps required).
6.CHEQUES PAYABLE TO ASLA LTD - for £170.00 per application. This applies to U.K. passport holders, allowing 6-8 weeks (possibly longer) processing time. For foreign nationals or if fast track service required, please apply to ASLA for further details of any applicable surcharges. Please send fast track documents at least 4 weeks prior to departure by special delivery to: Visa Dept (Ref: Leger) Asla Ltd. Riverside House, 160 High Street, Huntingdon, Cambs PE29 3TF. Tel: 01480 433800, Fax: 01480 433799, email: visas@aslatravelgroup.com.
Notes to complete Russian application form:
Section 7: Enter "TOURISM"
Section 10: You arrive in Russia on day 6 of your holiday and depart on day 12.
Section 13: LEAVE BLANK
Section 14: Moscow & St. Petersburg
Section 20: FULL WORK/SCHOOL/COLLEGE ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, POSITION or RETIRED/ HOUSEWIFE/ SELF EMPLOYED if appropriate
Notes to complete Belarussian application form:
Section 12: Enter the number of previous trips to Russia
Section 14: You may enter RETIRED or SELF EMPLOYED if appropriate
Section 16: Enter “TRANSIT”
Section 17: Tick "INDIVIDUAL"
Section 20: You arrive in Belarus on day 5 and depart on day 6.
Section 21: LEAVE BLANK
Section 31: Enter COACH
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Important Notice
All content on this website is believed to be accurate at the time of publishing. Please note: there may be changes to the content of this website which, where known at the time of booking, will be notified to you by your travel agent or us before any contract between you and us is concluded. In some cases, holidays contained in the brochures and websites may operate subject to there being a minimum number of persons required. For air inclusive holidays, we impose a deadline of four weeks prior to the date of departure before deciding if sufficient passengers have booked to travel. In the event that minimum numbers have not been reached, we reserve the right to cancel your holiday and refund all monies paid.
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Oberammergau Booking Conditions
It is important that you read the following booking conditions, together with the additional general information contained within this brochure. These Booking Conditions together with the General Information contained in this brochure form the basis of your contract with us.
Please read both these sections carefully as they apply to all bookings you make with us unless otherwise specified. All holidays which do not include any flights are operated by Leger Holidays Limited which is a member of and bonded with the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA V3582).
All holidays which include flights are operated by Leger Air Holidays Limited which holds an Air Travel Organisers' Licence issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (ATOL 3880). In these Booking Conditions, ‘we’, ‘us’ and ‘our’ are references to Leger Holidays Limited (for holidays without flights) or Leger Air Holidays Limited (for holidays including flights).
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1. HOLIDAY PAYMENT
You must pay a £150 deposit per person together with all applicable insurance premiums at the time of booking. A second deposit of £250 is due on 15 September 2009. The balance of the price of the holiday is due for payment no less than 70 days before the departure date. If the balance and 2nd deposit is not paid on time we reserve the right to treat your booking as cancelled by you and apply the cancellation charges set out in clause 3 below. For bookings made after 15 September 2009 a deposit of £400 is due at the time of booking. For bookings made after the balance due date the full amount is due at the time of booking. The person signing the booking form accepts responsibility for paying for all the people on the booking. You must be at least 18 years old to make a booking with us. Except for flight inclusive bookings, all monies you pay to one of our authorised travel agents for your holiday with us will be held by the agent on your behalf until the agent has verbally confirmed your booking. After that point, your agent will hold the monies on our behalf. For flight inclusive bookings, all monies paid to our authorised travel agents for your holiday with us will be held on our behalf until they are paid to us or refunded to you.
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2. OUR AGREEMENT
A contract is made when we, or your Travel Agent, confirm your booking. We will endeavour to send our confirmation within 7 days of receiving your booking. You must check all documents you receive from us carefully as soon as you receive them. We cannot accept any liability if we are not notified of any inaccuracy in any document within 14 days of our sending it out (in the case of travel documents/tickets 5 days). We both agree that English Law will apply to your contract and to any dispute, claim or other matter of any description which arises between us (except as set out below). We both also agree that any dispute, claim or other matter of any description (and whether or not involving any personal injury) which arises between us must be dealt with under the ABTA Arbitration Scheme (if the Scheme is available for the claim in question - see clause 11 ) or by the Courts of England and Wales only unless, in the case of Court proceedings, you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland. In this case, proceedings must either be brought in the Courts of your home country or those of England and Wales. If proceedings are brought in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you may choose to have your contract and any dispute, claim or other matter of any description which arises between us governed by the law of Scotland/Northern Ireland as applicable (but if you do not so choose, English law will apply). See also Clause 11.
