Agreement between All Friends Travel & Tours Inc. DBA 888myTravel.com, (We, Us, Our) and customer.
This Web site is offered to you, the customer, conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use of this Web site and transaction with our travel agency constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.
RESERVATIONS
For information and reservations please contact us at 310-481-2280. You can also submit your request at sales@888myTravel.comPAYMENTS
A deposit maybe required in order to commence tour booking and confirming land only services requested.Final payment for tours and packages will be due 60 days prior to departure.
Since airfares are subject to change until ticketed, an additional deposit may be required for protecting the price and the availability of such airfare.
Final payment for tours and packages will be due 60 days prior to departure.
Additional deposit requirements may apply to specified cruises and other special packages promoted by us.
Deposit is NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-ENDORSABLE.
Full payment is due immediately for bookings made within 60 days of departure.
Full payment is due at the time of booking for online reservations.
Late payments may result in cancellation.
We accept payments may be made by personal checks, wire transfer, cashier’s check or major credit cards.
All returned checks are subject to a $50 service charge.
For groups of ten or more people traveling together an additional deposit at the time of booking may apply.
HOTEL INFORMATION
Room assignments are made by hotel management upon arrival. If the hotel booked is not available we reserve the right to relocate the passengers to another hotel of similar category. Hotel services and amenities listed are subject to change without notice and at the discretion of the hotel. Hotel and room categories are set by each individual hotel. Room conditions and grounds maintenance are the sole responsibility of the hotel. Guest services may require additional cost payable directly to the hotel. Hotel photos are representative only and do not necessarily depict the actual room in which guests will be accommodated. Prices are based on two people sharing a twin-bedded/queen room. For people requiring a single room, a single supplement will be added.AIR TRANSPORTATION
Air transportation (where included) is based on contracted bulk and published fares in economy class of service. All fares are subject to change. We act solely as an agent for the air carrier and shall not assume responsibility for the default of any airline carrier, nor for the delay or cancellation of any flight. The air carrier will determine any compensation/refund to the passenger if applies. Taxes and fuel surcharges are not included in airfares and are subject to change without notice.MEALS
Meals are included as specified in your selected itinerary. All other meals are the passenger responsibility.TRANSFERS AND SIGHTSEEING
Transfers, including inter-city travel, to/from airports, hotels are included as per itinerary. Sightseeing and tours are operated by our local ground tour operators and may consist of multinational participants and multi lingual guides. Private services may be available upon request. The guide will be waiting for the passenger with a sign with his/her name at the exit gate at the local airport. If in any event you cannot find the guide please contact our local representative at the phone number listed in your voucher.CAR RENTALS
Each car included in the package consists of a 24-hour period from time of pick-up. No refund will be made on cars used for less than 24-hour period. Any additional rental charges beyond the hour period must be paid by the passenger directly to the rental car company. Passenger will be responsible for getting the appropriated insurance such as: collision damage waiver, personal accident insurance. Minimum age for rental is 25 unless otherwise noted; a foreign valid driver’s license and a credit card to secure a deposit with the car rental company are the minimum requirements to rent a car.HANDICAPED FACILITIES
We cannot guarantee the availability of wheelchairs at any airport. Wheelchair accessible rooms may be requested, but cannot be guaranteed. Standards may vary from property to property and country to country and are not within our control. Hearing impaired travelers need to confirm availability of suitable devices with the hotel directly. We are not responsible for any accommodations that do not comply with the ADA.TRAVEL VOUCHERS
Documents will be released approximately 14 days prior to travel, once full payment is received. If reservations incur scheduling changes or revisions, the original set of documents must be returned to us before a new set document(s) is released. Please review your airline tickets and all other vouchers to make certain all documents are in order. Your hotel and ground voucher(s) must be presented to the hotel registration’s desk and ground operator respectively upon arrival. Airline flight numbers and times must be reconfirmed with the carrier by the passenger. Domestic Flights: at least 24 hours before schedule departure time. International Flights: at least 72 hours before schedule departure time. We will not be liable for any changes or cancellations made by the carrier once airline tickets are issued.CHANGES
Once payment is made a $50 revision fee per transaction, plus any suppliers fees (including airline fees and airfare increase according to the rules of the fare type purchased), for any changes made to dates, hotel, cruises, tours and ground and air transportation after payment is due. Changes made 15 days prior to departure are subject to a $150 charge per booking and per change. Changes are subject to availability.NEW AIRLINE RULE: All travel date changes on an airline ticket must be made before the original departure date (subject to penalties and exchanges fees). After the original travel date the airline ticket has no value if it was not used. To avoid a NO-SHOW with the airline we highly recommend check-in at least 3 hours prior to departure. (Allow additional time during Holiday and peak season)
Changes after departure: Airfare and hotel rules and fees apply. In addition a service fee of $150 per change per person will be assessed. Land Packages and Cruises
| Days prior to departure: |
Administrative cancellation fees: |
| 46 or more days…...........
