Key points:
We act in the following capacities: as a package organiser in or own right (‘our’ package holidays) and as an agent on behalf of the supplier of your holiday (e.g. a tour operator). Our obligations to you may vary depending upon which arrangements you book with us, and whether we act as package organiser or an agent.
These booking conditions consist of section A which contain the conditions which will apply to our package bookings, section B which applies to agency bookings and bookings of linked travel arrangements (where different types of travel services are booked for the same trip or holiday) and section C which applies to all bookings.
These Booking Conditions, together with our privacy policy and website terms of use (see and any other written information we brought to your attention before we confirmed your booking, apply to your booking with Arrive Relax Travel Limited, a company registered in England & Wales under company number 11605489, whose registered office address is at 14 Clements Court, 2nd Floor, Clements Lane, Ilford IG1 2QY (“we”, “us” or “our”). Please read this material carefully as it sets out our respective rights and obligations. In these Booking Conditions references to “you” and “your” include the first named person on the booking and all persons on whose behalf a booking is made or any other person to whom a booking is added or transferred.
We act in the following capacities: (a) as a package organiser in our own right and (b) as an agent on behalf of the supplier of your holiday or linked travel arrangements. Our obligations to you may vary depending upon which arrangements you book with us, and whether we act as package organiser or as an agent. These booking conditions include section A which contain the conditions which will apply to our package bookings, section B which applies to agency bookings and linked travel sales and section C which applies to all bookings.
For all bookings, by making a booking, the first named person on the booking agrees on behalf of all persons detailed on the booking that:
SECTION A – ‘OUR’ PACKAGE HOLIDAYS
Key points:
You enter into a contract with us when we issue our confirmation invoice. If you then cancel, there will be cancellation charges. Initially, this is your deposit, but after you’ve paid the balance of the holiday price, charges rise and can go up to 100%.
You can make changes to your booking in certain circumstances. We make a charge for this. We can change and cancel your booking. We’ll pay you compensation in certain circumstances.
We are responsible to you for providing your holiday but there are legal limits.
We are a Member of The Travel Trust Association (TTA) and we provide protection for your flight based Package holidays through the TTA Air Travel Operators Licence and for holidays which do not include a flight through supplier failure insurance.
You have certain key rights under the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 which can be found here. These key rights can be found set out at the end of these Booking Conditions.
NB read the full terms below for more information and for other important rights and obligations.
Definition of Package: A package exists if you book a pre-arranged combination of at least two of the following components when sold or offered for sale at an inclusive price and when the service covers a period of more than twenty-four hours or includes overnight accommodation: (a) transport; (b) accommodation; (c) other tourist services not ancillary to transport or accommodation and accounting for a significant proportion of the package.
Where you have booked a Package with us, we will accept responsibility for it in accordance with these Booking Conditions as an “organiser”.
1 – Booking and Paying For Your Arrangements
A booking is made with us when: (a) you tell us that you would like to accept our written or verbal quotation; (b) you pay us the deposit we ask for at the time of booking; and (c) we issue you with a booking confirmation following receipt of your deposit. We reserve the right to return your deposit and decline to issue a confirmation at our absolute discretion. A binding contract will come into existence between you and us as soon as we have issued you with a booking confirmation, which confirms the details of your booking and which will be sent to you or your travel agent.
If your confirmed arrangements include a flight, we (or if you booked via an authorised agent of ours, that agent) will issue you with an ATOL Certificate and a confirmation. Upon receipt, if you believe that any details on the ATOL Certificate or confirmation or any other document are wrong you must advise us immediately as changes cannot be made later and it may harm your rights if we are not notified of any inaccuracies in any document within ten days of our sending it out (five days for tickets).
The balance of the cost of your arrangements (including any applicable surcharges) is due on the date specified on your confirmation invoice prior to scheduled departure. If we do not receive this balance in full and on time, we reserve the right to treat your booking as cancelled by you in which case the cancellation charges set out in clause 5 below will become payable.
2 – Pricing
We reserve the right to amend the price of holidays at any time before a booking is made with us and correct errors in the prices of confirmed holidays. The price of your confirmed holiday is also subject to variations in:
Such variations could include but are not limited to cost changes which are part of our contracts with airlines (and their agents), cruise ship operators and any other transport providers and would be calculated on the basis of the revised costs charged under our contract with such parties. We will absorb and you will not be charged for any increase equivalent to 2% of the price of your Package, which excludes insurance premiums and any amendment charges and/or additional services or travel arrangements. You will be charged for the amount over and above that, plus an administration charge of £1.00 per person together with an amount to cover agents’ commission. If this means that you have to pay an increase of more than 8% of the price of your Package (excluding any insurance premiums, amendment charges and/or additional services or travel arrangements), you will have the option of accepting a change to another Package if we are able to offer one (if this is of equivalent or higher quality you will not have to pay more but if it is of lower quality you will be refunded the difference in price), or cancelling and receiving a full refund of all monies paid to us, except for any insurance premiums and any amendment charges and/or additional services or travel arrangements. Should you decide to cancel for this reason, you must exercise your right to do so within 14 days from the issue date printed on your final invoice. Other than to correct errors in late bookings, there will be no change made to the price of your confirmed Package within [20] days of your departure nor will refunds be paid during this period. We will consider an appropriate refund of insurance premiums paid if you can show that you are unable to transfer or reuse your policy. Should the price of your holiday go down due to the changes mentioned above, then any refund due will be paid to you less administrative costs incurred by us. However, please note that travel arrangements are not always purchased in local currency and some apparent changes have no impact on the price of your travel due to contractual and other protection in place.
