The following conditions, together with the information set out
in the relevant brochure descriptions and the Essential Holiday
Information form the basis of your contract with us. In these
booking conditions, "you" and "your" means all persons named on the
booking (including anyone who is added or substituted at a later
date) or any of them, as the context requires and "lead name" means
the person who makes the booking.
All contracts with us are made subject to these booking
conditions. We reserve the right in our absolute discretion to
refuse to accept any booking without necessarily specifying a
reason.
Making a Booking
When you or your travel agent wish to confirm a holiday booking
you must pay a deposit of either £250 per person or 10% of the
total holiday cost, whichever is the greater, or any higher deposit
which applies to your holiday. Additional deposits may be required
for: (a) yachts, villas and certain lodges/safaris and ski holidays
(b) departures over Christmas and other periods - as may be
detailed (c) certain airfares which have to be ticketed at the time
of booking and are non-refundable. full details will be advised at
the time of booking.
We accept various methods of payment, however please note that
if you choose to pay by credit card, there will be a charge levied.
You can of course choose an alternative method of payment such as a
cheque or debit card.
Financial Protection and ABTA
When you buy an ATOL protected flight or flight inclusive
holiday from us, you will receive an ATOL Certificate. This lists
the flight, accommodation, car hire and/or other services that are
financially protected, where you can get information on what this
means for you and who to contact if things go wrong. We, or the
suppliers identified on your ATOL Certificate, will provide you
with the services listed on the ATOL Certificate (or a suitable
alternative). In some cases, where neither we nor the supplier are
able to do so for reasons of insolvency, an alternative ATOL holder
may provide you with services you have bought or a suitable
alternative (at no extra cost to you). You agree to accept that in
those circumstances the alternative ATOL holder will perform those
obligations and you agree to pay any money outstanding to be paid
by you under your contract to that alternative ATOL holder.
However, you also agree that in some cases it will not be possible
to appoint an alternative ATOL holder, in which case you will be
entitled to make a claim under the ATOL
scheme (or your credit card issuer where applicable).For further
information, visit the ATOL website at www.atol.org.uk.
We are a member of ABTA (ABTA number V0391). If you book a
combination of services (for example, accommodation and car hire)
for your holiday with us at the same time as part of the same
booking which does not include flights, ABTA will financially
protect your holiday in the same way except that, if already
abroad, you will be returned to the point where your contracted
arrangements with us commenced. Please go to www.abta.com for a
copy of the guide to ABTA's scheme of Financial Protection.
ABTA and ABTA members help holidaymakers to get the most from
their travel and assist them when things do not go according to
plan. We are obliged to maintain a high standard of service to you
by ABTA's Code of Conduct. For further information about ABTA, the
Code of Conduct and the arbitration scheme available to you if you
have a complaint contact ABTA at 30 Park Street, London, SE1 9EQ or
see www.abta.com
Prices
Before your booking is confirmed and a contract comes into
existence we reserve the right to increase or decrease brochure
prices (see Our Price Guarantee) or to change any of the
information contained in this brochure. Changes will be made known
to you before you book. The prices we advertise are based on
specially negotiated airfares to be booked in a specific airline
booking class. At the time of booking, if there is a lack of
availability in the specified class on any particular flight, we
will endeavour to secure seats for you in an
alternative class and you will be told the amount of the
applicable flight supplement / higher deposit before you book. A
booking is not accepted until we issue an invoice. The date shown
on the invoice, which will be sent to you or your travel agent is
the date of booking. It is important to check the details on the
invoice as soon as you receive it. In the event of any discrepancy
please contact us or your travel agent immediately. We regret we
cannot accept any liability if we are not notified of any
inaccuracies (for which we are responsible) in any document within
10 days of our sending it out (5 days for tickets). We will do our
best to rectify any mistake notified to us outside these time
limits but you must meet any costs involved in doing so.
Out of Date-Range Flights
Our brochures are prepared well in advance and scheduled
airlines generally do not load seats in their system until
approximately 10 months before the departure. If this is the case
we will inform you at the time of booking and calculate the price
in anticipation that seats will be available in the specific
airline booking class to which our specially negotiated airfares
apply. We will issue an invoice recording the arrangements reserved
for you and
will take a deposit. A contract between us will then come into
existence on the basis that the price payable will be that
applicable when the airline releases the seats and the timings and
other flight details will be those confirmed at that time which may
be different to those advised at the time of booking. When the
airline seats become available to book we will tell you the price
and other flight details and give you 7 days to tell us whether you
wish to continue with the booking on the basis of the confirmed
price and other details or cancel and receive a full refund. If you
wish to continue with the booking, we will issue a revised invoice.
