These terms and conditions were last updated on 16 January 2024. These conditions apply to all bookings and transactions made after this date.
PRICES SHOWN ON WEBSITE ARE SUBJECT TO INCREASE FOR PRIME TIME TRAVEL BETWEEN LATE JUNE AND EARLY SEPTEMBER
CANCELLATION or TRANSFER of BOOKING by a CLIENT
We strongly recommend that at the time of booking, you take out holiday insurance. The policy should cover the possibility of you having to cancel or change the dates of your trip with Xplore Britain. Xplore Britain is not responsible for compensating clients who do not take out insurance.
REVIEW YOUR TRIP CANCELLATION POLICY AT THE TIME OF MAKING THE ORIGINAL BOOKING. You must purchase this policy yourself and its value should include your complete holiday payments before, during and after your holiday with Xplore Britain. We will presume that if you select not to take out trip cancellation insurance then you accept that you may be considerably out-of-pocket if you do cancel the Xplore Britain trip at a later stage.
Our independent inn to inn tours are quite complicated and time consuming to put together (and cancel if required). Each accommodation along the route will charge us the first night's bed & breakfast rate, whether you turn up or not. Any additional nights booked with them may only be refunded if they can re-let the rooms. When we have sent the complete tour package to you, all payments have been made and all of our booking services that you have requested have been provided. There is no refund payable by us after the tour package distribution date.
Any cancellation or change of existing booking must be made in writing and is effective from the date received at our office.
All your payments to Xplore Britain up to the start of the tour are used to pay deposits and final payments at all the places you stay at, for services required along the route and for our own services and overhead initiating your booking request.
Any refund will always be made in Pounds Sterling either by a sterling cheque or by PayPal. Please be aware that in both cases if you transfer the payment into another currency account, your bank or PayPal will charge fees for this service.
Booking a Holiday
Upon confirmation of your holiday a deposit of 50% of the tour price will be invoiced immediately. The balance of your holiday must reach us 2 months before the start of the holiday; otherwise we cannot guarantee to hold your booking. Where a booking is made less than 2 months before the start day of the tour, the full amount is payable at the time of booking.
Payment for our tours is done through PayPal or direct wire transfer payable in UK Pounds Sterling. If you would like to pay by wire transfer we will provide the account information. Please note; unless we have received full payment in sufficient time to verify the funds, your tour is NOT confirmed.
Package Tour Regulations: In accordance with "The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992 Act", all monetary payments made to us for your holiday are held in a Client's Trust Account. This money is not available to Xplore Britain until the completion of your holiday, your cancellation or your written authorisation before the tour completion date.
Upon receipt of your booking we will reply with confirmation and the trip information sheet, usually within 7 days.
Once again we strongly suggest taking out travel insurance at the time of booking. Xplore Britain will not be responsible to reimburse clients who cancel their tours without travel insurance.
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