3 – Financial protection
We provide full financial protection for our package holidays.
If we are unable to provide the services listed (or a suitable alternative, through an alternative ATOL holder or otherwise) for reasons of insolvency, the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust may make a payment to (or confer a benefit on) you under the ATOL scheme. You agree that in return for such a payment or benefit you assign absolutely to those Trustees any claims which you have or may have arising out of or relating to the non-provision of the services, including any claim against us, the travel agent (or your credit card issuer where applicable). You also agree that any such claims may be re-assigned to another body, if that other body has paid sums you have claimed under the ATOL scheme.
When you buy a package holiday that doesn’t include a flight, protection is provided by way of Supplier Failure Insurance.
4 – Changes by You
If you wish to change any part of your booking arrangements after our confirmation invoice has been issued, you must inform us in writing as soon as possible. This should be done by the first named person on the booking. Whilst we will do our best to assist, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to meet your requested change. Where we can meet a request, all changes will be subject to payment of an administration fee of £50 per person per change as well as any applicable rate changes or extra costs incurred as well as any costs incurred by ourselves and any costs or charges incurred or imposed by any of our suppliers. You should be aware that these costs could increase the closer to the departure date that changes are made and you should contact us as soon as possible. Where we are unable to assist you and you do not wish to proceed with the original booking we will treat this as a cancellation by you. A cancellation fee may be payable.
Note: Certain arrangements may not be amended after they have been confirmed and any alteration could incur a cancellation charge of up to 100% of that part of the arrangements.
This includes our own Arrive Relax Travel Holidays programme where special conditions apply:
Please note the administration fee applies to all these changes.
5 – If you cancel
If you or any other member of your party decides to cancel your confirmed booking you must notify us in writing. Your notice of cancellation will only take effect when it is received in writing by us at our offices and will be effective from the date on which we receive it. We recommend that you use recorded delivery. Since we incur costs in cancelling your arrangements, you will have to pay the applicable cancellation charges shown below (The cancellation charge detailed is calculated on the basis of the total booking price payable by the person(s) cancelling, excluding insurance premiums and amendment charges as these are not refundable in the event of a cancellation):-
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Period before departure within which notice of cancellation is received by us in writing |
% of total booking price* |
|---|---|
| More than 84 Days | Loss of Deposit** |
| 84-50 Days | 30% or Deposit if Greater |
| 49-29 Days | 50% |
| 28 Days or Less | 100% |
*Bookings that include budget/Low Cost or Schedule Flights and some Cruise Companies and/or Apex train tickets may incur different cancellation charges as a result of the cancellation charges imposed by these suppliers. In that event, our cancellation charges will be increased, if needed, to cover our liability for the additional cancellation charges imposed by these suppliers. Some accommodation providers may also require additional non-refundable deposits, which will not be returned to you upon cancellation and which may make our cancellation charges higher than that shown above in order to cover our liability for the additional cancellation charges imposed by these suppliers. Please enquire at the time of booking.
**Where a low deposit has been paid at the time of cancellation you will be required to pay the remainder of the full deposit.
Note: Certain arrangements may not be amended after they have been confirmed and any alteration or cancellation could incur a cancellation charge of up to 100% of that part of the arrangements in addition to the charge above.
If the reason for your cancellation is covered under the terms of your insurance policy, you may be able to reclaim these charges. We will deduct the cancellation charge(s) from any monies you have already paid to us.
If you or any member of your party wishes to do so, that person(s) may transfer their place to someone else (introduced by you and satisfying all the conditions applicable to the arrangements) providing we are notified not less than 7 days before departure, meet all costs and charges incurred by us and/or incurred or imposed by any of our suppliers and the transferee agrees to these booking conditions and all other terms of the contract between us. If you are unable to find a replacement, cancellation charges as set out will apply in order to cover our estimated costs. Otherwise, no refunds will be given for passengers not travelling or for unused services.
6 – If We change or cancel
It is unlikely that we will have to make any changes to your travel arrangements, but we do plan the arrangements many months in advance. Occasionally, we may have to make changes and we reserve the right to do so at any time. Most of these changes will be minor and we will advise you or your travel agent of them at the earliest possible date. We also reserve the right in any circumstances to cancel your travel arrangements. For example, if the minimum number of clients required for a particular travel arrangement is not reached, we may have to cancel it and may do so up to 48 hours before departure where your trip is for less than 2 days; up to 7 days before departure where your trip is between 2 and 6 days; and up to 20 days before departure where your trip is for more than 6 days. However, [where no minimum number of clients is required under your booking] we will not cancel your travel arrangements less than 60 days before your departure date, except for reasons of force majeure (see Section C(9)) or failure by you to pay the final balance.
