2016/17 - TM Western Australia

43 43 CANCELLATION OF TICKETED AIRFARES: A Travelmarvel cancellation fee of $50 per person applies for ticketed airfares, in addition to any airline cancellation fees that are applicable. CHANGES TO TICKETED AIRFARES: If you wish to amend the date or routing on your ticketed air booking, a Travelmarvel amendment fee of $30 per person for the first change and $85 for any subsequent changes will be charged in addition to airline change fees and additional taxes that are applicable. If, for any reason, a name change to a ticketed Airfare is required, a $125 per person name change fee will apply for every change in addition to any applicable airline fees. EARL YBIRD SPECIALS, FLY DEALS AND SPECIAL OFFERS: Conditions Apply. For full terms and conditions relating to any Earlybird Specials, Fly Deal or Special Offer on your booking, please go to www.travelmarvel.com.au/specialdeals TRAVEL WITH FRIENDS AND SAVE: Offer available when six or more people book at the same time and travel together on the same tour departure date. Not combinable with any other group discount. This offer is combinable with applicable air fare offer and Early Payment Discount. EARLY PAYMENT DISCOUNT: book and pay in full 10 months prior to departure and receive up to $600 per couple discount valid on tours of 16 days or longer, $400 per couple discount valid on tours of 10 to 15 days duration. This offer is combinable with air fare offer and Travel with Friends discount. IF WE WANT TO CHANGE OR CANCEL YOUR HOLIDAY BROCHURE ACCURACY: Travelmarvel has endeavoured to ensure that the information given in this brochure about accommodation, itineraries etc., is correct to the best of its knowledge at the time of going to print. However, advertised descriptions and facilities and prices may change after publication. We recommend that you confirm the details of your chosen holiday package at the time of booking. Additionally, flight times, carriers and routes in the brochure are given for guidance only as there may be changes. Final details will be shown on your tickets. Holiday package or excursion itineraries may change or be different from those described in the brochure as a result of local conditions, weather conditions, annual events. Travelmarvel will endeavour to notify you of any significant changes prior to your departure. FLIGHT CHANGES: The flight timings shown in our brochure, on our website and detailed on your confirmation invoice are for guidance only and are subject to alteration and confirmation. Flight timings are set by airlines and affected by events outside our control. Scheduled and charter flight timings, and days of operation are also subject to change. T ravelmarvel will advise you of any significant changes as soon as it is informed by the airline. Minor timing changes will be shown on your flight tickets. Any change in the identity of the airline, flight timings or aircraft type (if advised) will not entitle you to cancel or change to other arrangements without paying any applicable cancellation fees except where specified in these booking conditions. IF WE CHANGE OR CANCEL YOUR HOLIDAY BEFORE YOUR DEPARTURE: Travelmarvel endeavours to provide you with all the services confirmed to you at the time of your booking. However, we plan arrangements a long time in advance of your departure date using independent suppliers such as airline, hotels etc., over whom we have no direct control. On occasions changes do have to be made, and Travelmarvel reserves the right to cancel or amend holiday packages/excursions accordingly. FORCE MAJEURE: Force Majeure means the occurrence of an event that is beyond Travelmarvel's reasonable control and which could not have been reasonably prevented by Travelmarvel, which includes, but is not limited to: (a) war, armed conflict, criminal damage, riot, civil strife, industrial dispute, terrorist activity or the threat of any such acts; (b) natural disaster (including but not limited to flooding, fire, earthquake, landslide), adverse weather conditions, high or low water levels; (c) nuclear or other industrial accident causing environmental pollution or contamination; or (d) change in law, meaning, enactment, amendment (including repeal) in the law or administration of any law in Australia or any jurisdiction or territory relevant to the booking contract, which includes changes in statute, regulation, determination, by-law, declaration, licence and the common law as applicable from time to time. TERMINA TION OF BOOKING CONTRACT OR CHANGE OF TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS DUE TO FORCE MAJEURE: If Travelmarvel, in its reasonable opinion, considers that any Force Majeure event prevents Travelmavel (whether directly or through its employees, contractors, subcontractors and agents) from lawfully or safely providing any products or services subject of the booking contract with you, Travelmarvel may immediately by written notice: (a) terminate the booking contract (in whole or in part); or (b) change your travel arrangements as reasonably practicable to ensure your safety and invoice you for any additional costs. