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1. Use of Site
By using the
www.worldcupreservations.org website you signify your agreement
to be bound to the Terms and Conditions as indicated herein. This
site may be used to view information, list a property to be rented
and to make legitimate travel reservations. This site may NOT be
used for making any speculative, false or fraudulent reservation.
You may NOT use this service for any activities which breach any
laws of the Republic of South Africa, or any international laws.
2.
Service Providers
Commission:
5% Commission must be added to all quotes by service providers and
all rates in quotes are assumed to be RACK rates. 100% commission
is payable to world cup Info Centre cc from any deposit, full or
part payment if paid to service provider. If any deposit, full
or part payment is paid to World Cup Info Centre CC, 100% commission
will be deducted from this amount and balance paid to service
provider.
Legal Fees: Failure to pay commission
will result in a suit being filed for the recovery of commissions
and costs. The service provider will be responsible for all
legal costs and expenses incurred.
3. Our responsibility to
travellers
World Cup Info Centre CC trading as World Cup Reservations (WCR)
facilitates your travel arrangements with the supplier and arranges
travel documentation, payments and refunds as applicable. will make
every attempt to provide travel related products as advertised on
the website, but accepts no responsibility for the unavailability of
these products. By instructing WCR to place an order to purchase a
travel product, you hereby accept the supplier's terms and
conditions that govern the purchase of the travel product.
WCR does not have direct control over the services provided by the
suppliers, and accepts no responsibility for the supplier's
inability to provide the service as promised to you. Any complaint
about the product must be directed to the supplier and not to WCR.
In no event will WCR be liable for any loss, damage, injury, delay,
claim or any incidental or consequential damages, including but not
limited to lost profits or savings arising out of, or in any way
connected with the use of any display within this site, or any other
irregularity whatsoever associated with the purchase of any travel
product.
4. Refunds policy
WCR will provide all reasonable assistance in claiming refunds where
they are due to you from a third party supplier of travel products
or services. Refunding will at all times be subject to the policies
which may be prescribed, implemented or imposed by any particular
supplier. Under no circumstances will WCR be liable for direct,
indirect, consequential or incidental damages related thereto,
including, but not limited to lost profits, or savings, or damages
for disappointment.
WCR will NOT be held responsible for tickets lost by a third party,
and any charges associated with reissue and resending of
documentation will be for your expense.
5. Your responsibility
You are responsible for ensuring that bookings are made with the
correct dates, that the names in the booking are correctly spelled
and correspond with the passport spelling thereof, and that you have
observed the suppliers rules and conditions. Day time email
addresses must be provided and the onus lies with you to regularly
check the email for responses.
It is your responsibility to furnish any additional information
required for the travel booking, as indicated by WCR.
WCR does not accept any responsibility for any misunderstanding or
error whatsoever, in respect of any reservation made on the WCR
website or directly with a WCR consultant.
You are solely responsible for the suitability of any travel
services which may be purchased, and WCR will not be responsible for
any inconvenience caused or expense incurred as a result of any
unsuitability of travel services.
6. Disclaimer
WCR has taken all reasonable care to ensure that the contents of
this site are updated regularly and that the information contained
herein is correct. Where the information is provided by a third
party, WCR is not able to constantly monitor the accuracy of the
information, and WCR accepts no liability regarding any vagaries
should these occur.
WCR, the authors of these contents, and in general anybody connected
to this site in any way, assume no responsibility for errors or
omissions in these contents. The contents of this site are provided
"as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied,
including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness
for a purpose and non-infringement.
WCR further does NOT warrant, guarantee or make any representation
regarding the reliability, accuracy, correctness or completeness of
these contents. WCR shall not be liable for any direct, indirect,
general, special, incidental or consequential damages (including
-without limitation- data loss, lost revenues and lost profit) which
may result from the inability to use or the correct or incorrect
use, abuse, or misuse of these contents, even if WCR has been
informed of the possibilities of such damages. WCR does not assume
any obligation or responsibility.
The use of these contents is forbidden in those places where the law
does not allow this disclaimer to take full effect.
7. Privacy Policy
We are committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy
applies to all the web pages related to this website. All the
information gathered in the online forms on the website is used to
personally identify users that subscribe to this service. The
information will not be used for anything other that which is stated
in the Terms & Conditions of use for this service. None of the
information will be sold or made available to anyone. The Site may
collect certain information about your visit, such as the name of
the Internet Service Provider and the Internet Protocol (IP) address
through which you access the Internet; the date and time you access
the Site; the pages that you access while at the Site and the
Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to
our Site. This information is used to help improve the Site, analyze
trends, and administer the Site.
