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We want you to get the most out of your vacation. For your own guidance, please carefully read and be sure that you fully understand the IMPORTANT NOTES and TERMS & CONDITIONS as stated in this brochure. Receipt of your payment represents your acknowledgement and acceptance of these terms and conditions. Your travel agent or Pacific Delight Tours will be happy to clarify any questions you may have.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Cruise accommodations are based on double occupancy of twinbedded stateroom with private bath. Triple occupancy in cabins is only available in Deluxe or Shangri-la suites (see page 17 for upgrade information). All Yangtze River cruise ships are People’s Republic of China registry.
Hotels are based on double occupancy. Single supplement is indicated on the itineraries. On occasions when accommodations must be assigned on a share basis due to insufficiency of single rooms, an appropriate refund will be made after returning to the U.S. Triple rooms are on request and subject to availability. Hotels are subject to change; substitutions, if any, are similar class to listed hotels.
MEALS: Meals are served as specified in the itineraries.
TOURS: Due to occasional flight delays, weather conditions or other unforeseen situations, it may not be possible to include some sightseeing tours as scheduled. Cultural and acrobatic shows and Children’s Palace performances may not be available during holidays and seasonal recess in China. If it becomes necessary to change the means of transportation or any other service, or for the tour to be prolonged through circumstances beyond the control of the ground
operator, any additional tour cost must be borne by the passenger and is payable immediately. Due to weather, varying water levels on the Yangtze River or construction at the Three Gorges Dam, Yangtze River cruise routes and shore excursions are subject to possible change.
ESCORTED TOURS: GOLD EXPERIENCE tours: group size of 10-16 articipants will be fully escorted from arrival in Asia by a professional U.S. Tour Director throughout the tour. With less than 10 passengers, the tour may be escorted or locally guided, depending on final group size; we reserve the right to alter arrangements to best accommodate a smaller group, or to cancel the tour.
IMPERIAL EXPERIENCE tours: A group size of 15 or more participants will be fully escorted from arrival in Asia by a professional U.S. Tour Director throughout the tour. A group size of 14-10 participants will be escorted by a bilingual Tour Manager throughout China and locally guided in Hong Kong, when applicable. A group size of less than 10 participants will be locally guided and we reserve the right to cancel the tour.
ESCAPADE and SUPERVALUE tours (that include China): A group size of 10 or more participants will be escorted by a bilingual Tour Manager throughout China and locally guided in Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore and Japan, when applicable. A group size of less than 10 participants will be locally guided and we reserve the right to cancel the tour. 10 and 13-DAY YANGTZE RIVER tours and 13 DAY BEIJING, XI’AN & SHANGHAI tour are locally guided with 6 or more passengers and we reserve the right to cancel the tour.
SUPERVALUE tours (Japan): 8 DAY JAPAN and 12 DAY JAPAN tours are locally guided with 6 or more participants; we reserve the right to alter arrangements or cancel the tour with less than 6 participants.
SUPERVALUE tours (Southeast Asia): 12 DAY THAILAND & GOLDEN TRIANGLE tour is escorted with 6 or more participants; locally guided with less than 6 participants and we reserve the right to cancel the tour. 15 DAY BANGKOK & MYANMAR and 15 DAY BANGKOK, VIETNAM & CAMBODIA tours are escorted in Myanmar and Vietnam and locally guided in Bangkok and Cambodia with 6 or more passengers; locally guided with less than 6 articipants
and we reserve the right to cancel the tours. 18 DAY THAILAND & GOLDEN TRIANGLE tour is locally guided with 6 or more participants; we reserve the right to cancel with less than 6 participants.
SINGLE DESTINATION TOURS & PRE/POST TOUR EXTENSIONS are locally guided with a minimum of 2 passengers, and we reserve the right to cancel the tour.
NOTE:
1. If any tour is operated with less than the minimum number of passengers, a supplemental charge will apply. Please note that we reserve the right to cancel any tour with less than the minimum number of passengers.
2. Participants on locally guided tours will be transferred in each city, but will not be accompanied on flights between cities. When travel between cities is by motorcoach, a guide will travel with the group.
