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The following Booking Conditions together with the Important Information appearing after, form the basis of all booking of packages and accommodation only made with Travel 2 Limited trading as Travel 2. Please read them carefully as they set out your rights and obligations.

If you do not book a package or accommodation only (for example, a flight only), different booking conditions will apply. Please ask your travel agent for a copy of these.

1. The meaning of the words used in these booking conditions
In these Booking Conditions, the following words have the following meanings (except where the context otherwise requires);-
“you” and “your” means all persons named on the booking (including anyone who is added or substituted at a later date).
“party leader” means the person who makes the booking
“Travel 2”, “we”, “us” and “our” means Travel 2 Limited trading as Travel 2, registered in England and Wales with company number 01594460 and having its registered office at Hamlyn House, Highgate Hill, London N19 5PR. VAT 340 8082 74.
“package(s)” means the pre-arranged combination of at least two out of
(a) transport
(b) accommodation
(c) other tourist services not ancillary to any transport or accommodation and forming a significant part of the arrangements where sold or offered for sale by us at an inclusive price and where the service lasts at least 24 hours or includes overnight accommodation. For the avoidance of doubt, the component parts must be booked with us in combination at the same time for a package to exist.
“accommodation only” means any accommodation (of whatever type) which is arranged by us and does not form part of a package.
“arrangements” means a package and/or accommodation only, as applicable
“ticket(s)” means the document which, subject to compliance with all applicable requirements, will enable you to gain access to your flight. References to a “ticket” includes an e-ticket and any equivalent document.
“departure” means the commencement of your arrangements
“ABTA” means the Association of British Travel Agents of which Travel 2 is a member (No V0156)
“ATOL” means the Air Travel Organisers Licence of which Travel 2 is a holder (No 3228)

2. Making your booking
All bookings must be made through one of our authorised travel agents. The party leader must be at least 18 and must be authorised to make the booking on the basis of these Booking Conditions by all persons named on the booking. In making the booking, the party leader confirms that he/she is so authorised and that all party members agree to be bound by these Booking Conditions. The party leader is responsible for making all payments due to us. The payments set under clause 4 “Payment” below must be made at the time of booking. Subject to the availability of all component parts of your requested arrangements and receipt by your travel agent of all applicable payments, your booking will be confirmed by the issue to your travel agent of a confirmation invoice. Your contract will come into existence as set out under clause 5 “Your contract”.

3. Your confirmation invoice / ticket / other paperwork
Please check your confirmation invoice, ticket and anything else you receive in relation to your booking carefully as soon as you receive it. Contact your travel agent immediately if any information appears to be incorrect or incomplete as it may not be possible to make changes later. We regret we cannot accept any liability if we are not notified of any inaccuracy in any document which is our responsibility within 14 days of its being sent to your travel agent (7 days for tickets). We will endeavour to rectify or arrange for the rectification of any inaccuracies notified to your travel agent outside these time limits but you must meet any costs involved in doing so.

4. Payment
In order to confirm your chosen arrangements, a minimum deposit of £100 per person must be paid at the time of booking if booking more than 8 weeks in advance. A higher deposit may be payable depending on the particular arrangements booked. Depending on the fare booked, full payment for flights may be required at the time of booking. Full details of the applicable payment will be given at the time of booking. Please also see clause 6 “The cost of your arrangements”. If booking 8 weeks (56 days) or less before departure, full payment must be made at the time of booking. If not paid in full at the time of booking, the balance of the cost of your arrangements must be received by us no later than 8 weeks before departure. This date will be shown on the confirmation invoice. Reminders are not sent. If we do not receive all payments due (including any surcharge where applicable) in full and on time, your booking is likely to be cancelled. In this case the cancellation charges set out in clause 11 “Cancellation by you” below will be payable.

5. Your contract
When your booking is confirmed as set out in clause 2 “Making your booking”, a legally binding contract between you and Travel 2 comes into existence. We both agree that English law (and no other) will apply to your contract and to any dispute, claim or other matter of any description which arises (except as set out below). We both also agree that any dispute, claim or other matter of any description (and whether or not involving any personal injury) which arises must be dealt with under the ABTA Arbitration Scheme or by the Courts of England and Wales only unless, in the case of Court proceedings, you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland. In this case, proceedings must either be brought in the Courts of your home country or those of England and Wales. If proceedings are brought in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you may choose to have your contract and any dispute, claim or other matter of any description which arises between us governed by the law of Scotland/Northern Ireland as applicable (but if you do not so choose, English law will apply).

6. The cost of your arrangements
Advertised prices are believed correct at the time of publication. However, for a variety of reasons (such as exchange rate variations) the price of your arrangements as confirmed at the time of booking is very likely to be different to that appearing in our brochure. In addition, despite our best efforts, errors in advertised prices occasionally occur, hotel brochure descriptions and facilities printed in advance can change, which we reserve the right to correct. The prices shown in our price grids are for ground arrangements only calculated on the basis of exchange rates applicable on 23 July 2007 as shown in the Financial Times Guide to World Currencies and are displayed in our brochure conditions. The price actually payable will be calculated on the basis of the exchange rates applicable at the time you make your booking. The price may also have changed for other reasons.

In order to guarantee the price of arrangements confirmed at the time of booking or any element of them (for example, any flight(s)), we may need to ask you to make full payment for the arrangements / element(s) concerned at the time of booking/prior to balance due date. If you fail to meet any such request, any increase(s) in the price will be passed on. It may not always be possible to guarantee the price by making payment in this way in which case any increase(s) will be passed on as set out below.

