Site Terms and Booking Conditions
The use of this website (the "Site") and all travel services
offered by us are booked subject to our terms of business, as set out
below (the "Terms of Business"), and the terms and conditions of the
actual supplier of your travel services (our "Suppliers"). You must
ensure that you have read, understood and agree to them. If you have
trouble accessing them or understanding them, please contact us before
making your booking.
General terms of business
Use of this website
You consent without qualification to the Terms of Business when you use
the Site. If you disagree with any part of the Terms of Business, you
may not use the Site in any way. The information on the Site is directed
solely at those who access the Site from the United Kingdom mainland.
Our business and the services we offer are governed by the applicable
laws of England and Wales. No warranties and/or representations of any
kind, express or implied, are given as to the compliance of the
information shown on the Site, the services offered by us or our
Suppliers, any information relating to such services and our business in
any respect with any laws of any other country which do not, in any
event, affect or apply to the same.
You agree to be bound by the following obligations:
- You must be 18 years of age or over and have legal capacity.
- You accept financial responsibility for all transactions made
under your name or account.
- You warrant that any information you provide about yourself or
anyone else shall be true and accurate.
- The Site must not be used for speculative, false or fraudulent
bookings.
- The transmission of threatening, defamatory, pornographic,
political, or racist material or any material that is otherwise
unlawful is expressly prohibited.
The Site and any content may not be modified, copied,
transmitted, distributed, sold, displayed, licensed or reproduced in any
way by you, except that one copy of the information contained within the
Site may be made for personal, non-commercial use.
We may change any aspect of the Site or its content, including
the availability of any travel services, features, information, database
or content at any time.
The copyright in the material contained on the Site belongs to
its licensors or us. The material may only be used for your own personal
use for non-commercial purposes. As a condition of use of the Site, you
agree to indemnify us, our officers, agents, suppliers and other
partners from and against any and all liabilities, expenses (including
legal fees) and damages arising out of claims resulting for (i) your use
of the Site; (ii) any material you post to or transmit through the Site
including claims for Intellectual Property Right infringement or
defamation. The Site is provided on an 'as is' and 'as available' basis.
We do not accept any liability in respect of your ability to access or
use the Site at any time or for any interruption in that access or use
or for any failure to complete any transaction. We do not warrant that
the Site is free from computer viruses or other properties that may
cause loss or damage.
We reserve the copyright and all proprietary rights in the Site
and all content. The material contained within the Site is the property
of OHG Accommodation Limited or its affiliates unless identified as
belonging to third parties. The name On Holiday Group and any other
marks, logos and graphics of On Holiday Group displayed on the Site are
trademarks of OHG Accommodation Limited or its affiliates. Other company
and product or service names displayed on the Site may be the trademarks
of their respective owners. You are not granted any right or licence to
use any trademarks.
What we do for you
The OnHolidayGroup.com is an aggregator website that publishes
information, availability and price of accommodation and flight
services, to enable you to book them online. When you make a booking
through us, we arrange for you to enter into a contract with the
supplier(s) (eg the tour operator, the hotelier, the airline etc) of the
travel service(s) you require. The supplier(s) will be named in your
booking documentation. For most bookings we act as an agent of the
supplier but we act as your agent when making a booking with no frills
airlines. This is explained further below. In either case, we accept no
responsibility for the acts or omissions of the supplier or for the
services provided by the supplier. The supplier's terms & conditions
will apply to your booking and you must agree to these before making
your booking. Any problem with your booking must be sorted out between
you and the relevant supplier. We will, of course, do all we reasonably
can to assist you to resolve the matter satisfactorily. When making a
booking, you are taking responsibility for all those named on the
booking and for the relevant payments. These terms of business are
governed by English Law and the jurisdiction of the English Courts. You
may, however, choose the law and jurisdiction of Scotland or Northern
Ireland if you wish to do so.
Booking details
Please double check the details on the booking form before confirming
your booking. It is very important that passengers' names appear on the
booking exactly as they appear in their passports. Note that ages of
children should be the age on the date of your return from holiday.
Insurance
We strongly advise that all passengers take out comprehensive travel
insurance to cover themselves against, amongst other things, loss or
damage to baggage and possessions (including money), the cost of your
cancelling the booking, the cost of medical and other treatment and
assistance in the event of illness or accident. Most tour operators make
it a condition of booking and some airlines or tour operators may not
allow you to travel if proof of insurance cannot be provided. We can
provide appropriate cover if you wish - please click here. We accept no
liability whatsoever arising from your failure to obtain adequate
insurance cover. Whether we issued your policy or not, please check it
carefully to ensure that all the details are correct and that all
relevant information has been provided by you (eg. pre-existing medical
conditions). Failure to disclose relevant information will affect your
insurance cover.