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3. HOLIDAY CANCELLATION BY YOU
If you want to cancel your booking after we have confirmed it, you must do so in writing (not by email). Your notice of cancellation will only be effective when it is received in writing by us at our offices. Insurance premiums, credit & PayPoint card fees and amendment fees are not refundable. We will ask you to pay cancellation charges per person on the scale shown to the left. Cancellation charges are calculated on the basis of the total cost payable by the person(s) cancelling excluding insurance premiums, credit and PayPoint card fees and amendment charges, which are not refundable. You may be able to make a claim under your travel insurance policy if your cancellation falls within the conditions of the policy. Claims must be made directly to the insurance company concerned. Where any cancellation reduces the number of full paying party members below the number on which the price, number of free places and/or any concessions agreed for your booking were based, we will recalculate these items and re-invoice you accordingly. If any member of your party is prevented from travelling, that person may transfer their place to someone else (introduced by you) providing we are notified not less than two weeks before departure. Where a transfer to a person of your choice can be made, all costs and charges incurred by us and/or incurred or imposed by any of our suppliers as a result together with an amendment fee of £20 per person must be paid before the transfer can be effected.
| Period before you leave within which we receive written notice |
Oberammergau Holidays |
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| Before 15 Sep 2009 |
1st deposit |
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| Between 15 Sep 2009 & up to 70 days before departure |
1st & 2nd deposit |
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| Between 43 and 69 days |
50% or both deposits if greater |
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| Between 29 and 42 days |
60% or both deposits if greater |
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| Between 15 and 28 days |
75% or both deposits if greater |
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| Between 4 and 14 days |
90% or both deposits if greater |
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| Less than 4 days |
100% |
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4. HOLIDAY ALTERATION BY YOU
Should you wish to make any changes to your booking, please advise us as soon as possible in writing. Whilst we cannot guarantee changes can be made to your booking, we will endeavour to meet requests if we can. Where we are able to do so, the following charges will apply (in addition to any charges our suppliers may impose or incur, this could be 100% of the transport cost):- We charge an amendment fee of £20 per booking for each item you want to change. However, some changes made within 70 days of departure, may be treated as a cancellation of your original booking. In that case we may ask you to pay cancellation charges on the scale shown above in Clause 3 together with the full cost of your new holiday plus any further costs we may incur. NB Insurance premiums are transferable from one holiday to another (including when you travel earlier or later than originally booked) but not from one person to another.
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5. ALTERATIONS AND CANCELLATIONS BY US
Occasionally, we have to make changes and correct errors in our brochure and other details both before and after bookings have been confirmed and cancel confirmed bookings. Most changes are minor and we will try to tell you of such changes before you leave on holiday. Occasionally, we have to make a Significant Change to your holiday before departure such as the following: a change of outward departure time of more than 12 hours; a change of departure point to one which is significantly more inconvenient for you; a change of destination (ie. country); a significant change in itinerary; a change of accommodation to that of a lower category for the whole or the majority of your holiday. If there is time to do so before departure, we will offer the following options:- (a) Accepting the changed arrangements (b) Transferring to an alternative holiday, of a similar standard to that originally booked if available. If your alternative holiday is cheaper than the original one, we will refund the price difference. You may choose any of our other available holidays and pay the applicable price of any such holiday. This will mean you paying more if it is more expensive or receiving a refund if it is cheaper. (c) Cancelling or accepting the cancellation in which case you will receive a full and prompt refund of all monies you have paid to us. Please Note: the above options are not available where any change made is a minor one. If we have to make a Significant Change or cancel, we will pay you the compensation set out in the table below subject to the following exceptions. Compensation will not be payable and no liability beyond offering the above mentioned choices can be accepted where we are forced to make a change or cancel as a result of unusual and unforeseeable circumstances beyond our control, the consequences of which we could not have avoided even with all due care or (2) we have to cancel because the minimum number of bookings necessary for us to operate your holiday has not been reached. No compensation will be payable and the above options will not be available if we cancel as a result of your failure to comply with any requirement of these booking conditions entitling us to cancel (such as paying on time) or if the change made is a minor one. A minor change is any change which taking account of the information you have given us at the time of booking or which we can reasonably be expected to know as a tour operator, we could not reasonably expect to have a significant effect on your holiday.