Once the price of your arrangements has been confirmed at the time of booking, we will only change it, subject to the conditions set out in this clause, if our costs increase or decrease as a result of changes in transportation costs, dues, taxes or fees payable for services such as landing taxes or applicable exchange rates. Even in the above cases, only if any increase in our costs exceeds 2% of the total cost of your package (excluding any amendment charges) will we levy a surcharge. If any surcharge is greater than 10% of the cost (excluding any amendment charges), you will be entitled to cancel your booking and receive a full refund of all monies you have paid to us (except for any amendment charges) or alternatively purchase other arrangements from us as referred to in clause 12 “Changes and Cancellation by us”. Please note, arrangements are not always purchased in local currency. A refund will only be payable if any decrease in our costs exceeds 2% as set out above. Where a refund is due, we will pay you the full amount of such decrease. You have 14 days from the surcharge invoice issue date to tell us if you want to cancel or purchase other arrangements. If we do not hear from you within this time, we are entitled to assume that you will pay the surcharge. Any surcharge must be paid with the balance of the cost or within 14 days of the surcharge invoice issue date, whichever is the later. No surcharge will be levied within 30 days of your departure. No refunds will be payable if any decrease in our costs occurs within this period either.

7. Special requests, disabilities and medical conditions
If you have any special request, you must advise your travel agent at the time of booking. Although we will endeavour to pass any reasonable requests on to the airline or relevant supplier as applicable, we regret we cannot guarantee any request will be met unless we have specifically confirmed it in writing. Failure to meet any special request will not otherwise be a breach of contract. Confirmation that a special request has been noted or passed on or the inclusion of the special request on your confirmation invoice or any other documentation is not confirmation that the request will be met. Unless and until specifically confirmed, all special requests are subject to availability. If you or any member of your party has any disability or medical condition which may affect your arrangements, please provide your travel agent with full details so that we can advise as to the suitability of the chosen arrangements. In any event, we must be given full details in writing at the time of booking. If we, the airline, other supplier reasonably feel unable to properly accommodate the particular needs of the person concerned, we reserve the right to decline the booking or, if full details are not given at the time of booking, cancel when we become aware of these details.

8. Insurance
We consider adequate travel insurance to be essential. Travel insurance is widely available and your travel agent will have a policy available for you to purchase. Please read your policy details carefully and take them away with you. It is your responsibility to ensure that the insurance cover you purchase is suitable and adequate for your particular needs.

9. Travel advice
For up to date travel advice from the UK government, please visit www.fco.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo

10. Changes by you
Should you wish to make any changes to your confirmed arrangements, you must notify your travel agent in writing as soon as possible. Whilst we will endeavour to assist, we cannot guarantee any such requests will be met. Where they can be met, an amendment fee of £50 per person will be payable together with any costs or charges incurred by ourselves or incurred or imposed by any airline or supplier. Some suppliers, particularly certain airlines and hotels, whose special fares/costs are in some cases non-refundable as soon as they are booked, may consider a name change or other change to an existing booking as a cancellation and rebooking with up to 100% cancellation charges payable by you.

If any member of your party is prevented from travelling, the person(s) concerned may be able to transfer their place to someone else (introduced by you) providing we are notified not less than 2 weeks before departure. Where a transfer to a person of your choice can be made, all costs and charges incurred by us and/or incurred or imposed by any of our suppliers as a result together with an amendment fee of £50 per person must be paid before the transfer can be effected. For flight inclusive packages, you must pay the charges levied by the airline concerned. As most airlines do not permit name changes after tickets have been issued for any reason, you will have to pay the full cost of an alternative flight (if available) if you wish to transfer after tickets have been issued (subject to the above minimum notice).

11. Cancellation by you
Should you or any member of your party need to cancel your confirmed arrangements, the party leader must immediately notify your travel agent in writing. Your notice of cancellation will only be effective when it is received in writing by us from your travel agent. The following cancellation charges* will be payable where you cancel or your booking is cancelled in accordance with these Booking Conditions (for example, where you fail to make payment as required) except where otherwise stated. Where the cancellation charge is shown as a percentage, this is calculated on the basis of the total cost of the cancelled arrangements excluding any amendment charges. Amendment charges are not refundable in the event of the person(s) to whom they apply cancelling.

Period before departure and cancellation charge
56 days or more = loss of deposit
55 - 29 days = 50% of the total cost
28 - 15 days = 80% of the total cost
14 - 0 days = 100% of the total cost

*These cancellation charges apply to all bookings, except in circumstances where a booking includes items or services where our suppliers own cancellation charges exceed those shown above. Please enquire at the time of booking as up to 100% cancellation charges may apply from the time of booking. In the event of cancellation by some but not all party members, additional charges may be payable (for example, where a twin or double room will only be occupied by one person). Any such additional charges must be paid at the time of cancellation or with the balance of the cost of the arrangements as advised.

12. Changes and cancellation by us
Arrangements are often made many months in advance. Occasionally, we, airlines and/or suppliers have to make changes to and correct errors in published and other details both before and after bookings have been confirmed and cancel confirmed bookings. Whilst we always endeavour to avoid changes and cancellations, we must reserve the right to do so. However, we will only cancel your confirmed booking 8 weeks or less before departure where you have failed to comply with any requirement of these booking conditions entitling us to cancel or where we are forced to do so as a result of circumstances outside our control. Most changes are minor. Occasionally, we have to make a significant change. Significant changes include the following changes when made before departure; a change of accommodation to that of a lower official classification or standard for the whole or a major part of the time you are away, a change of outward departure time or overall length of time you are away of twenty four or more hours or a change of UK departure point to one which is substantially more inconvenient for you (except between airports within or around the same city for example London Gatwick and Stansted Airports).

If we have to make a significant change or cancel, we will tell you as soon as possible. If there is time to do so before departure, we will offer you the choice of the following options:-

(a) (for significant changes) accepting the changed arrangements or

(b) purchasing alternative arrangements from us, of a similar standard to those originally booked if available (if the alternative is less expensive than the original arrangements, we will refund the difference but if more expensive, we will ask you to pay the difference) or

(c) cancelling or accepting the cancellation in which case you will receive a full refund of all monies you have paid to us.