Most alterations will be minor and while we will do our best to notify you or your travel agent of any changes as soon as reasonably possible if there is time before your departure, we will have no other liability to you. Examples of “minor changes” include the following when made before departure:
Occasionally we may have to make a major change to your confirmed arrangements. ”Examples of “major changes” include the following, when made before departure:
If we have to make a major change or cancel, we will tell you as soon as possible and if there is time to do so before departure, we will offer you the choice of:
You must notify us of your choice within 7 days of our offer. If you fail to do so we will assume that you have chosen to accept the change or alternative booking arrangements.
If we make a major change or cancel, we will (subject to the exclusions noted below) also pay compensation as detailed below:
| Period before departure when a major change is notified | Compensation payable per full fare paying passenger (for children see below)* |
|---|---|
| More than 98 Days | £0.00 |
| 98-43 days | £10.00 |
| 42-29 days | £20.00 |
| 28-8 days | £30.00 |
| 7-0 days | £40.00 |
*A child invoiced at a reduced rate will be paid credit/compensation on a pro rata basis of the adult rate.
The compensation that we offer does not exclude you from claiming more if you are entitled to do so.
We will not pay you compensation:
The above sets out the maximum extent of our liability for changes and cancellations and we regret we cannot meet any expenses or losses you may incur as a result of change or cancellation. Please note: where accommodation with a higher price than the original accommodation is offered by us and accepted by you, the difference in price will be deducted from any compensation payable.
Very rarely, we may be forced by “force majeure” (see Section C(9)) to change or terminate your arrangements after departure. If this situation does occur, we regret we will be unable to make any refunds (unless we obtain any from our suppliers), pay you compensation or meet any costs or expenses you incur as a result.
f you or any of your party have difficulties on your trip, we shall (at no charge to you unless the difficulty has arisen due to you or the other traveller or through your or their negligence) provide appropriate assistance including providing appropriate information on health services, local authorities and consular assistance and assist you with making distance communications and making alternative travel arrangements. If we become unable to provide a significant proportion of the services that you have booked with us after you have departed, we will make suitable alternative arrangements for you at no extra charge and, if appropriate in all the circumstances, will compensate you for the difference between the services to be supplied under the contract and those supplied. If it is impossible to make these arrangements, or you do not accept them for good reasons, we will, where appropriate, provide you with equivalent transport back to the place of departure or to another place to which you agree and will, if appropriate, compensate you. If it is impossible to ensure your return as scheduled due to unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances, we will bear the cost of necessary accommodation, if possible of equivalent category, for a maximum of three nights. The limit doesn’t apply to persons with reduced mobility and any person accompanying them, pregnant women and unaccompanied minors, or persons in need of specific medical assistance, provided that you notified us of these needs at least 48 hours before the start of your holiday.
7 – Complaints
We make every effort to ensure that your holiday arrangements run smoothly but if you do have a problem during your holiday, please inform the relevant supplier (e.g. your hotelier) immediately who will endeavour to put things right
If the problem cannot be resolved and you wish to complain further, you must send formal written notice of your complaint to us at our Customer Services department at Arrive Relax Travel Limited, The Hive Enterprise Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea SS2 6EX. We recommend that you send this notice within 28 days of the end of your stay, giving your booking reference and all other relevant information. Please keep your letter concise and to the point. This will assist us to quickly identify your concerns and speed up our response to you.
If you experience illness in resort you should report this to the hotel or the local representative or use the 24-hour telephone number printed on your documentation. You should also consult a local doctor. If, on return to the UK, your symptoms are ongoing, you should make arrangements to visit your local GP. Failure to follow the procedure set out in this clause may affect ours and the applicable supplier’s ability to investigate your complaint. It may also affect your rights under this contract.
Warning: the potential consequences of making fraudulent complaints and claims, include being reported to the Police and facing legal proceedings.
8 – Your Behaviour
All guests travelling with us are expected to conduct themselves in an orderly and acceptable manner and not to disrupt the enjoyment of other travellers. If in our opinion or in the opinion of any hotel manager or any other person in authority, your behaviour or that of any member of your party is causing or is likely to cause distress, danger or annoyance to any of our other guests or any third party or damage to property, or to cause a delay or diversion to transportation, we reserve the right to terminate your booking arrangements with us immediately. In the event of such termination our liability to you and/or your party will cease and you and/or your party will be required to leave your accommodation or other service immediately. We will have no further obligations to you and/or your party. No refunds for lost accommodation or any other service will be made and we will not pay any expenses or costs incurred as a result of termination. You and/or your party may also be required to pay for loss and/or damage caused by your actions and we will hold you and each member of your party jointly and individually liable for any damage or losses caused by you or any member of your party. Full payment for any such damage or losses must be paid directly to the hotel manager or other supplier prior to departure from the hotel. If you fail to make payment, you will be responsible for meeting any claims (including legal costs) subsequently made against us as a result of your actions together with all costs we incur in pursuing any claim against you. We cannot be held responsible for the actions or behaviour of other guests or individuals who have no connection with your booking arrangements or with us.
