Travel Insurance: We consider insurance so essential that we have negotiated extremely favorable rates for our groups. We feel this is the basic minimum coverage everyone should carry, and it will cost only $40 per person Details will be mailed together with your invoice upon receipt of deposit. This insurance will (in most cases) cover everything except Trip Cancellation/Trip Interruption/Bankruptcy of suppliers. The additional cost for this will be $160 if purchased and will cover you for any loss of money incurred provided it is for a covered reason; it is strongly recommended! If you read the cancellation policy carefully, you will understand the importance of the insurance as cancellation policies will be fully enforced.
ACCOMMODATIONS will be in First Class and Deluxe hotels with private bath or shower throughout. Price is based on two persons in a room. If you do not have a roommate and THI is unable to arrange one, you must pay a supplement of $450. All singles are subject to availability and such rooms are sometimes smaller than normal twin rooms.
MEALS will consist of full buffet breakfast and dinner daily.
SIGHTSEEING is in a luxury air-conditioned/heated coach and includes services of English-speaking licensed guides. Entrance fees according to the itinerary are included. Four days are in a reinforced coach.
TIPS & TAXES: One suitcase will be handled for you from arrival overseas (after clearing customs), transferred between hotels, etc. Your carry-on will be your own responsibility. Local, state, hotel taxes and tips, tips to drivers, guides, porters are included as are airport taxes, security charges, handling fees, immigration and custom fees. Should the airlines impose any additional fuel surcharges or taxes these will be passed on to the tour participants.
NOT INCLUDED IN PRICE: Personal items such as laundry, bottled drinks or water, tea or coffee during or after meals, tips for personal favors, excess baggage and forwarding of baggage, transfers other than with the group. Please leave $1 per night per room upon departure from hotels for housekeeping.
DEPOSITS/CANCELLATIONS/REFUNDS: Space is limited and will be allocated on a "first come, first served" basis. The deposit of $300 per person is required to confirm tour acceptance; this will be applied to total price of tour. The remaining balance is to be paid in full no later than August 15, 2007. After initial deposit is made $100 cancellation fee applies for any cancellation received in writing up to 90 days prior to departure; 89-60 days $250 cancellation fee; 59 to 45 days prior to departure there will be a $300 cancellation fee; 44 to 31 days prior to departure = 25% of the full cost will be forfeited; 30 to 15 days = 50%. NO REFUND is possible under any circumstances (except in case of full-scale war in Israel) for cancellations received within 14 days of, or after departure, or for any services not used. All above penalties do not include those imposed by the airlines. To date (January 15, 2007) there is still a State Department warning for travel to Israel.
AIRLINE ARRANGEMENTS must be finalized with the airlines 60 days prior to departure. Once your ticket has been written it cannot be refunded; if it has to be rewritten owing to an error or change on your part, there will be up to a $300 charge by the airline. It is your responsibility to ensure you have given us your correct first and last name as it appears on your passport. Roundtrip air transportation will be in economy class utilizing special non-refundable, non-transferable tickets. There will be a $75 deviation fee for those wanting to return at a different time.
ITINERARY LENGTH: Your flight times are subject to change without advance notice. THI is not responsible for changes and delays in airline schedules and does not reimburse passengers for expenses resulting from delays. Because airlines sometimes change flight times and dates at the last minute, THI strongly recommends the purchase of domestic tickets which can be changed without heavy fees and penalties. If airline(s) change flight schedules, THI reserves the right to lengthen or shorten the itinerary accordingly, and whenever possible you will be notified in writing. If changes necessitate additional overnights, you will be charged an additional $75 per night ($100 for single rooms).
RESPONSIBILITY/MANAGEMENT: Tour Host International, Inc. (THI) and/or its agents act only in the capacity as an agent for the participant in all matters connected with hotel accommodations, sightseeing, transportation, whether by rail, air, motor coach, boat or other types of conveyance and other components constituting the tour, and as agent holds itself, its agents or sub-agents, free of responsibility for any injury, loss, damage, accident, delay, irregularity, or additional expense arising from changes in schedule, fire, weather, breakdown in machinery or equipment, sickness, quarantines, acts of governments or other authorities, de jure or de facto, wars, hostilities, civil disturbances, strikes, riots, theft, pilferage, improper documentation, or for any cause beyond its control. THI shall not be liable for any act of omission by any individual or firm contracted for services or facilities on behalf of the participant. We also reserve the right to withdraw the tour, reschedule the departure, amend the itinerary, substitute hotels of comparable quality, and generally make any alteration or substitution if improvements can be made or operating requirements make it advisable, or unforeseen conditions beyond our control deem changes necessary. Tour Host International, Inc. reserves the right to accept or retain any person whose actions, deportment, mental or physical condition impose upon or disturb other tour members or impede the operation of the tour. Tour Host International's liability is limited to refund of the unused land services. By utilizing the services of THI and its suppliers, the participant acknowledges and accepts the foregoing conditions. The passenger also agrees that the exclusive venue of any suit or cause of action arising directly or indirectly from this agreement will be in Atlanta, Georgia and governed by the laws of Georgia.
Enrollment in and payment for the tour constitutes your acceptance of the Tour Conditions and Statement of Responsibility. The program conditions become a binding contract when your enrollment and payment are received and accepted by Tour Host International, Inc. in Georgia or Tennessee.