In the event that flight seats do not become available, you will
receive a full refund of your deposit. We will have no other
liability and will not be responsible for refunding the cost of any
services booked in conjunction with the flights.
'No Frills' Airlines
We provide a choice of scheduled and 'no frills' carriers to
take advantage of the flexibility and pricing available. You should
note that 'no frills' flights do not include in flight meals. The
deposit at the time of booking is £250 per person or 10% of the
total holiday cost, whichever is the greater, plus the cost of the
flight. However, it may occasionally be necessary to charge a
higher deposit due to a fluctuation in airfares, details of
which
would be advised to you at the time of booking. Any change of your
flight to a different destination or routing, will be subject to
availability and will incur the loss of the original deposit
collected. Date and name changes are permitted, subject to
availability and the relevant charges imposed as per the individual
airlines own conditions (details available on request). Any changes
made may also result in additional charges due to an increase in
airfare or charges imposed.
Paying for Your Holiday
After your booking is taken and a deposit received, a
confirmation invoice will be sent to you detailing the total cost
due. Full payment must be received not less than 70 days before
departure. If you do not pay in full 70 days before departure, we
reserve the right to treat your booking as cancelled by you in
which case the amount you have paid at the time of booking will be
forfeited by way of cancellation charges. If you make a holiday
booking within 70 days of your departure date then you must pay the
full cost of the holiday at the booking stage. Any money paid by
you to one of our authorised travel agents for holiday arrangements
which do not include flights arranged by us is held by the agent on
our behalf. For flight inclusive bookings, all monies paid to an
authorised travel agent for your holiday with us will be held on
behalf of and for the benefit of the Trustees of the Air Travel
Trust subject to the travel agent's obligation to pay such monies
to us in accordance with our trading terms unless we fail. In the
unlikely event of our financial failure, all monies then held by or
subsequently paid to the travel agent for your holiday will be held
by the agent on behalf of and for the benefit of the Trustees of
the Air Travel Trust without any obligation on the agent to pay
such monies to us.
Our Price Guarantee
All prices quoted in this brochure are calculated on the basis
of known costs on 5 August 2011 and exchange rates as published in
the Financial Times of 5 August 2011. Brochure prices can go up or
down. Before you make a booking we will give you the up to date
price of your chosen holiday, including the cost of any peak season
supplements, fuel surcharges, upgrades or additional facilities
which you have requested. Once you have accepted this price and we
have issued a confirmation invoice, that price is fully guaranteed
and will not be subject to any surcharges.
Pricing Errors and Changes
Whilst we endeavour to ensure that the most up to date and
correct prices are shown on our website and in our brochures, there
may on occasion be an incorrect price shown, due to an unfortunate
error or pricing change. We will advise you of any pricing change
at the time of booking. If we become aware of any error, we will
endeavour to notify you at the time of booking (if we are then
aware of the mistake) or within 7 days of the time of booking, or
as soon as reasonably possible. We must reserve the right to cancel
the booking if you do not wish to accept the price which is
actually applicable to the holiday in which case, you will be given
the choice to amend your booking to an alternative holiday, at the
correct price.
Holiday Insurance
This is a vital part of any holiday and it is a requirement of
booking that you hold adequate travel insurance with full
cancellation cover. Please read your policy details carefully and
take them with you on holiday. It is your responsibility to ensure
that the insurance cover you purchase is suitable and adequate for
your particular needs.
Travel Information and Documents
After booking you will receive an invoice with any important
information relevant to the destination you are visiting. We
strongly recommend that you check the details and read the
information. Approximately 7 days before departure you will receive
your flight/ e-ticket together with an itinerary. Please ensure
that you check the flight timings on your tickets
carefully. The correct timings, using the 24-hour clock system,
may have been adjusted since we published the brochure or you
received your invoice.
Changes to Your Holiday
If you wish to change any part of your holiday arrangements
after the invoice has been issued, we will do our best to make the
change, but it may not be possible. Any request for changes must be
made in writing by the person who made the original booking, or his
or her travel agent. If it is possible to make the change, it will
be subject to an administration charge of £50 per amendment, and
payment of any further costs incurred as a result of the change. If
we agree that you may change your booking to a holiday of lower
value, and then you cancel that holiday, we reserve the right to
levy cancellation charges on the value of the original booking.