| Period of notification given to you or your travel agent prior to departure date |
Minimum compensation per fare paying passenger when major change or alternative |
Maximum compensation per fare paying passenger if full refund accepted holiday accepted |
| More than 70 days |
nil |
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nil |
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| Between 29 and 42 days |
2%* |
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£10 |
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| Between 14 and 28 days |
5%* |
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£10 |
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| Less than 14 days |
10%* |
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£20 |
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*Compensation is shown as a percentage of the basic holiday price excluding insurance premiums and any amendment/cancellation charges. In all cases, our liability for Significant Changes and cancellations is limited to offering you the above mentioned options and, where applicable, compensation payments. Very rarely, we may be forced by ‘force majeure’ (see below) to change or terminate your holiday after departure but before the scheduled end of your time away. This is extremely unlikely but if this situation does occur, we regret we will be unable to make any refunds (unless we obtain any refunds from our suppliers), pay you any compensation or meet any costs or expenses you incur as a result. Force Majeure. Except where otherwise expressly stated in these booking conditions, we regret we cannot accept liability or pay any compensation where the performance or prompt performance of our contractual obligations is prevented or affected or you otherwise suffer any damage, loss (or expense of any nature as a result of ‘force majeure’. In these Booking Conditions, ‘force majeure’ means any event which we or the supplier of the service(s) in question could not, even with all due care, foresee or avoid. Such events may include war or threat of war, riot, civil strife, actual or threatened terrorist activity, industrial dispute, natural or nuclear disaster, adverse weather conditions, fire and all similar events outside our control.
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6. ITINERARY CHANGES
It may be necessary, sometimes at short notice, to make changes to an itinerary due to weather, traffic and road conditions. Regrettably coaches, trains, ships and aircraft do occasionally break down or certain facilities on board a coach, train, ship or aircraft may become faulty. Every effort will be made to rectify such issues as quickly as possible. In some instances it may be necessary to replace the vehicle or aircraft which cannot be repaired. We cannot accept any responsibility for delays caused by any form of breakdown.
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7. TRAVEL DELAY
Whilst we try to avoid flight delays and delays to your sea crossing/tunnel crossing, unfortunately, they occasionally happen. If there is a delay, we will endeavour to minimise any discomfort by providing extra services to you (in the event of delay to your rail/air departure, responsibility for any meals rests with the airline, or rail operator). These additional services are subject to availability. We shall not be responsible for reimbursement of any payment you have to make unless we have given our permission beforehand.
| Up to 3 hours |
3-5 hours |
5-9 hours |
Overnight |
| None |
Light refreshments for each passenger. |
One main meal for each passenger. |
Meals and accommodation as appropriate for the time of day or night. |
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8. ARTISTS, CONCERTS, ENTERTAINMENTS AND RIDES
We cannot accept responsibility for the non-appearance of any artist or the cancellation/withdrawal/closure of any concert/event/entertainment/ride for whatever reason. Should any such situation arise the holiday arrangements will still proceed. We will not always be in a position to advise you in advance of any such cancellation etc. Such situations will not constitute a major change to your holiday arrangements entitling you to cancel or change to another holiday without paying our normal charges and no compensation will be payable.
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9. CONDITIONS OF SUPPLIERS
Many of the services which make up your holiday are provided by independent suppliers. Those suppliers provide these services in accordance with their own terms and conditions. Some of these terms and conditions may limit or exclude the supplier's liability to you, usually in accordance with applicable International Conventions (see clause 14 (6). Copies of the relevant parts of these terms and conditions are available on request from ourselves or the supplier concerned.
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10. SPECIAL REQUESTS
We will endeavour to pass on any reasonable requests to the relevant supplier, but cannot promise that any request will be honoured and may not always be able to tell you before you leave if we cannot meet your special requests. For your own protection, you should obtain confirmation in writing from us that your request will be complied with (where it is possible for us to give this) if your request is important to you. Confirmation that a special request has been noted or passed on to the supplier or the inclusion of the special request on your confirmation invoice or any other documentation is not confirmation that the request will be met. Unless and until specifically confirmed, all special requests are subject to availability.