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN THE EVENT OF FORCE MAJEURE: In the event that Travelmarvel cancels or changes your travel arrangements in any way due to a Force Majeure event, Travelmarvel will not be liable to you in contract, tort, statute or restitution for any loss (including, but not limited to, loss of deposit or purchase price and loss of enjoyment), damage, costs, charges, expenses or injury resulting from or in connection with (whether directly or indirectly):(a) the cancellation or change to your travel arrangements; or (b) the Force Majeure event. Travelmarvel is not liable to refund any part of the deposit or purchase price paid by you if Travelmarvel subsequently changes or cancels your travel arrangements in connection with a Force Majeure event. Force Majeure events are unpredictable and beyond Travelmarvel's control. It is your responsibility to purchase travel insurance to adequately protect yourself against these risks. ON HOLIDAY SEAT ALLOCATION ON COACH TOURS: To ensure all passengers enjoy forward and window facing seats, we have incorporated a daily seat rotation system, which is not negotiable for any reason LOCAL PURCHASES: Travelmarvel is not responsible for any items you may purchase locally i.e: jewellery/furniture etc. You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for any import duty or freight costs. PERSONAL BELONGINGS & LOST ITEMS: For security reasons valuables should be kept to a minimum and packed in your hand luggage along with your medicines, camera, electrical or battery- operated appliances, as well as basic essentials such as a change of clothing and toiletries. It is your responsibility to look after your property at all times and you must ensure you are adequately covered by comprehensive travel insurance in the event of any loss. ITINERARIES: Itineraries are subject to alteration without notice and are intended as a guide only. Alterations may come about due to road, weather or tidal conditions, strikes, public holidays, local festivals or other reasons. Due to the nature of the terrain and remote areas, weather fluctuations can adversely affect road conditions which may necessitate alterations to itinerary with little or no notice. Content and inclusions are subject to seasonal variances. DISRUPTION TO ITINERARY OR CRUISING ARRANGEMENTS: Itineraries are intended as a guide only and are subject to alteration without notice. Alterations may be necessary for various reasons including, without limitation, road or weather conditions, strikes or other reasons beyond Travelmarvel's reasonable control. If conditions render any routes unsafe for navigation, Travelmarvel reserves the right to provide alternative services including, but not limited to, alternative accommodation and or substitute land arrangements. Under normal conditions, itineraries will operate as far as possible as detailed in this brochure. However, sometimes for reasons beyond our control, it may be necessary to make alterations to your itinerary. Travelmarvel will not be liable for any direct or indirect costs that you incur as a result of any event or other factor beyond our control which necessitates a change in your itinerary. Additionally, you are not entitled to any refund for any alterations to your itinerary that are caused or contributed to by any events which are beyond our control. Travelmarvel cannot guarantee exact arrival and departure times for carriers and operators used by Travelmarvel and Travelmarvel will not be liable for failure to make connections with any other services or attractions beyond its control. ON RETURN FROM YOUR HOLIDAY DATA PROTECTION POLICY: Any personal information (including sensitive information and health information) that Travelmarvel obtains and retains from you or about you is necessary for our business purposes. Our Privacy Policy details why we collect this information, who we may disclose it to (including overseas recipients), and the main consequences if we do not collect it. Our Privacy Policy also contains information about how you may seek access to, or correction of, the personal information held about you, and our complaint resolution procedures. Our Privacy Policy is available at www.travelmarvel.com.au/privacy or by request to us. GENERAL INFORMATION LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: 1. Our holiday packages include the services of independent providers, such as hoteliers, airlines, cruise companies and other operators, who are not agents, servants or employees of T ravelmarvel. Although we take care in selecting the independent service providers and the optional excursions conducted by some independent service providers, Travelmarvel is not responsible for the conduct of the independent service providers, their servants and agents or for any ramifications of that conduct. Optional excursions may, depending on your holiday package, include activities such as climbing, exploring, bike riding, swimming and snorkelling. You accept and assume the risk involved with these activities. 