Ignite Holidays Pty Ltd ABN 86 119 314 377 (“Ignite Holidays Pty Ltd”, “MyHoliday”, “we”, “us”, “our”), a subsidiary of Ignite Travel Group Ltd, provides holiday packages.
The terms and conditions below will apply to your purchase and booking of a MyHoliday package. Please read the following terms and conditions carefully. You must be 18 years of age or older to make a booking. It is important you understand and agree with the following terms and conditions. You should not proceed with any purchase or booking unless you do.
We will rely on the authority of the person making the booking to act on behalf of any other traveller on the booking and that person will bind all such travellers to these terms and conditions. The person making the booking has ultimate authority over the booking, including amendments and cancellations.
AGENCY
We act as an agent only. We offer a range of travel services (which may include but are not limited to flights, accommodation, coach, rail and cruise liner services) on behalf of others who provide those services. Our duties to you are limited to arranging bookings on your behalf with those service providers. We are not responsible for providing those services to you, or for the standard of any service provided. If a service provider fails to provide you with a service, or you are not satisfied with the standard of any service provided, you agree that your only rights are directly against the service provider and not against us. You agree that we are not liable to you for any losses that you suffer in those circumstances, and that you will not claim against us (directly or indirectly) any refund, credit or other compensation. You agree that any money that you have paid to us will not be held on trust for you, but will be used by us to make payment to the service providers to secure the booking for your travel services.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
We do not accept any liability, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, for any act or omission of travel service providers including their failure to provide a service whether through their negligence or otherwise. We do not make any representation about the standard of the services to be provided by travel service providers, and we accept no liability in that regard. We do not accept any liability, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, for any injury, losses, expenses, delays or inconvenience suffered by you in connection with your booking or your travel services, unless our liability is prescribed by legislation which cannot be excluded. Without limiting the foregoing, we will not be liable for any loss of benefit or change in status relating to any loyalty, rewards, frequent flyer or other program which result from the actions of a travel service provider, including a change in flights or a change in airline carrier. Where our liability cannot be excluded, our liability is limited to the amount that you have paid for your travel services. This limitation applies unless overridden by applicable International Conventions as determined under NSW law. In scenarios not governed by International Conventions, our liability shall be limited in accordance with the Civil Liability Act (NSW) 2002.Additionally, nothing in these terms and conditions affects our right to limit our liability under the Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Act 1989 where applicable. These terms and conditions are governed by NSW law.
RATES AND PRICES
Rates and prices quoted in print or on the website and quoted by our reservations personnel are subject to availability and can be withdrawn or varied without notice. Price changes may occur at any time by reason of matters outside our control which increase the cost of the product or the service provided by the suppliers. Such factors include but are not limited to adverse currency fluctuations, fuel surcharges, price increases made by our suppliers, taxes and airfare increases. Any price increase that is outside our control will be added to your account and is payable no later than 65 days from departure, at our absolute discretion and where suppliers permit we may also offer a refund. Rates and prices do not include any costs incurred en route to and from the destination, meals and/or alcoholic beverages (unless specified), telephone calls, items of a personal nature, and personal services not specified as being included in costs on the relevant web pages for each supplier’s product.
DEPOSITS, HELD BOOKINGS & FINAL PAYMENTS
You will be required to pay a deposit or deposits when booking. Our consultant will advise you of how much that will be. Payment of a deposit merely holds the reservation and does not guarantee that the final payment amount will not change due to circumstances beyond our control as referred to in “Rates and Prices”
All deposits are non-refundable (including where you cancel the booking for any reason) unless the booking is cancelled due to some negligence or breach of duty by us.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
Payments by B-Pay
Please note that BPAY takes up to 3 business days to process. If you are paying by this method, you will need to make the payment at least 3 business days prior to the actual due date. You must notify your consultant of your payment once it has been made.
Payment by Paypal
All payments by paypal will incur a 1% transaction fee
Payment by Credit Card
Credit card surcharges apply and range between 0.17%- 0.9%, this surcharge will be advised on request and at time of charging. If you have paid any amount to us by credit card, you agree that you will not lodge any dispute with your credit card issuer about the validity of the transaction or the provision of goods or services by us, where a service provider fails to provide a service to you for any reason. You agree that your remedy lies against that service provider and not against us, and that by lodging a dispute with your credit card issuer you will be seeking a remedy against us in breach of these terms and conditions.