We may need to change this policy from time to time in order to
address new issues and reflect changes on our site. We will post
those changes here so that you will always know what information we
gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will
disclose that information to anyone. Please refer back to this
policy regularly. If you have any questions or concerns about our
privacy policy, please send us an E-mail.
By using this website, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy
Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our
site. Your continued use of the website following the posting of
changes to these terms will mean that you accept those changes.
9. Cookie/Tracking
Technology
The Site may use cookie and tracking technology depending on the
features offered. Cookie and tracking technology are useful for
gathering information such as browser type and operating system,
tracking the number of visitors to the Site, and understanding how
visitors use the Site. Cookies can also help customize the Site for
visitors. Personal information cannot be collected via cookies and
other tracking technology; however, if you previously provided
personally identifiable information, cookies may be tied to such
information.
10. Waiver
Any indulgence granted by one party to another, in no way
invalidates the terms and conditions as specified herein.
11. Modification
These terms and conditions may be modified at any time, and your
continued use of this site will be conditional upon the terms and
conditions in force at the time of your use.
12. Contact details.
13.Physical address:
World Cup Info Centre CC 38 Harold Aswell Bouleward
Melkbosstrand
7441
P.O. Box 664 Melkbosstrand 7441
Call Centre Email:
admin@worldcupreservations.org
Call Centre Number:
0721801971
BOOKING CONDITIONS OF WORLD
CUP INFO CENTRE CC (Hereinafter referred to as “WCR”)
Please read the following booking conditions carefully, as they set
out the terms and conditions of the contract between you and WCR.
We act as booking agents for the suppliers of the component parts of
the holiday we organize, and as such, bookings for their services
will form a direct contract between you and the relevant supplier,
and will be subject to that supplier's standard terms and
conditions.
Bookings
Bookings save for late bookings as referred to hereunder, are
confirmed on the condition that a non-refundable deposit, of a
minimum of 25% of the total package price, is paid to WCR within 72
hours of confirmation of your bookings. You will be advised at the
time of booking what payment is required for your particular
arrangements. The balance of the cost of your travel arrangements
must be paid no less than six weeks prior to departure. If your
booking is made within 6 weeks of departure, the total cost of your
travel arrangements must be paid at the time of booking.
Please note: FAILURE TO PAY
ON TIME WILL RESULT IN THE AUTOMATIC CANCELLATION OF YOUR BOOKING.
Late Booking Fee & Communication Expenses (Telephone Calls)
In the event of a booking (except South Africa bookings) being made
less than 7 days prior to the date of departure, WCR reserves the
right to charge for any extra communication expenses. Full payment
is due immediately on confirmation and is non-refundable on all late
bookings. Some bookings require full payment at the time of booking
i.e. prior to confirmation. If we are unable to secure confirmation
you will be refunded in full.
Price Changes
The costs associated with travel arrangements are not always stable,
and currency movements can fluctuate sharply. It is impossible to
predict these movements in advance. When you book a package through
us, we reserve the right to pass on any surcharges to you.
Surcharges may be imposed to cover increases in transportation
costs, including the costs of fuel and security charges, taxes or
fees chargeable for services such as landing taxes or embarkation or
disembarkation fees at ports and airports, or exchange rates applied
to the particular package.
WCR guarantees the price of land arrangements, only once full
payment is received.
Airfares are subject to the prices and conditions quoted by the
particular airlines and cannot be guaranteed by WCR. The onus is on
the agent & the passenger to check that there have been no changes
in these prices before making final payment thereof.
Methods of Payment
Credit Cards:
In accordance with International Airline Travel Association (IATA)
bulletin # A1/00 we need a signed and validated Standard Credit Card
Charge Form. The agent acknowledges that s/he has seen the card and
that the signature on the card is the same as that on the Credit
Card Charge Form. A signed and validated Standard Credit Card
Charge Form (SCCCF) or payment through our Virtual Card Services
system, are the only recognised forms of payment for credit cards.
If the card is a foreign credit card then you may be requested to
supply various other details.
Cheques:
Bank issued cheques or travel agency cheques only (accredited
agencies only). Please note we require 7 working days to clear all
cheques before documents can be issued.
