Terms & Conditions
- CHANGES AND CANCELLATIONS ? BY YOU
- Flights
- Hotels
- Car Hire
- Packages
- Cancellations on accommodation bookings
- Cancellations and amendments on low cost flights
- Cancellation and amendments on car rental
- Cancelling your insurance policy
- Carrying proof of booking
- Passports/Visas/Health Requirements
- Changes and cancellations ? by us
- Events beyond our control
- AIR/FLIGHT BOOKINGS
- Paper tickets
- Low cost flights
- Flying times
- Seat requests
- Direct flights
- Pregnancy and children
- Government imposed taxes, fees and charges
- Baggage
- HOTEL/ACCOMMODATION ONLY BOOKINGS
- Map/Distance disclaimer
- Unavailability
- Merchant/Retail hotels
- Star ratings
- Hotel facilities
- Local Taxes Not Included in Hotel Cost
- CAR HIRE BOOKINGS
- Rental Deposit
- Driving Licence
- Excess Waiver
- GENERAL BOOKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- Your contract
- Booking your trip
- ] Destination Selection
- Breakaways
- Conduct
- Special Requests
- Liability
- Bookings, Change of Arrangements, Routes and
Prices
- Payment and additional charges
- Insurance
- Cancellation
- Verification of Travellers' Names and Travel
Details
- Passports, Visas & Health
- FlightSite cannot be held responsible for:
- Malaria and other Tropical Diseases: WARNING
- Other Documents
- Refunds
- Foreign Currency
- Confidentiality
- Bookings Online
- Intellectual Property
- Access and Use
- Links to other websites
- Changes
- Interpretation, Law Applicable and Jurisdiction
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- CHANGES, CHARGES AND CANCELLATIONS BY THE
CUSTOMER
You must call us on 0860 23 24 25 to change or
cancel your trip. All changes are subject to availability,
limitations and restrictions of the relevant travel
supplier. Please refer to each supplier for their
specific terms and conditions.
The refundable portion of your purchase price
(if any) will be refunded to you and to the extent
we are refunded by the travel supplier; we shall
pass this refund onto you.
If the change means that the cost of your booking
has increased, if, for example, you wish to upgrade
to a more expensive hotel, you will need to pay
such extra costs.
If you wish to change or cancel any part of your
booking, a FlightSite administration fee will
apply. Please see the table below for specific
fees applicable to your bookings. Please note
these bookings are charged to cover the administration
costs for making the changes therefore please
be aware the relevant suppliers might have additional
fees.
Flights
Change: R250 per passenger
Cancel: R250 per passenger
Hotels
Change: R250 per booking - for merchant hotel
bookings only
Cancel: R250 per booking - for merchant hotel
bookings only (subject to the below)
Car Hire
Change: R250 per booking
Cancel: R250 per booking
Packages
Change: R250
Cancel: R250 booking
- Cancellations on accommodation bookings
Your chosen hotel will typically
have its own cancellation policy which we will
display to you on the trip details page before
you book. FlightSite will pass on any such policies
or charges that the accommodation venue has
imposed in relation to cancellation to the customer.
In the absence of the accommodation venue having
its own policy, the cancellation fee charged
by FlightSite will be R250 per booking. For
retail hotels, where it's indicated that you
will pay your hotel bill directly to the hotel,
there is no FlightSite cancellation fee applicable.
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Cancellations and amendments
on low cost flights
The cancellation and amendment terms of all
carriers are the applicable terms of the airline.
You should contact the airline direct to cancel
or make amendments to low cost flights. Usually
fares for low cost flights are non-refundable.
In the event that you decide to cancel your
low cost flight, our booking fee and any amendment
charges are non-refundable. If the reason for
your cancellation is covered by the terms of
any insurance policy you have purchased, you
may be able to reclaim any applicable non-refunded
fares or cancellation charges from the insurers.
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Cancellation and amendments
on car rental
Please refer to the applicable car rental supplier?s
terms and conditions for cancellation charges
and other important terms and conditions relevant
to your booking.
