Perillo Tours Agreement
INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENT.
Receipt of a deposit of $350 per person, and signed contract is required to hold your reservation. The balance is due 60 days before departure. Certified bank checks or credit cards are required for reservations and final payments made within 30 days of departure. For reservations and payments received within 21 days of departure, you will be charged the cost of sending documents by express mail, now in the range of $10 to $25.
PRICES.
All prices are subject to increase due to any increase in our costs, such as, but not limited to: increases in air, land or sea fares, fuel cost, and currency fluctuations. All taxes, fuel surcharges, security charges and any other taxes or charges imposed by airlines, airports, cruise lines, governments, etc. are not included in price. Gratuities not specifically mentioned are excluded.
AIR DEVIATING TOUR MEMBERS must arrange their own transportation from airport to hotel and hotel to airport.
UNUSED TOUR ELEMENTS.
No refund will be given for any unused tour features, by reason of customer’s choice, for operational reasons, or because of bad weather.
ERRORS.
In case of printing, typographical error, computer error, verbal or human billing error, we reserve the right to invoice or re-invoice participants with corrected billing.
TICKET REVISION/CANCELLATION FEE.
Once tickets are issued, a $250 per ticket revision/cancellation fee will apply to each
ticket plus the cost of express mail charges. This charge is not covered by the Perillo Protection Plan and subject to change.
HOLIDAYS AND CHANGES.
During local or national holidays abroad, certain facilities such as museums, sightseeing tours and shopping may be limited. In such instances, and whenever possible, slight itinerary adjustments are made by Perillo Tours to minimize inconvenience to tour members. If, however, your enjoyment might be diminished by such minor limitations, please check with the appropriate tourist office before selecting a departure. Holidays, closing days and other circumstances may change the day of the week for scheduled “dining outâ€, sightseeing and other activities.
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.
United States citizens require a valid passport only, when traveling to Europe. Non-citizens have other requirements which should be checked immediately.
BAGGAGE.
Each tour member is limited to one large suitcase and one small carryon due to limited baggage area on buses.
The airlines are charging extra fees for over-weight and larger suitcases. Please check your airline’s website for current information. As Perillo Tours cannot take responsibility for lost or damaged luggage, the Perillo Protection Plan outlined below is highly recommended.
SINGLE ROOMS.
A limited number of single rooms are available at the supplement rate shown for each tour. While single rooms provide privacy, they are often smaller than twin bedrooms and sometimes poorly located, especially in older hotels.
TRIPLE ROOMS.
Are available on some tours. They usually consist of a twin bedded room with an additional folding bed or cot for the third person. This may not be comfortable for three adults.
CANCELLATION AND INSURANCE.
Because of the extraordinary savings being offered, if you cancel your reservations, the penalties shown below will apply depending on the length of time remaining before departure. Your right to receive a refund is limited. All cancellations and refund requests must be sent to us in writing and are subject to the following cancellation charges which are based on the price of the tour and the number of weeks prior to departure we receive your notice.
MOST CHARGES MAY BE AVOIDED BY YOUR ACCEPTING THE PERILLO PROTECTION PLAN EXPLAINED BELOW.
Cancellation Charges
Prior To Departure
61 OR MORE DAYS
Cancellation Charges
60–31 DAYS
30% OF TOUR COST
30–2 DAYS
1 DAY BEFORE DEPART AND NO SHOWS
$50
60% OF TOUR COST
100% OF TOUR COST
REFUND
All refunds are conditioned upon your understanding that your acceptance of a refund is on the express condition that you release us from all further liability and you thereby waive all additional rights and remedies under this contract or any applicable state, federal or foreign law.
TOUR MEMBERS NEEDING SPECIAL ASSISTANCE.
We regret that we cannot provide individual assistance to a tour member for walking, dining, getting on and off motorcoaches and other transportation vehicles, or other personal needs. Travelers who need such assistance must be accompanied by a qualified companion.
OPTIONAL TOURS.
Traditionally, tour directors make available for purchase a series of optional excursions and other activities to fill in free days and evenings.You are under no obligation to take any, they are strictly optional. Depending on the tour, if you avail yourself of all optionals, the total will be approximately $200 to $600 per person.
RESPONSIBILITY.
Perillo Tours, Inc., and their employees, shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, successors, agents, and assigns (collectively “Perillo Toursâ€), does not own or operate any entity which is to or does provide goods or services for your trip including, for example, lodging facilities, airline, vessel, motorcoach, or other transportation companies, guides or guide services, local ground operators, providers or organizers of optional excursions, food service providers, etc. All such persons and entities are independent contractors. As a result, Perillo Tours is not liable for any negligent or willful act or failure to act of any such person or entity or of any third party. Tour members are also subject to the terms and conditions set forth on their airline, rail or cruise line ticket. These conditions are available upon request.
You may see the name PERILLO TOURS affixed to motor vehicles, on signs around the hotel or elsewhere. This use of our name is purely for reasons of identification and does not denote ownership, supervision, or control by Perillo Tours in any way.
In addition and without limitation, Perillo Tours is not responsible for any injury, loss, death, inconvenience, delay, or damage to person or property in connection with the provision of any goods or services whether resulting from, but not limited to, acts of God or force majeure, illness, disease, acts of war or civil unrest, insurrection or revolt, animals, strikes or other labor activities, criminal or terrorist activities of any kind, overbooking or downgrading of accommodations, mechanical or other failure of airplanes or other means of transportation, or for any failure of any transportation mechanism to arrive or depart on time. Also be advised that foreign air-conditioning systems in public places, hotels and motorcoaches are not up to U.S. standards.
If due to weather, flight schedules or other uncontrollable factors, you are required to spend an additional night(s), you will be responsible for your own hotel, transfers and meal costs. Baggage is entirely at owner’s risk. The right is reserved to decline, to accept or retain any person as a member of these trips at any time. In any such event, Perillo Tour’s sole obligation is to refund for any unused accommodations or other trip features. Passenger certifies not to have any mental, physical or other condition or disability that would create a hazard for himself/herself or other passengers.
Perillo Tours reserves the right to change the itinerary or trip features at any time and for any reason, with or without notice and/or to substitute airlines or hotels of a similar category for those listed in this brochure, and Perillo Tours shall not be liable for any such changes.
By your knowing the above, you can purchase the Perillo Protection Plan and there will be no misunderstanding before, during or after your vacation.
From time-to-time a tour departure may be cancelled for lack of participation. In such a case, the operator’s sole responsibility is to provide a refund without any other liability whatsoever. Operator will have no further responsibility for any conjunction tickets, non-refundable or otherwise.
ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating in any way to these Terms and Conditions, to the Responsibility Clause, to the brochure, or any other information relating in any way to the trip, or to the trip itself, shall be settled solely and exclusively by binding arbitration in New Jersey, in accordance with the commercial rules of the American Arbitration Association then existent. Upon payment of a deposit, tour participant indicates acceptance of the above Terms and Conditions and of the Arbitration Agreement.
OPERATOR/TOUR MEMBER AGREEMENT
Further information concerning the conditions of this tour is contained in an agreement that will be signed between the tour member and tour operator at the time of tour deposit.
Perillo Tours, Perillo Plaza
Woodcli f f Lake, N J 07677.
Phone: 1-800-431-1515
www.PerilloTours.com