Icelandair Holidays 2008

28 I www.icelandair.co.uk I 0800 988 9989 HOLIDAY INfORMATION unforeseeable or unavoidable; or an event which neither Icelandair Holidays nor its suppliers could have foreseen or prevented even with all due care. Should Icelandair Holidays make any payment to any member of your party in any of the circumstances referred to in this section, we reserve the right to claim in your place against the person or organisation responsible for causing the illness, injury or death. This means agreement to transfer those rights to Icelandair Holidays. You must also assist Icelandair Holidays and its insurers in pursuing any such claim.AII claims must be notified immediately to Icelandair Holidays and confirmed in writing within 28 days. problems not connected to the Icelandair holidays package Should any member of your party suffer illness, injury or death through misadventure arising out of activities that are not part of our packages or excursions, we will offer general assistance where appropriate. Should any member of your party wish to take legal action over this kind of misadventure, reference should first be made to your travel insurance cover. If your policy does not provide such cover, Icelandair Holidays will provide advice and assistance up to a value of £,000 per person. This service is granted subject to our reasonable discretion and provided we are notified within 90 days of the incident occurring. conditions of carriage Travel by aircraft, coach, or ship is subject to the relevant companies’ conditions of carriage, some of which limit or exclude liability.These are governed by the Montreal Convention, Hague Protocol or Athens Convention, copies of the relevant conditions are available on request. You are bound by these conditions when booking your holiday and you should refer to the conditions printed on your ticket. By its contract with you, Icelandair Holidays does not enter into an air carriage agreement but only undertakes to reserve seats on board aircraft operated by one or other of the airlines in this brochure, or such other airlines as may be substituted. Baggage Liability for baggage in the care of an air or sea carrier is governed by the Montreal and Athens Conventions and subject to the carriers’ Conditions of Carriage. Icelandair Holidays accepts liability for luggage in its possession, subject to a maximum value of £00. No liability is accepted for items of high value (over £00) eg, money, jewellery, photographic or electronic equipment, which should be adequately insured. Insurance As a condition of booking, you must take out holiday insurance. Icelandair Holidays cannot accept responsibility for any cost any of your party may incur as a result of failing to take out insurance cover. Please ensure that if you are participating in any dangerous sports such as horse riding, white water rafting, snowmobiling etc that this is covered in your insurance policy. your contract This contract is made on the terms of these booking conditions which are governed by English Law. Any disputes arising from the contract are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England or Wales unless the customer chooses those of Scotland or Northern Ireland. passport and visa information Iceland: British citizens do not need a visa for Iceland – just a 10 year passport that’s valid for at least three months. Other nationalities should check with The Icelandic Embassy at 2A Hans Street, London SW1x OJE. Tel: 020 29 3999; fax: 020 29 399. usa: All passengers, including children, travelling to the US under the visa waiver programme must have their own machinereadable (red EU) passport. Please check your particular circumstances with the US Embassy on www.usembassy.org.uk. foreign and commonwealth office advice The foreign and Commonwealth Office produces up-to-date travel information to help British travellers make informed decisions about travelling abroad. Please visit the website www.fco.gov.uk for comprehensive advice on documentation, health and safety, security issues, insurance and much more. flight schedules to Iceland london departures: Daily 13:00 flights from Heathrow Terminal 2, with additional evening flights some days. Daily return morning flights to London, with afternoon departures on certain days. glasgow departures: 2 days per week at 11:00 with morning return flights (depending upon season). All flight times are subject to change. All flights land at Reykjavik International Airport (KEf). flybus coach transfer time to Reykjavik takes approx 0 minutes. Connecting flights to Baltimore/ Washington, Boston, New York, Orlando and Minneapolis are available through Reykjavik International Airport. Please see our website www.icelandair.co.uk or call 080 8 4044 for details. climate – Iceland Iceland’s weather can be very changeable and travellers should expect different conditions at any time of the year. further guidance can be obtained from our reservations staff. Many tours in this brochure, such as snowmobiling, whale watching, Northern Lights, rely on weather conditions. This means that tours may be cancelled or itineraries amended at short notice. Brochure descriptions Descriptions of resorts and hotels have been compiled following inspection by our staff or representatives and checked to ensure they are correct. However, some details may have changed since publication. Please note