BOOKING CONDITIONS OF
TOURING SOUTH AFRICA, A DIVISION OF DREAMWEAVER
HOLDINGS LTD
(Hereinafter referred to as 'TSA')
RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENT
Reservations, save for late reservations, as
referred to hereunder are confirmed on the condition
that a non-refundable deposit of a minimum of 25% of
the total package price is paid to TSA within 72
hours of confirmation. (The amount of the deposit is
dependant on the product booked and time frames).
The balance owing must be paid by the date
stipulated on the invoice but not less than six
weeks prior to departure. TSA reserves the right to
cancel any reservation in respect of payments not
received timeously. Prices are quoted at the ruling
daily exchange rate. Until TSA has received full
payment, we reserve the right to charge any
variations to the passenger's account. The onus will
be on the passengers to check that there have been
no changes in price prior to making final payment.
TSA guarantees the price of land arrangements, once
full payment is received. Airfares are subject to
the prices and conditions quoted by the airlines and
cannot be guaranteed by TSA. Special requests must
be made at time of booking. The Company will
endeavour to comply with the special requests, which
will be for the cost of the traveller, but cannot
guarantee that such requests will be met.
LATE BOOKING FEE & COMMUNICATION EXPENSES
In the event of any reservation being completed less
than 7 days prior to the date of departure, TSA will
be entitled to levy a late booking fee and reserves
the right to levy a fee for any extra communication
expenses. Full payment is due immediately on
confirmation and is non-refundable on all late
bookings. Some bookings will require full payment at
the time of reservation i.e. prior to confirmation.
METHOD OF PAYMENT
TSA will accept payment by credit card, bank issued
cheque, travel agency cheque (accredited agencies
only) or cash. A signed and validated Standard
Credit Card Charge Form is the only recognised form
of payment for credit cards. If the card is a
foreign credit card then you will be requested to
supply various other details. All payments to be
made out to TSA. Any charges made to a client's
credit card (debits) whilst away are the client's
responsibility. TSA will not be responsible, nor
accept responsibility for having these charges
reversed or corrected upon return to South Africa.
CANCELLATION AND AMENDMENTS
TSA reserves the right to cancel any tour at any
time prior to departure, in which event all payments
will be refunded as full and final settlement of all
further liability of whatsoever nature, howsoever
arising, which may arise as a result of such
cancellation. In the event of passengers cancelling
their reservations such cancellation must be made in
writing and notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in these booking conditions. TSA reserves
the right to claim a cancellation fee of up to 100%
of the total package price as a pre-estimation of
damages. TSA use a large number of suppliers it is
not possible to list all their amendment and/or
cancellation charges. Accordingly, amendments to
confirmed reservations at any time prior to
departure will be made subject to the conditions
that the customer is liable for all additional costs
of whatsoever nature arising therefrom. The customer
will also be liable for a R50 administration fee
payable to TSA in respect of each such amendment and
/ or cancellation.
UNSCHEDULED EXTENSIONS
In the unlikely event of there being an unscheduled
extension to the holiday caused by flight delays,
bad weather, strikes or any other cause which is
beyond the control of TSA, it is understood that the
expenses relating to these unscheduled extensions,
(hotel accommodation etc.), will be for the account
of the passenger. TSA accepts no liability for
changes, omissions or delays before or during the
course of any published tour occasioned by technical
difficulties, weather conditions, strikes or
communication breakdowns.
REFUNDS AND UNUSED SERVICES
No refunds will be made for no-shows, or any unused
services.
BREAKAWAYS FOLLOWING DEPARTURE
While it is possible for the passenger to break away
from planned holiday itineraries, after departure it
is understood that extra expenses incurred as a
result of such a breakaway will be for the
passenger's account and any unused service will not
be refunded. Amendments and cancellations en route
must be made with our operators directly.
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
Documents (vouchers, itineraries, etc.) are only
prepared on receipt of full payment of the package
price, currency declarations, signed conditions of
contract (i.e. our booking form) and ticket copies
(if requested). Documents will be ready for
collection 24 hours after full payment has been
received.
