Booking
Booking of Group Tour, Customized Holiday, Corporate Tour, Inbound /
Outbound and any independent service through Sales Channels or Online through
website/ mobile app and Social Media.
- Any guest who enquires about or purchases any product offered by Radan
Holidays through its website, mobile application, branch office, sales office
or call centre agrees to enter into a contract with Nellai Tours. A contract
is said to have been executed by both the parties i.e. Nellai Tours and
the guest. Once a contract is executed, both the parties are bound by the
‘Terms and Conditions’ mentioned on Radan Holiday’s website/ travel
planner/ brochure/ booking form.
- When a guest books the product/ service offered by Nellai Tours,
provides his/her information and consent for initiating the booking and
thereafter makes the payment of registration amount, indicates that the
guest is interested in the tour and has read, understood and accepted all
the ‘Terms and Conditions’ mentioned on Nellai Tours website/ travel
planner/ brochure / booking form.
- In case, the booking formalities are processed by the guest on behalf of
his/her family, s/he is deemed to have been authorized to do so by his
family members after reading, understanding and accepting all the Radan
Holidays ‘Terms and Conditions’ mentioned on the website/ travel planner/
brochure / booking form.
- A guest must be eighteen (18) years or above to make a booking with
Nellai Tours
- A guest must ensure that all the information provided by him/her while filling
the booking form is accurate, as booking is processed based on this
information. In case of any incorrect information, the loss or cost incurred
for amendment will be borne by the guest.
- Nellai Tours reserves the right to accept or to decline any booking of
any person/s or cancel the booking without assigning any reason.
Customized Holiday Booking:
Nellai Tours offers flexibility to the guests who do not wish to opt for the
readymade holiday itineraries available on the website. Our Travel Advisors
assist such guests to create their customized tailor-made holiday as per their
requirement and interest. A non-refundable Holiday Design Fee (HDF) of INR
1000 for India and INR 2000 for World must be paid at the time of enquiry. HDF
will be adjusted in the booking amount if the holiday is booked within 20 working
days from the date of receiving the same. HDF includes only two free
amendments in the itinerary.
Corporate Tour Booking:
In case of Corporate Tour, along with these ‘Terms and Conditions’, terms of
‘Service Contact’ signed with corporate/ industry/ institution/ independent
organisation/ ad-hoc group etc. shall also apply. ‘Service Contract’ is generally
signed by the authorized personnel of corporate/ industry/ institution/
independent organisation/ ad-hoc group etc. and the terms are applicable to
each member of the tour.
User Registration on Website:
After booking, guests can register on Nellai Tours’s website for their
respective tour information. They will be able to login through User ID and
Password created at the time of registration. Guests are responsible for
maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and are fully
responsible for all activities that occur under their password or account. In case
of any unauthorized use of password or account or any other breach of security,
guests are requested to immediately notify sgnellaitours@gmail.com/ respective Travel Advisor. Guests are also
requested to ensure that they have logged out from the account at the end of
each session. Nellai Tours cannot and will not be liable for any loss or
damage arising from failure to comply with this.
General Inclusions in Group Tour (GIT)
Any group tour of Nellai Tours generally includes
- Airfare (wherever applicable).
- Accommodation.
- Transport.
- Meals as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Sightseeing as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Tour Manager services.
- Visa Fees of Indian Nationals excluding ‘Gratis Visas’/ on arrival free visas/free visa.
- Driver and guide tip.
This list is illustrative and not a complete list and includes all the other inclusions
as mentioned in the itinerary of the respective tour.
General Exclusions in Group Tour (GIT)
- Gratis/ free of cost Visas which are not included in the tour price.
- Expense of any personal nature such as porterage, laundry, telephone
charges, shopping, beverages, additional mineral water or food which is
not a part of the pre-set menus.
- Courier charge for any specific requirement.
- Any transport charge (unless mentioned) to reach the reporting point of the
tour and onwards from the dropping point of the respective tour.
- Expense incurred in case of discontinuation of the tour for any reason.
- Additional expense incurred for any unforeseen circumstance like
scheduled flight cancellation, unscheduled accommodation or for any force
majeure situation.