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11. COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
Should you have a complaint about any aspect of your holiday, you must notify one of the coach crew, or one of our representatives, together with the supplier of the services in question immediately so that the problem can be quickly resolved in the resort. If the matter cannot be resolved, you must immediately complete a Customer Complaint Form (available from our driver/representative) with details of your complaint. You must send this report to us within 28 days of returning home. Disputes arising out of, or in connection with any contract for non air-inclusive holidays only which cannot be amicably settled may be referred to arbitration, if the customer so wishes, under a special Scheme arranged by the Association of British Travel Agents, and administered independently by 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. Full details will be provided on request or can be obtained on the ABTA website (www.abtanet.com). 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 in respect of physical injury or illness or their consequences. The Scheme can however deal with compensation claims which include an element of minor injury or illness subject to a limit of £1,000 on the amount the arbitrator can award per person in respect of this element. The application for arbitration and Statement of Claim must be received by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators within 9 months of the date of return from the holiday. Outside this time limit arbitration under the Scheme may still be available if we agree, but the ABTA Code does not require such agreement.
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12. HOLIDAY INSURANCE
It is a condition of booking a holiday with us that you take out insurance. The insurance Leger Holidays offer is for United Kingdom residents only. Should you decide not to purchase our insurance, any you obtain from a third party must offer cover at least as comprehensive as ours. You must provide us with the name, address, policy number and details of the emergency and medical repatriation telephone number relating to such a policy within 14 days of booking. If you purchase our insurance, cover will not be effective until we receive all applicable premiums in full. Please read your policy details carefully and take them with you on holiday. It is your responsibility to ensure that the insurance cover you purchase is suitable and adequate for your particular needs. We do not check alternative insurance policies.
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13. PRICING POLICY
The prices shown in our brochure were calculated on 14 October 2008 on the basis of then known costs and exchange rates as shown in the Financial Times Guide to World Currencies on that date. We reserve the right to increase or decrease prices at any time after brochure publication as our costs change and exchange rates fluctuate or to correct errors. The current prices of our holidays are shown on our website and by phone. Please ensure you have checked the price of any holiday you are interested in before making your booking. Once the price of your chosen holiday has been confirmed at the time of booking, we guarantee not to increase your holiday price as a result of changes in currency exchange rates. Due to this promise however we cannot give any refunds in the event of favourable changes in the currency rates. We will however increase or decrease prices in the following circumstances by way of a surcharge or refund. A surcharge or refund (as applicable) will be payable, subject to the conditions set out in this clause, if our costs increase or decrease as a result of transportation costs (e.g. fuel, scheduled airfares and any other airline surcharges which are part of the contract between airlines (and their agents) and the tour operator) or dues, taxes or fees payable for services such as landing taxes or embarkation or disembarkation fees at ports or airports increasing or decreasing. Even in the above cases, only if the amount of the increase in our costs exceeds 2% of the total cost of your holiday, will we levy a surcharge. If any surcharge is greater than 10% of the cost of your holiday, you will be entitled to cancel your booking and receive a full refund of all monies you have paid to us (except for any amendment charges) or alternatively purchase another holiday from us as referred to in clause 5 ‘Alterations and Cancellations by us’. The total cost of your holiday for the purpose of calculating 2% or 10% as above excludes insurance premiums, credit & PayPoint card fees and any amendment charges. Although insurance (where purchased through us) does not form part of your contract with us or of any ‘package’, we will consider an appropriate refund of any insurance premiums you have paid us if you can show you are unable to use/reuse or transfer your policy in the event of cancellation or purchase of an alternative holiday. A refund will only be payable if the decrease in our costs exceeds 2% as set out above. Where a refund is due, we will pay you the full amount of the decrease in our costs. You have 14 days from the issue date printed on the surcharge invoice to tell us if you want to cancel or purchase another holiday. If you do not tell us that you wish to do so within this period of time, we are entitled to assume that you will pay the surcharge. Any surcharge must be paid with the balance of the cost of the holiday or within 14 days of the issue date printed on the surcharge invoice, whichever is the later. We promise not to levy a surcharge within 30 days of the start of your holiday. No refund will be payable if any decrease in our costs occurs during this period either.
