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We have done everything possible to make this site user-friendly, informative and
secure. If you would like to know more about our responsibilities and yours, please
read the information below. If you do not agree to this information, please do not
use this site. This site is owned by Flight Shop, India ("we","us") and is provided
for residents of India only.
1. Travel information
Our website displays information about travel locations, airfares, travel agents
locations, flight times and dates, tours, packages, insurance, cruises, transportation,
foreign currency, schedules, travel companies and many other things.
This information is supplied to us by third party providers, such are airlines,
hotels and transportation suppliers ("Service Provider"). We have taken reasonable
care to ensure it is correct and up to date; however we cannot check the accuracy
of such information.
Many of the services which made up your travel booking are provided by independent
suppliers. Those suppliers provide these services in accordance with their own terms
and conditions. Some of these terms and conditions may limit or exclude the suppliers
liability to you.
We accept no responsibility for information supplied to us by third parties. We
recommend you confirm all information contained on or linked from our website with
the third party provider.
The details of the prices, packages, tours, flights and other information displayed
on the website are subject to change without notice. The travel products and services
described on the website are subject to availability.
It should be noted that all documents issued to travelers are non – transferable.
Such documents may include but are not limited to, airline tickets, hotel vouchers,
tour vouchers, or any other document used to confirm an arrangement with a Service
Provider. Such documents may also be subject to conditions such as, but not limited
to, being non – refundable, non – date – changeable and subject
to cancellation or amendment fees. It is your responsibility to familiarize yourself
with these conditions.
All monies received by us from you in respect of travel services are received by
us as the Agent of the Service Provider. If for any reason, any Service Provider
is unable to provide the services for which you have contracted, your remedy lies
against that Service Provider, and not against us. In the event we received payment
by Credit Card, you agree that you will not seek to chargeback or recover your payment
or any other losses from us.
You are responsible for obtaining all passport, visa and health information required.
We will assist you to obtain such information. We exclusively use the services of
FCm Travel Solutions as our source for correct and up to date information, advice,
forms and can facilitate should you have specific visa requirements.
We will do our best to provide you with as much information as we possibly can,
prior to your travel, in our informational document "Essential Travel Guide", which
is attached to these Terms of Use as Schedule A. Please note that, whilst we are
not legally obliged to advise you of all of the aspects contained within the Essential
Travel Guide, we do so to ensure that your travel with us is an Unbeatable Experience.
If you continue to book travel with Flight Shop either in our shops or through this
website you acknowledge that you have been made aware of the Essential Travel Guide
and its contents.
2. Prices
All prices displayed on the website are subject to change without notice. This is
because the airlines and Service Providers may change the prices at any time.
Special conditions may apply to the prices set out on the website. To determine
such conditions, you must contact us or the relevant Service Provider.
The prices set out set out on the website do not include taxes or airport charges.
Taxes, airport charges and any additional costs will be advised to you once you
have made a booking with us and we have confirmed the booking.
3. Insurance
Many of the problems for which we cannot be held responsible for can be insured
against. We highly recommend that you take out insurance to provide adequate cover
for medical expenses, personal accident, loss of baggage and curtailment or cancellation
of trip. Individuals are responsible to finance on the spot medical treatment and
other contingencies, and then to reclaim this from insurance, if covered. You will
be required to provide documentation to the insurance company to facilitate a claim.
Please note that there are exclusions to coverage of insurance. It is our responsibility
to be familiar with the insurance coverage purchased and ensure that the coverage
meets your travel needs.
Insurance has be purchased and paid for in full as soon as the booking is made to
become fully effective.
4. Specials
The rules in this clause apply to "specials" displayed on our website. The site
rules set out above also apply to "specials".
"Specials" are available for a limited time. You must check with us whether a "special"
displayed on our website is still available.
There may be particular terms and conditions that apply to "specials". You must
contact us or the third party provider of the "special" to determine whether any
particular terms and conditions apply.
You must pay for "specials" booked by you and confirmed by us within 72 hours of
booking confirmation, unless otherwise agreed by us in writing. Failure to pay for
the "special" within this time may result in cancellation of the booking. We accept
no responsibility for loss incurred due to cancellation in these circumstances.
5 . Special Requests and Medical Problems
Should you have any special requests, you must advise us at the time of the booking
and clearly note it on booking. We will endeavour to pass any reasonable requests
to the Service Provider; however, we regret that we cannot guarantee that your special
request will be fulfilled. Failure to meet any special request does not signify
a breach of contract on our part. We also regret that we cannot accept conditional
bookings, ones that is specified to be conditional on the special request or fulfillment.
