1. ACCEPTANCE AND AGREEMENT
Antipodeans Abroad Pty Ltd offers the Applicant a place on the tour on the strict understanding that the Applicant has read and understood this and the following Booking Conditions and accepts and agrees to abide by them. Once accepted, the Applicant becomes a Tour Member.
2. HEALTH AND FITNESS REQUIREMENTS
It is the obligation of each Tour Member to ensure that he/she is in good health prior to the tour, having regard to the destination and undertakings of the tour. Each Tour Member confirms that he/she has answered the questions on the Application Form or other requisite medical forms accurately and agrees to promptly inform Detours Abroad if any of the information supplied becomes incorrect before the scheduled departure date of the tour.
3. DOCUMENTATION AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE
Each Tour Member is responsible for obtaining and having available the necessary documents including visas to enable him/her to participate in the tour and agrees to comply with all legislation, immigration, customs and foreign exchange regulations of the countries through which the tour shall pass.
4. INSURANCE
Detours Abroad requires each Tour Member to take out comprehensive travel insurance to include emergency, casualty evacuation, compensation for loss or damage to certain property or possessions and public liability. The cost of insurance is in addition to the price quoted. Full details of a recommended insurer and policy are available on request. Each Tour Member must decide what supplementary cover he/she desires.
5. PRICES AND EXTRAS
The price quoted includes all specialist equipment supplies, administration and internal travel for tours with the following exceptions;
Each Tour Member is responsible for arrangement and payment of all his/her costs for inoculations, passports, visas and airport taxes where required.
Each Tour Member is responsible for providing his/her own prescribed medical requirements, personal equipment and clothing as advised and detailed under the appropriate sections of the tour information and any supplementary written communications or instructions sent to Tour Members.
Tour costs are based on ground costs, airfares and exchange rates at the time of application and may be subject to fluctuations. Detours Abroad endeavours to maintain its advertised price but reserves the right to increase this price without notice at any time up to and including the day of departure of any tour in the event of exchange rate fluctuations, increases in fuel costs, airport charges, airfares or increases in ground operator service fees.
Each Tour Member is responsible for emergency evacuation charges.
6. CANCELLATION
Each Tour Member acknowledges that he/she has been given the opportunity to take out travel insurance that may cover cancellations in some but not all circumstances. For all cancellations, the following fees apply per Tour Member;
Prior to 60 days before departure - total loss of first instalment
Between 60 days and 15 days (inclusive of those days) prior to departure - total loss of deposit and 50% of any subsequent payments made
Less than 15 days prior to departure and after commencement of travel - total loss of tour cost including first instalment.
7. VIABILITY OF TOUR
Where circumstances arise beyond the reasonable control of Detours Abroad so as to make the tour in the opinion of Detours Abroad no longer viable, then Detours Abroad shall;
i. In the case of cancellations be entitled to treat all Tour Members of that tour as having cancelled his/her participation in the cancelled tour
ii. Use its best endeavours to join those tour members who wish to participate in a tour with another Detours Abroad tour.
8. ALTERATIONS TO DESTINATIONS, ITINERARY, TOUR LEADER, ETC.
Where circumstances arise such that in Detours Abroad's opinion it is necessary or advisable to alter the destination or departure date of a tour and/or change itinerary, routes, length or dates of the tour, identity of the tour leader(s), including without limitation joining one tour with another, then Detours Abroad shall be entitled to make any or all such alterations without prior notification to or consultation with the Tour Member.
9. RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL
Detours Abroad reserves the right to withdraw any Tour Member at any time and the tour leader may at any time require any Tour Member to leave the tour in circumstances in which Detours Abroad determines the continued presence of the Tour Member prejudices the tour's good order or discipline whether involving contravention of the law of any country through which a tour passes or otherwise.
10. LAST MINUTE PAYMENTS
Any payment made within 10 working days of the scheduled departure date of the tour must be paid by bank or building society cheque and not by way of a personal cheque.
11. TRANSFERABILITY
This contract is personal to each Tour Member and/or their parent or legal guardian who shall not assign the benefit of this Contract without the prior written consent of Detours Abroad.
12. FLIGHT ARRANGEMENTS
Detours Abroad makes all decisions in the planning process of the tours. This includes without limitation decision making as to the operator, flight number, departure date and arrival destinations.
13. INDEMNITY
Each Tour Member and parent or guardian acknowledges that the enjoyment and excitement of the tour is derived in part by travel and activity involving risks beyond the safety of life at home or work. Each Tour Member and parent or guardian accepts all the inherent risks of the tour and all activities associated or ancillary thereto.
By signing the declaration form, the Applicant or where the Applicant is under the age of 18 years his/her parent or legal guardian agrees to be bound by the conditions set out in this agreement. Applications from Applicants under the age of 18 years will only be accepted if the declaration is signed by both the Applicant and his/her parent or legal guardian.
The Applicant and, where the Applicant is under the age of 18 years, the Applicant's parent or legal guardian must carefully note the contents of tour information provided by Detours Abroad and the Applicant and parent or guardian must note and comply with the joining and other instructions set out in the tour information. Failure to do so may prejudice other Tour Members, Detours Abroad and tour leaders causing consequential losses and expenses for which the Applicant and/or the parent or guardian of the Tour Member will at all times hereafter indemnify and keep indemnified Detours Abroad and its employees.
Each Tour Member and where the Tour Member is under the age of 18 years the parent or legal guardian of the Tour Member will at all times indemnify and keep indemnified Detours Abroad and its employees against all liabilities incurred by any or all of Detours Abroad, the Tour Member and his/her parent or legal guardian by reason of any of the following;
i. Failure to ensure the Tour Member is in good health as set out in clause 2 of this agreement
ii. Failure to have necessary documentation as set out in clause 3 of this agreement
iii. Withdrawal of the Tour Member from the Tour under clause 11 of this agreement.
Except to the extent that the Trade Practices Act and the Fair Trading Act imply non-excludable rights into this contract, the Tour Member and his/her parents or guardian, if applicable, waives any and all claims he/she may have now or in the future against Detours Abroad and its employees, and releases from all liability and agrees not to sue Detours Abroad and its employees.
14. PROPER LAW
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws in force in New South Wales for the time being and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that State.
15. COPYRIGHT
Copyright of this website remains vested in Antipodeans Abroad Pty Ltd, ACN 051 363 387 whose registered office is situated at Level 6, 8 West St North Sydney NSW 2060.
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