Scheduled airlines normally regard name changes as a cancellation
and rebooking, and any alteration may incur a 100% cancellation
charge in respect of the airfare. Please note that save for the
transfer of a booking (see below), or the addition of any offers
made by Carrier in the brochure which were not requested at the
time of booking, it may not be possible to make changes within 70
days of your scheduled departure date.
Transferring Bookings
If any person named on a booking is prevented from travelling as
a result of illness, the death of a close relative, jury service or
significant reason, we will agree to that person's booking being
transferred to another person who satisfies all the conditions
applicable to the package, subject to both persons accepting
liability for full payment of the holiday cost and any additional
costs arising from the transfer. Scheduled airlines normally regard
name changes as a cancellation and rebooking, and any alteration
may incur a 100% cancellation charge in respect of the airfare. An
administration charge will be made of £50 per person for requests
made more than 70 days before departure, and £100 per person within
70 days before departure.
Cancelling Your Holiday
If you wish to cancel the holiday the lead name must notify us
of the decision as soon as possible. Any notification by telephone
must also be confirmed in writing or by e-mail within 24 hours by
the lead name. Cancellation will take effect from the working day
we receive your notification provided that written confirmation of
any telephone cancellation is received by us within 24 hours of the
original notification.
A cancellation invoice will be sent to the lead name or your
travel agent within 7 days; if you do not receive this please
contact us immediately in order to prevent an increase in charges.
Should you already be in receipt of your airline tickets please
also return these to us along with your cancellation request. The
following scale of charges will be payable depending on when the
notification of cancellation is received. Insurance premiums and
amendment charges are not refundable in the event of cancellation.
References to the deposit include all sums paid at the time of
booking.
The period prior to departure notice of cancellation is
cancelling received by us or your travel agent, here we have broken
down the cancellation charge per person
Prior to 70 days: deposit
70 - 42 days: 30% of total holiday cost
41 - 28 days: 70% of total holiday cost
27 - 10 days: 90% of total holiday cost
Less than 10 days: 100% of total holiday
cost
If you have taken advantage of an airline offer as detailed on
the relevant page and paid a higher deposit, the cancellation
charge payable by you will be the higher of this deposit or the
appropriate cancellation charge detailed above.
Your Airline
In accordance with EU Directive (EC) No 2111/2005, we are
required to bring to your attention the existence of a "Community
list" which contains details of air carriers who are subject to an
operating ban within the EU. The Community list is available for
inspection at
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air-ban/list_en.htm.
We are required to advise you of the actual carrier(s) (or, if
the actual carrier(s) is not known, the likely carrier(s)) that
will operate your flight(s) at the time of booking. Where we are
not able to inform you of the likely carrier(s) at the time of
booking, we shall inform you of the identity of the actual
carrier(s) as soon as we become aware of this. Any change to the
operating carrier(s) after your booking has been confirmed will be
notified to you as soon as possible. If the carrier with whom you
have a confirmed reservation becomes subject to an operating ban as
above as a result of which we/ the carrier are unable to offer you
a suitable alternative the provisions of "If we change or cancel
your holiday" will apply.
Flight Changes
The flight timings shown in our brochure, on our website and/or
detailed on your confirmation invoice are for guidance only and are
subject to alteration and confirmation. Flight timings are outside
our control. They are set by airlines and are subject to various
factors including air traffic control restrictions, weather
conditions, potential technical problems and the ability of
passengers to check in on time.
Airlines occasionally may change the type of aircraft used on a
particular flight without advance warning. Scheduled and charter
flight timings, and days of operation are subject to change. We
will advise you of any significant change as soon as we ourselves
are informed by the airline. Minor timing changes will be shown on
the flight tickets, which you should check carefully when received.
Should the changes involve a material reduction of your holiday
duration, we will offer you a refund of any applicable costs. Any
change in the identity of the airline, flight timings and/or
aircraft type (if advised) will not entitle you to cancel or change
to other arrangements without paying our normal charges except
where specified in these conditions.