9 – Our Responsibilities:
We will accept responsibility for the arrangements we agree to provide or arrange for you as an “organiser”. Subject to these booking conditions, if the contract we have with you is not performed or is improperly performed by us or our suppliers we will pay you appropriate compensation. The level of such compensation will be calculated taking into consideration all relevant factors such as but not limited to the extent to which our or our employees’ or suppliers’ negligence affected the overall enjoyment of your holiday.
We will not be responsible or pay you compensation for any injury, illness, death, loss, damage, expense, cost or other claim of any description to the extent it results from:-
The amount of compensation we may have to pay you if we are found liable under this clause is limited as follows:
10 – Excursions
Excursions or other tours that you may choose to book or pay for whilst you are on holiday are not part of your contracted arrangements with us. For any excursion or other tour that you book, your contract will be with the operator of the excursion or tour and not with us. We are not responsible for the provision of the excursion or tour or for anything that happens during the course of its provision by the operator.
11 – Passport, Visa and Immigration Requirements and Health Formalities
It is your responsibility to check and fulfill the passport, visa, health and immigration requirements applicable to your itinerary. We can only provide general information about this. You must check requirements for your own specific circumstances with the relevant Embassies and/or Consulates and your own doctor as applicable. Requirements do change and you must check the up to date position in good time before departure.
Most countries now require passports to be valid for at least 6 months after your return date. If your passport is in its final year, you should check with the Embassy of the country you are visiting. For further information contact the Passport Office on 0870 5210410 or visit www.passport.gov.uk
Special conditions apply for travel to the USA, and all passengers must have individual machine readable passports. Please check www.usembassy.org.uk. For European holidays you should obtain a completed and issued form EHIC prior to departure.
Up to date travel advice can be obtained from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, visit www.fco.gov.uk
Non British passport holders, including other EU nationals, should obtain up to date advice on passport and visa requirements from the Embassy, High Commission or Consulate of your destination or country(ies) through which you are travelling.
We do not accept any responsibility if you cannot travel, or incur any other loss because you have not complied with any passport, visa, immigration requirements or health formalities. You agree to reimburse us in relation to any fines or other losses which we incur as a result of your failure to comply with any passport, visa, immigration requirements or health formalities.
12 – Delays, Missed Transport Arrangements and other Travel Information
If you or any member of your party misses your flight or other transport arrangement, it is cancelled or you are subject to a delay of over 3 hours for any reason, you must contact us and the airline or other transport supplier concerned immediately.
In the event that you experience difficulty on the occurrence of circumstances described in clauses 9 (2)
We cannot accept liability for any delay which is due to any of the reasons set out in Section C(9) of these booking conditions (which includes the behaviour of any passenger(s) on any flight who, for example, fails to check in or board on time).
The carrier(s), flight timings and types of aircraft shown in this brochure or on our website and detailed on your confirmation invoice are for guidance only and are subject to alteration and confirmation. We shall inform you of the identity of the actual carrier(s) as soon as we become aware of it. The latest flight timings will be shown on your tickets which will be despatched to you approximately two weeks before departure. You should check your tickets very carefully immediately on receipt to ensure you have the correct flight times. If flight times change after tickets have been dispatched we will contact you as soon as we can to let you know.
Please note the existence of a “Community list” (available for inspection at http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air-ban/list_en.htm) detailing air carriers that are subject to an operating ban with the EU Community.
Under EU Law, you have rights in some circumstances to refunds and/or compensation from the airline in cases of denied boarding, cancellation or delay to flights. Full details of these rights will be publicised at EU airports and will also be available from airlines. If the airline does not comply with these rules you should complain to the Civil Aviation Authority at www.caa.co.uk/passengers. Reimbursement in such cases is the responsibility of the airline and will not automatically entitle you to a refund of your holiday price from us. If, for any reason, you do not claim against the airline and make a claim for compensation from us, you must, at the time of payment of any compensation to you, make a complete assignment to us of the rights you have against the airline in relation to the claim that gives rise to that compensation payment. A delay or cancellation to your flight does not automatically entitle you to cancel any other arrangements even where those arrangements have been made in conjunction with your flight.
This website/brochure is our responsibility, as your tour operator. It is not issued on behalf of, and does not commit the airlines mentioned herein or any airline whose services are used in the course of your travel arrangements.
SECTION B: AGENCY TERMS & CONDITIONS
Key points: When making your booking you enter into a contract with the applicable supplier(s) of the arrangements. Your booking will be subject to these Agency Terms and Conditions and the specific booking conditions of the relevant supplier(s). You enter into a contract with us when we issue our confirmation invoice. If you have paid a deposit, you must pay the full balance by the balance due date notified to you. If full payment is not received by the balance due date, we will notify the supplier who may cancel your booking and charge the cancellation fees set out in their booking conditions. In certain circumstances, we apply a service charge for the services we provide, in addition to any charge levied by the supplier (please see below)
Where specified, we act only as an agent of the supplier(s) of the travel arrangement(s) in respect of all bookings we take and/or make on your behalf. We accept no liability in relation to any contract you enter into or for any services or arrangements you purchase (“arrangements”) or for the acts or omissions of any supplier(s) or other person(s) or party(ies) connected with any arrangements. For all arrangements, your contract will be with the supplier of the arrangements in question (the ‘supplier(s)’). When making your booking we will arrange for you to enter into a contract with the applicable supplier(s) of the arrangements. Your booking will be subject to these Agency Terms and Conditions and the specific booking conditions of the relevant supplier(s) you contract with and you are advised to read both carefully prior to booking. The supplier’s terms and conditions may limit and/or exclude the supplier’s liability to you. Copies of applicable conditions are available on request from us.