- Any increase in government taxes, fuel surcharges, YQ taxes, airfare,
airport development fee, transport charges, visa fees, sightseeing charges
etc.
- Additional charge for pre or post air ticket deviation from the scheduled tour
programme w.r.t. date or sector.
- Any excess luggage charge levied by the airline/ cruise/ rail/ transport
company.This list is illustrative and not a complete list and includes all the
other exclusions as mentioned on the website/ brochure/ itinerary of the
respective tour.
Any upgradation charge towards first class, business class, premium
economy, seat selection, separate vehicle, room category change etc.
levied by the associates like airline/ cruise/ rail/ hotel/ transport company
in not included in the tour price and guest will have to pay the same in
addition to the tour price.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
For any tour or package the services are booked or blocked several months
in advance, cancellation of such services earmarked for a particular departure
results in forfeiture of money depending upon the time of cancellation of services
with the supplier. Therefore, any cancellation of the tour/ service booked, will
attract cancellation charges as specified hereinafter. Your tour also includes third
party product or service like airline, cruise, railway, transport, hotel, restaurant,
caterer, sightseeing company etc., the Terms and Conditions and Cancellation
Policy of such third party would be applicable in addition to Nellai Tours’s
Cancellation Policy and Terms and Conditions.
The said Cancellation Policy is applicable to all guests of ‘Nellai Tours
Pvt. Ltd’. booked for Group Tours, Customized Holidays, MICE Tours, Inbound
Holidays or any independent service taken from Nellai Tours.
The request for cancellation of any service/ tour has to be submitted in
writing, clearly stating the reason for cancellation via email to Nellai Tours at
sgnellaitours@gmail.com, from guest’s registered email ID.
Once the booking is cancelled, it cannot be reinstated. Any reversal/ re-booking will be treated as fresh booking and additional charges may apply.
All guests expressly agree to the foregoing policy and terms.
Cancellation done by/ for/ due to:
- Guest cancels the tour due to any personal reason:
- After booking guest may have any personal reason like non sanction of
leave, exam postponement, illness, family emergency etc. which leads to
cancellation of their tour/ package.
- Date of the cancellation request email sent by the guest (unless decision
withheld or changed), will be considered as the date of cancellation and the
cancellation charge will be applicable accordingly.
- Considering the safety of the tourists, Nellai Tours is compelled to
postpone/ reschedule the tour under force majeure situation or due to
uncontrollable factors at the destination, however guest/s do not wish to continue
and cancel the tour:
- Nellai Tours reserves the right to cancel/ postpone/ re-schedule any
tour under force majeure situation like natural calamity, epidemic,
pandemic, terrorist activities, political unrest, curfews, local riots,
government orders etc. or uncontrollable factors like airline operation/
schedule change, disruption due to political/ sports/ local/ VIP event etc. at
the destination considering the safety of the tourists.
- Under any such force majeure situation/ uncontrollable factors, no refund -
fully or partially will be applicable. As refund is not applicable, guest will be
required to choose the next possible future date of the same tour. If there
is any price difference for the future tour, guests will have to pay the same
before the tour departure.
- To reschedule the tour in force majeure situation/ uncontrollable factors,
Nellai Tours will send the request to all the concerned associates like
airlines, hoteliers, transporters etc. for their cooperation and assistance in
postponement of the services. In case these associates are not in a positon
to consider the request, then actual cancellation charges may apply.
- If guest wants to change the destination, then decision will depend on the
cooperation of the associates like airlines, hoteliers, transporters etc. Such
a decision will require time and will be given as early as possible. If the
selected tour’s price is more, then guest will have to pay the difference
before the tour departure. In case the tour price is less, then the remaining
amount will be kept in a credit shell with Nellai Tours. No refund is
applicable for the credit shell.
- Guest cancels the tour due to non-acceptance of change in itinerary/ service:
- For the betterment of the itinerary or under unforeseen situation, Radan
Holidays reserves the right to add/ delete/ exchange the sightseeing
place/s or any other service and on this ground guest will not be able to
withdraw from the tour.
