APPLICABILITY:
These tour conditions apply to Ramtur Tourism Organization
Ltd. “hereafter called RAMTUR” Gaziosmanpasa Blv. Yeni Asir
Ishani 3/312 Izmir - TURKEY and the Tour participant
“hereafter called member”.
VISAS AND DOCUMENTATION:
Each member must have a valid passport. All persons are
responsible for obtaining information about entry
requirements and the documentation necessary to enter those
countries to which they are traveling.
LUGGAGE: Each member is
allowed (2) pieces of luggage not to exceed 62 inches.
Carry-on bags are exempted providing they fit under your
seat. Cruise passengers are allowed (2) pieces of luggage,
the combined dimensions not to exceed 106 inches.
INSURANCE: RAMTUR
provides no insurance for passengers due to loss on the trip
herein. Passengers are advised to obtain their own insurance
for health while traveling and / or baggage loss. Insurance
is also recommended to provide coverage to passengers if
refunds pursuant to the final payment and cancellation
clause below are unavailable due to the terms of that
clause.
THE PRICE & WHAT IT INCLUDES:
The dollar amount shown in above itinerary includes,
transfers of persons and luggage on arrival and departure
between the airport and hotel or other accommodations (where
indicated in the trip itinerary) and hotel accommodations on
a double occupancy basis, except as otherwise specified.
TIP & TAXES: Baggage
handling, gratuities and hotel taxes are often included.
Minimal gratuities are included in all trips. Additional
taxes, security charges and other fees collected by
governments, airports, airlines and other entities are not
included unless specifically listed as included features.
These amounts will appear on your bill and must be included
with the final payment.
NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR RATE:
The following is a list of some major items not included in
the tour rate: excess baggage charges, room service charges,
items not on portions of menus reserved for RAMTUR
passengers, laundry, beverages, alcoholic and otherwise,
items of a personal nature, airport to ship pier transfers
if air transportation is not purchased as a part of a cruise
package and foreign airport departure taxes. Port taxes on
cruises are not included.
FINAL PAYMENT & CANCELLATION:
RAMTUR reserves the right to decline, accept or remove, in
its sole discretion at any time and for any reason, any tour
member as a participant in the trip (or any optional side
trip).
PAYMENT SCHEDULE:
Payment of the final balance is due sixty (60) days in
advance of departure, regardless of when reservations are
made. Credit cards are accepted, only VISA and MASTERCARD.
CANCELLATION:
Reservations may only be canceled by written notice sent by
certified mail (return receipt requested) to RAMTUR. If such
notice is received no later than sixty (60) days before
departure, RAMTUR will accept cancellation and refund all
moneys, except for a $25.00 per person non-refundable
administrative fee plus applicable hotel, cruise and air
cancellation fees. If such written notice is received within
sixty (60) days before departure, RAMTUR will accept such
cancellation and refund the land portion costs it recovers
from those entities paid on behalf of member only to the
extent that such moneys are refunded by those entities to
RAMTUR. Cancellation fee of $50 (59-30 days prior to
departure) or $100 (29 days or less prior to departure per
person) will not be refunded. If any person is removed by
RAMTUR from the trip (or any optional side trip), RAMTUR’s
only obligation shall be to refund to such a person a
fraction of the trip price, the numerator of which fraction
shall be RAMTUR cost for the person’s unused services and
the denominator of which shall be RAMTUR cost for the
person’s entire trip.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIABILITY:
The responsibility of RAMTUR and / or its agents is limited.
RAMTUR and its agents act only as agents for passenger in
regards to travel whether by air, railroad, motorcoach or
any other conveyance and assumes no defect, through the acts
or defaults of any company or person engaged in conveying
members or in carrying out the arrangements of this tour, or
as a direct or indirect result of acts of God, dangers
incident in the sea, or air, fire, breakdown in machinery or
equipment, acts of governments or other authorities, de jure
or de facto wars, whether declared or not, hostilities,
civil disturbances, strikes, riots, theft, pilferage,
epidemics, quarantines, medical or customs regulations or
from any other causes. RAMTUR can accept no responsibilities
for loss or additional expenses to members due to delay or
changes in schedule. Tour services included but not limited
to guide services, hotel accommodations, meals and other
services are furnished by third parties who are independent
and do not act for or on behalf of RAMTUR and with whom
RAMTUR has no relationship as joint venture or otherwise.
Therefore RAMTUR shall not be liable or responsible in any
way whatsoever for any inconvenience, loss, damage or injury
arising out of or in connection with such tour services,
whether same shall be the result of changes in hotel
accommodations, food, baggage handling, tour guiding or any
other matter related thereto. All such losses or expenses
will have to be borne by the passengers. Each passenger
waives any claim against RAMTUR for any delay, inconvenience
or damage, loss of property or baggage or injury to or
deaths of persons due to the acts or omissions of said third
parties. Any airline / transportation company concerned is
not to be held responsible for any act, omission or event
during the time passengers are not aboard their aircraft or
conveyances. RAMTUR further reserves the right at any time
to change any part of the itinerary, or the carrier, or the
aircraft utilized, or the hotel accommodations utilized, or
any other. The prices advertised in this itinerary are
subject to change due to price increases resulting from
decreases in the purchasing power of the US dollar, gasoline
price increases and similar causes. In such case each
passenger can be required to pay an additional amount for
the trip reflecting such increase.
Travel arrangements to JFK Airport or other departure
points, is solely member’s responsibility. Each person is
also personally responsible for any hotel expenses, theater
tickets, souvenirs, gifts, clothing, glasswork, art or any
and all other items of personal property or services
purchased by such person. Each person making reservations
for or participating in the trip described in these folders
or flyers understands and agrees to all terms, conditions
and limitations set forth herein.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND FEATURES:
Are those tour services and features which must be purchased
as part of the complete tour package such as US departure
tax, any included ground transportation and transfers,
overseas baggage and handling, tour directors, some
gratuities, meals where applicable, some overseas taxes and
other services. All components of this tour are included in
good faith. RAMTUR reserves the right to cancel the entire
trip (or any optional side trips offered in connection with
the trip) for any reason at any time before departure of the
trip, in which event the liability, if any, for RAMTUR shall
be limited to and liquidated by refunding to each
prospective participant the moneys, if any, therefore
received by RAMTUR for such person’s trip which moneys have
not been or should not be otherwise refunded to said person.
We reserve the right to change any part of the itinerary due
to circumstances beyond our control.