Interest Free Payments
Any interest free payments are referred to Humm90, T&C’s can be found at www.humm90.com/au
Payment by Cheque, Money Order or Cash
If you pay by cheque (including bank cheque), money order, Electronic Funds Transfer or cash, bookings can only be confirmed upon receipt of cleared funds. If you are paying by these methods, you will need to make payment at least 5 business days prior to the actual date due for payment. You agree not to stop payment even when you cancel a booking. You agree that we may apply the proceeds of the payment to satisfy any liability you have with us, including any liability in respect of cancellation fees, before refunding the balance to you.
MyHoliday Gift Voucher
To make a booking using your gift voucher please call 1300 642 642 you must quote a valid gift voucher identification number to be able to redeem for a holiday package
Gift voucher terms and conditions form part of the full terms and conditions that can be found at www.myholiday.com
Gift vouchers should be treated like cash, lost or stolen vouchers will not be replaced or refunded.
Gift vouchers are personal to the individual receiving them and can only be redeemed by that individual
Gift vouchers are not refundable after purchase, any amounts not used in 1 transaction will remain as a credit.
Gift vouchers are only to be used against the published packages found at www.myholiday.com
Gift vouchers are valid for 36 months from date of purchase. Expired vouchers are non-refundable in whole or part. Once expired, vouchers are no longer valid and will not be honoured
existing gift vouchers or credits cannot in any circumstances be used to purchase gift vouchers in full or as part-payment
Your Gift Voucher may only be used to make purchases up to the initial Gift Voucher value. If you wish to make a purchase for an amount that exceeds the Gift Voucher value or the Remaining Gift Voucher Value, you must pay the excess using another payment method.
Where a trip paid using gift vouchers is cancelled, if any refund is due, will be refunded onto a new gift voucher.
Gift Vouchers cannot be cancelled once they are issued except if voided by MyHoliday if their value is used or if they expire.
Gift Vouchers may not, without the prior written consent of MyHoliday be resold or offered for resale at a premium (including via online auction or other unauthorised resale sites) or used for advertising, promotion or other commercial purposes (including competitions and trade promotions) or to enhance the demand for other goods or services. If a Gift Voucher is sold or used in breach of this condition, MyHoliday may in its absolute and sole discretion cancel or render invalid the Gift Voucher without a refund and the Gift Voucher holder may be refused redemption of the Gift Voucher. MyHoliday will take all reasonable steps to notify you of MyHoliday’s intention to cancel or render invalid a Gift Voucher within a reasonable time before cancelling or rendering invalid the Gift Voucher.
MyHoliday may cancel or render invalid any Gift Voucher (including any available balance) which MyHoliday determines in its absolute and sole discretion was purchased at any time and in any way (including via online auction or other unauthorised resale sites) by fraudulent means. MyHoliday may cancel any bookings made using any fraudulent Gift Voucher which may include any non-refundable amounts. MyHoliday will not be responsible for any costs incurred by you if you purchase or attempt to redeem any fraudulent Gift Voucher. You acknowledge and agree that you will not be entitled to redeem any available balance on any fraudulent Gift Voucher and that MyHoliday will not be obliged to hold such balance on file for you or otherwise redeem or exchange that Gift Voucher.
Gift Vouchers may not be used for payment of credit or retailer accounts
Personal information collected in relation to your Gift Voucher will be handled in accordance with MyHoliday’s Privacy Policy which is available at www.myholiday.com
PEACE OF MIND – CHANGE YOUR BOOKING AT ANYTIME
You can cancel or amend your booking at any time by contacting our Customer Service Team on 1300 642 642. Travel service providers are entitled to impose charges for cancellations or amendments, which can be up to 100% of the amount paid to them for the relevant service, regardless of whether travel has commenced. When you amend your booking a $110 per person fee will be charged, together with any additional amendment fees applied by the service providers. When you cancel your booking a $150pp fee will apply to domestic bookings and a $400pp fee will apply to international bookings, together with any additional cancellation fees applied by the service providers. Once/if we receive a refund from the travel service providers, we will pass that refund onto you less the fees indicated.
Any bookings cancelled by the supplier due to the Australian (Federal or State) or New Zealand Government Outbound/Inbound International or Domestic Travel Restrictions or Quarantine Mandates, a fee free amendment, or full refund, will be offered. If flights are cancelled by the airline due to COVID-19, your booking will be subject to the applicable airline policy effective at the time of cancellation, which may only offer the option of a travel credit for the cancelled booking.