1 – Booking and payment
A booking is made with a supplier when: (a) you tell us that you would like to accept our written or verbal quotation; (b) you pay the deposit as required by the supplier of the arrangements in question (or full payment if booking within 12 weeks of departure); (c) you pay all applicable insurance premiums and booking fees; and (d) we send you a booking confirmation on behalf of the supplier. If your confirmed arrangements include a flight, we (or the supplier) will also issue you with an ATOL Certificate.
Please check your confirmation and ATOL Certificate carefully and report any incorrect or incomplete information to us immediately. Please ensure that names are exactly as stated in the relevant passport. As we act only as booking agent, we have no responsibility for any errors in any documentation except where an error is made by us.
If you have paid a deposit, you must pay the full balance by the balance due date notified to you. If full payment is not received by the balance due date, we will notify the supplier who may cancel your booking and charge the cancellation fees set out in their booking conditions.
Except where otherwise advised or stated in the booking conditions of the supplier concerned, all monies you pay to us for arrangements will be held on behalf of the supplier(s) concerned, with the exception of payment taken for bookings covered by an ATOL (see Section C(2)).
2 – Prices
Please note that changes and errors sometimes occur. You must check the price of your chosen arrangements at the time of booking. We reserve the right to amend advertised prices at any time. We also reserve the right to correct errors in both advertised prices and prices for confirmed bookings.
3 – Changes and cancellations by you
Any cancellation or amendment request must be sent to us in writing, by email, fax or post. Proof of posting is not proof of receipt, therefore you are advised to also confirm all changes to our Customer Services Department by telephone. Please ensure that you have received written confirmation of any changes to your booking prior to travel. Whilst we will try to assist, we cannot guarantee that such requests will be met. Amendments and cancellations can only be accepted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the supplier of your arrangements. The supplier may charge the cancellation or amendment charges shown in their booking conditions (which may be as much as 100% of the cost of the travel arrangements and will normally increase closer to the date of departure).
Most scheduled airlines do not allow changes, and therefore full cancellation charges will usually apply. Most ‘no frills’ airlines have cancellation charges of 100% from time of booking. Flights on our own
European air charter programme allow for changes to be made outside 4 weeks before departure, and name changes up to 72 hours before departure.
4 – Changes and cancellations by the Supplier
We will inform you as soon as reasonably possible if the supplier needs to make a significant change to your confirmed arrangements or to cancel them. We will also liaise between you and the supplier in relation to any alternative arrangements offered by the supplier but we will have no further liability to you.
5 – Our Service Charges
In certain circumstances we apply a service charge for the services we provide, in addition to any charge levied by the supplier:
| SERVICE | CHARGE |
|---|---|
| Name Change | Supplier’s Charge + £25pp |
| Date Change | Supplier’s Charge + £20pp |
| Amendment | Supplier’s Charge + £30pp |
| Late Booking Fee | Supplier’s Charge + £10pp |
| Cancellation | Supplier’s Charge + £35 per booking |
6 – Our responsibility for your booking
Your contract is with the supplier and its booking conditions apply. As agent, we accept no responsibility for the actual provision of the arrangements. Our responsibilities are limited to making the booking in accordance with your instructions. We accept no responsibility for any information about the arrangements that we pass on to you in good faith. However, in the event that we are found liable to you on any basis whatsoever, our maximum liability to you is limited to twice the cost of your booking (or the appropriate proportion of this if not everyone on the booking is affected). We do not exclude or limit any liability for death or personal injury that arises as a result of our negligence or that of any of our employees whilst acting in the course of their employment.
7 – Visa, passport and health requirements
Unless you tell us otherwise, we are entitled to assume that all members of your party are British citizens who hold or will hold full British passports valid for the entire duration of the arrangements you chose to purchase. Information on visa, passport and health requirements, where given and applicable, is given on this basis, unless stated otherwise. Requirements may change and you are therefore strongly recommended to check the up to date position with the supplier of the arrangements, Passport Office, appropriate embassy, consulate or your doctor (as applicable) in good time before departure.
8 – Complaints
Because the contract for your arrangements is between you and the supplier, any queries or concerns should be addressed to them. If you have a problem whilst on holiday, we recommend that you should report this to the supplier or their agent immediately. If you fail to follow this procedure there will be less opportunity for the supplier to investigate and rectify your complaint. The amount of compensation you may be entitled to may therefore be reduced or extinguished as a result.