30-45 days…................. 15-29 days…................. 0-14 days…................... |
$150 per person, plus any airline and supplier fees
$200 per person, plus any airline and supplier fees $250 per person, plus any airline and supplier fees Will result in full forfeiture of the package price |
Once the package has begun, there will be no refunds for any unused , partially used or missed features or services for any concept, including but not limited to weather conditions, changes or delays in airline schedules, medical conditions.
AIRFARE (If purchase permits)
Because you are legally responsible for the terms of purchase related to your itinerary, we encourage you to review the airfare rules carefully. These rules apply to the itinerary you select and include important details regarding changes, refunds, penalties, fees, other terms and restrictions. In general, most of our discounted airfares, particularly for economy/coach class, do not permit itinerary changes or cancellations/refunds.If your airfare does permit a change or cancellation/refund: (1) there is a $400 per-ticket, non-refundable fee to process your change or cancellation/refund; and (2) the issuing carrier may require you to change or cancel your itinerary prior to your flight, as originally scheduled, and/or to pay a processing fee, including any applicable increase in airfare amount (the amount will vary by market, dates, the issuing carrier, and your specific airfare rules).
Telephone notification of cancellation must be received prior to departure from the point of origin, followed by a written request. Any claim for refund must be submitted to our offices IN WRITING along with any supporting documentation within 30 days of completion of the trip. NO REFUND REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY PHONE. Refund requests will be processed within 30 days of receipt. A refund processing fee of $50 will apply to all bookings.
NO SHOWS
Entire payment forfeited.PRICE
Prices include travel agency’s compensation for services, operation, promotion, and profit. Prices are subject to change without notice. All package prices are quoted per person based on double occupancy, unless otherwise noted. All prices are based on availability. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of our prices in print and when quoted by phone or email, we reserve the right to make subsequent adjustments if it is discovered that a particular price was shown or quoted incorrectly. We reserve the right to make reasonable changes and/or substitutions in the itinerary where deemed necessary for the benefit of all passengers.We can only guarantee prices for bookings that are fully paid to us prior to a price increase.
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE
Price does not include expenses and items not mentioned including but not limited to air transportation, tips, meals, beverages, phone calls, parking fees and other items of a personal nature. Prices do not include airport/airline departure and immigration taxes, passenger flight segment tax, any airport passenger facility tax, security fees, fuel surcharge that may apply.These taxes and fees will be quoted and collected by All Friends Travel & Tours Inc DBA 888myTravel.com at time of booking reservation as listed on our Central Reservation System only (CRS) YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO PAY TAXES OR FEES NOT ALREADY COLLECTED, such us departure taxes in some Countries)
TRAVEL INSURANCE
We highly recommend to all passengers to protect their trip by obtaining baggage, medical, cancellation, trip interruption, trip delay and accident insurance. We will not be liable for any loss or damage to baggage. For more information on how to obtain travel insurance please click on the "Customer Care" link of this site and click the Travel Insurance link or call us directly at 310-481-2280BAGGAGE
Luggage allowance will be in accordance with airline regulations. Please check with the carrier about allowances and restrictions. We shall not be liable for any loss or damage to baggage. All lost or damaged luggage must be reported to the air carrier at the time of the incident and before you leave the airport. We recommend protect your trip with baggage insurance.TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
NOTE: FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED.U.S. citizens traveling internationally will be required to show proof of citizenship.
