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1. Acceptance
of the Contract
Upon purchase of
the tour package, the terms and conditions set forth herein
become a binding contract between the Purchaser and
Guided-Fishing-Trips.com. Acceptance of this contract occurs
when deposit is received by Guided-Fishing-Trips.com at its
office. Purchaser represents by tender of payment that the
itinerary has been reviewed and that it meets Purchaser's
expectations and request.
2.
Definitions
a. The Tour
Package purchased by the Purchaser from Guided-Fishing-Trips.com
consists of the itinerary prepared by Guided-Fishing-Trips.com
or its affiliates and the vouchers for pre-paid travel
services. The itinerary is the written travel schedule listing
scheduled daily activities and travel services purchased. In
the event of a difference between information contained in the
brochure and that contained in the itinerary, the language of
the itinerary shall control. Vouchers are coupons which
constitute evidence of pre-payment by Purchaser for various
travel services. Guided-Fishing-Trips.com is bounded by only
the terms and conditions contained on the vouchers it delivers
to the Purchaser.
b. Confirmation
of travel arrangements. Travel Arrangements are not confirmed
until Guided-Fishing-Trips.com has received the required
deposits and Purchaser has received formal confirmation from
Guided-Fishing-Trips.com.
c. Hotel/lodge
accommodations. It is anticipated that the hotel
accommodations shown in the brochure will be utilized;
however, comparably classified accommodations may be
substituted at the time the specific itinerary is prepared.
Hotel accommodation classification standards used at the
location involved do not refer to standards used at any other
location.
d. Transfer
refers to transportation from one location to another,
generally between and hotel and, unless otherwise stated on
itinerary, refers to a seat on a bus, van, car or other
vehicle. Determination of the appropriateness of vehicle shall
be determined by the provider of the service.
3.
Reservations and Payment
To reserve space
on any trip, we require a deposit of $200-$3,000 per person,
depending on the specific tour program. Deposits are due no
later than 10 days from the date of the reservation. Early
reservations are essential to guarantee your accommodations on
the date you wish to travel. Reservations made within 60 days
of the departure require full payment, plus any additional
charges for expenses incurred due to special mailing, fax
charges, etc. Final payment is due 60 days prior to departure.
If this final installment is not paid when due,
Guided-Fishing-Trips.com reserves the right to treat the
reservation as canceled.
4.
Participation
Purchaser is
responsible for selecting a trip appropriate to his or her
health, physical abilities and interests. The right is
reserved to decline to accept or retain a person as a tour
member for any reason which affects the operation of the tour
or the rights and welfare or enjoyment of the other tour
members.
5. Price of
Tour Package
The Tour Package
price includes all the pre-paid travel services represented by
the vouchers provided to the Purchaser, together with the
charges by Guided-Fishing-Trips.com for its services in
preparing the itinerary.
a. All prices
are accurate and available at the time of publication, and
include charges for planning, operation and servicing the
package. Prices do not include airfare unless otherwise
stated.
b. Until full
payment is received from Purchaser, prices are subject to
change, due to fluctuations in tariffs, exchange rates and
other factors beyond Guided-Fishing-Trips.com' control. If the
group falls below the minimum passenger requirement, the trip
is subject to cancellation or repricing.
c.
Guided-Fishing-Trips.com has no obligation to provide
Purchaser with any information concerning the costs utilized
in establishing the price of the tour package, either before,
during or after the tour is completed.
d. Price does
not include charges for passports, visas, inoculations, excess
baggage charges, trip cancellation or interruption, accident
and baggage insurance, or transportation not included in the
itinerary, optional tours, items of a personal nature, items
not specifically listed as included and international
departure taxes.
6.
Cancellation Policy
All
cancellations are pursuant to the client’s scheduled lodge
cancellation policy. Refunds, if any, are given solely at the
discretion of and by the particular lodge you were scheduled
with. Guided-Fishing-Trips.com fees are non-refundable.
We strongly
ENCOURAGE you to purchase trip CANCELLATION insurance soon
after registering for a trip.
In the event that you must cancel your trip due to illness,
family crisis or other emergency, this insurance reimburses
you for the non-refundable trip costs. This insurance also
provides for limited accident and baggage coverage. You may
purchase trip insurance through your travel agent or obtain
insurance forms directly from Guided-Fishing-Trips.com.
7. Refunds
No refunds are
given for any unused pre-paid services included in the tour
package or any changes made in the itinerary while enroute,
including changes in hotel accommodations, excursions, and
transportation services. Charges included for services
provided by B&B Charters are not subject to refund.
8. Changes in
Itinerary by Guided-Fishing-Trips.com
Guided-Fishing-Trips.com
reserves the right to:
a. Make changes
or cancellations in services where such changes are made
necessary by circumstances beyond Guided-Fishing-Trips.com's
control, including changing carriers and substituting similar
hotel accommodations for those designated in the itinerary.
b. Cancel any
trip due to inadequate sign-up which makes the trip
economically infeasible to operate. In such cases, a full
refund of the cancelled trip cost is the limit of
Guided-Fishing-Trips.com's liability.
9. Warranty
Disclaimer
No guarantees or
warranties express or implied, are made that the tour package
will meet all of the traveler's expectations, specifically
regarding weather or fishing/hunting conditions or
productiveness.
10. Airfare
Considerations
Guided-Fishing-Trips.com
cannot be responsible for any part of the fishing or hunting
package that might be missed because of the cancellations or
delays of commercial airlines. Guided-Fishing-Trips.com will
make reasonable effort to assist the Purchaser in transferring
to the fishing/hunting destination, but Purchaser is
responsible for any additional expenses incurred in making
this transfer.
11. Release
Guided-Fishing-Trips.com,
its affiliates and all cooperating airlines and agencies act
only in the capacity as agents in all matters of
transportation and tour operation, and their liability is
limited to the terms of the airline tickets and land
accommodation contracts. Group organizers, travelers and tour
participants, individually and jointly, release
Guided-Fishing-Trips.com from any and all liability and
responsibility, known or unknown, present or future, for any
and all loss, injury to person, damage to property, or
accident, or which may be the result of any delay or change of
itinerary, or irregularity connected with the tour package
purchased, which is beyond its control, included but not
limited to, acts of God, transportation problems, fire,
machinery or equipment malfunction or failure, government
actions, wars, civil disturbances, labor disputes, riots,
thefts, sickness or weather, and which includes all expenses
or damages, direct or consequential, claimed or sustained by
group organizers, tour participants, or travelers, and waive
Guided-Fishing-Trips.com based on any claim of negligence by
any of the suppliers of services included in the tour package.
The passenger
tickets shall constitute the sole contract between and the
purchaser of these tickets and/or passenger. All baggage shall
be carried at participants own risk. Purchaser is solely
responsible for obtaining necessary travel documents for the
areas visited. This release is binding upon group organizers,
tour participants, travelers, their representatives, heirs and
assigns.
12. Choice Of
Law And Venue
All questions of law in any
action based upon any claim of breach of this agreement shall
be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah
as existing at the time of such action. Any action brought by
either party based on any claim arising under or as a result
of this contract or based on the tour package of which it is a
part, shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in
Washington County, Utah.
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