Cash or EFT Transfers:
We accept EFT transfers, or cash deposited into one of our bank
accounts, subject to condition that the EFT transmission report or
the cash deposit slip is provided to ourselves and such payment has
been confirmed as received by ourselves.
Insurance
We consider adequate travel insurance to be essential. All premiums
must be paid at the time of booking, as cover will not be effective
until then. Please ask your travel agent for insurance options.
WCR will not be liable if anyone should fail to take adequate
insurance cover.
Flight and Other Travel
Timings
Flight timings are provided by airlines and are subject to Air
Traffic Control restrictions. All means of transportation are
subject to weather conditions, the need for constant maintenance,
and the ability of passengers to check-in on time. There is no
guarantee that flights, ferries, ships, trains or coaches will
depart at the times stated on any itinerary or tickets which you
receive. All timings are estimates only, and we do not accept any
liability for any delay, however arising, or for any schedule
alterations.
Flight Reconfirmation
It is your responsibility to ensure that you reconfirm the departure
date and times of all your flights at least 72 hours prior to
departure. This is particularly important in respect of subsequent
journeys once leaving South Africa and WCR hereby specifically
excludes any liability for any delay and /or loss as a result of
your failure to reconfirm any flight and/or connecting flight.
Documents
Documents: (vouchers, itineraries, etc.) are only prepared on
receipt of full payment of the package price, and signed conditions
of contract (i.e. our booking form) and will be ready 24 hours after
payment has been received. Normally your travel agent will arrange
collection of your documents. Should you require your documents and
air tickets to be forwarded to either yourself or the departure
airport this may be arranged by your agent with us. However, the
courier costs in respect thereof will be for your own account.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU
CHECK ALL DETAILS OF YOUR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS BEFORE LEAVING SOUTH
AFRICA. IF THERE ARE ANY INACCURANCIES ON ANY OF YOUR TRAVEL
DOCUMENTS, OR SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUERIES, YOU SHOULD
CONTACT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT IMMEDIATELY. WCR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DELAY AND/OR LOSS OCCASIONED AS A RESULT OF ANY INACCURANCIES ON
ANY TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ONCE YOU ARE IN RECEIPT THEREOF AND YOU HAVE
LEFT SOUTH AFRICA.
Unscheduled Extensions
In the unlikely event of there being an unscheduled extension to the
holiday caused by flight delays, bad weather, strikes, or any other
cause which is beyond the control of WCR, it is understood that the
expenses relating to these unscheduled extensions, (hotel
accommodation etc.), will be for the account of the passenger. WCR
accepts no liability for changes, omissions or delays before or
during the course of any holiday occasioned by technical
difficulties, weather conditions, strikes or communication
breakdowns or the like.
Changes by You
If you wish to make a change to your booking we will endeavour to
assist you to make the change wherever this is possible. You will
have to pay all charges, whatever kind, imposed by the suppliers
providing that component part of your travel arrangements when
amending a booking any time prior to departure. Fares will be
re-quoted at the time of amendment.
An administration fee of R100 per person will be charged for each
amendment and / or cancellation.
After departure it is understood that extra expenses incurred as a
result of any change will be for the passenger's account, and any
unused service will not be refunded.
Amendments and cancellations en route must be made with our
operators directly.
Cancellation by You
If you wish to cancel your booking you must advise your agent
immediately, who will in turn advise us. You will be liable to pay
the following cancellation charges:
·
Where your booking includes a special fare, the relevant charges
are levied by the airline. In some circumstances this may be 100%
of the total fare, regardless of when cancellation is effected.
·
Where your booking is for a package, you will be responsible for
all cancellation charges, of whatsoever nature, imposed by the
suppliers providing the component parts of such travel arrangements.
·
WCR charges a cancellation fee equal to 10% of the package price
on any finalised booking.
However, WCR reserves the right to charge a cancellation fee of up
to 100% of the total package, in its sole discretion, in particular
circumstances. Any monies, which you have already paid to us, will
be taken by us as payment or part payment of any cancellation
charges.
Our Right To Change Your
Travel Arrangements
A significant change to your travel arrangements would include a
change in the departure date from South Africa; where the flight
times are changed by more than 12 hours or a change to a lower
standard of accommodation to that which is booked. In these
instances of significant changes to your travel arrangements WCR
undertakes to advise you thereof as soon as reasonably possible
before your departure date to obtain your further instructions in
this regard.