VALID PROOF Of CITIZENSHIP ARE:
Valid Passport, for six months original state issued Birth Certificate with affixed seal and photo ID back-up.Many countries require entry visas for American travelers. As each country’s visa requirements vary for US or non-US citizens, we highly recommend that you consult with the consulate and/or tourist office of the country or countries you are planning to visit in order to determine their exact requirements. Failure to produce proper citizenship documentation may result in denied boarding. It is sole responsibility of the passengers to obtain visas independently. We will no be held liable for trip cancellations or alterations occurring from lack of appropriate travel documents and no refunds will be considered for such instances.
SPECIAL NOTICE
Delays, cancellations and over-bookings may occur on flights, cruises, hotels and land reservations by the participant’s suppliers. While we will do everything possible to avoid these inconveniences, it shall not assume responsibility for the respective suppliers.SAFETY TIPS FOR TRAVELERS
Traveling to new destinations is rewarding and exiting. Tourist must be aware; however, that criminal activity exists in every country. Valuables and other personal items are your responsibility. Most hotels offer safety facilities. You may want to deposit cash, traveler’s checks, passports, jewelry and other valuables for security. Do not pack medication, jewelry, film, important documents, cash or fragile items in your checked luggage.CALIFORNIA SELLER OF TRAVEL LAW
All Friends Travel & Tours Inc DBA 888mytravel.com is a participant in the Travel Consumer Restitution Fund. Our registration is CST# 2065087-40. Registration as a seller of Travel does not constitute approval by the State of California.WEB SITE USE AND LEGAL GUIDELINES
Thank you for visiting AllFriendsTravel.com & 888myTravel.com. We have set up some guidelines to ensure we can keep this area informative, useful and fun for everyone. Because we may change or modify these guidelines from time to time, we encourage you to visit this Web site frequently, because use of this Web site is subject to the guidelines then in effect. By using the pages in this site you agree to follow these guidelines. If you don't agree to follow our guidelines, you shouldn't use this site.LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES
This web site may contain hyperlinks to web sites operated by parties other than 888myTravel.com or/ and 888myTravel.com such hyperlinks are provided for your reference only. We do not control such web sites and is not responsible for their contents. Our inclusion of hyperlinks to such web sites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such Web sites or any association with their operators.MODIFICATION
We may at any time modify these terms and conditions and your continued use of this site will be conditioned upon the terms and conditions in force at the time of your use. We may make improvements and/or changes in the products and/or programs described in our Web site at any time without notice.TRAVEL REWARDS CLUB PROGRAM
This membership is open to anyone 18 years and older. We reserve the right to change the terms and agreements on this program at anytime. We may terminate this program at anytime. Certain travel products may not qualify for travel reward points including airfares, hotels, tours, car rentals, vacation pacakges and travel insurance.Indemnification Agreement, Release and Waiver of Liability and Express Assumption of Risk
THIS IS A LEGALLY BINDING RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY, AN EXPRESS ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT. Please read it carefully, if you do not agree, please do not make any reservations on this website.
The person (“the Customer") acknowledges and agrees all the followings:
1. The Customer is making the acknowledgements, representations and agreements in this Customer Agreement, Waiver and Release (“the Agreement") to induce ALL FRIENDS TRAVEL & TOURS, INC., a California Corporation (herein called “The Company”), to book or otherwise arrange or facilitate a trip on which the Customer desires to go. The Customer understands that All Friends Travel & Tours, Inc. would not book, arrange or facilitate the trip unless each person going on the trip enters into this Agreement.