If your booking is not affected by the Australian (Federal or State) or New Zealand Government Outbound/Inbound International or Domestic Travel Restrictions or Quarantine Mandates and you decide to cancel or modify your booking, cancellation or amendment fees apply as per standard terms and conditions.
Non-payment Fees:
Should you default in making any payment in accordance with the agreed trading terms all monies owing to us will immediately become due and payable. We will be entitled to charge interest at the rate of 3% above the 90 day bank bill rate as set by The Reserve Bank of Australia per calendar month on all overdue amounts from the date due for payment until the date of actual payment. We reserve the right to recover from you any expense and/or costs or disbursements incurred by us in recovering any outstanding monies including debt collection agency fees and legal costs.
Other Service Fees:
We reserve the right to apply other service fees in addition to those charged by airlines, resorts and other service providers, for any services provided by us in addition to those included in your holiday package. Some of these fees may include, but are not limited to, credit card surcharges, late booking fees, processing fees and urgent documentation delivery.
TAXES
Australian departure tax is recorded on your ticket as being paid. All quoted taxes are subject to change until tickets are issued. There are still some countries where taxes are paid upon departure from the airport.
RESERVATIONS
Reservations (even after payment of your deposit and final payment) are subject to us receiving confirmation from the service provider including ticketing from the airline provider. In the rare instance where a reservation request cannot be confirmed by the service provider, you will be offered the choice of alternative arrangements (which may be with an alternative service provider), which may be at an additional cost or alternatively a full refund provided where the service provider allows. You agree that we are not liable to you for any such additional costs.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
All seating and meal requirements must be requested at the time of booking. We do not provide any guarantees in relation to these requests and they are subject to availability.
FLIGHT SCHEDULE CHANGES
The airlines have the right to reschedule or cancel flights at any time. It is your responsibility to contact the airline prior to travel to ensure the scheduled departure time has not changed. We do not accept responsibility should changes occur nor do we accept responsibility for any additional cost incurred by you to make alterations to your booking to accommodate these changes as these are beyond our control.
SUPPLIER CHANGES
Many of the bonus inclusions which are incorporated into various packages have no associated costs to your package purchase price i.e. they are ‘free’ inclusions. This includes, but is not limited to, bonus inclusions such as cruises, golf, massages, day tours etc. Should you elect to cancel any component of your package there will be no refund forthcoming or any reduction in the overall package price. Additionally, should any ‘bonus’ inclusions be cancelled by an operator or any such service not be provided to you, no refund will be forthcoming nor will any additional service or compensation be provided unless offered directly to you by the service provider responsible for that service. In such circumstances that the inclusion cannot be provided for any reason, we may elect to find an alternate date, supplier or inclusion.
TRAVEL INSURANCE
We strongly recommend that you obtain travel insurance. The Australian Government also strongly recommends that all travellers obtain travel insurance prior to travel. We are an authorised representative of Covermore AFS Licence No 241713, on whose behalf we are able to offer you a travel insurance product. You must obtain a Product Disclosure Statement relating to the travel insurance product you are considering purchasing and should read that documentation before making any decision about whether to acquire the product. Our reservations consultants can provide you with general information about travel insurance at the time of booking. If you do not obtain travel insurance either through us or another travel insurance provider, you acknowledge that you may be required to sign a disclaimer.
TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION
Electronic travel documents will be sent to the email address on your booking 14 days before the commencement of your first booked travel component. Where a supplier has not sent us complete travel documentation, we will send you what we have received and send the complete documentation on receipt from the supplier. Your partial documentation will allow you to commence your journey and we will ensure you receive the complete documents via email before it is required by the individual suppliers. To ensure timely delivery, complete any pre-cruise/tour/hotel online check-in and documentation. Failure to complete these important steps may result in a delay to the travel documents being made available. Travel Documents include (without limitation) airline tickets, hotel vouchers, tour vouchers or any other document (whether in electronic form or otherwise) used to confirm an arrangement with a service provider. Travel documents may be subject to certain conditions and/or restrictions including (without limitation) being non-refundable, non-date-changeable and subject to cancellation, re-issue and/or amendment fees. All Travel Documents are non-transferable. All airline tickets must be issued in the name of the passport/photo identity holder and some carriers will deny carriage if the name varies from the passport or photo identification provided and the booking may be cancelled. It is your responsibility to ensure you have all required Travel Documents prior to travel. We will not be held responsible for tickets and/or documentation lost by you or a third party. Any charges associated with re-issue and re-sending of tickets and/or documentation will be at your expense. An incorrect name on a booking may result in an inability to use that booking and the booking being cancelled. Any errors in names, dates and timings on your documentation will be your responsibility. Please advise us immediately of any errors.