If you wish to complain when you return home, write to the supplier. You will see their name and contact details in any confirmation documents we send you. In the event of a breakdown of communication or a serious disagreement between a member and their customer, the Travel Trust Association can act as an independent intermediary. You can also access the European Commission Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. This ODR platform is a means of registering your complaint with us; it will not determine how your complaint should be resolved.
9 – Financial Protection
All the Package holidays we sell come with 100% protection for your money. Package holidays are protected by the package organiser and we will provide you with their confirmation. Our Flight-Plus holidays are ATOL protected.
Every Travel Trust Association member deposits your money into the Trust Account. A Trust Account is a bank account designated to hold the customer’s money. Your money remains in the Trust Account and is supervised by an appointed trustee who is either a banker, chartered or certified accountant or a solicitor. Both the Travel Trust Association members and the trustees are required to authorise payments from the trust account.
In addition to being held in trust, you also have a financial guarantee from the Travel Trust Association. TTA will guarantee the financial obligation of its members up to a maximum any one passenger of £11,000. So if you paid £2,000 we guarantee we will reimburse the loss of the £2,000 where it is not available for you from the Trust Account.
Therefore, the Trust Account plus the guarantee will ensure that all the money which you have paid is safely protected and available to reimburse the money paid. When you make a booking, you will be supplied with a guarantee certificate.
Should the TTA member become insolvent, in most instances your money will still be held within the TTA member’s Trust Account by the designated Trustee, and available to pay for your holiday. If because of fraud or dishonesty the money is not there, then the guarantee is available to reimburse your loss. In some cases your holiday may continue as the providers or suppliers have already been paid. Where you have only paid a deposit and still have an outstanding balance, your holiday may be unaffected and by paying the balance, your holiday will continue as planned. Where possible, attempts will be made to ensure that you can carry on with your original holiday arrangements.
When you buy an ATOL protected flight or flight inclusive holiday from us you will receive an ATOL Certificate. This lists what is financially protected, where you can get information on what this means for you and who to contact if things go wrong.
If, after selecting and paying for one travel service, you book additional travel services for your trip or holiday with us, you will NOT benefit from rights applying to packages under the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018.
Therefore, we will not be responsible for the proper performance of the individual travel services. In case of problems please contact the relevant service provider.
However, if you book any additional travel services during the same visit to or contact with us, the travel services will become part of a linked travel arrangement. In that case we have, as required by the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018, protection in place to refund your payments to us for services not performed because of our insolvency. Please note that this does not provide a refund in the event of the insolvency of the relevant service provider.
We are a Member of the Travel Trust Association (TTA) and we provide complete protection for your for all travel arrangements booked through us under the TTA Stand Alone Safe Seat Protection Guarantee along with ATOL protection for flight inclusive travel arrangements.
A copy of the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 can be found here
10 – Documentation & Information
All descriptions and content on our website or otherwise issued by us is done so on behalf of the supplier(s) in question are intended to present a general idea of the services provided by the supplier(s) in question. Not all details of the relevant services can be included on our website. All services shown are subject to availability.
SECTION C: ALL BOOKINGS
Key points:
We operate a trust account controlled and administered by The Travel Trust Association. All money that you pay to us for travel arrangements requiring financial protection will be paid into that separate and designated trust account and will be held there on trust for the trustees of Travel Trust Association.
Adequate travel insurance is a condition of your contract with either us or the supplier in question, as applicable.
All ratings are as provided by the relevant supplier. These are intended to give a guide to the services and facilities you should expect from your accommodation. Standards and ratings may vary between countries, as well as between suppliers. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of any ratings given.
1 – Financial Protection
We have described in the terms above how we provide financial security for flight inclusive Packages, and ATOL protected flights we sell under our the TTA’s ATOL. As part of these arrangements, we operate a trust account controlled and administered by Professional Trustees to Travel Ltd. You agree that all money that you pay to us for travel arrangements requiring financial protection will be paid into that separate and designated trust account and will be held there on trust for the trustees of the Air Travel Trust (or in some cases for you) in accordance with a trust deed dated 30 March 2014 between us, Professional Trustees to Travel Ltd and the Air Travel Trustees. Money in that account will only be released in accordance with the terms of that deed. This means that in respect of all arrangements requiring protection, in the event of our insolvency, funds will be available to ensure that you are not left stranded abroad or will receive a refund of the money you have paid for an advance booking.
If you book arrangements other than an ATOL protected flight or Package from this brochure/website, your monies will not be financially protected. Please ask us for further details.
2 – Payment generally and for ATOL Bookings
Where any payment is made to us by way of a business credit card we reserve the right to charge an administration fee at a rate which will be notified to you before payment is processed and taken by us.
When you buy a flight-based holiday, all monies you pay to an authorised agent of ours is held by that agent on behalf of and for the benefit of the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust at all times. This is subject to the agent’s obligation to pay it to us for so long as we do not fail. If we do fail, any money held at that time by the agent or subsequently accepted from you by the agent, is and continues to be held by that agent on behalf of and for the benefit of the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust without any obligation to pay that money to us. When you buy a holiday not including a flight, all monies you pay to the agent is held by it on our behalf at all times.