2. All Friends Travel & Tours, Inc. is a travel agency that books airfares, tours, cruises, hotels and other adventure trips. The Company does not provide any services, except to identify and book vendors (such as guides, airlines, tours, cruises, accommodations providers, etc.) available to supply the components of the trip. It is the responsibility of these vendors, and not The Company to comply with applicable laws, to take adequate safety measures and to otherwise adequately supply goods and services.
3. The Customer is aware that domestic and international air travel, tours, cruises and other activities that the Customer may undertake as part of the trip that has been booked through The Company necessarily involve the risk of death, physical injury and property damage. It is impossible to list all of the hazards and dangers that are inherent in taking a trip of this nature. However, the dangers and risks include, but are not limited to, illness or death from unsanitary conditions or exposure to disease, boating accidents, drowning, vehicle collisions, airplane accidents, acts of terrorism, civil unrest, firearm or hunting accidents, fishing accidents, snake bits, insect bites, and animal bites. The Customer assumes all of these risks and dangers, whether or not specifically listed herein.
4. The Customer maintains health insurance, accident insurance and life insurance sufficient to provide coverage for all injuries and damages that may be suffered by the Customer and the Customer's family while taking the trip that has been booked through The Company. The Company does not provide insurance of any kind to cover the Customer, and the Customer is not relying upon The Company to provide any insurance coverage for the Customer or the Customer's family. The Customer has investigated and verified the coverage of the Customer's insurance while the Customer is inside and outside of the United States of America.
5. It is further disclosed that in offering any travel arrangements for sale, or in accepting reservations for services, which are not directly supplied by The Company, we act only in the capacity of intermediary agent for various suppliers or travel services in your itinerary. Because of our status as an agent, and because we maintains no control over the personnel, equipment, or operations of the air, ground tour/cruise/hotel operator or of any other travel service suppliers, neither the Company nor any of its owners, officers, directors, associates, employees, representatives, affiliated companies, agents and sub-contractors (all of whom are hereinafter collectively referred to as “the Releasees”) will be liable, jointly or severally, for any death, injury, damage or loss to the Customer, any property of the Customer or any other person or entity related in any way to the Customer, which is suffered as a result of or in any way relating to the trip that has been booked through The Company. The Customer, on his own behalf and on behalf of each of his family members, hereby waives and releases and forever discharges The Company and each of its Releasees, jointly and severally, from any and all liability and claims for death, injury, damage or loss to the Customer, the Customer's property, or any other person or entity related in any way to the Customer, which is suffered as a result of or in any way relating to the trip that has been booked through The Company. THE WAIVER, RELEASE, DISCHARGE AND EXCULPATION IN THIS PARAGRAPH SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE ANY ACTION OR INACTION TAKEN BY ALL FRIENDS TRAVEL & TOURS INC. OR ANY OF ITS owners, officers, directors, associates, employees, representatives, affiliated companies, agents and sub-contractors, THAT CONSTITUTES NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER SOLE OR COMPARATIVE, OR MORE CULPABLE CONDUCT OF ANY OF THEM.
6. This Agreement and the relationship between The Company and the Customer shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of California, and the federal laws of the United States of America, exclusive of any conflicts of laws rules. IN THE EVENT OF ANY LITIGATION BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE CUSTOMER OR ANY MEMBER OF THE CUSTOMER'S FAMILY, JURISDICTION AND VENUE FOR SUCH LITIGATION SHALL ONLY BE IN THE FEDERAL OR STATE COURTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. THE CUSTOMER AND THE COMPANY EACH HEREBY SUBMIT TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT SITTING IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
7. If any provision hereof is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under applicable laws, then such provisions shall be fully severable and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never been a part hereof, and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
8. This Agreement supercedes all other agreements, both oral and in writing, between The Company and the Customer with respect to the matters addressed herein. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the Customer and all of the agreements with The Company with respect to the matters addressed herein.
9. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, THE COMPANY IS NOT MAKING (AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS) ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF GOOD AND WORKMANLIKE PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, CONCERNING THE TRIP AND/OR RESERVATIONS THAT HAS BEEN BOOKED THROUGH THE COMPANY.