PASSPORTS, VISAS, VACCINATIONS AND INOCULATIONS
The responsibility to obtain proper, current and
valid passports, visas, vaccinations, inoculations
and the like, where required, is that of the
customer alone. The company shall not be responsible
or liable for any consequence of any nature arising
from the customer failing to ensure that he/she has
complied with all such requirements.
RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY
TSA act as agents only for local and international
ground operators and airlines and accordingly
accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss,
damage, injury, accident, delay or any other
irregularity howsoever arising. TSA makes every
effort to ensure that all the arrangements and
services connected with a passengers itinerary will
be carried out as specified and/or in the most
efficient and effective way possible. However, we do
not have direct control over the provision of
services by suppliers and, whilst they are in all
cases selected with the utmost care, we do not
accept liability for error and omissions of such
suppliers Please be aware that hotels undergo
renovations for time to time. Hotels take all
possible steps to limit disruption to their guests.
We will not entertain complaints, or requests for
refunds, if a hotel in carrying our renovations
whilst a guest is resident. If we are specifically
advised of renovation work, dates may be provided
but it is important to remember that these are
subject to change and we are not always notified. We
will not, therefore, be held accountable for
complaints concerning renovations that extend beyond
the date originally specified.
INSURANCE
Insurance against cancellation, illness and for loss
of baggage is highly recommended for all passengers
travelling with TSA, (please ask your travel agent
for insurance options). Passengers undertake all
activities associated with itinerary at their own
risk and are responsible for their own insurance.
TSA will not be liable if anyone should fail to take
adequate insurance cover.
ITINERARY VARIATIONS
While every effort is made to keep to all confirmed
itineraries, we reserve the right to make changes
for your convenience. Because we plan arrangements
in advance, do not own or control the airlines,
hotels and/or other supplier companies who will
provide passenger holiday components, changes and
even cancellations can occasionally become
necessary. In the event that the hotel
accommodation, excursion, service, flight, etc. has
been properly confirmed by TSA, and not withstanding
this, is unavailable for any reason whatsoever, TSA
do not accept any liability.
JURISDICTION OF THE MAGISTRATE'S COURT
TSA a Division of Dreamweaver Holdings Ltd, shall be
entitled, at its option to institute any legal
proceedings arising out of or in connection with
this contract in any Magistrate's Court having
jurisdiction in terms of Section 29 of the
Magistrate's Court Act No 32/1944 as amended,
notwithstanding that the amount in issue may exceed
the limits of such jurisdiction.
GENERAL
This document together with TSA standard booking
form and TSA invoice / itinerary constitutes the
sole record of the agreement between the parties. No
party shall be bound by any representation,
warranty, and promise of the like not recorded
herein. No addition to, the TSA standard booking
conditions shall be of any force or effect unless in
writing and signed by or on behalf of the parties.
No indulgence which TSA, ('the grantor'), may grant
to the passenger ('the grantee'), shall constitute a
waiver of any of the rights of the grantor, who
shall not thereby be precluded from exercising any
rights against the grantee which may have arisen in
the past or which might arise in the future. All
costs and disbursements, including legal costs on
the attorney and client scale incurred by TSA in
recovering any damages and payments payable by the
passenger to TSA shall be for the passengers'
account. This agreement shall in all respects be
governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the Republic of South Africa. The passenger
hereby consents to the jurisdiction of the
Magistrates Court having jurisdiction over its
person in respect of all proceedings in connection
with this agreement. The parties hereby respectively
choose domicilium citandi et executandi for all
notices and processes to be given and served in
pursuance of this agreement at their respective
addresses as given on TSA' standard booking form.
Either party may change its domicilium by written
notice delivered by hand or sent by prepaid
registered post to the other party. In this
agreement an expression which denotes a gender
includes the other genders, a natural person
includes an artificial person and vice versa, the
singular includes the plural and vice versa.