TERMS AND CONDITIONS
2005 SHAR-PEI TOUR

Reservations and Cancellations:

Your reservation is made by completing the Reservation Form on the main tour page or by calling Experience Asia Tours office, toll-free at 949-786-1567 from the US or Canada, or directly at 1-949-786-1567. At the time of your reservation you will be asked for a $100 per person deposit, due within 14 days. If no deposit is received within 14 days your reservation will be released without notice. Final payment is due 60 days before the date of travel. Payments by credit card are only accepted via paypal.com, and are subject to a processing fee consistent with the fees charged by paypal.com.

Cancellation penalties apply, except in the event of any cancellation initiated by Experience Asia Tours (Ambassador Worldwide Services). Up to 61 days prior to departure, all monies will be refunded except for the $100.00 deposit per person. Cancellation fees for passengers who cancel 60 days or less prior to departure for any reason are as follows: 60-46 days prior - 40% of base price; 45-16 days prior - 70% of base price; 15 days or less prior - 100% of price. Airfare purchased from or through Experience Asia Tours is non-transferable. Bulk and group tickets are non-refundable once issued. Full fare retail tickets are refundable based on the policies set by the issuing airline.

These are heavy penalties and no exceptions can be made. We therefore URGE all passengers to purchase cancellation insurance when booking this tour.  Click here to link to the website of Travelex Insurance.

Not included in the tour price:

The cost of passport, the cost of the tourist visa to China (visa processing is available for $80 per person), the cost of departure taxes when taking a flight not included in the tour price (approximately $6 at each Chinese airport for intra-China flights, and $13 at your final departure from China to North America), the cost of all drinks including wine, liquor, hot drinks, soft drinks, bottled water, meals not listed in the itinerary, items of a personal nature, extra hotel charges such as telephone calls, faxes, e-mail, pay-per-view movies, mini-bar, room service, laundry, and gratuities for the tour guides and drivers.

Responsibility:

The responsibility of Experience Asia Tours, experienceasia.net and Ambassador Worldwide Services Corporation (collectively referred to as "AWS" here) is limited. As a travel operator, AWS organizes, promotes, and sells travel programs and vacations consisting of certain travel services, including, but not limited to, surface transportation, sightseeing excursions, cruise/hotel accommodations, and meals and entertainment that AWS purchases or reserves from various suppliers. The suppliers providing travel services for AWS’s travel programs and vacations are independent contractors and are not agents or employees of AWS. To the extent that AWS is involved in the sale of air and/or cruise transportation, AWS acts as an independent broker. AWS does not act as agent for any party whatsoever. AWS is not responsible for the willful or negligent acts and/or omissions of such suppliers or of any air carrier and/or cruise line or their respective employees, agents, servants, or representatives, including, without limitation, their failure to deliver or their partial or inadequate delivery of services. All coupons, receipts, invoices, and tickets are issued subject to the terms and conditions specified by the suppliers, air carriers, and/or cruise lines. By utilizing the travel services of the suppliers, you agree that neither AWS nor any representative shall be liable for any accident, injury, property damage, or personal loss to you or to those traveling with you in connection with any accommodations, transportation, or other travel services, or resulting directly or indirectly from any occurrences or conditions beyond the control of AWS, including but not limited to, acts of terrorism, war, defects in vehicles, breakdown in equipment, strikes, theft, or delay or cancellation of or changes in itinerary or schedules. All pricing is subject to change. AWS reserves the right to correct promotional or pricing errors at any time, or increase the program price in the event of cost increases due to changes in airfare, cruise fares, currency fluctuations, park fee increases, taxes or fuel surcharges. AWS reserves the right to decline to accept or retain any person as a member of any travel package or vacation at its discretion. AWS and/or its tour directors and guides retain the right to terminate the participation (without refund) of any group member at their discretion, if such person's health, actions or general deportment impede the operation of the tour and/or causes any hardship to the tour director and/or other tour members. In such a case there will be no refund to the tour member for the unused portion of the tour, and all additional expenses incurred, such as airline ticket change penalties, transfers to the airport etc., will be the sole responsibility of the tour member whose participation was terminated. AWS reserves the right to cancel or alter at its discretion and without notice, any travel package or vacation including, but not limited to, change of dates, routing, change of hotels, meals, shows and/or sightseeing services of any itinerary and/or tour and/or vacation outlined in this flyer and/or brochure. If for any reason, AWS changes a hotel(s) to a lower category, you may either accept the alteration or elect to cancel, in which case you will be entitled to a full refund.

Sellers of travel in California are required by law to disclose the following: CST # 2054175-40. Registration as a seller of travel does not constitute approval by the state of California. California law requires certain sellers of travel to have a trust account or bond. AWS has a trust account. AWS is a participant in the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation (TCRC). Transactions made by passengers from outside of California are not covered by the TCRC. All payments for travel services not provided to the passengers shall be promptly refunded, in accordance with the agreed-to terms and conditions.

Traveling to China, all U.S. and Canadian citizens must carry with them a passport, valid for at least 6 months from the day the tour ends!

You are also required to obtain a tourist visa to enter China. Experience Asia Tours can arrange visa processing. Please contact us for details.

Please be aware that many of the sights visited do not have accommodations for mobility-impaired guests. Experience Asia Tours therefore does not recommend this itinerary for travelers with mobility restrictions. However, such travelers are invited to contact us about other possibilities.