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: U.S. passports with a six-month validity AFTER the date of return are required for all tour participants. Upon request, PDTI will secure the visa for entry into the People’s Republic of China (not required for Hong Kong) for a nominal fee. All applications must be forwarded to the Chinese Consulate for their approval. PDTI cannot guarantee the acceptance of your visa application. If for any reason your application is denied, a full refund will be made on any payment. Non-U.S. citizens should check visa and health requirements
with appropriate consulates or their travel agent.
Please contact PDTI for information regarding Vietnam, Cambodia and/or Myanmar visas.
HEALTH: In general, tours are quite active and require a good deal of walking, frequently including stairs. Tibet requires travel into areas of high altitude and with extreme temperature fluctuation. We strongly recommend that you discuss any health concerns regarding these points with your personal physician.
Additional Assistance: In order to ensure the smooth operation of the tour for all group members, any traveler requiring special assistance must be accompanied by an adult who is responsible for providing all such assistance. Or you may ask PDTI to arrange for appropriate assistance, at an additional cost. Handicap access to some facilities may not be available at the same required levels standard in the US.
Currently, vaccinations are not required. As health requirements change without notice, please check with your personal physician or public health service for current required or recommended inoculations. |
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TERMS & CONDITIONS |
| RESERVATIONS |
1. DEPOSIT: All Deposits, Travel Protection Fees and Visa Fees may be paid by credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American Express), with signed credit card authorization form, or by check. Upon receipt of your deposit, written confirmation/invoice and Passenger Information Form will be sent. Receipt of deposit confirms your reservation and is applied toward final payment.
Deposit....................................................................US $300.00 per person
Online Booking Deposit is only ..............................US $200.00 per person
IMPORTANT: In order to properly complete and process your reservation, the following items are required in this office within 10 days of your initial booking date:
a. Photocopy of your valid passport (picture/name page)
b. Completed Passenger Information Form |
2. TRAVEL PROTECTION INSURANCE PAYMENT (non-refundable/non-transferable) is due at time of deposit and is in addition to deposit amount.
Multi-City Packages..................................................US $159.00 per person
Single City Packages................................................US $89.00 per person
Travel Protection Insurance is strongly recommended. Pre-existing conditions exclusion is waived when insurance is purchased at time of deposit. Rates subject to change without notice. |
3. PASSENGER NAMES: It is the responsibility of the travel agent or traveler (whoever receives PDTI invoice) to verify that the name shown on the invoice exactly matches the traveler’s passport name. A revision fee will be charged if name must be changed within 75 days prior to tour departure date; changes are also subject to airline penalties. PDTI is not responsible for any ticket reissue
charges or denial of boarding by an airline due to name discrepancy. |
4. VISAS: Upon request, PDTI will be happy to secure your China visa for a nominal fee. US Passports with a six month validity AFTER the date of return should be sent to our office 45 days prior to departure date with completed and signed Visa Application Form, official passport-size color photo, including payment by credit card or check. Visa fee is non-refundable once the visa
is issued. Please call or visit our website for complete visa application details.
China Visa Fee .......................................................US $80.00 per person |
5. FINAL PAYMENT: Air/Land or Land Only Payment: Due 75 days prior to departure and may be made by check or credit card, with signed authorization form.
Pacific Delight Tours (hereinafter PDTI), the tour operator, reserves the right to cancel bookings not paid in full by 75 days prior to departure date, or to modify your tour arrangements to accommodate unforeseen circumstances due to high demand for air, cruise and hotel space. You will be notified immediately should this situation arise. |
6. CANCELLATION FEES: All tours:
75 days or more before departure:* ............................US $300.00 per person
74 to 45 days before departure:*.................................US $350.00 per person
44 to 16 days before departure:*.................................US $400.00 per person
15 to 1 day before departure:*.....................................US $500.00 per person
On or after departure date: .............100% forfeiture of the tour price per person
*Plus any charges assessed by land suppliers and airlines, in addition to any revision fees. |
| GENERAL BOOKING CONDITIONS |
1. PROMOTIONAL DISCOUNTS: Discounts are applicable to final payment and valid only when payment is received by date specified on the promotion.
2. LATE PAYMENTS: To ensure smooth tour operation, final payment must be received at least 75 days prior to departure. A $50.00 per person late payment fee will be added to your invoice if final payment is not received by 75 days prior. Reservations are subject to cancellation if final payment is not received by 75 days and cancellation fees will apply.