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Cancelling your insurance
policy
All insurance premiums are payable in full at
the point of sale and are sold incorporating
a 14 day cooling off period after which time
some policies may be non-refundable. The 14
day cooling off period only applies if you have
not travelled or made any claim under the insurance
policy. It is your responsibility to check the
specific terms of the insurance policy at the
time of purchase. It is important to note that
the insurance contract is between you and the
insurer and all your rights of recourse are
against the insurer exclusively.
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No show
If you have a booking for any of our products
or services, including flights, car hire, accommodation
and packages, but you do not show up to check-in,
collect the car or otherwise do not avail yourself
of such product or service, you will not be
entitled to any refund from us. You will, however,
be entitled to a refund of any departure tax
you may have paid for your flight (excluding
low cost flights).
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Carrying proof of booking
You should ensure that you travel with your
booking confirmations, e-tickets and any other
travel documentation (including your passport
and RSA Identity document for domestic flights)
at all times. We will not be liable for any
supplier not providing you with the booked product
or service if you do not produce such documentation.
You may also be called on at check-in to produce
the credit card used to make the payment or
proof of deposit where paid by cash or cheque.
Where you have paid for a third party, some
airlines require the passenger to produce a
sponsorship form (or corresponding document)
? please check with each airline when booking.
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Passports/Visas/Health
Requirements
The Flightsite is very happy to inform you of
current documentation, health (such as inoculation
and vaccination) requirements if you so require.
Such information is however provided without
prejudice and it is at all times exclusively
your duty to ensure that you meet the passport,
visa, health requirements of the countries you
wish to visit and those that you transit (even
if it is for a plane change). Many countries
require that your passport should be valid for
a period of (a minimum) six months from the
date of arrival into that country. You should
also ensure that your passport has an adequate
number of blank pages. FlightSite does not accept
any responsibility if you should be denied boarding
or access to any country and/or deported due
to non-fulfilment of the above and you are deemed
to indemnify FlightSite accordingly.
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Changes and cancellations
? by us
Occasionally we may have to make changes to
your booking. Most of these changes will be
minor and we will advise you of the change as
soon as we are able to before your journey commences.
If there is a significant change, which is not
due to an event beyond our control, you will
be offered a choice of an alternative comparable
trip (if available) or a refund. If the reason
for the change to the booking is due to an event
beyond our control (as described below) we will
not be liable to offer you any compensation,
for any costs incurred and you will have no
claim against us.
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Events beyond our control
These include: force majeure, unusual, unforeseeable
or unavoidable events beyond our control, the
consequences of which could not be avoided even
if all due care has been exercised including
but not limited to war, threat of war, riot,
civil disobedience or strife, government action,
terrorist activity, natural or industrial disaster,
fire, adverse weather conditions, level of water
in rivers or floods, closure of airports and
may also include industrial dispute involving
third parties, technical or maintenance problems
or unforeseen operational decisions of air carriers
such as changes of schedule or any failure in
the information technology infrastructure (including
but not limited to our website) or failure in
internet connections. Except where otherwise
expressly stated in these booking conditions
we regret that we cannot accept liability or
pay any compensation where the performance of
our contractual obligations is prevented or
affected by reason of such events beyond our
control.
- AIR/FLIGHT BOOKINGS
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E-tickets
Some airlines offer only electronic confirmation
of your reservation, or 'e-ticketing', on certain
routes. We cannot be held responsible if your
e-ticket does not arrive due to an incorrect
email address or your junk email settings. You
can ensure your e-tickets get to you by adding
flightsite.co.za to your ?safe list?. You must
notify us immediately if you change your email
address or contact telephone number after making
a booking with the FlightSite. In addition,
please check that the name on your passport
matches the name on your ticket and/or booking
confirmation. It is your responsibility to advise
us if you have not received your e-ticket confirmation.
Please note that some e-tickets do not reflect
the airlines terms and conditions on the ticket
? these will either contained in the confirmation
e-mail you receive from the airline, on their
website or will be available on request from
the airline.