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14. OUR LIABILITY (EVENTS CONNECTED WITH YOUR HOLIDAY PACKAGE)
(1) We promise to make sure that the holiday arrangements we have agreed to make, perform or provide as applicable as part of our contract with you are made, performed or provided with reasonable skill and care. This means that, subject to these booking conditions, we will accept responsibility if, for example, you suffer death or personal injury or your contracted holiday arrangements are not provided as promised or prove deficient as a result of the failure of ourselves, our employees, agents or suppliers to use reasonable skill and care in making, performing or providing, as applicable, your contracted holiday arrangements. Please note it is your responsibility to show that reasonable skill and care has not been used if you wish to make a claim against us. In addition, we will only be responsible for what our employees, agents and suppliers do or do not do if they were at the time acting within the course of their employment (for employees) or carrying out work we had asked them to do (for agents and suppliers). (2) We will not be responsible for any injury, illness, death, loss (for example loss of enjoyment), damage, expense, cost or other sum or claim of any description whatsoever which results from any of the following:
- the act(s) and/or omission(s) of the person(s) affected or any member(s) of their party or - the act(s) and/or omission(s) of a third party not connected with the provision of your holiday and which were unforeseeable or unavoidable or - 'force majeure' as defined in Clause 5. (3) Please note, we cannot accept responsibility for any services which do not form part of our contract. This includes, for example, any additional services or facilities which your hotel or any other supplier agrees to provide for you where the services or facilities are not advertised in our brochure and we have not agreed to arrange them and any excursion you purchase in resort. In addition, regardless of any wording used by us on our website, in any of our brochures or elsewhere, we only promise to use reasonable skill and care as set out above and we do not have any greater or different liability to you. (4) The promises we make to you about the services we have agreed to provide or arrange as part of our contract - and the laws and regulations of the country in which your claim or complaint occurred - will be used as the basis for deciding whether the services in question had been properly provided. If the particular services which gave rise to the claim or complaint complied with local laws and regulations applicable to those services at the time, the services will be treated as having been properly provided. This will be the case even if the services did not comply with the laws and regulations of the UK which would have applied had those services been provided in the UK. The exception to this is where the claim or complaint concerns the absence of a safety feature which might lead a reasonable holiday maker to refuse to take the holiday in question. (5) As set out in these booking conditions we limit the maximum amount we may have to pay you for any claims you may make against us. Where we are found liable for loss of and/or damage to any luggage or personal possessions (including money), the maximum amount we will have to pay you is £35 per person affected unless a lower limitation applies to your claim under this clause or clause 14(6) below. For all other claims which do not involve death or personal injury, if we are found liable to you on any basis the maximum amount we will have to pay you is twice the price (excluding insurance premiums and amendment charges) paid by or on behalf of the person(s) affected in total unless a lower limitation applies to your claim under clause 14 (6) below. This maximum amount will only be payable where everything has gone wrong and you have not received any benefit at all from your holiday. (6) Where any claim or part of a claim (including those involving death or personal injury) concerns or is based on any travel arrangements (including the process of getting on and/or off the transport concerned) provided by any air, sea, rail or road carrier or any stay in a hotel, the maximum amount of compensation we will have to pay you will be limited. The most we will have to pay you for that claim or that part of a claim if we are found liable to you on any basis is the most the carrier or hotel keeper concerned would have to pay under the international convention or regulation which applies to the travel arrangements or hotel stay in question (for example, the Warsaw Convention as amended or unamended and the Montreal Convention for international travel by air and/or for airlines with an operating licence granted by an EU country, the EC Regulation on Air Carrier Liability No 889/2002 for national and international travel by air, the Athens convention for international travel by sea). Please note: Where a carrier or hotel would not be obliged to make any payment to you under the applicable International Convention or Regulation in respect of a claim or part of a claim, we similarly are not obliged to make a payment to you for that claim or part of the claim. When making any payment, we are entitled to deduct any money which you have received or are entitled to receive from the transport provider or hotelier for the complaint or claim in question. Copies of the applicable International Conventions and Regulations are available from us on request. (7) Please note, we cannot accept any liability for any damage, loss, expense or other sum(s) of any description (1) which on the basis of the information given to us by you concerning your booking prior to our accepting it, we could not have foreseen you would suffer or incur if we breached our contract with you or (2) which did not result from any breach of contract or other fault by ourselves or our employees or, where we are responsible for them, our suppliers. Additionally we cannotaccept liability for any business losses. (8) You must provide ourselves and our insurers with all assistance we may reasonably require. You must also tell us and the supplier concerned about your claim or complaint as set out in clause 13 above. If asked to do so, you must transfer to us or our insurers any rights you have against the supplier or whoever else is responsible for your claim or complaint (if the person concerned is under 18, their parent or guardian must do so). You must also agree to cooperate fully with us and our insurers if we or our insurers want to enforce any rights which are transferred.
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15. PASSENGERS WITH HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS / DISABILITIES.