3 – Travel Trust Association (TTA)
We are a Member of the Travel Trust Association, membership number Q7122. We are obliged to maintain a high standard of service to you by the TTAs Code of Conduct. We can also offer you the TTA’s option to act as an intermediatery for the resolution of disputes. Whereby, In the event of a breakdown of communication or a serious disagreement between a member and their customer, the Travel Trust Association can act as an independent intermediary. All complaints are dealt with in writing. Should you feel the need to make a complaint about one of our Members, please detail the matter in writing and post it to:
Travel Trust Association 2 Crown Square Woking Surrey GU21 6HR
You can also access the European Commission Online Dispute (ODR) Resolution platform at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. This ODR platform is a means of registering your complaint with us; it will not determine how your complaint should be resolved
4 – Insurance
Adequate travel insurance is a condition of your contract with either us or the supplier in question, as applicable. You must take out a policy of insurance in order to cover you and your party against the cost of cancellation by you; the cost of assistance (including repatriation) in the event of accident or illness; loss of baggage and money; and other expenses. If we have issued your policy please check it carefully to ensure that all the details are correct and that all relevant information has been provided by you (eg. pre-existing medical conditions). Failure to disclose relevant information will affect your insurance. If you fail to travel with adequate insurance cover we will not be liable for any losses in respect of which insurance cover would otherwise have been available.
5 – Special requests
If you have any special requests (for example dietary requirements, cots or room location), please let us know at the time of booking. We will pass on all such requests to the supplier, but we can’t guarantee that they will be met and we will have no liability to you if they are not.
6 – Jurisdiction and applicable law
These Booking Conditions and any agreement to which they apply are governed in all respects by English law. We both agree that any dispute, claim or other matter which arises between us out of or in connection with your contract or booking will be dealt with by the Courts of England. You may, however, choose the law and jurisdiction of England and Wales, or Northern Ireland, if you live in one of those countries.
7 – Accuracy
We endeavour to ensure that all the information and prices both on our website and in our brochures are accurate, however occasionally changes and errors occur and we reserve the right to correct prices and other details in such circumstances. You must check the current price and all other details relating to the arrangements that you wish to book before your booking is confirmed.
8 – Accommodation Ratings and Standards
All ratings are as provided by the relevant supplier. These are intended to give a guide to the services and facilities you should expect from your accommodation. Standards and ratings may vary between countries, as well as between suppliers. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of any ratings given.
9 – Force Majeure or Circumstances Beyond our Control
Except where we say differently elsewhere in these booking conditions, we cannot pay any compensation, reimburse expenses, or cover losses for any amount or otherwise accept responsibility if, as a result of circumstances beyond our control, we have to change your Holiday or Single Component after booking, or we, or our suppliers, cannot supply your Holiday / Single Component, as we, or they, had agreed. When we refer to circumstances beyond our control we mean any event that we, or the supplier in question, could not foresee or avoid, even after taking all reasonable care. Such circumstances will usually include, but are not limited to, war, threat of war, airport closures, airspace closures (as well as other air traffic management decisions which may give rise to long or overnight delays or cancellations of one or more flights), epidemic, significant risks to human health such as the outbreak of a serious disease at the travel destination, natural or nuclear disaster, serious security problems such as terrorist activity, civil unrest or events arising out of political instability, industrial dispute or strikes, bad weather (actual or threatened),
Foreign Office advising against travel to a particular destination and significant building work taking place outside of your accommodation (such as resort development).
10 – Disabilities and Medical Problems
We are not a specialist disabled holiday company, but we will do our utmost to cater for any special requirements you may have. If you or any member of your party has any medical problem or disability which may affect your stay, please provide us with full details before we confirm your booking so that we can try to advise you as to the suitability of your chosen arrangements. We may require you to produce a doctor’s certificate certifying that you are fit to participate in the tour. Acting reasonably, if we are unable to properly accommodate the needs of the person(s) concerned, we will not confirm your booking or if you did not give us full details at the time of booking, we will cancel it and impose applicable cancellation charges when we become aware of these details.
11 – 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 which will form part of your contract with them. Some of these terms and conditions may limit or exclude the supplier’s liability to you, usually in accordance with applicable International Conventions. Copies of the relevant parts of these terms and conditions are available on request from us or the supplier concerned.
12 – Data Protection and Privacy
Please read our data protection and privacy policy (click here) for full information regarding the way in which we use and store your personal data).
Information under the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 for those to whom we provide package travel services under Section A The combination of travel services offered to you is a package within the meaning of the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018. Therefore you will benefit from all EU rights applying to the packages. Arrive Relax Travel Limited will be fully responsible for the proper performance of the package as a whole. Additionally, as required by law, Arrive Relax Travel Limited has protection in place to refund your payments and, where transport is included in the package, to ensure your repatriation in the event that it becomes insolvent.
Key rights under the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 for those to whom we provide package travel services under Section A
SECTION D: COVID-19
Key points:
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) makes recommendations on the safety to health of travelling to destinations around the world. A requirement of booking with Arrive Relax Travel is that you accept the acknowledgment of risk before and during travel and confirm that in writing to us using the channel provided before booking. You will also confirm to us that you have purchased specialist travel insurance with [specifically] Covid-19 cover.
