United Vacations UK Ski 2009

Booking Conditions Before you go ? Passports and visas All passengers, including children and babies, are required to hold their own valid 10-year British Citizens machine-readable passport. It will no longer be possible for children to travel to the USA on their parent’s passport. Your passport is machine-readable if the white strip at the bottom of the personal data page has 2 lines of print. If your passport does not have a white strip, or the white strip is blank, it is not machine-readable. Please check with the UK Passport Service on 0870 521 0410 or www.passport.gov.uk for further information. The majority of British machine-readable passports holders do not normally require a visa to visit the USA providing they will be in the USA no more than 90 days, hold a return ticket, do not have a criminal record and complete a Visa Waiver Form. Any passengers holding a British passport issued overseas, will be required to obtain a valid US entry visa. All passengers will be required to prove, upon check-in and arrival, that they have accommodation booked in the USA and have the full address of that, including the zip code. We provide this information on your accommodation voucher so do ensure you keep this to hand. Please note that any passengers who are denied entry as a result of incomplete documentation will not be eligible for a refund. We strongly recommend that you contact your travel agent or the US embassy for full details of the conditions of the Visa Waiver and/or entry requirements as exclusions apply. Tel: 09055 444546 (calls are charged at £1.30 per minute) or visit www.usembassy.org.uk Electronic System for Travel Authorisation Scheme As of 12th January 2009, the US will introduce a compulsory online registration under the Electronic System for Travel Authorization scheme, known as ESTA, which contains the same information as the I-94W form previously handed out on board aircraft which a passenger was required to complete and present to US immigration. The ESTA will replace the I-94W and all travellers from Visa Waiver Countries only must apply for Travel Authorisation at least 72 hours in advance of their departure and must also have a machine readable passport. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security DHS operate these additional controls and all travellers will be responsible for supplying and processing this online declaration. The ESTA can be applied for online at https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov. Please note there is no fee for applying for an ESTA on the official website. The Travel Authorisation is not a visa and only pre-screens the traveller and allows him or her to travel to the United States and apply for admission. An approved Traveller Authorisation is not a guaranteed entry, but is a prerequisite to travel to the United States by air or sea. A person from a non-visa waiver country should not attempt to apply for a Travel Authorisation and will require a US entry Visa. As of 12th January 2009 failure to obtain an ESTA could result in a passenger being denied boarding by the airline. The alternative is to hold a valid visa. The ESTA is part of the Visa Waiver Programme and does not replace the need for a visa. The Visit USA website http.//www.visitusa.org.uk/visitors/esta.aspx carries some useful background information on the ESTA. In flight catering Complimentary in-flight catering and non-alcoholic beverages are usually provided on transatlantic flights only. The knife and fork symbol on the airline documentation is purely an indication that food will be available, it does not signify that a complimentary meal service will be offered. Check-in The recommended check-in time for all transatlantic flights is 3 hours prior to departure. Although we are able to allocate seats at the time of booking these seating arrangements cannot be guaranteed, particularly for late arrivals at the airport. Infants Infants under the age of 2 years on the date of outbound travel pay from £120 (based on Economy flights) as long as they sit on an adult’s lap. Any charge for a cot in the hotel room and for food are paid by the guest direct to the hotel. Cots can not be guaranteed. Disabled Passengers United vacations welcomes all customers, including those with disabilities and we endeavour to meet individual needs. However, in order to assist fully, upon notification of your disability to us by you or your travel agent at the time of booking, we will forward an ABTA disability check-list for you to complete and return to us. Once we are aware of the disabilities, special requirements and assistance required, we will determine whether we can supply the service required. The holiday will not be confirmed until this has been ascertained. Please note, special facilities can be requested but may not be guaranteed. Currency It can be difficult to exchange sterling in the USA however, most UK cash cards now work in the USA. Before you travel it’s a good idea to obtain some small denomination dollar bills for immediate expenses on arrival, such as freeway tolls and gratuities. We recommend that you carry at least one credit card such as American Express, Visa, Mastercard or Diners Club, as you will normally be asked for an imprint of your card on arrival at any hotel, to cover incidentals. Public Holidays We are unable to accept liability for any alterations or withdrawal of facilities due to national or public holidays and suggest that you consult your travel agent or relevant Tourist Board for further information. Data Protection Statement Please be assured that we have measures in place to protect the personal booking information held by us. This information will be passed on to the principal and to the relevant suppliers of your travel arrangements. The information may also be provided to public authorities such as customs or immigration if required by them, or as required by law. Certain information may also be passed on to security or credit checking companies. If you travel outside the European Economic Area, controls on data protection may not be as strong as the legal requirements in this country. We will only pass your information on to persons responsible for your travel arrangements. This applies to any sensitive information that you give to us such as details of any disabilities, or dietary/religious requirements. (If we cannot pass this information to the relevant suppliers, whether in the EEA or not, we will be unable to provide your booking. In making this booking, you consent to this information being passed on to the relevant persons). Full details of our data protection policy are available upon request. United Vacations Liability (1) In respect of Packages We promise that your holiday arrangements will be made, performed or provided with reasonable skill and care. This means that we will accept responsibility if, for example, you suffer death or personal injury or your contracted arrangements are not provided as promised or prove deficient as a result of the failure of ourselves, our employees, agents or suppliers to use reasonable skill and care in making, performing or providing your arrangements. Further, we will be responsible for what our employees, agents and suppliers do or do not do if they were at the time acting within the course of their employment or carrying out work we had asked them to do. (2) In respect of other arrangements We promise to use reasonable skill and care in the performance of our contractual obligations, subject to and in accordance with these Booking Conditions. Our contractual obligations consist of using our reasonable skill and care in making your booking and arranging your accommodation/car hire/flight, as well as using our reasonable skill and care in choosing our suppliers. (3) In respect of Packages and other arrangements We will not be responsible for any injury, illness, death, loss, damage, expense, cost or other claim of any description whatsoever which results from: the act(s) and/or omission(s) of the person(s) affected or any member(s) of their party or the act(s) and/or omission(s) of a third party not connected with the provision of your arrangements and which were unforeseeable or unavoidable or 'force majeure' as defined above. (4) Except as specifically set out in these conditions, we will not accept any further or different liability than the Package Travel, Package Tours and Package Holidays Regulations impose. In addition, regardless of any contrary representations made by us, we only promise to use reasonable skill and care as set out above and we do not have any further or different liability to you. It is your responsibility to show that reasonable skill and care has not been used if you wish to make a claim against us. (5) We limit the maximum amount we may have to pay you for any claims you may make against us. carrier or hotel keeper concerned would have to pay under the international convention or regulation which applies to the travel arrangements or hotel stay in question. When making any payment, we are entitled to deduct any money which you have received or are entitled to receive from the transport provider or hotelier for the complaint or claim in question. In any circumstances in which the carrier is liable to you by virtue of the Denied Boarding Regulation 2004, any liability we may have to you under our contract with you, arising out of the same facts, is limited to the remedies provided under the Regulation as if (for this purpose only) we were a carrier; any sums you receive from the carrier will be deducted from any amount due from ourselves. (7) We will not accept responsibility for services or facilities which do not form part of our agreement or where they are not advertised in our brochure. (8)The services and facilities included in your holiday will be deemed to be provided with reasonable skill and care if they comply with any local regulations which apply, or, if there are no applicable local regulations, if they are reaso http://www.passport.gov.uk http://www.usembassy.org.uk https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov http://www.visitusa.org.uk/visitors/esta.aspx http://www.fco.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo

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