ACTC SOLAR ECLIPSE TOUR TERMS & CONDITIONS

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS: We strongly recommend that you consult with your doctor and/or the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, GA in regards to your itinerary and required inoculations. Please ensure that required inoculations for visiting listed destinations and returning to North America are recorded on a valid vaccination certificate and must be in your possession during the tour.

RATES AND FARES All rates shown are in United States dollars and are accurate at the time of publication (May 2011). Rates listed are based on currency exchange rate of 1.07 USD to 1 AUD. ACTC reserves the right to adjust the rates due currency fluctuation and any other unforeseen changes in prices by Hotels and suppliers. Rates are subject to change at any time & prior to tour departure should the no. of participants falls below listed numbers.

TOUR INFORMATION: A booking confirmation by email or phone will be sent immediately upon receipt of deposits. An invoice with appropriate general information such as reading and clothing suggestions, customs information, weather, etc. on the countries visited will be forwarded within one month. Final invoice will be sent in July. Tour documents consisting of detailed tour itinerary, hotel list, mailing list, tour member list etc. are forwarded approximately 30 to 45 days prior to the tour departure.

CANCELLATIONS & CHANGES received on or before.
LAND TOUR
Nov. 5, 2011- $ 250.00 per person admin fee
Nov. 6, 2011 to Mar. 7, 2012 – 20% of the land cost
Mar. 08 to Jul. 26, 2012- 50% of the land cost
Jul. 27, 2012 & later- 100%
One change in tour plans after booking is allowed free. Further changes will incur a fee of $50.00 per person per change. No changes are allowed after Sep. 7, 2012.

Change fees, penalties on airfares will be as per airline policies and details will be available Dec. 2011.

To protect against cancellation charges, we strongly recommend purchasing Cancellation Protection and Travel Interruption Insurance. No refund will be made for any unused accommodations and or any missed meals, sightseeing tours, excursions or unused services of chartered transportation. The right is reserved to cancel any individual membership in its entirety or part thereof by refunding a proportionate balance for the unused portion of the tour. All cancellations must be received in writing by ACTC. Refunds will be calculated from the date the written cancellation is received by ACTC. No claims will be considered after 30 days from the termination of the tour.

INSURANCE ACTC strongly recommends a Travel Insurance Plan to protect you and your investment in the event of a sudden emergency before or during your trip.

TOUR PRICE INCLUDES

ACCOMMODATIONS at Hotels as listed or similar standard will be provided. Rates are based on two persons sharing a twin/ double bedded room. Members occupying single rooms, either by choice or by circumstance, will pay the single room supplement as specified for each tour.

MEALS as specified are included.

SIGHTSEEING AND LAND TOUR SERVICES The following services are included in your group tour price: transportation between airports and hotels, baggage handling and porterage, sightseeing with local English-speaking guides as mentioned in the itinerary and entrance fees to attractions visited as per itinerary Sightseeing will be via motor bus, private car and other modes of transportation (air conditioned where necessary and available), as determined by the nature of the terrain and as outlined in the final tour itinerary and voucher. Participants making their own air travel arrangements on other airlines will join their tour at the Hotel of arrival city on Day 3. First arrival and final departure transfers are only provided matching the group flight schedule.

GRATUITIES are at traveler’s discretion, tipping recommendation chart is available at request.

AIRLINE CLAUSE The airlines concerned are not to be held responsible for any act; omission or event during the time passengers is not onboard their aircraft. The passenger tickets in use by the airline, when issued shall constitute the sole contract between the airline and the purchaser of these tours/tickets and or the passenger.

LAND TOUR PRICE EXCLUDES Air transportation, passport, visa fees and processing fees, Inoculations, health certificate fees, Taxes & Fuel surcharge, all items of personal nature including wine, liquor, meals not specified, tips, room service and items not on regular menus, excess baggage charges, cancellation health and accident insurance, transfers airport/Hotel/airport when using airlines not connected with the tour, and any items not specifically listed as included are not included in the tour price.

RESPONSIBILIN LIMITATION ON LIABILITY – A Classic Tours Collection (ACTC) of Encino and Redondo Beach, California and its affiliates herein after referred to as "A Classic Tours Collection or ACTC” act only in the capacity of an agent for the hotels, airlines, bus companies, railroads, shipping-lines, or contractors providing accommodations, transportation or other services to the client. The client is advised that ACTC purchases such transportation, hotel accommodations, restaurant and other services from various independent suppliers who are not affiliated with ACTC. ACTC makes every effort to choose the best suppliers of the aforementioned services. However ACTC has no right to control the operations of these agents and as a result, CANNOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR OTHER CLAIM which may occur as the result of (1) the wrongful, negligent or arbitrary acts or omissions on the part of the independent supplier’s, agent’s, their employees or others who are not under the direct control or supervision of ACTC; (2) defects or failures of any vessel, aircraft, vehicle or other instrumentality which is under the control of independent supplier’s; or (3) loss, injury or damage to person, property or otherwise, resulting directly or indirectly from any Acts of God, dangers incident to the sea, fire, breakdown in machinery or equipment, or wars (whether declared or not), hostilities, civil disturbances, strikes, riots, thefts pilferage, medical epidemics, quarantines, or customs regulation, defaults, delays or cancellations of or change in itinerary of schedules, or from any causes beyond ACTC control. Further, ACTC is not liable for any loss or damage resulting from insufficient or improperly issued passports, visas or other legal documents. All coupons, exchange orders, receipts, contracts and tickets issued by ACTC are issued subject to any and all tariffs, terms, and conditions under which any services are provided by such hotels, airlines, bus companies, railroads, ship lines or owners or contractors or by their person in employ.

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS ACTC (when deemed necessary) reserves the right to: (1) cancel any itinerary or any part of it; (2) make alterations to the itinerary (including but not limited to alterations to substitution of hotels); and (3) decline to accept any person as a tour passenger should such person's health, mental or physical condition impedes the operation of the tour of other passengers. Tour participants are held responsible to be in sufficient good health to undertake the tour.

DISCLAIMER ACTC is not responsible for any errors, omissions or misquotes contained in this brochure or any other accompanying promotional documentation. The contents of said brochure or promotional documentation may be changed at anytime (including but not limited to rates and itinerary) without notice and at ACTC sole discretion. IT IS SPECIALLY AGREED THAT THIS AGREEMENI IS ENTERED INTO IN THE VAN NUYS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AND THAT IN THE EVENT ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE ACTION IS INITIATED CONCERNING THE INTERPRETATION, ENFORCEMENT OR BREACH OF ANY TERM, OBLIGATION OR DUTY AS CONTAINED OR RELATED IN THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS SET FORTH IN THIS BROCHURE, IT IS SPECIFICALLY AGREED THAT THE EXCLUSIVE VENUE OF SUCH ACTION SHALL BE SOLELY IN THE STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY OF ACTC PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS, WHICH IS THE CITY OF WOODLAND HILLS, VAN NUYS, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA It is also stipulated that the law of New York and its interpretations of applicable federal law, statutes and treaties, shall exclusively apply.