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Paper tickets
An additional fee will be payable for postage
of paper tickets and this will be confirmed
to you at the time of booking. We send out paper
tickets by registered post and all costs so
incurred will be for your account. We do not
accept responsibility for documents mislaid
or lost by the postal service. Please note that
some airlines may apply a charge and follow
a specific procedure for the re-issue of lost
tickets or tickets delayed in the post. You
shall be responsible for paying any fees (including
our administration fee), losses and/or expenses
incurred in respect of the reissue of lost or
stolen tickets. You should contact us immediately
in such circumstances. It is your responsibility
to advise us if you have not received your tickets
in time for travel.
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Low cost flights
To book a flight from a low cost airline you
can select on the web page of FlightSite a flight
shown by the logo or the words ?Low Cost?. After
you enter the relevant personal information
on our website, we will pass these to the low
cost airline. The booking will be made directly
between you and the low cost airline. After
completing the booking you will receive two
booking confirmations by email, one from the
airline and one from FlightSite. The reference
received from the airline is required for check
in.
It is your responsibility to ensure that all
details of the booking are correct before proceeding.
For any changes or cancellations, please contact
the airline directly, quoting your reference.
Our booking fee for low cost flights will be
debited from you at the time of booking. We
shall dispatch a confirmatory invoice to you
which shall confirm your booking with the airline
and the airline will debit payment from you
for the fare and taxes. Low cost airlines may
also charge additional fees for checked baggage
and for in-flight food and drink.
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Flying times
In your itinerary from FlightSite, flight times
are given for guidance only. All departure/arrival
times on your flight ticket are provided by
the airlines concerned and are estimates only.
They may change due to air traffic control restrictions,
weather conditions, operational/maintenance
requirements and the requirement for passengers
to check in on time.
Unless your flight is purchased as part of a
package, we are not liable if there is any change
to a departure/arrival time previously given
to you or shown on your ticket or for any other
alteration to your flight by the relevant airline.
Also, please note that where a sector of a flight
itinerary is not utilised without contacting
the carrier directly any remaining sectors may
be subject to cancellation without further notification.
Where this situation arises we are unable to
accept responsibility for any costs incurred.
It is for this reason that you are required
to reconfirm your flights with the airline in
accordance with the airline's applicable reconfirmation
deadline. For all air travel it is your responsibility
to check the departure and arrival times of
your flights at the time of travel.
We are unable to make any special arrangements
for you if you are delayed as these matters
are at the sole discretion of the airline concerned.
Please note that the times shown on your ticket
or itinerary are the departure times of the
flight. Check-in times, as advised by the carrier
or in the airlines? timetable are the latest
times at which passengers can be accepted for
travel, allowing the necessary time to complete
all formalities. Flights cannot be held up for
passengers arriving late and no responsibility
can be accepted by us or the airline in such
cases.
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Seat requests
We have no control over the airlines? allocation
of seats and so, if you have particular seat
requests, you should check-in at the airport
as early as possible. We cannot guarantee that
these requests will be met.
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Direct flights
Please note that a flight described on your
flight ticket as "direct" will not necessarily
be non-stop. A flight that is described as direct
is one where there is no need to change aircraft
during the journey.
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Pregnancy and children
Some airlines refuse to carry women who will
be 28 weeks or more pregnant on the date of
return travel. Please check with the airline
concerned as their rules may vary and also consult
your doctor. Infants must be 6 weeks old or
more to travel by air and must either sit on
an adult's lap or occupy an infant seat. Please
contact the airline you are travelling with
for details of appropriate seats. Generally
children aged 2 years or more must occupy a
seat. A child must be under 2 years of age on
the date of their return flight to be entitled
to the infant fare level which is usually 10%
of the International Air Transport Association?s
(or IATA's) published fare.
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Government imposed
taxes, fees and charges
The price of your flight may include taxes,
fees and charges which are imposed on air transportation
by government authorities. They may represent
a significant portion of the cost of air travel
and are either included in the fare or shown
separately on your ticket. You may also be required
to pay taxes or fees or other charges not already
collected, for example, it is not always possible
to include all departure taxes on your ticket(s).
In some cases departure taxes must be paid by
you locally to the Government of the country
you are departing from and are therefore non-refundable
by us.
