1. MAKING A BOOKING AND
PAYMENT
a) As competitive hotel prices have been negotiated,
1 night deposit for hotels (outside 28 days) and full
payment (within 28 days prior to arrival) is required at the
time of booking.
b) Once we have received your instructions and payment in
full we will send you a confirmation of your booking by fax
or by E-mail or mail depending how your booking is
processed. The confirmation is our acceptance of your
booking and a legally binding contract will then exist
between us. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to
cater for any requests.
2. OUR PRICE GUARANTEE
A full price will be given before you confirm your
booking which you may accept or not. We guarantee that we
will not change the price of your holiday once we have
accepted your booking. It may be necessary to charge you
Value Added Tax (VAT) where there is a change in the
applicability or the rate, over which we have no control.
3. CHILDREN AND INFANTS
Our policy regarding special rates for children and
infants is available on request, but wherever possible
children stay free or 50%. Exact prices are shown when
prices are confirmed on our secure server. Free children
rates do not normally include meals, which are to be paid
direct to hotels as taken.
4. IF YOU CHANGE OR CANCEL YOUR HOLIDAY
If you want to change or cancel your holiday, you
must do so in writing. Cancellations made directly
with hotels will not be effective. We cannot
guarantee that any requests for amendments will be
satisfied. However, if you wish to make any alteration to
your booking (including a transfer of your booking to
another person) after it has been accepted by us, we will
try to accommodate your requirements, subject to
availability and payment by you of an alteration fee.
The alteration fee is £20
per booking, each time a booking is changed, unless it is to
increase the value of the booking. Any alteration made
within 3 days of arrival to your hotel
will be treated as a cancellation and you will have to pay
the charges set out below.
If you cancel
your holiday at any time after your booking has been
accepted by us, then we impose the following administration
charges:
FOR HOTEL BOOKINGS: More than 28 days prior to
arrival: 10% of total holiday cost. From 3 to 28 days prior
to arrival: 20% of total holiday cost. If, however, the
cancellation is received by us between 72 hours of arrival
and on or after the date on which the holiday is due to
start, no refund will be made. No refund wil be
made for the unused portion of the hotel stay or for
non-arrival which is classified as NO SHOW.
In the very unlikely event that the
hotelier cannot provide the booked accommodation, the client
understands that the hotelier's responsibility is to find an
alternative of at least a similar standard, and provide
transportation as appropriate to this alternative hotel.
Holidaybound takes every precaution to ensure hotels are
professionally managed so that any such occurrence is
extremely rare. Holidaybound shall have no liability in
respect of any other costs, losses or damages existing out
of or in connection with relocation of accommodation since
such relocation is outside Holidaybound's control.
If a customer is dissatisfied
with any aspect of his hotel, this MUST be brought to the
attention of the hotel management immediately and the hotel
management must be given adequate opportunity to rectify the
situation from the outset. If the hotelier cannot resolve
matters to the client's satisfaction, Holidaybound must also
be contacted at the earliest opportunity. A 24hr on call
service is provided at weekends (please listen to our
answering machine message). If having taken the above action
the client is still dissatisfied, complaints should be
received in writing within fourteen days of the clients'
return (or for agents, within fourteen days of the agent
being notified).
Every care is taken to
ensure that hotel descriptions are accurate. Descriptive
material on hotels and services is drawn from information
provided by the hotel. As an accommodation booking agency
(as opposed to a tour operator), Holidaybound cannot be held
responsible for any inaccuracies in such information, nor
can liability be accepted for changes to facilities which
are not communicated to us by the hotel. Particular features
or facilities in hotel descriptions form part of the hotel's
standard offering and their availability cannot be
guaranteed unless specifically requested by the client and
confirmed by Holidaybound in writing.
If you have taken out the recommended
insurance you may be able to make a claim under the
cancellation section of your policy, subject of course, to
the terms of the policy.
Amendments
Notice period
|
Charges |
0-72 hours
(3 working days*)
|
No amendment allowed.
Full cancellation charges will apply. |
Outside 72
hours
|
£ 20 |
*Working days are Monday -
Friday from 09:30 to 17:30
Amendments and changes where EITHER the number of rooms
(irrespective of room type) OR the number of nights
decreases will be charged as above. An Amendment must be
confirmed back to you by one of our consultants. If you have
not received a confirmation of the amendment within 24 hours
after submission, it means we have not received it and you
must resubmit it. All amendments are subject to
availability. Amendments directly made with the hotels will
not be accepted.
If you do not arrive at the accommodation on the date on
which you booked, then you will only be entitled to amend
the hotel reservation from the time when
Holidaybound receives notification from you during
Holidaybound's working hours. Our
office hours are Monday - Friday: 09:30 to 17:30. All such
amendments are subject to you incurring the charge for the
next twenty-four hours accommodation after
Holidaybound's receipt of
notification. If you leave the accommodation earlier than
the date on which you booked to leave, then there will be no
refund for the unused portion of your stay.
Cancellations notified directly to the hotel will not be
effective. Requests for cancellations and amendments must be
made in writing to Holidaybound Ltd. t/a
Hotel-Net.