Please Note: our holidays may not be suitable for people with certain disabilities or medical conditions. If you have a disability, coaches can be difficult to get on and off and some of our hotels do not offer ground/lower floor accommodation or lifts/easy access. We always endeavour to assist if we reasonably can where additional equipment needs to be transported in relation to a disability or medical problem. However, please bear in mind that coaches are subject to overall weight restrictions and have limited space to accommodate the luggage of all passengers. If we have already agreed to transport such additional equipment for an earlier booking, we may be unable to do so for a later booking for the same coach. This is particularly the case where any such equipment is relatively bulky or heavy. We will not usually be able to carry more than one mobility scooter on a coach. Carriage of any equipment is subject to its individual size, weight and other details, full details of which must be provided at the time of booking. Airlines have their own restrictions on the carriage of such equipment. Should you or any member of your party suffer from any disability or medical condition which may affect your, their or other passengers’ holidays, you must provide full written details at the time you book the holiday including any specific requirements the person concerned has. Additionally at the time you book the holiday, you must provide written confirmation that all assistance required will be provided by you. You must also notify us of any changes or deterioration in the disability or medical condition or development of any disability or medical condition after booking. In view of the nature of our holidays, we regret we must reserve the right to decline any booking or cancel (in the event of the development, deterioration or change of any disability or medical condition occurring after confirmation) whenever we reasonably feel unable to accommodate the needs or restrictions of any particular client or where, in our reasonable opinion, the medical condition or disability of the client concerned is likely to have a significant adverse effect on other clients taking the same holiday. We further reserve the right to cancel any holiday and impose cancellation charges if we are not fully advised of any relevant disability or medical condition at the time the booking is made and/or promptly notified of any development, change or deterioration occurring after booking. On occasions, the decision to cancel can only be made at the time the person concerned joins the coach for the first time as it may only be apparent at this stage that their disability or medical condition cannot be accommodated. Any client affected by a disability or medical condition must ensure they have notified this to their travel insurers and that their travel insurance will cover it. As it is a condition of booking that all clients have adequate and appropriate travel insurance, we are entitled to insist on evidence that the disability or medical condition is covered.
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16. BEHAVIOUR
When you book with us, you accept responsibility for any damage or loss caused by you or any member of your party. Full payment for any such damage or loss must be paid direct at the time to the accommodation owner or manager or other supplier. If you fail to do so, you will be responsible for meeting any claims subsequently made against us (together with our own and the other party's full legal costs) as a result of your actions. In the event of any client behaving in such a way as is likely, (in our reasonable opinion or the reasonable opinion of any person in authority) to cause offence, danger, damage, discomfort or distress to others, we reserve the right to terminate that person's holiday arrangements. In this situation we will not be liable to complete your holiday arrangements (including return travel arrangements) and will not be pay you nor be liable for any refund, compensation, or any other costs you have to pay. We cannot accept liability for the behaviour of others in your accommodation or if facilities are removed as a result of their action.
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17. FINANCIAL PROTECTION
Leger Air Holidays Limited hold an Air Travel Organiser's Licence issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (ATOL number 3880). When you buy an ATOL protected air inclusive holiday or flight* from us you will receive a confirmation invoice from us (or via our authorised agent) confirming your arrangements and your protection under our ATOL. In the unlikely event of our insolvency the CAA will ensure that you are not left stranded abroad and will arrange to refund any money you have paid to us for an advance booking. The air inclusive holidays and flights we arrange are ATOL protected providing either the person who pays for the booking is present in the UK when the booking is made or the first leg of any flight or flights we arrange for you commences in the UK. For further information, visit the ATOL website at www.atol.org.uk. Leger Holidays Limited are a member of ABTA (ABTA number V3582). If your holiday does not include flights, ABTA will financially protect your holiday in the same way except that, if already abroad, you will be returned to the point where your contracted arrangements with us commenced. Please go to www.abta.com for a copy of the guide to ABTA’s scheme of Financial Protection. ABTA and ABTA members help holidaymakers to get the most from their travel and assist them when things do not go according to plan. We are obliged to maintain a high standard of service to you by ABTA’s Code of Conduct. For further information about ABTA, the Code of Conduct and the arbitration scheme available to you if you have a complaint (see clause 11), contact ABTA, 68 – 71 Newman Street, London W1T 3AH tel 020 7637 2444 or www.abta.com
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18. IMPORTANT NOTICE
This brochure is believed to be accurate at the time of going to print. Please note: there may be changes to the content of this brochure which, where known at the time of booking, will be notified to you by your travel agent or us before any contract between you and us is concluded. In some cases, holidays contained in this brochure may operate subject to there being a minimum number of persons required. For air inclusive holidays, we impose a deadline of four weeks prior to the date of departure before deciding if sufficient passengers have booked to travel. In the event that minimum numbers have not been reached, we reserve the right to cancel your holiday and refund all monies paid.
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