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Baggage
You will usually be permitted a free checked
baggage allowance and a free cabin baggage allowance,
the limits of which may differ by airline, class
and/or route. It is recommended that cabin baggage
is kept to a minimum. Extra charges may apply
for checked baggage in excess of the permitted
allowance. Please ask the airline for more specific
information as these rules vary from time to
time. You can refer to www.iata.org/bags for
information and links. For safety reasons dangerous
articles must not be packed in checked or cabin
baggage. Restricted articles include, but are
not limited to, compressed gases, corrosives,
explosives, flammable liquids and solids, radioactive
materials, oxidising materials, poisons, infectious
substances and briefcases with installed alarm
devices.
- HOTEL/ACCOMMODATION ONLY BOOKINGS
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Map/Distance disclaimer
Please note that the information as to the distance
from the city centre and the location of the
hotel on the maps provided are for indicative
purposes only. If a customer requires the hotel
to be within a certain distance from the city
centre or near a particular location, the customer
should contact the hotel in question prior to
booking.
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Unavailability
Where we are unable to confirm the initial requested
accommodation, we will call you to inform you
of the details of alternative accommodation
or lack of availability. At that time you will
have the option to accept the alternative accommodation
or get a refund of the total monies paid to
us by you for your original booking.
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Merchant/Retail hotels
We sell hotel reservations in two different
ways:-
i. as merchant hotels which we sell to you as
principal and
ii. as retail hotels which we sell to you as
agent ? these can be recognised on the website
as hotels where your hotel bill will be payable
upon check in/checkout directly to the hotel.
For all retail hotels, we act as an agent on
your behalf and FlightSite will dispatch a confirmation
invoice to you which shall confirm your booking
with the hotel. The hotel will debit payment
from you for the accommodation at the time of
checkout. You will be advised of all such amounts
during the booking process.
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Star ratings
Star ratings are used to symbolise the overall
quality, level of service, food standard and
range of facilities available in any given hotel
property. The criteria applied within each country
will vary depending on the specific requirements
established by the relevant issuing body and
are provided to you for information purposes
only. They are not a guarantee or warranty of
any kind by FlightSite.
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Hotel facilities
Please read the detailed description of the
hotel for other hotel policies applicable to
your stay. Please note that the hotels booked
by us for you are not exclusive to FlightSite.
We are not responsible for any limitation in
facilities because of other hotel guests or
their activities. FlightSite does not take responsibility
for hotel content (including images, facility
listings, etc.) displayed on our website. Hotels
may change facilities and property features
without prior notice to FlightSite and it is
the customers? responsibility to confirm facilities
directly with the hotel at the time of travel.
Please also take note that sometimes hotels
undertake or are busy with renovations without
advising us. Whilst we will use our best endeavours
to make enquiries in that regard, we cannot
guarantee that the information we have is accurate
and/or that there may or may not be renovations
that may have an impact on your holiday.
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Local Taxes Not Included
in Hotel Cost
Please note that there may be taxes levied abroad
but not paid at the point of purchase that are
payable in relation to your hotel booking e.g.
local taxes, sales tax etc. Any local taxes
will be payable by you directly to the hotel
at the time of check in/checkout.
- CAR HIRE BOOKINGS
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Minimum Age
All car suppliers have a minimum age to be able
to rent without incurring any extra charges,
this is normally 25 and above. Drivers between
the ages of 21-24 will always incur an extra
surcharge which is payable locally, is subject
to tax and is non refundable. Once you have
selected your car please read the car rental
rules where you will be able to find the amount
payable. Please note that these rules may differ
from country to country, even when using the
same car hire company.
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Maximum Age
There are very few locations, which have an
upper age limit. These can vary from the age
of 60 upwards. If you are over the age of 60
it is your responsibility to check with the
rental supplier for eligibility. If you fail
to check and you are over the age limit you
may not be given the car.
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Rental Deposit
Rental agencies only accept credit cards for
securing your deposit at the rental location.
You must use a credit card and it must be the
driver?s credit card. We will not be liable
for any compensation or otherwise if you do
not have a credit card at the time of collecting
your car and are refused rental by the supplier.
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Driving Licence
A valid driving licence is required for all
drivers. The licence must be valid at the time
of rental and remain valid throughout the rental
period. We will not be liable for any compensation
or otherwise if you fail to show a valid drivers
licence to the supplier and are refused rental.