All such bookings will be considered a "regular" booking with a provision of the
possible accommodation of the special request.
Should you or any other persons of your party traveling have a medical problem or
disability which may affect your choice and pleasure of holiday, please inform us
prior to confirming your booking so that we can advise to the suitability of the
chosen arrangements. In such an event, please provide us with the opportunity to
assist you to ensure that your travel experience is not limiting by providing us
full details of your medical problem or disability in writing. We are within our
rights to cancel a booking if we deem the travel plans reasonably inappropriate
for the traveler with a health problem or disability that hinders them from undertaking
the trip or if we are made aware after the time of booking of details that were
not provided at the time of booking.
6. Group Bookings
To facilitate group bookings, we will endeavour to forward any group booking discounts
provided by the Service Provider to you on the condition that one person represents
the clients when making the booking arrangements and payments. In this case, confirmation
of the booking and payment will be sent to him/her only. All payments for the booking
are also to be made though him/her only.
7. Currency Exchange Rates
Most of our booking fares are in Rs. However if our suppliers charge in Foreign
Currency we will state as such. All charges will be processed in either Rs. or the
applicable foreign currency converted into Rs. (at current prevailing exchange rates),
onto your credit card regardless the origin of your credit card.
Please be aware that translating the booking fare into your home currency will always
be approximate until charged on your credit card. Posted currency rates from various
publicly sources should be used as a guideline only as rates are rarely verified
as accurate and actual rates will vary. When using the information of the travel
booking for any financial purpose, please consult a qualified professional to verify
the accuracy of the currency rate.
8. Suitability of Travel Products and Services
We do not represent that any travel products and services set out on our website
will be suitable for you. You release us from any claims in relation to the travel
products and services described on our website, including but not limited to claims
that the travel products and services are not suitable.
Service Providers are independent parties over which we have no control. The information
and description given about the Service Providers and their products are based on
our inquiries and are believed to be accurate, but we cannot guarantee in respect
thereof.
9. Tickets and Timings
All reference to departure times on our Web Sites are for your guidance and are
subject by amendment by the wholesalers and/or suppliers prior to actual booking.
It isn't until full payment has been made that the departure times are set. You
must check your itinerary on each stage of the completion of the booking to ensure
that you have the correct flight times. It is possible and that flight times will
change even after tickets have been issued and you will be advised of such prior
to departure provided your personal information is correct and up to date.
10. Conditions of Suppliers
Many of the services which make up your travel plans are provided by independent
suppliers ("Service Provider"). These Service Providers have their own terms and
conditions on you booking. Some of these terms and conditions may limit or exclude
the Service Provider(s)’ liability to you, usually in accordance with the
applicable International Conventions.
11. Intellectual Property
This website, the software, design, text and graphics comprised in this website
and the selection and layout of this website, are owned or licensed by us and are
protected by Indian, Australian, Canadian and international intellectual property
laws.
You may view and electronically copy the pages of this website in the usual operation
of your web browser in visiting this site, but for no other purpose. Any other use
of the material contained on this website, such as copying, distributing, selling,
modifying, transmitting, reusing, re-posting or publishing is strictly prohibited,
without our specific written permission. Unauthorised use of materials from our
site will not only breach this agreement, but may violate copyright and other laws.
Certain trade marks, service marks, business names, company names, logos, trade
names and get up (trade dress) used on this site are owned by us or our licensors.
In particular, we own the trade marks FLIGHT SHOP, FLIGHT SHOP & Plane logo,
FLIGHT CENTRE (outside India), FLIGHT CENTRE & Plane logo (outside India). You
do not have any right or license to use them.
12. Linking
We may link our site to other sites on the Web. These links are provided for your
convenience only. It does not mean that we have looked at these sites or that we
check them out. We are not responsible for the content of other websites, even if
we link to them. We are not recommending these websites or their products or services
to you. If you suffer any loss or damage from visiting another's website or using
another's product or service, we are not liable.
13. Measurement of Usage
Your entry and usage of our site, will provide us with demographic information that
may be combined with site usage reports to profile users and their preferences in
Web Site content and advertising. Flight Centre uses cookies to measure site usage
and related information. We also keep track of your transaction from one page to
the next by employing cookies.
Information is also gathered to measure the number of visitors to this Web Site
and to each various page and section of the Web Site and details of searches performed.