PASSPORTS AND VISAS:
All travellers must have a valid passport for international travel and many countries require at least 6 months validity from the date of return and some countries require a machine-readable passport. When assisting with an international travel booking, we will assume that all travellers on the booking have a valid Australian passport which is valid for the relevant destination and transit point. If this is not the case, you must let us know. It is important that you ensure that you have valid passports, visas and re-entry permits which meet the requirements of immigration and other government authorities. Any fines, penalties, payments, or expenditures incurred as a result of such documents not meeting the requirements of those authorities will be your sole responsibility (except to the extent caused by fault on our part). If you need information regarding visas, passports, and other travel document requirements for your trip, you can contact an external visa provider such as Visa Central (https://visalink.com.au/) directly. We do not warrant the accuracy or suitability of information provided by any external service provider and accept no liability for any loss or damage which you may suffer in reliance on it (except to the extent caused by fault on our part).
If you are travelling to or transiting through the United States
Please see https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov for important information regarding compulsory pre-registration for their visa waiver program (“ESTA”). Australian passport holders will not be able to enter the United States without a valid ESTA (or visa). Please note, you may not meet the eligibility requirements of ESTA and may be required to obtain a visa. Note that if you have travelled to Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Cuba, or Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), then you will likely not be eligible for the United States visa waiver program (ESTA) and will have to apply for a US visa (which requires an interview appointment and can take several months). Also note that nationals of ESTA countries who are also nationals of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, or Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) will also be unable to travel under the visa waiver program and will also have to apply for a US visa.
If you are travelling to or transiting through Canada
Please see http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/eta.asp for important information regarding compulsory electronic travel authorization for visa-exempt foreign nationals (“ETA”). Australian passport holders are not able to enter Canada without a valid ETA (or visa or permit). Please note, you may not meet the eligibility requirements of ETA and may be required to obtain a visa or permit.
We urge you to apply for an ESTA or ETA prior to making a booking if you have any concerns about whether or not you might be eligible for an ESTA or ETA.
COVID19 RESTRICTIONS:
It is the customer’s responsibility to check the country of departure and country of arrival’s COVID19 restrictions. Our 3rd party supply partners (EG Airlines, Cruise Line, hotel & touring operators etc) may also have additional restrictions, so it is the customer’s responsibility to check that all travelers in your party also meet these requirements. We recommend that you use the information on the 3rd party supplier website to ensure that you are aware of the latest updates.
The situation is fluid and as such country and state entry requirements along with 3rd party supplier embarkation requirements are changing frequently. All travelers must comply with their final destination’s immigration and health requirements.
For guidance on current requirements please refer to –
https://apply.joinsherpa.com/travel-restrictions?affiliateId=fcau&originCountry=AUS&language=en-US
VACCINATIONS:
Health requirements are the responsibility of all individual travelers.
** Should any mandatory quarantine or testing be required this will be at your own expense and for you to arrange.
** Please be advised that any costs for the above requirements will be at your own expense.
Our consultants are not qualified to advise you on vaccinations. Please contact your own doctor or a specialist vaccination clinic.
For guidance on current immunisation requirements – please refer to –
https://www.health.gov.au/health-topics/immunisation/when-to-get-vaccinated/immunisation-for-travel
FREQUENT FLYER
Please advise your consultant of your frequent flyer membership details for inclusion in your booking. Please check your frequent flyer program for the specific terms of your membership. We cannot guarantee that the supplier will credit you with points for your booking.
PRIVACY LAWS
We are committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of personal information. Please visit https://www.ignitetravel.com/ignite-travel-privacy-policy/to view our Privacy Policy. You hereby consent to and we reserve the right to obtain information from an insurance company about any claim made on an insurance policy issued in your name for which we have paid the premium referred to in paragraph 4.
MONIES NOT HELD ON TRUST
All monies paid by you to us will be the property of Ignite Holidays Pty Ltd and will be a debt due and payable to the travel service provider once the service to which the money relates has been provided, except for monies paid for flights with an IATA airline which might be held on trust for that IATA airline. You agree and acknowledge that such monies will not be held by us on trust for and on your behalf and we may hold such monies in any account as we see fit, including with our own and /or other customer monies.
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