Making payment
The majority of our bookings require us to take full payment immediately
to secure the availability at the published price. In some cases you can
pay the deposit only. The value of the deposit will be set by the
Supplier. In either case Full Payment must always be received no later
than 12 weeks prior to Travel, and any outstanding monies will be
charged to the Credit/Debit card used against the booking on the due
date. Balances that have not been paid before or on the due date will be
subject to an administration charge of up to �20.00 per adult
passenger. If outstanding payments have not been received then we
reserve the right to cancel the booking with no refund of the deposit or
Credit card fees (2% where applicable).
Documentation
The following table shows the documentation you will receive in relation
to the different types of booking you might make through us. If you
don't receive it or don't understand it, please contact us as soon as
possible.
| No Frills Flight |
You will receive a booking confirmation by email as soon as
we have received confirmation of the booking. This will contain a
reference number and is all you need, along with your passport, to
board the flight. |
| Charter flight / Package holiday |
We will send you a confirmation immediately by email. Your
tickets will be posted to you approximately 2 weeks before you fly. If
you have not received them 5 days prior to departure please contact
us. |
| Accommodation only |
You will receive a booking confirmation and a hotel voucher
by email immediately after making your booking. |
All documents to be posted will be sent to you by First Class
post. Once documents leave our offices we will not be responsible for
their loss unless such loss is due to our negligence. If tickets or
other documents need to be reissued, all costs must be paid by you.
Confirmation of bookings
When you click to book on-line, our system will immediately attempt to
book the travel services you have requested with our suppliers. On
occasion, it may not be possible to confirm all elements of your booking
at the time. In these cases, you will receive an email explaining that
your booking is on request. During this time, you should not make any
other commitments that depend on the unconfirmed booking with us, as it
is possible that we will not be able to confirm your booking.
Once we have received confirmation from the supplier, we will
contact you by email and/or telephone to let you know that the holiday
has been booked. The contract between you and the supplier is formed
when we have received your booking reference number from the supplier.
Please note that once your booking has been confirmed to us, you can
only cancel the holiday in accordance with the relevant supplier's terms
and conditions which may result in cancellation charges being payable by
you. Equally, you may also be subject to our cancellation charges to
cover our administration costs.
In all cases, you should receive your booking confirmations
(usually by email) within 48 hours of requesting the Flight, Package or
Accommodation services online through our site. If you do not receive an
email during this time, this could be due to network issues or
incorrectly input email addresses. Please do not assume that the booking
is cancelled, unless we specifically notify you of this. If you need to
check the status of your booking please email support@onholidaygroup.com
or call our customer services team.
Prices and availability
In all cases, OnHolidayGroup.com aims to present accurate schedules,
prices and availability. However, since the content we use is 3rd party
data we cannot always guarantee this. Please accept our apologies in the
rare cases that the information and prices are shown incorrectly or
inaccurately, these are outside our control. If you find any confusing
information, please contact our Customer Services team who will be happy
to answer any questions and help you book the ideal Holiday for you.
Amendments and Cancellations
The OnHolidayGroup.com site does not yet offer the functionality to
Amend or Cancel your bookings online. If you wish to do so, the Lead
Named passenger will need to email or contact our call center with the
requests and requirements. Our standard Service charges are documented
below, and our friendly Customer Services team will do as much as
possible to simplify the Amendment and Cancellation process.
Service charges
| Cancellation or amendment |
Supplier's charges + £25 per person |
| Special requests after booking confirmed |
Supplier's charges + £25 per person |
| Use of credit card charge for booking and amendments thereto |
2% |
| Pre-booking airline seats after confirmed booking |
Supplier's charge + £25 |
| Ticket delivery fee (for holidays departing between 21 - 14
days from date of booking) |
£15.00 per person |
| Change of hotel |
Cancellation of original hotel + difference (if any) in cost
of hotels + £50 administration fee |
| Late payment surcharge |
£20 per person per day late |
| Change of title, initial or surname once booking made |
Supplier's charge plus £25 per person |
| In-flight meals requested after booking confirmed |
Supplier's charge + £15 per person |
Passports and Visas
Please note that all Passengers should have a valid British or EU
Passport. The Holiday destinations offered on this site, have various
visa and immigration requirements, and it is your responsibility to
check with the Embassies of the country you intend to visit to make sure
you comply. Neither we, nor the supplier, accept any responsibility if
you cannot travel because you have not complied with any passport, visa
or immigration requirements.
The below links might help:
Travel Advice: www.fco.gov.uk
Passport/Visa Info: www.ukpa.gov.uk
Health Advice for Travellers:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Policyandguidance/Healthadvicefortravellers/index.htm
Complaints
Naturally, we hope your travel arrangements run smoothly and you have a
great holiday. Occasionally, of course, you may have cause for
dissatisfaction. In such circumstances, you should immediately (while
you are still on holiday) inform a representative of the relevant
supplier. If you fail to follow this procedure there will be less
opportunity to investigate and rectify your complaint. The amount of
compensation you may be entitled to may be reduced or you may not
receive any at all depending upon the circumstances. If you are not
satisfied with the outcome, you must follow this up in writing (by post
only) immediately on your return to the UK (or at the very latest within
28 days) directly with the relevant supplier.