If We Change or Cancel Your Holiday
We hope and expect to be able to provide you with all the
services we have confirmed to you at the time of booking. We plan
arrangements a long time in advance of your holiday using
independent suppliers such as airlines, hotels etc., over whom we
have no direct control. On occasions changes do have to be made,
and we reserve the right to make these. Most of these changes are
minor. However, occasionally, changes are significant.
A significant change includes a change of accommodation to that
of a lower category and/or price for the whole or a major part of
your time away, a change of flight time of more than 12 hours, a
change of UK departure airport (except between London airports), or
a significant change of resort area.
Similarly, we do our best to avoid cancelling holidays but we
must reserve the right to do so. However, we promise we will only
cancel your confirmed booking after you have made full payment
where we are forced to do so as a result of "force majeure" as
defined below or lack of minimum numbers. We will not cancel after
this date for any other reason. Please note, some of our holidays
require a minimum number of participants to enable us to operate
them. If the minimum number of bookings required for a particular
holiday has not been received, we are entitled to cancel it. We
will notify you or your travel agent of cancellation for this
reason no later than 70 days prior to departure.
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 an alternative holiday from us. You
may choose any of our other then available holidays. You must pay
the applicable price of any such holiday. This will mean your
paying more if it is more expensive or receiving a refund if it is
cheaper; or (c) cancelling or accepting the cancellation in which
case you will receive a full and quick refund of all monies you
have paid to us.
If we have to make a significant change or cancel we will, where
compensation is appropriate, pay you the compensation payments set
out in the table below depending on the circumstances and when the
significant change or cancellation is notified to you subject to
the following exceptions. Compensation will not be payable and no
liability beyond offering the above mentioned choices can be
accepted where (1) 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 or (2) we have to cancel because the minimum
number of bookings necessary for us to operate your holiday has not
been reached (see above). 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) or where
a change is a minor one. A change of flight time of less than 12
hours, airline (except where otherwise stated), type of aircraft
(if advised) or destination airport will all be treated as minor
changes.
Here we have broken down the period before departure
within which a significant change or cancellation will
be notified to you or your travel agent and the compensation
per person
More than 70 days: NIL
70 - 42 days: £20
41 - 28 days: £30
27 - 15 days: £40
14 - 0 days: £50
Force Majeure
Except where otherwise expressly stated in these booking
conditions, we regret we cannot accept liability or pay any
compensation where the performance or prompt performance of our
obligations under our contract with you is prevented or affected by
or you otherwise suffer any damage, loss or expense of any nature
as a result of "force majeure". In these booking conditions, "force
majeure" means any event which we or the supplier of the service(s)
in question could not, even with all due care, foresee or avoid.
Such events may include actual or threatened war, riot, civil
strife, terrorist activity, industrial dispute, natural or nuclear
disaster, adverse weather conditions, fire and all similar events
outside our control.
Our Commitment to You for Your Holiday
Arrangements
(a) We promise to make sure that the holiday arrangements we
have agreed to make, perform or provide as applicable as part of
our contract with you are made, performed or provided with
reasonable skill and care. This means that, subject to these
booking conditions, we will accept responsibility if, for example,
you suffer death or personal injury or your contracted holiday
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 making, performing or
providing, as applicable, your contracted holiday arrangements.