Please note, the above options are not available where any change made is a minor one.

If we have to make a significant change or cancel after the date you have to pay the balance of the cost of your arrangements, we will pay you the compensation set out below provided we have received full payment subject to the following exceptions.

Compensation will not be payable and no liability beyond offering the above mentioned choices can be accepted where we are forced to make a change or cancel as a result of unusual and unforeseeable circumstances beyond our control, the consequences of which we could not have avoided even with all due care. No compensation will be payable and the above options will not be available if we cancel as a result of your failure to comply with any requirement of these Booking Conditions entitling us to cancel (such as paying on time).

Period before departure............................. Compensation per person
a significant change or............................... (excluding infants)
cancellation is notified to you
56 days or more......................................... Nil
55 to 29 days............................................. £10
28 to 14 days............................................. £20
14 days or less........................................... £30

Very rarely, we may be forced by "force majeure" (see clause 13) to change or terminate your arrangements after departure but before the scheduled end of your time away. This is extremely unlikely but if this situation does occur, we regret we will be unable to make any refunds (unless we obtain any refunds from our suppliers), pay you any compensation or meet any costs or expenses you incur as a result.

13. Force Majeure
Except where otherwise expressly stated in these Booking Conditions, Travel 2, airlines and other suppliers will not be liable for any change, cancellation, effect on your holiday, loss, damage or expense of any nature or description or failure to perform or properly perform any contractual obligation(s) which is due to any event(s) or circumstance(s) which Travel 2, the airline or other supplier, as applicable, could not, even with all due care, foresee or avoid. Such events may include war or threat of war, riot, civil strife, actual or threatened terrorist activity, industrial dispute, natural or nuclear disaster, adverse weather conditions, fire, flood, systems failure and all similar events outside the control of the party concerned.

14. Flight information
The flight timings given on booking are for general guidance only and are subject to change. The latest timings will be shown on your confirmation invoice. However, the actual flight times will be those shown on your tickets. You must accordingly check your tickets very carefully immediately on receipt to ensure you have the correct flight times. It is possible that flight times may be changed even after tickets have been despatched, if so we will endeavour to advise your travel agent of any change prior to departure and your travel agent or the airline will contact you as soon as possible if this occurs. We advise you contact your travel agent to reconfirm your outbound journey at least 72 hours prior to departure should there be a late flight change.

We are required to bring to your attention the existence of a list of airlines which are subject to an EU operating ban – see this website for more information (click here).

We will advise you of your operating airline at the time of booking or as soon as we become aware of it if later. We are not always in a position to confirm the aircraft type and any change of airline and/or aircraft type will not entitle you to cancel or change to other arrangements without paying our normal charges.

15. Flight delay
Unfortunately, delays sometimes occur. Depending on the length of the delay and surrounding circumstances, the airline concerned should provide refreshments when and where appropriate. Travel 2 is not in a position to provide any assistance in the event of flight delay and cannot accept any liability except where expressly stated in these Booking Conditions.

16. Denied Boarding Regulations
If any flight you have booked is cancelled or delayed, your flight ticket is downgraded or boarding is denied by your airline in circumstances which would entitle you to claim compensation against the airline under EC Regulation No 261/2004 - the Denied Boarding Regulations 2004, you must pursue the airline for the compensation due to you. All sums you receive or are entitled to receive from the airline concerned by virtue of these Regulations represent the full amount of your entitlement to compensation or any other payment arising from such cancellation, delay, downgrading or denied boarding. The fact a delay may entitle you to cancel your flight does not automatically entitle you to cancel any other arrangements even where those arrangements have been made in conjunction with your flight. We have no liability to make any payment to you in relation to the Denied Boarding Regulations or in respect of any flight cancellation or delay, downgrading of any flight ticket or denial of any boarding as the full amount of your entitlement to any compensation or other payment (as dealt with above) is covered by the airline's obligations under the Denied Boarding Regulations. If your airline does not comply with these rules you should complain to the Air Transport Users' Council on 020 7240 6061 www.auc.org.uk

17. Our Liability to you
A. We promise to make sure that all services we have agreed to arrange, perform or provide as part of our contract with you are arranged, performed or provided with reasonable skill and care. This means, subject to these conditions, we will accept responsibility if, for example, you suffer death or personal injury or your contracted arrangements are not provided as promised or prove deficient as a result of the failure of ourselves, our employees, agents or suppliers to use reasonable skill and care in arranging, performing or providing, as applicable, the contracted service in question. Please note it is your responsibility to show that reasonable skill and care has not been used if you wish to make a claim. We will only be responsible for what our employees, agents and suppliers do or do not do if they were at time acting in the course of their employment (for our employees) or carrying out work we had asked them to do (for agents and suppliers).

We will not be responsible for any injury, illness, death, loss (for example loss of enjoyment or any other loss of any description), damage, expense, cost or other sum or claim of any description whatsoever which results from any of the following:-

(a) the act(s) or omission(s) of the person(s) affected or any member(s) of their party; or,
(b) the act(s) or omission(s) of a third party not connected with the provision of your holiday which we could have predicted or avoided; or,
(c) force majeure as defined in clause 13 above.

B. Please note, we cannot accept responsibility for any services, which do not form part of our contract. This includes, for example, any additional services or facilities which your hotel or any other supplier agrees to provide for you where the services or facilities are not advertised by us and we have not agreed to arrange them. In addition, regardless of any wording used by us in any advertising material, we only promise to use reasonable skill and care as set out above and we do not have any greater or different liability to you.