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Excess Waiver
Although our rates are fully inclusive there
is always an excess to pay. This means in the
event of an accident/damage or theft, the driver
will be expected to pay the first part of the
claim. This can vary depending on the car you
hire and the destination you are travelling
to.
- GENERAL BOOKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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Your contract
Your contract will either be with Club Travel
Independents (trading as FlightSite.co.za or
referred to as FlightSite in this document)
or another travel supplier (such as airlines
? including low cost carriers, hotels, insurance
and car rental companies) depending on what
travel product/s or service/s you book.
When you book a package or a hotel only booking
which we sell as principal (see explanation
above at paragraph 3 (2) above) your contract
will be with FlightSite. A 'package' is a pre-arranged
combination of at least two of the following:
(a) transport (b) accommodation or (c) another
tourist service forming a significant part of
your booking and those two or more components
are sold to you as a whole at the same time
by us at an inclusive price with full payment
being made to us.
If you book a low cost flight with us, which
are flights with a low cost airline which is
shown by the logo on our website, we will make
the booking as your agent and your contract
for your low cost flight will be additionally
subject to the airline?s terms and conditions
which could limit or exclude liability to you
(often in accordance with various applicable
international conventions).
If your booking is not a package or accommodation
which we sell as principal, FlightSite will
make the booking on your behalf as a booking
agent for the relevant travel supplier(s) concerned
and your contract will be subject to the relevant
supplier's terms and conditions which could
limit or exclude liability to you (often in
accordance with various applicable international
conventions). If you wish to review the relevant
supplier's terms, we refer you to the links
section of our website where the supplier's
terms will be available through a link. In instances
where it is not possible to access the supplier's
terms by a link, we will provide the supplier's
contact details so that you may contact them.
Alternatively, you should visit the relevant
supplier's official website. Please ensure you
refer to the applicable car rental supplier's
terms and conditions for cancellation charges
and other important terms and conditions relevant
to your car rental.
Your holiday will not be a package if you, or
our travel advisors on your behalf, put together
two or more different and individually priced
types of products or services and where you
book these products at the same time for one
total price. In these circumstances your contract
will be with the relevant third party travel
supplier. FlightSite will be acting as agent
for the third party travel supplier and is not
a party to the contractual relationship. Again,
you will be additionally subject to the supplier's
terms and conditions which could limit or exclude
liability to you (often in accordance with various
applicable international conventions).
Your contract will come into existence once
we have received your payment in cleared funds
and a confirmation invoice has been issued.
Prices are not confirmed until we issue your
confirmation invoice. Prices are shown with
rates of exchange calculated on a daily basis.
Prices may therefore differ on a daily basis
to reflect any movement in exchange rate levels.
When a booking is made the exchange rate will
be fixed at the time the item is created and
will apply to any amendments or cancellations
to that item within the booking. Exchange rates
are determined by FlightSite.
These booking conditions apply to all bookings
(including those where we act only as agent)
except where otherwise specified. Please note
that a FlightSite booking fee may be applicable
per person depending upon whether you book on
our website or via our call centre and depending
upon which product you book. You will be advised
of any fee before you confirm your reservation.
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Booking your trip
When you use our website to make a booking,
you will need to provide us with credit or debit
card details in order to cover the full cost
of your trip. You authorise us or an authorised
third party to take full payment for the total
amount of your purchase. Please note that you
may be required to present a credit card at
the time of check-in. rental or pick-up to provide
confirmation of authorised card use or to secure
any additional charges.
The price of each product or service is regularly
reviewed and may go up or down. Promotional
or discounted offers on this site are provided
at our discretion. All offers are subject to
availability and may be withdrawn at any time.
We will charge you for any additional handling
fees incurred by us in respect of payment through
a debit or credit card and in addition to the
price of your trip, there will be a booking
fee payable per person. All such fees will be
highlighted to you during the course of making
your booking.
When you make a booking, you guarantee that
you have the authority to accept, and do accept
these conditions on your behalf and on behalf
of all members of your party and, further, if
you are making a booking for more than one person,
that you are responsible for all payments due
from each and every party member for whom you
are making a booking. It is your responsibility
to ensure that any information which is given
to you by us or any of our employees or suppliers
is passed on to all members of your party. Any
information which we give to you shall be deemed
as given to each and every party member for
whom you are making or have made a booking.