Please note, it is your responsibility to show that reasonable
skill and care has not been used if you wish to make a claim
against us. In addition, we will only be responsible for what our
employees, agents and suppliers do or do not do if they were at the
time acting within the course of their employment (for employees)
or carrying out work we had asked them to do (for agents and
suppliers). (b) We will not be responsible for any injury, illness,
death, loss (including loss of possessions or enjoyment), damage,
expense, cost or other sum or claim of any description whatsoever
which results from any of the following: - the act(s) and/or
omission(s) of the person(s) affected or any member(s) of their
party or the act(s) and/or omission(s) of a third party not
connected with the provision of your holiday and which were
unforeseeable or unavoidable or 'force majeure' as defined above
(c) For claims which do not involve personal injury, illness or
death, the most we will have to pay if we are liable to you on any
basis is twice the price the person affected paid for their holiday
(not including insurance premiums and amendment charges). We will
onl have to pay this maximum amount if everything has gone wrong
and you have received n benefit from your holiday. Where enjoyment
of only some days has been affected, we will refund reasonable
related expenses and pay a daily sum of compensation up to £50 per
day per person affected. (d) Subject to (b) above, if you are
killed, injured or become ill during or as a result of, carriage
(including the process of getting on and/or off the transport
concerned) by aircraft, ship or train forming part of the holiday
arrangements booked before departure from the UK and to which any
international convention or regulation applies, our liability to
pay compensation and/or the amount of compensation we will pay is
limited. The most we will have to pay you for that claim or that
part of a claim if we are found liable to you on any basis is the
most the carrier concerned would have to pay under the
international convention or regulation which applies to the travel
arrangements in question (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, the Athens
Convention (as amended by the 2002 protocol with effect from 31st
December 2012) for international travel by sea and COTIF, the
Convention on International Travel by Rail). Where a carrier would
not be obliged to make any payment to you under the applicable
international convention or regulation in respect of a claim or
part of a claim, we similarly are not obliged to make a payment to
you for that claim or part of the claim. 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 applicable international conventions and regulations
are available from us on request. (e) Under EU law you have rights
in some circumstances to refunds and/or compensation from your
airline in cases of denied boarding, cancellation or delay to
flights. Full details of these rights will be publicised at EU
airports and will also be available from airlines. However
reimbursement in such cases will not automatically entitle you to a
refund of your holiday cost from us. If any payments to you are due
from us, any payment made to you by the airline or which you are
entitled to claim from the airline will be deducted from this
amount. If your airline does not comply with these rules you may
complain to the Civil Aviation Authority on 020 7453 6888 or by
e-mail to passengercomplaints@caa.co.uk or see www.caa.co.uk -
Referring Your Complaint to the CAA . (f) 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 as part of our
contract and any excursion you purchase in resort. In addition,
regardless of any wording used by us in our brochure, on our
website, in any advertising material or elsewhere, 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. (g) Our suppliers
(such as airlines, accommodation or transport providers) have their
own booking conditions or conditions of carriage, and these
conditions are binding between you and the supplier. Some of these
conditions may limit or remove the relevant transport provider's or
other supplier's liability to you. You can get copies of such
conditions from our offices, or the offices of the relevant
supplier. (h) Operational decisions may be taken by air carriers
and airports resulting in delays, diversions or rescheduling.
Carrier has no control over such decisions, and is therefore unable
to accept responsibility for them. Where, as a result of force
majeure we are obliged to change or end your holiday after
departure, but before the end of your holiday (which we must
reserve the right to do), we will not pay compensation or refunds
(unless and to the extent that any refunds are obtained from
suppliers) or reimburse you for expenses incurred. You should have
adequate travel insurance for your holiday and claim via your
insurance company for any loss or damage to luggage and/or personal
possessions or for any expenses incurred. In the event that any
claim is made directly with us, our liability to pay compensation
and/or the amount of compensation will be limited in accordance
with the conventions referred to in (d) where applicable.
Experiences
Experiences which form part of your package: We are pleased to
be able to offer various 'experiences' , such as diving, which you
can pre-book in the UK and pay us for as part of your holiday
arrangements. Some of these experiences may require you to be in
good physical and mental health and, by booking with us, you
confirm that you and your party are in good health with no medical
history that would make it dangerous for you to participate. You
must observe safety instructions at all times. We will only accept
responsibility for these experiences in accordance with these
booking conditions. The experiences are subject to minimum numbers,
and may be cancelled at short notice. In such circumstances, you
will receive a full refund of monies paid for the excursion or
activity in question but we will not have any other liability
(including compensation). You will not be entitled to cancel any
other arrangements as a result without paying the applicable
cancellation charges.
Experiences which do not form part of your package: We are also
able to offer assistance and reserve certain experiences and
activities for you, for which you pay locally. In these
circumstances, we only act as a booking agent for the operator of
the experience concerned. Your contract will therefore be with the
local operator which provides it and it does not form part of your
contracted holiday arrangements with us. The contract will be
subject to the local operator's terms and conditions, some of which
may exclude or limit its liability to you, and will be governed by
local law and jurisdiction. Carrier accepts no liability for any
breach of contract or negligent act or omission of any
excursion/activity provider.