C. The promises we make to you about the services we have agreed to arrange, perform or provide as part of our contract – and the laws and regulations of the country in which your claim or complaint occurred - will be used as the basis for deciding whether the services in question have been properly performed or provided. If the particular services which give rise to a claim or complaint complied with local laws and regulations applicable to those services at the time, the services will be treated as having been properly provided. This will be the case even if the services did not comply with the laws and regulations of the UK, which would have applied had those services been provided in the UK.

D. As set out in these Booking Conditions, we limit the maximum amount we may have to pay you for any claims you may make against us.

Where we are found liable for loss of and/or damage to any luggage or personal possessions (including money), the maximum amount we will have to pay you is the maximum amount payable for the claim in question under the insurance policy we offer. These limits apply whether or not you take out our recommended insurance policy. When dealing with any such claim, we will use the definitions contained in this policy. A copy of the policy wording can be provided on request.

For all other claims which do not involve death or personal injury, if we are found liable to you on any basis the maximum amount we will have to pay you is twice the price (excluding insurance premiums and amendment charges) paid by or on behalf of the person(s) affected in total unless a lower limitation applies to your claim under clause 17 E below. This maximum amount will only be payable where everything has gone wrong and you have not received any benefit at all from your holiday.

E. Where any claim or part of a claim relates to any transport (including the process of getting on/off the transport) provided by any sea, rail or road carrier, the maximum we will have to pay you in respect of that claim or that part of a claim if we are found liable to you on any basis is the maximum which would be payable by the carrier concerned under the applicable international convention (for example, Athens Convention for international travel by sea, Warsaw Convention, as amended or unamended and the Montreal Convention for international travel by air) in that situation. Where the carrier would not be obliged to make a payment under international convention, we are similarly not obliged to make a payment. When making any payment, we are entitled to deduct any money which you have received or are entitled to receive from the carrier for the claim in question. Copies of the conventions are available on request.

F. Please note, we cannot accept any liability for any damage, loss, expense or other sum(s) of any description (1) which on the basis of the information given to us by you concerning your booking prior to our accepting it, we could not have foreseen you would suffer or incur if we breached our contract with you or (2) which did not result from any breach of contract or other fault by ourselves or our employees or, where we are responsible for them, our suppliers. Additionally we cannot accept liability for any business losses.

18. Complaints
In the unlikely event that you have any reason to complain about any arrangements whilst away, you must immediately inform the airline or supplier of the service(s) in question. Any verbal notification must be confirmed in writing to the airline / supplier as soon as possible.

If you remain dissatisfied, you must write to us, Customer Relations, Travel 2, 8 Elliot Place, Glasgow G3 8EP within 28 days of the end of your arrangements giving your booking reference and full details of your complaint. For all complaints and claims which do not involve death, personal injury or illness, we regret we cannot accept liability if you fail to notify the complaint or claim entirely in accordance with this clause.

19. Arbitration
Disputes arising out of, or in connection with your contract with Travel 2 which cannot be amicably settled may be referred to arbitration if you so wish under a special scheme arranged by ABTA and administered independently by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. The scheme provides for a simple and inexpensive method of arbitration on documents alone with restricted liability on the customer in respect of costs. Full details will be provided on request or can be obtained from the ABTA website www.abta.com

20. Passports, visas and health requirements
Passport, visa and health requirements may change and you must check the up to date position in good time before departure. For packages, the passport, visa and health requirements applicable at the time of printing to British citizens are shown in our applicable brochure or will be advised by your travel agent at the time of booking. A full British passport presently takes approximately 2 to 6 weeks to obtain depending on whether you are renewing your passport or obtaining one for the first time but you should allow more time if possible. The UK Passport Service has to confirm your identity before issuing your first passport and from October 2006 will ask you to attend an interview in order to do this.

Information on health is contained in the Department of Health leaflet T7 (Health Advice for Travellers) available from the Department of Health by telephone on 0870 1555455 or via its website www.dh.gov.uk and from most Post Offices. Please also check the up to date position in relation to recommended vaccinations and other health precautions with your GP in good time before departure. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are in possession of a valid passport and all necessary visas, travel and health documents before departure. All costs incurred in obtaining such documentation must be paid by you. We regret we cannot accept any liability if you are refused entry onto any transport or into any country due to failure on your part to carry correct documentation. If you or any member of your party is not a British citizen or holds a non British passport, you must check passport and visa requirements with the Embassy or Consulate of the country(ies) to or through which you are intending to travel. If failure to have any necessary travel or other documents results in any fines, surcharges, other financial penalty, expenses or other sums of any description being imposed on or incurred by us, you will be responsible for reimbursing us accordingly.

21. Conditions of suppliers
The services which make up your arrangements are provided by independent suppliers. Those suppliers provide these services in accordance with their own terms and conditions. Some of these terms and conditions may limit or exclude the supplier's liability to you, usually in accordance with applicable International Conventions (see above). Copies of the relevant parts of these terms and conditions are available on request from ourselves or the supplier concerned

22. Financial security
We are a member of ABTA (No. V0156) and hold ATOL No 3228 issued by the CAA. Where your arrangements include flights booked with us, they are ATOL protected. This means the CAA will ensure that you are not left stranded abroad and will arrange to refund any money you have paid to us for an advance booking in the unlikely event of our insolvency. For further information, visit the ATOL website at www.atol.org.uk. In the unlikely event of an airline failure due to insolvency, we include Scheduled Airline Failure Insurance (SAFI) with all our flight bookings. If your arrangements do not include flights booked with us, ABTA will arrange to refund any money you have paid to us for an advance booking and to return you to the point where your contracted arrangements with us began (if applicable) in this situation. Visit the ABTA website at www.abta.com for further information.

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Flight only bookings

The following booking conditions form the basis of all flight only bookings made with or through Travel 2 Limited trading as Travel 2. Please read them carefully as they set out your rights and obligations.