- In this case if the additional sightseeing or service requires extra charge
then it will have to be paid by the guest.
- If any guest is not willing to accept the said change, then guest will have to
cancel the tour and cancellation charges as per the Cancellation Policy will
be applicable.
- Deemed Cancellation - Guest’s booking stands cancelled due to visa rejection/delay:
- Rejection/ delay of visa will lead to deemed cancellation and the booking
will stand cancelled without any intimation or confirmation from the
Guest.
- Visa rejection date will be considered as the date of cancellation and the
cancellation charge will be applicable accordingly.
- Guest can re-apply by paying additional visa charges, however granting of
visa is at the discretion of the respective Consulates and Nellai Tours
will not be responsible for the same.
- If visa is not granted even for the second time, the cancellation charge will
be based on the date of the rejection of the second visa application.
- If no intimation of visa (granted/ rejected) is received from the respective
consulate/ embassy before the tour departure, then it is considered as
deemed cancellation and cancellation charge will be applicable.
- In case of ‘group booking’, if visa of an individual in a group is rejected or
delayed and the rest of the group cancels the tour then cancellation
charges as mentioned in the Cancellation Policy shall be applicable to the
entire group.
- When visa is received from consulate, it’s copy is sent to the guest via email
by Nellai Tours, however sometimes consulates dispatch the passports
directly to the guest’s residence. In both the cases it is the responsibility of
the guest to check the visa sticker/visa copy and verify that the personal
details and visa validity is accurate. Due to any incorrect details, if the
immigration office does not allow the guest to leave or enter the country,
then Nellai Tours will not be responsible for any refund / losses /
consequences.
- In certain cases, where air ticket/ visa is processed more than 91 days in
advance, there along with regular tour cancellation charges, additional
actual charges on account of air/visa fees will be applicable.
- Deemed Cancellation - Guest’s booking stands cancelled due to the non-payment of partial/ full tour price:
- Guest is required to pay full tour price at the time of booking/ 60 days/ 45
days prior to the tour departure date. If the payment is not received during
the mentioned time frame, then Nellai Tours reserves the right to cancel
the booking without any written notification from the guest and forfeit the
paid amount.
- In such case, Nellai Tours’s cancellation notice date will be treated as
the deemed cancellation date and cancellation charges will apply as per
the Cancellation Policy.
- Deemed Cancellation - Guest’s booking stands cancelled due to ‘No show’ or
absence on Day 1 of the tour:
- If any guest fails to join the tour on day one, it is termed as ‘No Show’ and
will be treated as deemed cancellation and no refund will be applicable.
- All services will stand cancelled and 100% cancellation charges will be
applicable, unless the guest notifies Nellai Tours about joining the same
tour later at their own expense.
- Deemed Cancellation - Guest’s tour stands cancelled due to discontinuation
from ongoing tour:
- If Guest discontinues/ terminates the tour for any personal reason, it is
termed as deemed cancellation and no refund will be applicable.
- Nellai Tours team will assist the guest to book the required services,
however all expenses for the same will have to be paid by the guest
immediately in advance.
- Single (Solo) Guest sharing a room with other guest, cancels the tour:
- Single guest should ideally book on speciality tours such as Women's
Special/ Seniors Special/ Adventure Special etc., where Nellai Tours
guarantees a room partner and guest saves on the single occupancy
charge.
- If a single guest is travelling alone on a regular tour, then s/he will have to
pay single occupancy charge. If s/he gets a room partner for the tour and
shares the twin/ double room for all tour days, then the single occupancy
charge will be refunded to the guest within 10 working days of tour
completion.
- In case of cancellation by one of the room sharing partners, no refund of
single occupancy charge is applicable.
In all the above situations, the following cancellation charges will be applicable:
- The above cancellation charges include various direct and indirect expenses
incurred for preparation and operation of the tour.
- Nellai Tours is not liable to give any details or bifurcation of the tour price or
the cancellation charge.
- Any refund payable to the guest as per the Cancellation Policy will be paid within
10 working days of receiving the final confirmation of cancellation request from the
guest.