1 – FCDO advice
Please note that the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) currently advises against all but essential travel to a number of overseas destinations, including popular holiday destinations in which we operate. However, many of these destinations remain open and welcoming to UK tourists and flights to and from these destinations continue to operate. Whilst holiday destinations remain open to UK tourists, flights continue to operate and holiday services can be performed, we will continue to offer holidays to our customers who wish to travel.
If you book a holiday with us during the Covid-19 pandemic, you confirm that you have checked, understand and accept the FCDO travel advice relating to your chosen destination, including where there may be a requirement on you to quarantine upon your return to the UK (or in destination), and understand and accept that there is a heightened risk of travelling during the Covid-19 pandemic, beyond that associated with travel during ordinary times. You are also required to purchase a specialist travel insurance which includes certain cover for Covid-19.
You are required to read and accept this Acknowledgment of Risk [INCLUDE LINK TO WAIVER] which hereby forms part of your contract with us.
2 – Travel advice
For up-to-date travel advice from the UK government, visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice and https://travelaware.campaign.gov.uk. We recommend that you consult these websites before booking in order to make an informed decision about your chosen destination, and again before departure.
3 – Insurance
You must purchase specialist travel insurance policy available which includes specific cover for Covid-19 related issues and incidents which may affect your travel arrangements [and travelling to a destination subject to a FCDO advisory against travel], You can choose to purchase the travel insurance offered by us on our website or a comparable alternative. It remains your responsibility to read and understand the insurance policy and ensure that it is suitable and adequate for your particular needs. Please read your policy details carefully and take them with you on holiday. If you choose to travel without adequate insurance cover, we will not be liable for any losses suffered by you in respect of which insurance cover would otherwise have been available.
4 – Cancellation – the following clauses are in addition to our standard cancellation terms and charges:
Where you are choosing to travel to a destination subject to the FCDO advisory against non-essential travel, you accept that once your booking has been confirmed, if you decide not to travel due to the FCDO advisory, you will have to pay our standard cancellation charges as shown in clause A5 (in the case of Arrive Relax Travel being the principle/package organiser) and B3 (in the case of Arrive Relax Travel acting as an agent for our suppliers). In the case of Arrive Relax Travel acting as an agent for ATOL and other licence holders, cancellation charges will be in addition to those levied by the supplier of the services and in line with their booking conditions – you are not entitled to cancel and receive a full refund in these circumstances, as it is assumed and you confirm that you have made your booking with full knowledge of the FCDO advisory against non-essential travel.
Where your chosen destination is exempt from the FCDO advisory against non-essential travel at the time of booking but is subsequently removed from the FCDO exemption list and at that point becomes subject to the FCDO advisory against non-essential travel, you accept that you will not have the right to cancel your booking and receive a full refund. If you choose to no longer travel in these circumstances, you will have to pay our standard cancellation charges as shown in clause A5 (in the case of Arrive Relax Travel being the principle/package organiser) and B3 (in the case of Arrive Relax Travel acting as an agent for our suppliers). In the case of Arrive Relax Travel acting as an agent for ATOL and other licence holders, cancellation charges will be in addition to those levied by the supplier of the services and in line with their booking conditions, as you made your booking with full knowledge of the risks of travelling during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Please note that we will have no liability for any refunds, compensation, costs, expenses or other losses of any kind incurred by you (including, where applicable, the cost of medical treatment), in the following circumstances:
If this happens within 14 days of your departure date, you must contact us immediately as you may no longer be able to travel. We will offer you the following options where possible and subject to availability:
If this happens whilst you are on your holiday, please notify us immediately and we will provide such reasonable assistance as we can in the circumstances. However, we will not be responsible for covering the cost of any curtailment of your holiday, missed transport arrangements, additional accommodation required, or other associated costs incurred by you. Your travel insurance may cover some of these costs for you – please check the policy wording.
5 – Your holiday experience
You acknowledge that the suppliers providing your holiday will need to comply with national and/or local guidance and requirements relating to Covid-19 and have implemented certain measures as a result. This will likely include specific requirements regarding personal protective equipment, such as use of face-masks by staff (and you may be required to wear a face-mask as well), social distancing, maximum number restrictions on the use of certain facilities, designated alternative entrance and exit routes, mandatory hand sanitisation, limited entertainment options and limited food/drink availability and temperature testing. We do not expect these measures to have a significant impact on your enjoyment of your holiday and all measures will be taken with the purpose of securing your safety and those around you.
6 – Events Beyond Our Control
In these booking conditions, “Events Beyond Our Control” means a situation which is beyond our or the supplier’s control, the consequences of which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken. Such situations are likely to include, whether actual or threatened, war, riot, civil strife, terrorist activity, industrial dispute, natural or nuclear disaster, adverse weather conditions, flood, epidemics and pandemics, fire, airport, port or airspace closures, restrictions or congestion, flight or entry restrictions imposed by any regulatory authority or other third party, an FCDO advisory against travel to a particular destination and any other government restrictions on travel. Except where otherwise stated in these booking conditions, we have no liability including for compensation, costs and expenses in such situations.