In such an event, if you elect to cancel your
booking, we shall send you a full refund of
all monies paid to us. Whether or not you cancel,
you will be entitled to accept an offer of alternative
travel arrangements from us if we are able to
provide them. If the alternative travel arrangements
are of lower quality, we will refund you the
difference in price.
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Destination Selection
You acknowledge that you have selected the itinerary
and destination(s) constituting the booking
based on information gleaned from brochures
and/or the Internet. You also acknowledge that
such brochures and/or the Internet have been
compiled and are managed and up-dated by the
Principal over which the Flightsite has no control.
Accordingly Flightsite cannot and does not guarantee
that the itinerary and/or any destinations will
comply in whole or in part with such brochure
and/or the Internet. Any right of recourse in
that regard will be against the Third Party
Service Providers.
- Breakaways
While it is possible to break
away from the itinerary, it is understood that
such breakaways will be for your account.
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Conduct
You agree that you will at all times comply
with Flightsite?s or the Third Party Service
Provider?s requirements in regard to your conduct
and you will not in any way constitute a nuisance
or a danger to any other passenger on the trip.
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Special Requests
If you have special requests you must address
such requests to Flightsite in writing well
before the departure date. Whilst Flightsite
will use its best endeavours to accommodate
such requests, it does not guarantee that it
will.
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Liability
Neither Flightsite nor any holding, parent,
subsidiary, affiliated or associated company
or representative shall be liable for any injury,
illness, harm, trauma, death and/or loss of
or damage to your belongings whatsoever howsoever
caused and you indemnify Flightsite accordingly
Flightsite, its employees and agents shall further
more not be liable for any indirect and/or consequential
loss or damages whatsoever even though this
may be as a result of negligence on the part
of a Flightsite employee(s).
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Bookings, Change of
Arrangements, Routes and Prices
Unless full payment is due at the time of making
the booking, all bookings must be accompanied
by the requested deposit or guarantee. Flightsite
reserves the right to cancel any booking without
prejudice, in the event of full payment or a
deposit or part thereof not being received.
The price quoted to you is based on fares, hotel
prices, land costs and other relevant costs
ruling at the date of Flightsite?s quote. In
the event of there being any increase in any
of the aforegoing costs prior to the issuing
of the documents, such variation shall be for
your account and payable on request by Flightsite,
as shall any increase in the price(s) quoted
arising from the fluctuation in rates of exchange.
Documents will not be issued until such time
that full payment is cleared by Flightsite?s
bankers. The onus will be on you to check that
there have been no changes in the price prior
to making full and final payment. However, airfares
are subject to the price and conditions quoted
by the airlines and cannot be guaranteed by
Flightsite. Should yours be a group booking
and the group number deviate from the number
required for the booking, the Third Party Service Providers may reserve the right to re-cost the
price and raise a surcharge. Should you or any
party of your group refuse to accept and pay
such surcharge, it may result in the Third Party
Service Providers cancelling the booking and
retaining any payment made. Flightsite will
be entitled to retain any service fees charged.
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Payment and additional
charges
Final payment for any booking must be made upon
confirmation of the booking, unless specific
arrangements have been made with Flightsite
and such arrangement confirmed in writing by
Flightsite. Final payment is based upon on the
quoted and confirmed price, less any deposit
paid, plus any additional charges that may have
been incurred. Aside from passport, visa and
other peripheral service fees (additional fees),
Flightsite reserves the right to claim the late
booking charges, communications, consultation,
administration and amendment fees where applicable.
If the final payment is not received on time,
the travel documents can be delayed and may
necessitate the use of a courier service, which
will be for your account or Flightsite may cancel
the booking. Late payment may also result in
cancellation of the reservation by the Third
Party Service Providers. When paying by credit
card you will be required to complete Flightsite?s
credit card authorisation form and comply with
the authorisation criteria as laid down by the
respective Credit Card Companies.
Interest at 5% above the current prime bank
overdraft rate charged by Flightsite?s bank
will automatically be applied to all overdue
amounts.