These booking conditions do not apply to package or accommodation only bookings or to bookings of flights which form part of a package. Please see our brochures or request a copy of the conditions which apply to such bookings.

These booking conditions apply to the following types of flight only bookings

Flights which we sell as principal

Scheduled flights which we sell as principal under the cover of our ATOL No 3228
You will have a contract with us in relation to the flight(s) which we agree to arrange in accordance with these booking conditions. Your confirmation invoice will confirm this. The relevant parts of these booking conditions together with the airline’s conditions of carriage (copy available on request) will apply to your contract.

Flights which we sell as agent

Scheduled flights which we sell as agent for the airline concerned
You will have a contract for the flight(s) with the airline and not with us. Your confirmation invoice will confirm this. The relevant parts of these booking conditions together with the airline’s conditions of carriage (copy available on request) will apply to your contract.

Scheduled flights which we sell as agent for another ATOL holder
You will have a contract in relation to the contracted flights with the ATOL holder concerned whose name and ATOL number will be confirmed at the time of booking and shown on your confirmation invoice. The relevant parts of these booking conditions together with the ATOL holder’s conditions and the airline’s conditions of carriage (copies available on request) will apply to your contract.

Flights which we sell as ticket provider

Scheduled flights where you receive a ticket or equivalent document when you make full payment at the time of booking
You will have a contract for the flight(s) with the airline and not with us. The relevant parts of these booking conditions together with the airline’s conditions of carriage will apply to your contract. In return for payment, your ticket will be given to you straight away if booking in person or sent to you by first class or equivalent post no later than the following working day after payment is received.

1.The meaning of the words used in these booking conditions

In these booking conditions, the following words have the following meanings (except where the context otherwise requires);-

“you”, “your” and “party members” means all passengers named on the booking who are intended to travel on the flight(s)(including anyone who is added or substituted at a later date) or, where the context requires, any of them.

“party leader” means the person who makes the booking via their travel agent

“Travel2”, “we”, “us” and “our” means Travel 2 Limited trading as Travel 2

“package(s)” means the pre-arranged combination of at least two out of
                  (a) transport
                  (b) accommodation
(c) other tourist services not ancillary to any transport or accommodation and forming a significant     part of the arrangements
where sold or offered for sale by us at an inclusive price and where the service lasts at least 24 hours or includes overnight accommodation. For the avoidance of doubt, the component parts must be booked with us in combination at the same time for a package to exist.

“flight(s)” means any flight(s) booked with or through Travel 2 which is covered by these booking conditions

“ticket(s)” means the document which, subject to compliance with all other applicable requirements, will enable you gain access to your flight. References to a “ticket” include an e-ticket and any equivalent document.

“ticket provider” has the meaning set out in these booking conditions

“departure” means the departure date of your flight or, if more than one, of the first flight on your booking to depart

“ABTA” means ABTA Ltd of which Travel 2 is a member (No V0156)

“ATOL” means the Air Travel Organisers Licence held by Travel 2 Ltd (No 3228)

2. Making your booking

All bookings must be made through one of our authorised travel agents. The party leader must be at least 18 and must be authorised to make the booking on the basis of these booking conditions by all persons named on the booking. In making the booking, the party leader confirms that he/she is so authorised and that all party members agree to be bound by these booking conditions. The party leader is responsible for making all payments due to us.

The payments set out under clause 4 “Payment” below must be made at the time of booking. Subject to the availability of your requested flights and receipt by your travel agent of all applicable payments, your booking will be confirmed by the issue to your travel agent of a confirmation invoice or, if you purchase flights which we sell as ticket provider, by the issue of your ticket. Your contract will come into existence as set out under clause 5 “Your contract”.

3. Your confirmation invoice / ticket / other paperwork

Please check your confirmation invoice, ticket and anything else you receive in relation to your booking carefully as soon as you receive it. Contact your travel agent immediately if any information appears to be incorrect or incomplete as it may not be possible to make changes later. We regret we cannot accept any liability if we are not notified of any error we have made in any document within 7 days of its being sent to your travel agent. We will endeavour to rectify or arrange for the rectification of any errors notified to your travel agent outside these time limits but you must meet any costs involved in doing so. We have no responsibility for any errors in any documentation we did not issue. Please see clause 11 “Changes by you” if you wish to make any changes to your booking or to the information you provided to us at the time of booking.

4. Payment

In order to confirm your chosen flight(s), a minimum deposit of £100 per person must be paid at the time of booking if booking more than 8 weeks in advance. A higher deposit or full payment may be required at the time of booking depending on the particular flights / fare booked. Full details of the applicable payment will be given at the time of booking. Please also see clause 6 ’The cost of your flight(s)’. All payments made to your travel agent will be held on our behalf from the time of receipt where your contract is with Travel 2 or on behalf of the airline or other ATOL holder where your contract is with the airline or other ATOL holder.

If booking 8 weeks (56 days) or less before departure, full payment must be made at the time of booking.

If not paid in full at the time of booking, the balance of the cost of your flights must be received by us no later than 8 weeks before departure. This date will be shown on the confirmation invoice. Reminders are not sent. If we do not receive all payments due (including any surcharge where applicable) in full and on time, your booking is likely to be cancelled. In this case the cancellation charges set out in clause 12 “Cancellation by you” below will be payable.

5. Your contract

When your booking is confirmed as set out in clause 2 “Making your booking”, a legally binding contract between you and Travel 2 or between you and the airline or between you and another ATOL holder depending on the flights booked will come into existence. Please see below for further details of the contract.

