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Terms & Conditions

DEPOSITS and PAYMENTS: Phone reservations ITALIAN TOURIST TAX: Majority of Italian cities provided only for passengers booked on our group
require a $200.00 per person deposit, plus optional impose Tourist Tax for hotel stays. Taxes are per blocked air space. Passengers arriving on earlier or
travel protection premium and applicable fees person per night stay and vary from city to city. later flights will be need to be available at scheduled
(such as pre-booking or green fee deposits) are Tourist tax ranges from €.50 to €6.00 pp per night. departure times from the airports and hotel to avail
required by Celtic Tours within 5 days of telephone This tax is collected directly at the hotels. Please ask of transfers. Additional fees may apply.
reservations. Full payment must be received by our staff for up to date tourist tax amounts.
Celtic Tours 65 days prior to departure, unless MOTORCOACH LUGGAGE COMPARTMENTS/
otherwise advised. TRAVEL PROTECTION PLAN: Celtic Tours is SIZE: Require the restriction of one large suitcase
pleased to offer a low cost Travel Protection. and one carry-on bag per person. Please be sure
Bookings made within 65 days of departure require We recommend insurance coverage and we your Celtic luggage tags are securely attached to
full payment within 24 hours for all land tours. automatically include the cost on your invoice. If you your bags. Should the number of participants on
Online bookings require deposit and/or full payment decide not to purchase coverage, you must decline any motorcoach tour drop below 25 passengers, we
at time of reservation. No online bookings are and deduct the premium from your payment. Please reserve the right to operate the tour with a smaller
accepted within 2 weeks from date of departure. visit our website or page 38 for schedule of benefits. 18-24 seat passenger coach.
CREDIT CARDS: Visa, MasterCard, AMEX &
Discover are accepted by Celtic Tours. No vouchers, SELF-DRIVE TOURS: We offer a wide range of SMOKING: Smoking is not permitted on our coach
coupons or tickets will be sent until full payment hotels throughout Europe for you to choose from. tours or in common areas of cruise boats. Smoking is
has been received. For your protection, a completed These can be booked in conjunction with Hertz car permitted on sun deck and several stops are made
credit card form with signature is required for all rental. Please contact us for rates and details. MISPRINTS/ERRORS: In the event of misprints or
credit card sales. Please visit our website for our errors, Celtic Tours reserves the right to re-quote or
credit card form. LATE ARRIVALS: Be sure to arrive at your offer a full refund of any monies paid without further
destination before 5:30 p.m. or advise your hotel/ liability.
SPECIAL NOTE LATE BOOKINGS: Within 25 days villa of a later arrival time. Failure to do so may
of departure, additional late booking fees of $75 per result in your reservation being canceled. If RESPONSIBILITY: Celtic Tours, 1860 Western
booking will be charged to cover Express Mail and your plans change, please call and cancel your Ave., Albany, NY 12203 is not responsible for any
special handling. This fee is non-refundable. Late reservation. personal injury, property damage or other loss
bookings accepted on a guaranteed basis only and a passenger incurs on any tour arising from acts
are subject to availability. Bookings are generally PASSPORTS: A valid passport is required for each or omissions by any air carrier, public transport
not accepted inside 21 days of date of departure. participant. Passports must be valid for at least six company, hotel, car rental company, subcontractor
Some tours are not available inside 35 days (6) months after the scheduled return date to the or other person or organization, whether or not
depending on tour. USA. At publication time, a visa is required for a such company is rendering any services supplied
US citizen to travel to Russia, (as well as numerous on the tour. All tickets and vouchers are issued and
CHANGES: Once we have received your deposit, other countries). It is the responsibility of the supplied subject to the foregoing and to any and all
there will be a $75.00 charge for each and every traveler to obtain their own Visa. A non-US citizen terms and conditions under which transportation
change, provided that no documents have been must consult appropriate consulates regarding and services are provided. Celtic Tours accepts no
issued. No changes are allowed within 40 days of visa and other document requirements. Obtaining responsibility for losses or expenses due to delay
departure or after documents are issued. required visas and any other required travel or changes in schedules, flight cancellations due to
documentation, and assuring these are complete mechanical problems, sickness, weather, strikes, war,
LAND ARRANGEMENT CANCELLATIONS: Written and correct in all ways, is the sole responsibility of quarantine or other causes. Passenger must bear all
cancellation notice is required for all cancellations each participant. We are not in a position to obtain such losses or expenses. Celtic Tours reserves the
and if received by Celtic Tours more than 65 days or verify the accuracy or completeness of any right to decline, to accept or to return any person as
prior to departing, a processing fee of the LAND participant’s visa or other required documentation a member of any tour or to cancel or alter the tour.