Any invoice and/or statement received by you
shall be payable in full and no deduction or
alteration may be made by you should all or
any part of the services booked by Flightsite
be unused for any reason.
- Insurance
Assistance to obtain travel
insurance in terms of Section 22 of the Tourism
Act, 1993, is available on request. It shall
not be obligatory upon to effect insurance for
you except upon detailed instructions given
in writing by you and all insurance affected
by Flightsite pursuant to such instruction will
be subject to such exceptions and conditions
as may be imposed by the insurance company or
underwriters accepting the risk, and Flightsite
shall not be obliged to obtain separate cover
for any risks so excluded. Flightsite Independents
shall not be under any obligation to affect
a separate insurance for each customer, but
may declare it on any open or general policy.
Should the insurers dispute their liability
for any reason, you will have recourse against
the insurers only and Flightsite will not be
under any responsibility or liability whatsoever
in relation thereto, notwithstanding that the
premium of the policy may not be at the same
rate as that charged by Flightsite or paid to
Flightsite by you. Flightsite will not be responsible
if you fail to take adequate insurance cover.
Queries must be addressed to the principal insurer,
as Flightsite shall not in any way be held responsible
for any and/or all information advanced by its
staff in this regard.
Flightsite strongly recommends that travel insurance
be purchased for the duration of your journey.
Insurance can only be purchased prior to departure.
Insurance options should be discussed with your
consultant. Flightsite urges you to take out
additional insurance cover over and above the
phase one insurance offered free as standard
for international travel by the various credit
card companies. Kindly check with your respective
credit card company directly to obtain specific
details of the complimentary cover.
- Cancellation
Flightsite will undertake to
endeavour to provide the services required by
the customer, but in the event of cancellation
of the booking for any reason whatsoever, partially
or in full, by or on behalf of you, Flightsite
reserve the right to claim the services, administration,
communication and cancellation charges which
will inter alia depend on the debits Flightsite
receive from its suppliers. Failure to cancel
will result in the total booking cost being
payable. Flightsite reserves the right to discontinue
and summarily cancel any agreement in respect
of which payment has fallen in arrears, and
in the event of this right being exercised,
the full balance still owing shall immediately
become due and payable on demand. Any bookings
cancelled after confirmation may be subject
to a cancellation fee. These vary from Third
Party Service Provider to Third Party Service
Provider and should be verified at the time
of booking. Flightsite will apply for the refund
on your behalf however Flightsite is not responsible
should this application be denied for any reason.
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Verification of Travellers'
Names and Travel Details
It is important that you provide Flightsite
with the travellers' names as per the travellers'
passports. Failure to do so could result in
denied boarding or deportation. Please confirm
that all of the travel arrangements, itinerary
details and documents are correct. Once documents
have been issued changes could incur financial
penalties imposed by the service provider(s)
and these will be payable by you.
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Passports, Visas &
Health
It is entirely your duty to ensure that all
passports and visas are current, valid, obtained
on time and will be valid for six months to
one year after your return to home country and
that any vaccinations, inoculations, prophylactic
(e.g. for malaria) and the like, where required,
have been obtained. Please check the requirements
with Flightsite before travelling. Flightsite
will endeavour to assist you but such assistance
will be at Flightsite?s discretion and you acknowledge
that in doing so, Flightsite is not assuming
any obligation or liability and you indemnify
Flightsite against any consequences of non-compliance.
It is your duty to familiarise yourself with
the inherent dangers of and mental and/or physical
condition required for your proposed travel
arrangements.
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Flightsite cannot be held responsible
for:
Denial of your visa application for any reason;
Delay of issuance of your visa by the consulate;
Loss of your passport(s) by the consulate and/or
courier;
Change in visa costs and requirements;
Financial losses incurred as a result of a visa
application being denied;
Please note that a visa does not guarantee entry
to any given country at point of entry.
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Malaria and other Tropical
Diseases: WARNING
Certain parts covered by your itinerary may
be areas where there is a high-risk of malaria
and other tropical diseases. We strongly recommend
that the necessary precautions be taken in this
regard and recommend that you check with your
medical practitioner before departure or a medical
practitioner well versed in tropical diseases
immediately upon your arrival in Africa or any
other tropical or sub-tropical destination.