2. If, in the opinion of any representative of Travelmarvel, your mental or physical condition is such as to affect your own health and safety, render you incapable to care for yourself, cause you to became a hazard to yourself or other passengers or result in you becoming objectionable to other passengers or staff, you will not be permitted to embark or continue on the whole or any part of the holiday package. Travelmarvel is not liable to you for any costs associated with such decision and you will not be refunded for any part of the holiday package. Travelmarvel reserves the right to refuse the service of alcohol to anyone who in the opinion of our staff has exceeded their limit. 3. Travelmarvel accepts no responsibility for any death, injury, illness, loss (including loss of enjoyment), damage, detention, delay (including mechanical breakdown) beyond its control. 4. Any term, condition or warranty express or implied by statute or otherwise in respect of the holiday packages contained in this brochure are excluded to the full extent permitted by law. Nothing in these booking conditions excludes, restricts or modifies the application of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) as amended, consolidated, supplemented or replaced. 5. To the full extent permitted by law, Travelmarvel's liability arising under or in connection with these booking conditions: (a) is limited to the re-supply of the products or services or the payment of the cost of re-supply of the products or services to you; and (b) excludes liability for any indirect or consequential losses suffered by you or any third party, howsoever caused, including but not limited to pure economic loss or any special, extraordinary or punitive damage to you or any other party. 6. Your travel agent will forward deposits and other payments to us on your behalf, but your travel agent is not our agent for the purpose of receipt of monies. Receipt of deposits and subsequent payments by the travel agent does not constitute receipt of those monies by us and the travel agent has no authority expressed or implied to receive monies on our behalf. There is no liability on the part of Travelmarvel in respect to any monies paid to your travel agent unless and until Travelmarvel notifies you (by way of a booking confirmation advice or payment receipt advice) that monies have been received by T ravelmarvel. Travelmarvel reserves the right to cancel any ticket or booking or refuse to carry any passenger where payment has not been received by Travelmarvel within the specified time. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE: Travelmarvel does not employ medical staff on our tours. If you require medical attention, local medical services can be contacted immediately. You are responsible for all charges that result from a visiting a medical facility, or for a medical practitioner visiting you. Travelmarvel is not responsible for the type or quality of the medical services you may receive. SMOKING: Government regulations forbid smoking in tourist coaches, however frequent stops are made for those wishing to smoke. Smoking is not permitted in twin share 'matched' rooms. Requests for smoking/ non smoking rooms will be passed on to hotels but cannot be guaranteed. SERVICE ENQUIRIES: If a problem occurs during your holiday you should, in your own interests, advise your tour/cruise director so that steps can be taken to resolve the matter. If you remain dissatisfied, any complaint must be made in writing to Travelmarvel within 30 days. LUGGAGE LIMITS: Each passenger is entitled to take one piece of luggage that does not exceed 160 cm (63 inches), or weigh more than 20 kg (44 pounds). An extra charge will be imposed to cover porterage handling of any additional luggage. Your tour/cruise director will advise you of the exact additional charge. TRAVELMARVEL CLUB: Details including the full range of benefits and conditions may be viewed on our website at www.travelmarvel.com.au/club MAPS WITHIN THIS PUBLICATION: Note that maps may not be to scale. IMAGES WITHIN THIS PUBLICATION: Some of the images contained in this publication are courtesy of Tourism Western Australia, Northern Territory Tourism, Australian Tourism Commission, Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort, Mercure Perth, Delaware North Australia Parks and Resorts. Publication No. H4743. Price and itineraries valid from 1 April 2016 – 31 March 2017. Publication is valid from September 2015 and supersedes all previous publications.

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