All other changes are minor changes. A minor change can be made at
any time and, if practicable, we will advise you of any such change
prior to departure but we are not obliged to do so. Such minor
changes may be made by WCR, in its discretion, who will not be
responsible or liable for the payment of compensation to you as a
result of such minor changes.
Every effort is made by WCR to adhere to confirmed itineraries;
however, we reserve the right to make changes to your travel
arrangements when it becomes necessary to do so. Travel
arrangements are made in advance but due to the fact that WCR is
reliant upon suppliers such as airlines, hotels and/or other supply
companies, changes to travel arrangements and cancellations thereof
may occasionally become necessary.
Should any travel component be confirmed by WCR and this component
is cancelled by the supplier for whatsoever reason, then in such
instances WCR will accept no liability for the cancellation thereof.
Lost/Stolen Flight Tickets
The loss or theft of a ticket must be reported to WCR immediately.
Certain airlines will not authorise WCR to issue a replacement
ticket if such ticket is lost or stolen before the passenger leaves
South Africa. In the latter instance you will be required to
purchase a new ticket, at your own cost, until such time as WCR
receives authority from the airline to make any refund to you, which
authority could take up to 12 months to receive. Should the airline
authorise WCR to issue a replacement ticket WCR will do so and a
re-issue fee, per ticket, will be for your own account.
Should your ticket be lost or stolen abroad it should be noted that
certain airlines will not issue a duplicate ticket and it will be
your responsibility to purchase a new ticket aboard at the local
fare. Upon your return to South Africa you may make application to
WCR for a refund of the amount spent by yourself on the lost or
stolen ticket, but it is specifically recorded that any refund will
be entirely at the discretion of the airline concerned which may
take up to 12 months to authorise.
It is your responsibility to report the lost or stolen ticket to the
police and to provide WCR with the proof of such report if required.
Airline Refund Procedures
Refund policies operated by the various airlines vary greatly. You
must return your unused ticket to WCR who will present it to the
relevant airline for assessment as to whether the airline will agree
to issue a refund or not. Should a refund be authorised by the
airline such refund will be made to you, less any cancellation or
administration charges.
If payment for the ticket was made to WCR by credit card, the
refund, should one be granted, will be made to your credit card
otherwise the refund will be made by EFT.
Any refund which is authorised for part used or return halves of
tickets will be less than the pro rata rate on the face value of
such ticket.
Refunds may take up to 12 weeks to process although this time frame
cannot be guaranteed by WCR.
Tickets returned to WCR for a refund older than one year from the
date of issue will be regarded as expired by the airline and have no
refund value.
Complaints
In the event that you have any reason to complain, or experience any
problems with your holiday whilst away, you must immediately inform
the supplier of the services in question. Any verbal notification
must be put in writing and given to the supplier as soon as
possible.
If you are still dissatisfied, you must notify us at the earliest
opportunity - until we know about a problem or complaint, we cannot
begin to resolve it. Failure to give us the opportunity to resolve
any problem at the time it occurs will result in either a reduction,
or complete extinction, of any rights which you may have, to claim
compensation from us.
If you remain dissatisfied, you must write to our Customer Service
Manager within 28 days of the end of the trip you have purchased
from us, giving your booking reference and full details of your
complaint on
enquiries@worldcupreservations.org
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JavaScript enabled to view it or fax to 021-553 2461.
Whilst every effort will be made by WCR to resolve your complaint to
your satisfaction it is specifically recorded that WCR in no way
accepts liability for any claim that you may have in respect of your
complaint.
Passports, Visas,
Vaccinations and Inoculations
It is your responsibility to ensure that you and all those traveling
with you have a valid passport and any necessary visas, and that you
have obtained any necessary inoculations to gain entry to any
country you are visiting and to re-enter South Africa. Passport and
visa regulations and health requirements can change at any time,
therefore, we recommend that you check passport/visa requirements
with the Embassy or Consulate of the country you intend to visit and
that you consult your GP or the Department of Health regarding
health requirements.
WCR accepts no liability whatsoever should you, or any member of
your party, travel without the correct passport, visas or necessary
vaccinations. As a guideline, passports should be valid for 6
months after your scheduled return to South Africa.