Data protection policy
This site is operated by On Holiday Group (UK) Ltd. OnHolidayGroup.com
is the data controller in respect of the personal information obtained
from you in the course of your use of the site and/or making a booking.
We will require some personal information such as your a) name b)
e-mail address c) postal address d) telephone number e) credit/debit
card number and expiry date
We request this information from you on our order form. You must
provide contact information - name/email address/postal
address/telephone number - and financial information - credit/debit card
number/expiry date. We use this contact information in order to reserve
the required services, to send you details of that confirmation and if
necessary to inform you of updates or changes to your travel plans. If
we have trouble processing a request this contact information is used to
get in touch with you. We would use your telephone number only if we
needed to contact you urgently or if you had made a mistake entering
your details. The financial information is used for billing purposes and
to complete your orders.
We may also use your contact details to inform you of our
products including special offers that we think may be of interest to
you. We do not pass details of your personal information to third
parties except as described below:
Sharing Information
Information is shared with a) any member of our group (as described
below), b) our bank and c) involved third parties.
a) We may disclose your personal information to any member of our group,
which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its
subsidiaries, as defined in section 736 of the UK Companies Act 1985.
b) When paying by credit or by debit card we pass your card details to
our bank for authorisation of the transaction and for payment.
c) We may disclose your information to booking agents and hotels who
will use your information in the ways described above in this privacy
statement. We will provide only the information necessary to ensure the
successful fulfilment of your travel arrangements. You should be aware
that the hotel may not be subject to data protection laws.
Flights
Flight availability and pricing
The prices and availability of the flights we advertise are sourced from
our suppliers, either directly or indirectly. The information you see
when a search returns its results may be out of date. It is only when
you select a particular flight that we connect to the supplier to
confirm pricing and availability, both of which are in the discretion of
the supplier. Prices may, therefore, go up or down. Note that prices do
not include in-flight meals unless explicitly stated.
When booking charter flights on your behalf, we are acting as
agents of the charter operator and they pay us a fee in consideration.
When booking no frills flights, we act as your agent. Thus we search our
flights database on your behalf and if you choose to buy a no frills
flights, we will buy the relevant flight(s) on your behalf from the
airline. We will add a fee to the price of the flight(s) which will
never exceed the higher of �20 or 10% of the price of the flight(s).
The airline will email us confirmation of the booking, which we will
forward on to you. You will be subject to the terms and conditions of
the relevant no frills airline which are deemed to be incorporated into
this contract. They can be accessed from the relevant no frills website.
If you have any query in respect of the flight, please contact our
Customer Services department who will approach the relevant airline on
your behalf. Please bear in mind, however, that if the no frills airline
imposes any fee or charge on us to effect any changes to your booking,
we reserve the right to pass on the charge to you, along with our own
administration charges as set out in here.
Flight times and tickets
Flight times published by most airlines, charter operators and tour
operators (and therefore shown on our website) are provisional and may
be changed by the relevant supplier (as per their terms and conditions
of booking). We suggest that you check both the outward and homeward
flight times 48 hours prior to departure as per the supplier's
instructions as changes to flight times may be made during your time
abroad). If you have not received the necessary documentation or flight
reference number please contact us one week prior to departure, we are
not responsible for any items sent and lost/delayed in the post. Please
also note, that we cannot be held responsible for customer�s missing
their flight. We cannot be held responsible for customers missing
flights who have not followed these instructions. You must contact us
one week prior to departure if your travel documents have not been
received or if you do not have a flight reference number for a ticket on
departure booking. We will not be responsible for the loss of any items
sent by post unless such loss is due to our negligence.
Please note that in certain cases, flight suppliers may not
provide flight times on our website. Where this is the case, our website
will display flight dates only. Customers should note that the inbound
flight may take off in the early hours of the morning of the day
following the date displayed.
Accommodation
All Hotel and Accommodation properties on the OnHolidayGroup.com site
are booked through the tour operator / hotel supplier on your paperwork.
We are confident that all the information about the hotels is accurate,
however we ask you to make sure you are happy with the choice of hotel.
The categorization and rating of the hotels are based on both the
Supplier�s ratings and the Official Tourist Board ratings. The
Check-in and Check-out dates of your accommodation booking will be
included on your booking confirmation . Usually hotels request that
passengers check out of their room by 12 noon. If your flight departs in
the late afternoon or evening and you would like to request a late check
out for the room, please let us know and we can help. Please note it�s
not always guaranteed and in some cases you may be charged for it
separately on the spot.
END