that public holidays and religious dates may affect the availability of hotels and tourist attractions. minimum numbers Some holidays or tours can only go ahead with a minimum number of people. We check to ensure that the minimum number has been reached no later than four weeks before departure date. If it has not, we reserve the right to cancel your holiday, or offer you an alternative similarly priced tour, or refund all money paid. correspondence If bookings are made through travel agents, all communication should be directed through your travel agent. for direct bookings, all correspondence will be through Icelandair Holidays. Please quote your invoice reference number in any communication. health matters At the time of publication, no compulsory vaccinations or other health precautions were required for British Citizens visiting Iceland or the USA. You can check recommended precautions with your GP, practice nurse, pharmacist or travel health clinic. further travel health advice can be found on http://www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk and information on how to get medical treatment abroad, and how to get reduced-cost and sometimes free medical treatment in the EEA, including Iceland, can be found in the NHS leaflet ‘Health Advice for Travellers’. See www.dh.gov.uk. Passengers suffering from any known or suspected medical condition, or women more than 28 weeks pregnant, must notify us at least 30 days before departure. They must also produce a medical certificate confirming fitness to travel. We reserve the right to refuse or cancel bookings if relevant certificates are not produced and we will not be liable for any operator’s refusal to carry any person who has not notified us of their condition. special requests Please tell us of any special requests – such as dietary requirements or extra assistance – that are not covered in this brochure. We will always do our best to meet such requests but cannot guarantee to do so and cannot make them part of our contractual agreement. If you have any requirements relating to wheelchair access, please let us know before you travel. Most hotels provide for this, but not all. Hotel Leifur Eiriksson is a 3 storey building. It does not have a lift. Hotel Skjaldbreid is situated on the first and second floors. There are a few steps up to the lift on the ground floor. your accommodation In Iceland, single rooms and twin-bedded rooms are available in most hotels. Single rooms are sometimes inferior in both size and location. Some hotels have twin or double-bedded rooms where a third or fourth bed may be added. A double bed cannot be guaranteed. The majority of hotels with en-suite facilities will have a shower. A room with bath may be available on request but can not be guaranteed. Most hotels in Iceland do not provide tea and coffee making facil ities in the room. In the USA a double room may contain one or two double beds. meals All hotel accommodation in Iceland includes breakfast. Passengers checking-out prior to 0:00 may receive a smaller breakfast choice. Please refer to each tour description for exact meal arrangements. Accommodation in the USA is on a room only basis. your documents We will usually send out all travel documents and itineraries 2-3 weeks prior to departure. Please check them carefully. In some cases, flight/tour departure times may have changed since booking and the correct times will appear on the tickets or vouchers. safety standards Safety standards and regulations are not necessarily the same as equivalent standards in the UK. The monitoring, enforcement and compliance with local regulations is carried out by the appropriate authorities in the country. Icelandair Holidays advise you to take all reasonable precautions while on holiday. 2006-2007 driving Laws, licensing requirements and age limits vary throughout the world. Check with travel agents or relevant embassies before departure. Brochure validity & price This brochure was published in October 200 and covers departures for holidays from 1 January to 31 December 2008. What your holiday includes full details are provided under each holiday description. Return flight from the UK. Transfer arrangements if stated (except where hire cars are collected at the destination airport). Accommodation and meals, as confirmed by invoice. Baggage allowance, as confirmed by air ticket. AII obligatory airport taxes and security charges. All obligatory hotel service charges and taxes. vAT on all holidays to EC countries, except some car hire. consumer protectIon The air holidays and flights in this brochure are ATOL http://www.icelandair.co.uk http://www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk http://www.usembassy.org.uk http://www.dh.gov.uk http://www.fco.gov.uk http://www.atol.org.uk http://www.icelandair.co.uk

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Icelandair Holidays 2008 Contents Iceland Facts Events Welcome to the World of Iceland Air Reykjavik Map Welcome to Icelandair Holidays Reykjavík City Break Unique Iceland Day Tours Adventure Tours Blue Lagoon Short Tours Whale Watching Tours Car Hire Escorted Coach Tours Flydrive Tours Christmas and New Year USA and Canada Stopover in Iceland My Story of Iceland The Silence Action My Story of Iceland Reykjavik Booking Conditions Holiday Information Booking form

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