General Information
Taxes: We will advise you of all mandatory taxes, which you must pay
before departure. However, many countries charge departure taxes
that can only be paid locally. It is therefore recommended that you
retain sufficient local currency to meet such charges. Details of
departure taxes can be obtained from the relevant airline when you
reconfirm your flight details.
Special requests:
We can pass on any special requests that you may wish to make at the
time of booking, but acceptance of such requests is at the
discretion of the airline or other supplier and in no circumstances
are special requests guaranteed. Confirmation that a special
request has been noted or passed on to the supplier, or the
inclusion of the special request on your confirmation invoice or any
other documentation, is not confirmation that the request will be
met.
Medical Problems:
If you or any member of your party has any medical problem
or disability which may affect your holiday, you need to give us
full details in writing at the time of booking. If we reasonably
feel unable to properly accommodate the particular needs of the
person concerned, we reserve the right to decline their reservation
or, if full details are not given at the time of booking, cancel
when we become aware of these details.
Renovations:
Please be aware that hotels undergo renovations from time to time.
Hotels take all possible steps to limit disruption to their
guests. We will not entertain complaints or requests for refunds if
a hotel is carrying out renovations whilst a guest is resident. If
we are specifically advised of renovation work, dates may be
provided, but it is important to remember that these are subject to
change and we are not always notified.
Refunds and Unused Services:
No refunds will be made for any unused services. Charges to your
credit card: Any charges made to your credit card whilst away are
your responsibility. WCR Tours will not be responsible, nor accept
responsibility for having these charges reversed or corrected upon
return to South Africa.
Force Majeure
Except where otherwise expressly stated in these booking conditions,
we regret we cannot accept liability or pay any compensation where
the performance or prompt performance of our contractual obligations
is prevented or affected, or you otherwise suffer any damage or
loss, as a result of "force majeure". In these Booking Conditions,
"force majeure" means any event which we or the supplier of the
service(s) in question could not, even with all due care, foresee or
avoid. Such events may include war or threat of war, riot, civil
strife, terrorist activity or actual threatened terrorist activity,
industrial dispute, natural or nuclear disaster, adverse weather
conditions, fire and all similar events outside our control.
Responsibility And Liability
WCR act as agents only for local and international ground operators
and airlines and accordingly accepts no liability whatsoever for any
loss, damage, injury, accident, delay, or any other irregularity
howsoever arising. WCR makes every effort to ensure that all the
arrangements and services connected with a passenger's itinerary
will be carried out as specified in the most efficient and effective
way possible. However, we do not have direct control over the
provision of services by suppliers and, whilst they are in all cases
selected with the utmost care, we do not accept liability for error
and omissions of such suppliers.
Jurisdiction of the
Magistrate's Court
WCR Tours, a Division of Cullinan Holdings Ltd, shall be entitled,
at its option to institute any legal proceedings arising out of or
in connection with this contract in any Magistrate's Court having
jurisdiction in terms of Section 29 of the Magistrate's Court Act No
32/1944 as amended, notwithstanding that the amount in issue may
exceed the limits of such jurisdiction.
Legal
This document together with WCR' standard booking form and WCR
invoice / itinerary constitutes the sole record of the agreement
between the parties. No party shall be bound by any representation,
warranty, and promise of the like not recorded herein. No addition
to the WCR standard booking conditions shall be of any force or
effect unless in writing and signed by or on behalf of the parties.
No indulgence which WCR, ("the grantor"�),
may grant to the passenger ("the grantee", shall constitute a waiver
of any of the rights of the grantor, who shall not thereby be
precluded from exercising any rights against the grantee which may
have arisen in the past or which might arise in the future. All
costs and disbursements, including legal costs on the attorney and
client scale incurred by WCR in recovering any damages and payments
payable by the passenger to WCR shall be for the passengers'
account. This agreement shall in all respects be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South
Africa. The passenger hereby consents to the jurisdiction of the
Magistrates Court having jurisdiction over its person in respect of
all proceedings in connection with this agreement. The parties
hereby respectively choose domicilium citandi et executandi for all
notices and processes to be given and served in pursuance of this
agreement at their respective addresses as given on WCR' standard
booking form. Either party may change its domicilium by written
notice delivered by hand or sent by prepaid registered post to the
other party. In this agreement an expression which denotes a
gender includes the other genders, a natural person includes an
artificial person and vice versa, the singular includes the plural
and vice versa.
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