For all bookings, all parties agree that English law (and no other) will apply to your contract and to any dispute, claim or other matter of any description which arises (except as set out below). All parties also agree that any dispute, claim or other matter of any description (and whether or not involving any personal injury) which arises must be dealt with under the ABTA Arbitration Scheme (for claims against Travel 2 itself or another ATOL holder if that other ATOL holder is a member of ABTA) providing the Scheme is available for the claim in question) or by the Courts of England and Wales only unless, in the case of Court proceedings, you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland. In this case, proceedings must either be brought in the Courts of your home country or those of England and Wales. If proceedings are brought in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you may choose to have your contract and any dispute, claim or other matter of any description which arises between us governed by the law of Scotland/Northern Ireland as applicable (but if you do not so choose, English law will apply).

Flights which we sell as principal under the cover of our ATOL No 3228

You will have a contract with us for your confirmed flight(s) which will be protected by our ATOL No 3228 but our obligations under that contract are limited to reserving your flight with your confirmed airline (or a substitute) and providing you with a ticket. The relevant parts of these booking conditions together with the airline’s conditions of carriage (copy available on request) will apply to your contract.

Flights which we sell as agent for the airline or another ATOL holder

Flights which we sell as ticket provider

You will have a contract for your confirmed flight(s) with the airline and not with us. The relevant parts of these booking conditions together with the airline’s conditions of carriage (copy available on request) will apply to your contract.

6. The cost of your flight(s)

Advertised prices are believed correct at the time of publication. Please note, however, changes and errors may occur. You must check the price of your chosen flight(s) at the time of booking. We / airlines / other ATOL holders reserve the right to correct errors in advertised prices. If any error is apparent at the time of booking, you will be advised.

Depending on the fare, type of ticket and applicable conditions, the price of your confirmed flight(s) may increase after booking. Please enquire at the time of booking as to whether this will be the case for your booking.

7. Special requests, disabilities and medical conditions

If you have any special request, you must advise your travel agent at the time of booking. Although we will endeavour to pass any reasonable requests on to the airline, we regret we cannot guarantee any request will be met unless we or the airline have specifically confirmed it in writing. Failure to meet any special request will not otherwise be a breach of contract. Confirmation that a special request has been noted or passed on or the inclusion of the special request on your confirmation invoice or any other documentation is not confirmation that the request will be met. Unless and until specifically confirmed, all special requests are subject to availability.

If you or any member of your party has any disability or medical condition which may affect your flight arrangements, please provide your travel agent with full details so that we can advise accordingly. In any event, we must be given full details in writing at the time of booking.

8. Insurance

We consider adequate travel insurance to be essential. Travel insurance is widely available. Your travel agent will have a policy available for you to purchase. Please read your policy details carefully and take them away with you. It is your responsibility to ensure that the insurance cover you purchase is suitable and adequate for your particular needs.

9. Travel advice

For up to date travel advice from the UK government, please visit www.fco.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo

10. Passports, visas and health requirements

It is your responsibility to ascertain and comply with all passport, visa and health requirements which apply to your flight / travel arrangements. These requirements may change and you must check the up to date position in good time before departure. A British passport presently takes approximately 2 to 6 weeks to obtain depending on whether you are renewing your passport or obtaining one for the first time but you should allow more time if possible. .

It is your responsibility to ensure that you are in possession of a valid passport and all necessary visas, travel and health documents before departure. All costs incurred in obtaining such documentation must be paid by you. We regret we cannot accept any liability if you are refused entry onto any flight or into any country due to failure on your part to carry correct documentation. If failure to have any necessary travel or other documents results in any fines, surcharges, other financial penalty, expenses or other sums of any description being imposed on or incurred by Travel 2, any airline or other ATOL holder, you will be responsible for reimbursing us / the airline / the other ATOL holder accordingly.

11. Changes by you

Should you wish to make any changes to your confirmed flight(s), you must notify your travel agent in writing as soon as possible. Whilst we will endeavour to assist, we cannot guarantee any such requests can / will be met. Where they can be met, an amendment fee of £50 per person will be payable together with any costs or charges incurred by ourselves or incurred or imposed by any airline or other ATOL holder. Changes (including name changes) cannot be made in relation to certain fares or, generally, after tickets have been issued..

12. Cancellation by you

Should you or any member of your party need to cancel any confirmed flight(s), the party leader must immediately notify your travel agent in writing. Your notice of cancellation will only be effective when it is received in writing by us.

Flights which we sell as principal

The following cancellation charges will be payable where you cancel or your booking is cancelled in accordance with these booking conditions (for example, where you fail to make payment as required). Where the cancellation charge is shown as a percentage, this is calculated on the basis of the total cost of the cancelled flights excluding any amendment charges. Amendment charges are not refundable in the event of the person(s) to whom they apply cancelling.

Period before departure and cancellation charge

56 days or more = loss of deposit
55 – 29 days = 50% of the total cost
28 – 15 days = 80% of the total cost
14 – 0 days = 100% of the total cost

The above cancellation charges apply except where the airline’s own cancellation charges exceed those shown above in which case, the airline’s cancellation charges will be payable . Please enquire at the time of booking as up to 100% cancellation charges may apply from the time of booking

Flights which we sell as agent or as ticket provider

The applicable cancellation charges of the airline or ATOL holder concerned will apply where you cancel or your booking is cancelled in accordance with these booking conditions (for example, where you fail to make payment as required). Please enquire at the time of booking as up to 100% cancellation charges may apply from the time of booking. In addition, an administration fee of £50 per person will be payable.

13. Changes and cancellation by us / airlines / other ATOL holders

Flights which we sell as principal

If any flight you have booked is cancelled or delayed, your flight ticket is downgraded or boarding is denied by your airline, you may be entitled to claim compensation, a refund, re-routing and/or other assistance from the airline under EC Regulation No 261/2004 - the Denied Boarding Regulations 2004. Where this is the case, you must pursue the airline. Please also see clause 17 “Denied Boarding”. We are not an air carrier for the purposes of the Denied Boarding Regulations and have no liability to you in relation to any change or cancellation of any flight.