If you have not done so prior to departure,
it is imperative you do so upon your return.
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Other Documents
Other documents that may be required for your
journey are your identity document, an international
driver's license, inoculation certificates and
hotel, car and tour vouchers. Please ensure
that you check all of these prior to your departure.
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Refunds
Airline tickets presented for refund are subject
to delays of approximately 8 weeks but could
take longer. Flightsite is unable to refund
monies before receipt of funds from the relevant
Third Party Service Providers. All refunds are
subject to a 10% administration fee, which is
calculated on the value of the ticket submitted
for refund or the amount of the refund claimed,
whichever is the larger amount. This fee is
over and above any cancellation fee which may
be charged by the Third Party Service Provider
to whom the refund is submitted. Refunds by
the Third Party Service Provider will be subject
to their terms and conditions.
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Foreign Currency
This may be purchased up to 60 days prior to
departure. You can place your foreign exchange
order with your Flightsite consultant. Foreign
exchange regulation compliance is your exclusive
duty. This will apply especially when you instruct
Flightsite to make and pay for travel arrangements
on the Internet.
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Confidentiality
Subject to statutory constraints or compliance
with an order of court, Flightsite undertakes
to deal with all your information of a personal
nature on a strictly confidential basis. Airlines
reserve the right to withdraw airfares without
notice. We cannot guarantee airfares and airport
taxes until paid in full and the air tickets
have been issued. Certain destinations may also
require a departure tax which is payable locally
upon departure. These are not included in the
pricing quoted. Prices are subject to change
without notice until payment has been received
in full, whether a reservation has been made
or not. By accepting this confirmation and offering
payment therefore it will be deemed that you
have read, understood and accept our terms and
conditions.
- Bookings Online (on the Flightsite website:
www.flightsite.co.za)
- Intellectual Property
The website www.theflightsite.co.za
and www.flightsite.co.za and any packages and
tours prepared for you at your request are owned
by Flightsite and the domain name is registered
in the name of Flightsite. All intellectual
property rights in and to the aforementioned
vests in the owners as indicated. None of the
content or data found on this site may be reproduced,
sold, transferred, or modified without the express
written permission of Flightsite.
- Access and Use
Access to and use of the website
is entirely at the user?s risk.
Flightsite may discontinue or suspend the website
at any time without notice, and it may block,
terminate or suspend any user's access at any
time for any reason in its sole discretion,
even if access continues to be allowed to others.
- Links to other websites
There are links on this website
which allows a user to visit the sites of third
parties. Neither these sites nor the companies
to whom they belong are controlled by Flightsite
and Flightsite makes no representations and
gives no warranties concerning the information
provided or made available on such sites nor
the quality or acceptability of the products
or services offered by any persons or entities
referenced in any such sites.
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Changes
Flightsite may make future changes, deletions
or modifications to such terms and conditions,
information, graphics, products, features, functionality,
services, and links at any time without notice
and your subsequent viewing or use of this website
will constitute your agreement to the changes,
deletions and modifications.
- Interpretation, Law Applicable and Jurisdiction
Words implying the singular,
shall include the plural and vice versa, words
importing one gender shall include any other
and reference to natural persons shall include
legal entities and vice versa. This agreement
is governed by South African Law. The Parties
hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the appropriate
Magistrate's Court in regard to any action and/or
proceedings based on/or arising from these Standard
Conditions of Business. This document reflects
the only and full agreement between you and
Flightsite and there exist no other terms, conditions,
warranties, representations, guarantees, promises,
undertaking or inducements of any nature whatsoever
(whether verbal, written or electronic) regulating
the relationship and You acknowledge that you
have not relied on any matter or thing stated
on behalf of Flightsite or otherwise that is
not included herein. No variation and/or extension
thereof shall be valid unless agreed to both
by the Parties in writing. In the event of a
clash and/or uncertainty in meaning and/or interpretation
between this and any other document issued by
Flightsite, this document will always have preference.
You will be liable for all legal fees on an attorney and own client scale in the event that
Flightsite has to engage a lawyer to enforce
or defend any of its rights or otherwise.
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