3. RESERVATIONS 74-46 DAYS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE: While booking early ensures the widest choice of availability, we will make every effort to accommodate spontaneous travel plans. Full payment on bookings made between 74-46 days prior to departure is due within 2 days of receipt
of invoice to avoid the late payment fee shown above. Payment is accepted by certified check or credit card only. Prices may be subject to change less than 75 days prior to departure.
4. LATE BOOKINGS: A $50.00 per person administrative handling fee will be assessed on new reservations made within 45-14 days prior to departure and must be guaranteed at time of booking with a credit card. Late bookings are subject to availability and may incur additional charges assessed by suppliers.
5. REVISIONS: A $20.00 per person fee for each revision, including addition or deletion of services, will be assessed for any changes in air and/or land arrangements (plus supplier’s penalties). Once documents/tickets are issued, changes are not permitted. Revision fee is in addition to any rebooking fees.
6. REBOOKING: A change in departure date or from one tour to another after your original reservation has been processed is considered a cancelled trip, and cancellation fees will apply. |
| AIR INFORMATION: |
PDTI will provide air transportation in conjunction with all land tours, based on the applicable air fares on United Airlines and participating carriers, subject to the rules and regulations of the class, fare and service of the individual airline. Tours that are published inclusive of air utilize contracted net fares in effect at time of printing (November 1, 2005) and are subject to change by the airline. Due to special contracted net agreements, supplements or credits for air deviations may not be equal to published air fare differentials.
Domestic carriers provide air transportation in China and Asia. Air fares are subject to change and any increase in air fare is not included in the tour fare.
Depending on air fare class used, the air fare may be non-refundable and subject to full cancellation penalties. Tour fare does not include any increase in air fare due to increase in fuel cost and/or for any other reason. Tour extensions may incur weekend surcharges. PDTI endeavors to follow the itineraries precisely; however, if flights are not available at the scheduled time, we reserve the right to modify the air and land arrangements for smooth operation of the tour.
BAGGAGE: Baggage allowance differs for the transpacific and China/InterAsia sections of your tour. US transpacific allowance is two pieces of checked baggage. Maximum weight/size for each piece is 50 lbs./62 inches (sum of three dimensions). One carry-on not to exceed 45 inches (sum of three dimensions) is allowed. Baggage allowance within China and on InterAsia flights is one piece of baggage not over 44 lbs. per person, plus a carry-on. Baggage in excess of one piece per person will result in excess baggage fees to be paid immediately upon demand. Mongolia travel allows 33 lbs. total—22 lbs. for checked luggage and 11 lbs. for a carry-on. We strongly recommend baggage insurance as Pacific Delight Tours does not assume any responsibility for loss or damage to baggage or passenger’s belongings. It is at passenger’s risk throughout. |
| LAND INFORMATION: |
REFUND ON UNUSED OR CHANGED TOUR ARRANGEMENTS: Portions of land arrangements, hotel accommodations or any other service or feature of the tour which are not used are neither refundable nor exchangeable. Travel Protection Insurance fee is nonrefundable. Refund claims must be made in writing through the agent from whom the tour has been purchased within 14 days of the termination of the tour. A written statement from the Tour Manager certifying the exact services not rendered must be attached to this claim.
TOUR FARE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
1. Fees for delivery of tour documentation to international destinations.
2. Airline and airport taxes, security charges and user fees and fuel surcharges, both domestic and international which vary according to itinerary and are subject to change, currently range from $205 to $310 per person. See individual tour pages for details.
3. Transportation of heavy baggage in excess of applicable allowance; cost of passport and visas; and all items of a personal nature.
4. The customary end-of-tour gratuity to tour managers and tips to local guides and drivers are not included. Tips to restaurant and hotel waiters, chambermaids and porters are not included.
5. Land Only Fare does not include transatlantic flights from USA/first point of entry abroad, or last point of exit on tour/USA. Transfers between airport and hotel upon arrival and departure are not included. Air sectors not included: LAX/PEK, LAX/SHA, LAX/HKG, LAX/BKK, LAX/SIN, HKG/DTW, DTW/NRT, DTW/OSA, NRT/PEK and vice versa. Domestic flights within China and inter-Asia flights (except NRT/PEK) are included in land cost. International and domestic air schedules are subject to change at any time. If you make your
own flight arrangements, Pacific Delight Tours will not be responsible for any loss resulting from cancellations, delays, or changes in flight schedules.