In the event of our being found liable in respect of any change or cancellation of any flight(s) on any basis, our liability will in any event be limited to a maximum of the cost of the flight(s) concerned. We will have no liability where any change or cancellation results from force majeure (see clause 14).

Flights which we sell as agent or as ticket provider

Your contract is with the airline or the ATOL holder concerned. The airline’s conditions of carriage and, if applicable, the ATOL holder’s conditions will apply in the event of any change or cancellation affecting any confirmed flight(s). See also clause 17 “Denied boarding”.

14. Force Majeure

Except where otherwise expressly stated in these booking conditions, Travel 2, airlines and other ATOL holders will not be liable for any change, cancellation, affect on your flight(s) / holiday, loss, damage or expense of any nature or description or failure to perform or properly perform any contractual obligation(s) which is due to force majeure. In these booking conditions, force majeure means any event(s) or circumstance(s) which Travel 2, the airline or other ATOL holder, as applicable, could not, even with all due care, foresee or avoid. Such events may include war or threat of war, riot, civil strife, actual or threatened terrorist activity, industrial dispute, natural or nuclear disaster, adverse weather conditions, fire, flood, system failures and all similar events outside the control of the party concerned.

15. Flight timings and EU operating ban

The flight timings given on booking are for general guidance only and are subject to change. The latest timings will be shown on your confirmation invoice. However, the actual flight times will be those shown on your tickets. You must accordingly check your tickets very carefully immediately on receipt to ensure you have the correct flight times. It is possible that flight times may be changed even after tickets have been despatched – we, your travel agent or the airline will contact you as soon as possible if this occurs. We suggest you contact your travel agent or airline to confirm timings for your return flight two days before departure of that flight.

We are required to bring to your attention the existence of a list of airlines which are subject to an EU operating ban – see http://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/air/safety/flywell_en.htm. We will advise you of the airline which will operate your flight(s) or, if not known, the likely airline at the time of booking. If we can only inform you of the likely airline, we will confirm the actual airline as soon as we become aware of it. Any change of confirmed operating airline will be notified to you as soon as reasonably possible after we become aware of the change.

Any change in the identity of the operating airline, flight timings, and/or aircraft type (if advised) will not entitle you to cancel or change to another flight without paying the normal applicable charges except where specified in these booking conditions or the conditions of carriage of the airline concerned.

If the airline with whom you have a confirmed reservation becomes subject to an operating ban , the airline concerned will offer you re-routing or a refund of the cost of the affected flight(s).

16. Flight delay

Unfortunately, delays sometimes occur. Depending on the length of the delay and surrounding circumstances, the airline concerned should provide refreshments when and where appropriate. Travel 2 is not in a position to provide any assistance in the event of flight delay and cannot accept any liability except where expressly stated in these booking conditions.

17. Denied Boarding Regulations

If any flight you have booked is cancelled or delayed, your flight ticket is downgraded or boarding is denied by your airline in circumstances which would entitle you to claim compensation, a refund, re-routing and/or other assistance against the airline under EC Regulation No 261/2004 - the Denied Boarding Regulations 2004, you must pursue the airline for the compensation, refund, re-routing and/or other assistance due to you. All sums you receive or are entitled to receive from the airline concerned by virtue of these Regulations represent the full amount of your entitlement to compensation or any other payment or remedy arising from such cancellation, delay, downgrading or denied boarding. The fact a delay may entitle you to cancel your flight does not automatically entitle you to cancel any other arrangements even where those arrangements have been made in conjunction with your flight. We have no liability to make any payment to you in relation to the Denied Boarding Regulations or in respect of any flight cancellation or delay, downgrading of any flight ticket or denial of any boarding as the full amount of your entitlement to any compensation or other payment (as dealt with above) is covered by the airline's obligations under the Denied Boarding Regulations. If your airline does not comply with these rules you should complain to the Air Transport Users’ Council on 020 7240 6061 www.auc.org.uk

18. Complaints

In the unlikely event that you have any reason to complain or make a claim about any flight(s), you must immediately inform the airline in question. Any verbal notification must be confirmed in writing to the airline as soon as possible. You must ensure you comply with the procedures and time limits imposed by airlines for notifying complaints and claims. See also clause 19 ”Airline Liability”. If your complaint or claim concerns the making of your booking in any respect, you must inform us or your travel agent as soon as possible so that we have an opportunity to remedy the situation where and as appropriate.

If you remain dissatisfied, you must write to us, Customer Relations, Travel2, 8 Elliot Place, Glasgow. G3 8EP or the airline / ATOL holder concerned (where we act as agent or ticket provider) within 28 days of the departure of the flight(s) concerned giving your booking reference and full details of your complaint or claim. For all complaints and claims against Travel 2 which do not involve death, personal injury or illness, we regret we cannot accept liability if you fail to notify the complaint or claim entirely in accordance with this clause.

Please note, where we sell a flight as agent or ticket provider, your contract is with the airline or ATOL holder concerned and not with Travel 2. Our obligations are limited where we have a contract with you – see clause 20. We cannot therefore accept any liability for any complaint or claim which concerns the flight or other service provided by the airline or ATOL holder. Any assistance provided in resolving such a complaint is provided on a goodwill basis only.

Disputes arising out of, or in connection with your contract with Travel 2 which cannot be amicably settled may be referred to arbitration if you so wish under a special scheme arranged by ABTA and administered independently by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. The scheme provides for a simple and inexpensive method of arbitration on documents alone with restricted liability on the customer in respect of costs. Full details will be provided on request or can be obtained from the ABTA website (www.abta.com). You may also refer any dispute with an ATOL holder with whom you have a contract who is a member of ABTA to this arbitration scheme.