PORTION of $200 per person will apply, plus any and shall not be responsible or liable for delay or Airline tariffs limit liability for passenger baggage.
non-refundable fees for land portion of tours. From missed portion of any cruise or cruise tour or other
64 days to 45 days prior to departure a cancellation problems resulting from the participant lacking the For full Terms and Conditions. touring information
fee of $350 per person will apply, plus original appropriate travel documentation. and guidelines please visit
deposit and non-refundable fees. From 44 days to WWW.CELTICTOURS.COM
31 days prior to departure a cancellation fee of 50% ACCOMMODATIONS: Land arrangements will
will apply. Inside 30 days up to date of departure, be provided as described in each individual tour.
100% cancellation fee applies. The right is reserved to substitute hotels, guest
Cancellation notice must be received Monday-Friday house and sightseeing features listed herein for
on normal business days between the hours of accommodations in similar categories as seasonal
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST. Single room supplement conditions may require.
withheld when a shared room is converted to single
room due to a cancellation. MEALS: Meals are provided per each tour. Breakfast
is not included on day of arrival. Special dietary
Note for all cancellations: Celtic Tours will retain up meals should be advised at time of initial booking.
to 3% of any amounts charged to cover credit card
fees on all cancellation. AIRLINE TICKETS and CANCELLATIONS:
Each airline may have different rules for restricted
In the event of cancellation by the Tour Operator, or non-refundable air tickets. It is the passenger’s
Celtic Tours will offer an alternative departure date. responsibility to be aware of all restrictions prior
If alternative date is not accepted, liability is limited to purchasing air tickets. Celtic Tours will have no
to refund of all monies paid to the Tour Operator. responsibility for non-refundable or restricted air
tickets should a tour be canceled for any reason.
REFUND FOR UNUSED TOUR ARRANGEMENTS: Celtic Tours acts only as an agent for the airline in
Unused hotel accommodations or any other unused issuing tickets. In general, once airline tickets are
service or features of any tour are not refundable or issued they may not be changed or canceled without
exchangeable for other accommodations, services penalty.
or features.
AIRFARES: Published air-inclusive rates are based
IMPORTANT NOTE ON PRICES: All prices and on instant purchase tickets and are non-refundable
conditions of travel are based on currency, fuel and non-changeable.
and VAT rates in effect at time of going to print. (AIRFARES CONT.): Security fees, service charges,
All prices are subject to change without notice fuel and departure tax will be quoted inclusive in
due to currency exchange fluctuation, fuel or VAT all airfares provided from our online system or by
increases. When your deposit is received by Celtic calling our call center.
Tours, land rates will be guaranteed. Airfare is subject to availability and change at time
of booking. Please contact us for fares on other
CITY TAXES IN ITALY: Hotels throughout Italy carriers from your home city.
impose a city hotel tax, that cannot be included in
tour rates and is payable direct to hotels. Tax varies MOTORCOACH TOURS: Additional hotel days are
from €1-8 Euros per person per night, depending on available at a supplement. Transfers from airport to
the hotel category. hotels and back on days of arrival and departure are

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