Locally Booked Excursions/Activities
Whilst you are away on holiday you may be offered the
opportunity to buy optional excursions and activities. These are
provided by independent local companies, which are neither owned
nor controlled by Carrier, and for whom Carrier acts only as an
agent (if we make a booking for you). If you decide to buy an
excursion or activity, your contract will be made with the local
company which provides it and it will not form part of your
contracted holiday arrangements with us. The contract will be
subject to the excursion/activity provider's terms and conditions,
some of which may exclude or limit its liability to you, and will
be governed by local law and jurisdiction. Carrier accepts no
liability for any breach of contract or negligent act or omission
of any excursion/activity provider. Some excursions/activities may
contain an element of risk or require a good level of physical
fitness. If in doubt, you should make direct inquiries with the
local provider before deciding to buy, and check that you are
covered by your travel insurance policy.
If You Have a Complaint
Most problems can be sorted out straight away if we are aware of
them. If you have cause for complaint whilst on holiday, you must
bring it to the attention of our local representative and/or the
supplier (eg Hotel Manager) immediately, or call the emergency
contact number provided in your travel documents. They will do
their best to rectify the situation. If you do not raise concerns
immediately, this may affect our ability to investigate and take
remedial action and it may impact on the way your complaint is
dealt with.
If a problem remains unresolved during your holiday, you should
make a complaint in writing to Carrier within 28 days of the
completion of the holiday. Please remember to quote your holiday
booking number and daytime telephone number.
We are a member of ABTA and whilst we hope that we can settle
any holiday complaints amicably, should this prove not to be the
case you may refer any dispute relating to this contract to the
arbitration scheme arranged by ABTA. The scheme provides for a
simple and inexpensive method of arbitration on documents alone
with restricted liability for you in respect of costs. The scheme
does not apply to claims for an amount greater than £5,000 per
person or £25,000 per booking. Neither does it apply to claims
which are solely in respect of physical injury or illness or their
consequences, although claims which include an element of minor
injury or illness can be considered subject to a limit of £1,500 on
the amount the arbitrator can award per person, in respect of this
element. The request for arbitration must be received by ABTA
within 18 months of the date of return from the holiday. Outside
this time limit arbitration under the scheme may still be available
if we agree, but the ABTA Code does not require such agreement. For
injury and illness claims, you may like to use the ABTA Mediation
Procedure. This is a voluntary scheme and requires us to agree for
mediation to go ahead. The aim is to help you resolve your dispute
in a quick and cost effective way. Details on request or from
www.abta.com.
Law and Jurisdiction
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 between us ("claim") (except as set out
below). We both also agree that any claim (and whether or not
involving any personal injury) must be dealt with under the ABTA
arbitration scheme (if the scheme is available for the claim in
question and you wish to use it - see above) 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 claim
governed by the law of Scotland/Northern Ireland as applicable (but
if you do not so choose, English law will apply).
Data Protection Policy
For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, we are a data
controller. Our full Data Protection Policy appears on our website
and the following is a summary only. In order to process your
booking, send you a brochure or respond to an enquiry, we need to
collect personal data from you which may include information
relating to any disability or medical condition you may have and
any dietary restrictions which may disclose your religious beliefs.
Appropriate personal data will be passed on to the relevant
suppliers and any other third party who need to know it so that
your holiday can be provided. The information may also be provided
to government / public authorities such as customs, immigration and
the security services or as required by law. We may disclose
personal data to companies in the Kuoni Group. Other than in
relation to government / public authorities, we will take
appropriate steps which are intended to ensure that anyone to whom
we pass your personal data for any reason agrees to keep it secure
and only uses it for the purposes of providing their services. If
we cannot pass on personal data, we will be unable to fulfil your
booking. In making your booking, you consent to personal data being
passed on to the relevant suppliers and other third parties.
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures which
are intended to prevent unauthorised or unlawful processing of
personal data and accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to,
personal data. Your personal data may be stored, used and otherwise
processed within the UK and/or any other country(ies) of the
European Economic Area (EEA). We may also store, use or otherwise
process personal data outside the EEA. Data protection laws may not
be as strong outside the EEA as they are in the EEA. We would also
like to store and use your personal data for future marketing
purposes unless you have told us that you do not wish us to do so.
If you do not wish to receive future marketing material, please
notify us by writing to the address below or by e-mail to enquiry@carrier.co.uk.
You are generally entitled to ask us what details of yours are
being held or processed, for what purpose and to whom they may be
or have been disclosed. If you believe that any of your personal
data which we are processing is incorrect, please contact us
immediately. Any information request or notification of incorrect
data should be addressed to The Company Secretary, Carrier, No.1
Lakeside, Cheadle, Cheshire SK8 3GW.