19. Airline Liability

SPECIAL NOTE
All European Community air carriers are required by European Community legislation to provide the following notice in its prescribed form to their passengers. This notice is intended to summarise the principle liability provisions of the Montreal Convention 1999 and EC Regulation No. 889/2002 on air carrier liability in the event of accidents. However, it is not entirely accurate or complete. EC Regulation No 889/2002 specifically provides that this notice or summary cannot be used as a basis for a claim for compensation nor to interpret the provisions of Regulation 889/2002 or the Montreal Convention. A 'Community air carrier' is an air carrier with a valid operating licence granted by an EU member state in accordance with the provisions of EC Regulation 2407/92.

Air carrier liability for passengers and their baggage
This information notice summarises the liability rules applied by Community air carriers as required by Community legislation and the Montreal Convention.

Compensation in the case of death or injury
There are no financial limits to the liability for passenger injury or death. For damages up to 100,000 SDRs (approximately £82,000) the air carrier cannot contest claims for compensation. Above that amount, the air carrier can defend itself against a claim by proving that it was not negligent or otherwise at fault.

Advance payments
If a passenger is killed or injured, the air carrier must make an advance payment to cover immediate economic needs within 15 days from the identification of the person entitled to compensation. In the event of death, this advance payment shall not be less than 16,000 SDRs (approximately £13,000).

Passenger delays
In case of passenger delays, the air carrier is liable for damage unless it took all reasonable measures to avoid the damage or it was impossible to take such measures. The liability for passenger delay is limited to 4,150 SDRs (approximately £3,500).

Baggage delays
In case of baggage delay, the air carrier is liable for damage unless it took all reasonable measures to avoid the damage or it was impossible to take such measures. The liability for baggage delay is limited to 1000 SDRs (approximately £850).

Destruction, loss or damage to baggage
The air carrier is liable for destruction, loss or damage to baggage up to 1000 SDRs (approximately £850). In the case of checked baggage, it is liable even if not at fault, unless the baggage was defective. In the case of unchecked baggage, the carrier is liable only if at fault.

Higher limits for baggage
A passenger can benefit from a higher liability limit by making a special declaration at the latest at check in and by paying a supplementary fee.

Complaints on baggage
If the baggage is damaged, delayed, lost or destroyed, the passenger must write and complain to the air carrier as soon as possible. In the case of damage to checked baggage, the passenger must write and complain within seven days, and in the case of delay within 21 days, in both cases from the date on which the baggage was placed at the passenger's disposal.

Liability of contracting and actual carriers
If the air carrier actually performing the flight is not the same as the contracting air carrier, the passenger has the right to address a complaint or make a claim for damages against either. If the name or code of an air carrier is indicated on the ticket, that air carrier is the contracting air carrier.

Time limit for action
Any action in court to claim damages must be brought within two years from the date of arrival of the aircraft, or from the date on which the aircraft ought to have arrived.

Basis for the information
The basis for the rules described above is the Montreal Convention of 28 May 1999, which is implemented in the Community by Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 (as amended by Regulation (EC) No 889/2002) and national legislation of Member States.

20. Liability

Flights which we sell as principal under the cover of our ATOL No 3228

Our obligations under our contract are limited to reserving your flight with your confirmed airline (or a substitute) and providing you with a ticket. We are not a carrier, do not enter into a contract for carriage with you and have no liability for the flight itself or for the acts or omissions of the airline or any of its employees, agents, suppliers or sub-contractors. If, however, we are found liable for the flight itself (including the process of getting on or off the aircraft) or for the airline or any of its employees, agents, suppliers or sub-contractors on any basis, we are entitled to limit and exclude that liability as if we the carrier in respect of the flight in question in accordance with all limitations and exclusions available to the carrier under applicable international convention or regulation (for example, the Warsaw Convention as amended or unamended and the Montreal Convention for international travel by air and/or for airlines with an operating licence granted by an EU country, the EC Regulation on Air Carrier Liability No 889/2002 for national and international travel by air). Where the carrier would not be obliged to make a payment under the applicable international convention or regulation, we are similarly not obliged to make a payment. When making any payment, we are entitled to deduct any money which you have received or are entitled to receive from the carrier for the claim in question. Copies of the conventions are available on request.

In the event that we are found to have any liability on any basis in relation to a booking made with us which is not covered by the above, our maximum liability is in any event limited to a refund of the cost of the flight(s) in question.

The airline’s conditions of carriage will also apply to your booking (copy available on request).

Flights which we sell as agent for the airline or another ATOL holder or as ticket provider

You will have a contract for your confirmed flight(s) with the airline or the ATOL holder concerned as advised at the time of booking and not with us. The relevant parts of these booking conditions together with the airline’s conditions of carriage and the ATOL holder’s conditions, if applicable, will apply to your contract (copies available on request). We are not a carrier, do not enter into a contract for carriage with you and have no liability for the flight itself or for the acts or omissions of the airline or any of its employees, agents, suppliers or sub-contractors or of the ATOL holder or any of its employees, agents, suppliers or sub-contractors.

In the event that we are found to have any liability on any basis in relation to a booking made with or thorough us, our maximum liability is in any event limited to a refund of the cost of the flight(s) in question.

21. Financial security

We hold ATOL No 3228 issued by the CAA. Where your contract for your confirmed flights is with us or with another ATOL holder, they are ATOL protected providing the person who pays us (via your travel agent) for the booking is in the UK when the booking is made or the first leg of your confirmed flight(s) departs from the UK. This means the CAA will ensure that you are not left stranded abroad and will arrange to refund any money you have paid to us / the ATOL holder concerned for an advance booking in the unlikely event of our / their insolvency. For further information, visit the ATOL website at www.atol.org.uk. Where you have a contract with the airline, we will ensure you are covered by an insurance policy to protect you against the risk of the airline failing.

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