BOOKING CONDITIONS

PRICES

Tour prices are based on twin sharing in Canadian Dollars and subject to change without prior notice.

RESERVATIONS

1. Please contact your travel agent to make reservation. Confirmation of your booking is subject to availability.
2. A non-refundable deposit of $300 per person is required to reserve space on the tour. The balance is due 45 days prior to departure, otherwise bookings are subject to cancellation without notice. Full payment is required for any booking made within 45 days to departure.

Should you cancel your tour for any reason, including family or medical reasons, the following charges will apply:

CANCELLATION PENALTIES

No refunds or transfers will be granted for unused services or cancellations claimed on the day of, or after commencement of the tour. Any non-usage of land portions, hotel accommodation, meals, tour features or services on dates specified are non-refundable and non-transferable. Should a cancellation alter the room occupancy basis, Magical Tour will claim the difference in rates.

CANCELLATION FEES

60 - 45 Days Prior : Value of Deposit $300
44 - 22 Days Prior : 50% of Tour Price
21 Days and under : Full Value of Tour Price
(100% Non Refundable)

All cancellation must be received in writing.

You are strongly recommended to take out travel insurance with cancellation coverage.

PACKAGE PRICE INCLUDES

Return economy airfares, hotel accommodation specified or similar, sightseeing tours, English speaking tour guide services, admissions, transfers and meals as specified in the itinerary.

PACKAGE PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE

Canadian and foreign departure taxes, visa fees, excess baggage, gratuities to tour guides and drivers, personal expenditure e.g. laundry, phone calls, drinks, meals not specified, portage, optional tours, extra nights, travel insurance etc. Magical Tour will not be responsible for rate increases due to government tax-arrangements over 7%. You will have the right towards the paid purchase price of the travel arrangements only.

BAGGAGE

Baggage and personal belongings are the responsibility of their owner. Baggage allowances differ between the Transpacific and Asian sections of your tour, which are subject to individual airlines’ baggage regulations. Canada and non-stop transpacific allowance is two pieces of checked baggage totalling 106 inches. Baggage in China and the Far East is restricted to 20 kg or 44 lb.

TRAVEL INSURANCE

Magical Tour strongly recommends passengers to purchase tour cancellation, medical and baggage insurance coverage to protect them against cancellation due to illness or loss of baggage.

PASSPORT & VISA

It is imperative that you travel with proper travel documentation (i.e. visas and passports). No refunds will be given for unused tours including air and land portions, should you fail to follow this instruction. Canadian travellers need passports valid for 6 months after the end of their journey for most countries in Asia and The Pacific region.

However, it is advisable that travellers should have a passport with at least 6 months validity on their date of departure. Please consult your travel consultant and / or local consulate for visa information.

GRATUITY

Gratuities are customary world-wide and also recommended. Tips to restaurant, hotel waiters, chambermaids, porters, tour guides and bus drivers are not included.

IMPORTATNT NOTES

 LAND PORTIONS & DOMESTIC FLIGHTS

Magical Tour cannot control the selection of hotels or room assignments in Japan and China. Hotels are subjected to change. Substitution if any, will be similar to the hotels listed.

HEALTH

Vaccinations are not required at the present time but this may be subject to change. Do not forget to carry minor medication or prescription drugs with you. Western style medical attention in the event of emergencies is available in most parts of Asia, although sometimes not as easily accessible as it is at home.

LIABILITY

Magical Tour of #110 – 539 Main Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6A 2V1 (hereinafter referred to as “the company” makes arrangements with suppliers who provide your travel services such as airlines, hotels, buses, cruise lines, sightseeing, car rental or other travel services included in your tour. The travel services are subject to the conditions imposed by these suppliers, and their liability may, in turn, be limited by their tariffs, conditions of carriage and international conventions and arrangements. The company acts only in the capacity of agent for the clients or for the suppliers of the goods and services rendered, and as such, maintains no control over personnel equipment, operations or goods of the suppliers. The company will not assume responsibility for any claims, losses, damages, cost or expenses arising out of personal injury, accidents or death, loss, damage or delay, inconvenience, loss of enjoyment, upset, disappointment, distress or frustration, whether physical or mental resulting from any of the following:

• Acts of omission by default of any party other than Magical Tour or its employees.
• Sickness, theft, labour disputes, mechanical breakdown.
• Quarantine, government actions, weather, acts of God or any other causes beyond our direct control.
• Your failure to follow instructions, including but not limited to airport departure times, baggage handling, and hotel check-in and check-out times
• All tour itineraries and fares may be affected by accident or delay caused directly or indirectly by changes of schedules or cancellations of air or ground transportation services. In order to facilitate smooth operational procedures, we reserve the right to cancel or change the travel services in this program at our discretion with or without notice, if found in the best interest of all concerned. Any extra costs incurred in such cases are the responsibility of the tour participants. If the company must completely cancel your tour prior to departure, full refund of all payments will constitute full settlement with the tour participant.

AIRLINES

The airlines concerned are not to be held responsible for any act, omission, or events during the time passengers are not on board their planes or conveyances. The passenger contact in use by the carriers concerned when issued shall constitute the sole contact between airline and the purchaser of this tour and or passenger. The company shall not be responsible for any delays, substitutions of equipment, or any act of omission whatsoever by the carrier, its agents and employees.

All tours will be operated as per the itineraries described in this brochure by our best efforts. At all times the decision of the company’s tour leader or representative will be final on all matters likely to endanger the safety and well being of the tour. The client must be at all times strictly compliant with the laws, customs, foreign exchange and drug regulations of all countries visited. Should the clients fail to comply with the above, or should the client interfere with the well being of the tour or tour group then the tour leader or company representative may order the client to leave the tour without recourse to any refund. All claims against tour operator must be received in writing no later than fourteen days after your return from your trip.

No person, other than an authorised representative of the company by a document in writing, is authorised to vary, add, or waive any term or condition in this brochure, including any term or condition set forth in the preceding provisions.

Your reservation for tour package in this brochure confirms that you have read, understood and agreed to each and all of the above conditions and limits on responsibility.

The rate of the tour may be subject to change due to currency inflation, airline and hotels rates increasing during Christmas, Chinese New Year and Easter Holidays. Magical Tour has the right to increase the rate before the tour departs.

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