RESPONSIBILITY: Pacific Delight Tours Inc. (also d/b/a "Pacific Delight World Tours") (hereinafter PDTI) acts as a tour operator and agent. The suppliers that provide transportation, conveyance or accommodations are independent contractors and are not agents or employees of PDTI. All tickets, coupons and receipts issued by PDTI and all arrangements for transport, conveyance or accommodations are made by PDTI as agent of the suppliers. By utilizing the services of suppliers, you agree that neither PDTI nor any of its officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries or affiliates shall be liable for any injury, damage, loss, accident or delay incurred by you or those traveling with you in connection with any accommodations, transportation, conveyance or other services of whatsoever nature resulting directly or indirectly from any acts or default of the suppliers or from any occurrence or condition, including but not limited to defects in vehicles or vessels, breakdown in equipment or the negligence of their operators. PDTI, its employees, officers, directors, subsidiaries or affiliates also shall not be liable for any injury, damage, loss, claim or accident resulting directly or indirectly (i) from delays, cancellations or changes in flights, itineraries, schedules or other services of any nature whatsoever, (ii) from strikes, theft, sickness, war, weather, quarantine or any other causes of any nature whatsoever or (iii) from acts or omissions of any Government, its local subdivisions, bureaus or authorities.
All tour itineraries and fares may be affected by alterations or delays in air or surface transportation services of the various countries. PDTI reserves the right to withdraw any tour and to make such alterations in the itineraries which, in its sole discretion, it may find desirable for the convenience of the parties or the proper operation of the tour. PDTI reserves the right to decline, to accept or to retain any person as a member of the tour party at any time.
All tour fares shown are based on the value of foreign currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar in effect at the date of the printing of the brochure and on the tariffs, airfares, taxes and fuel surcharges as of that same date and are subject to change at any time to reflect those or other changes since the date of the brochure's printing. PDTI reserves the right to correct promotional, pricing or typographical errors at any time. PDTI reserves the right to cancel the tour prior to departure for any reason. In such case, a full refund of all payments will constitute full settlement with the passenger.
The airlines concerned are not held to be responsible for any act or event during the time the passengers are not on board their planes or conveyances. The passenger's contract in use by the airlines concerned, when issued, shall constitute the sole contract between the airlines and the purchaser of these tours and/or passenger with respect to that service. Any and/or all transportation companies shall have or shall incur no responsibility for or liability to any traveler aside from their liability as common carriers. The carriers international tariff is available for inspection and will govern all aspects of the air transportation.
The Terms and Conditions contained herein and set forth in the brochures issued by PDTI and on its website, under which you agree to utilize the services of PDTI in arranging the tours, may not be amended in any way except in writing signed by an authorized officer of PDTI. By utilizing the services of PDTI, you agree the exclusive jurisdiction for all claims, suits, actions or proceedings of whatsoever nature against PDTI, its employees, officers, directors, subsidiaries or affiliates shall be the State of New York and such claim, action or proceedings shall be determined according to the laws of the State of New York. You also agree that if you have a claim against PDTI, its employees, officers, directors, subsidiaries or affiliates, (i) that you will notify PDTI, in writing, of your claim as soon as possible and (ii) that, if you choose to commence a law suit against PDTI, its employees, officers, directors, subsidiaries or affiliates, you will do so within one year from the date of the last day of the Tour on which your claim arose, failing which your claim against PDTI, its employees, officers, directors, subsidiaries or affiliates, will be forever barred.
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PACIFIC DELIGHT TOURS, INC.
Online Reservations:
www.PacificDelightTours.com
Or call
1- 800-221-7179
CALL US FOR SPECIAL LOW RATES: Pacific Delight Tours will customize travel arrangements to meet the express needs of individual travelers, special interest groups, conferences, trade exhibitions, incentive travel award programs and professional seminars.
Valid: April 1,2006 - March 31, 2007
(Fares subject to change)
Copyright © 2005, Pacific Delight Tours, Inc.
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