We also measure the usage of advertising banners and other related links.
14. Your Privacy
Subject to clauses 5.1 and 5.2, we will not disclose personal information about
you (such as your name, contact details, browsing habits) which is provided by you
or via your browser, without your permission unless we are required or need to do
so to comply with your request or instructions.
We and our third party providers of travel and travel related products and services
may disclose personal information about you to others where directly connected with
facilitating your travel arrangements and bookings. For example, we may disclose
information about you to airlines, hotels, car rental companies in facilitating
your travel arrangements.
We may disclose aggregated information about users and use statistics relating to
our website and aggregated information about our sales and trading patterns to others.
15. Confidentiality
You can use this website to communicate with us. This website also includes a list
of other ways to communicate with us. It is our policy not to accept information
that is confidential or proprietary, other than travel arrangements and bookings.
If you do not want to lose confidentiality in your material, do not submit it via
this website, email it or send it to us. Any ideas or suggestions that you disclose
to us are ours to use and disclose without restriction, even if you mark your information
confidential or proprietary or include in your communication statements contrary
to the terms of these terms of use.
16. Your Use
You must use this site in a responsible and co-operative manner.
You must not:
- make any fraudulent, speculative or false enquiries, bookings, reservations or requestsusing
this website;
- use another's name, ID or password without permission;
- use the website while impersonating another person;
- post or transmit to or via the website any unlawful, threatening, defamatory, libelous,obscene,
indecent, inflammatory or pornographic material or any material that couldgive rise
to civil or criminal proceedings;
- tamper with, hinder the operation of or make unauthorised modifications to the website;
- delete data from the website without our permission;
- knowingly transmit any virus or other disabling feature to the website;
- breach any third party's rights (including intellectual property rights and obligationsof
confidentiality owed to third parties) or infringe any laws in using this website;
- frame this website as part of another site or cache this website for commercialbenefit;
- attempt to do any of the above acts;
- knowingly permit another person to do any of the above acts.
17. Your warranties
You warrant that:
- you are of sufficient legal age to use this site and create legal binding obligationsfor
any liability you may incur as a result of using this site;
- you are responsible (financially and otherwise) for all uses of this site by youand
those using this site using your ID and password;
- the information you supply via the website will be accurate and not misleading,deceptive
or likely to be mislead or deceive
- you agree to supervise all usage of this Web Site by minors under your name or account.
- you agree that the travel service reservations facilities of this Web Site shallbe
used only to make legitimate reservations or purchases for you or another personfor
whom you are legally authorized to act.
- you understand that overuse or abuse of the travel services reservation facilitiesof
this Web Site may result in you being denied access to such facilities.
18. Indemnity
You indemnify us and our officers, employees and agents against all losses, costs,
damages, claims and expenses arising from:
- any breach of these Site Rules by you;
- any act or omission by you or an officer, employee or agent of you;
- any claim, action, demand or proceeding by a third party against us or our officers,employees
or agents caused or contributed to by you or an officer, employee or agentof you.
19. Disclaimer
WE DO NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE IS ACCURATE, UP-TO-DATE
OR COMPLETE, NOR THAT IT DOES NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS. WE ARE PROVIDING
THIS WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENTS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENTS OR ANY OF THE PRODUCTS
OR SERVICES SUPPLIED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
WE DISCLAIM ALL IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
IMPLIED WARRANTIES THAT THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED AND SUPPLIED THROUGH THIS
WEBSITE WILL BE OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, FIT FOR ANY PURPOSE OR WILL COMPLY WITH
ANY DESCRIPTIONS ON THIS WEBSITE OR SAMPLES.
We do not represent or warrant that this website, the server that makes it available
or any of our products or services supplied through this website will be free of
errors, viruses or defects. Your access and use of this website is subject to factors
beyond our control. We do not warrant that this website or the products and services
offered via this website will meet your requirements or that the service will be
uninterrupted or timely. We will use our best endeavours to make this website secure
and have implemented technology for this purpose. However, because of the nature
of the internet, we do not warrant that this website will be secure.
The travel products and services offered and promoted via this website are products
and services of third parties. Our role is to facilitate your travel arrangements,
including processing your bookings and making payments. We are acting as agent for
the third party providers. Your legal relationship in respect of the third party
products and services is with the third party provider.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU RELEASE US FROM ALL LIABILITY, COST, DAMAGES,
CLAIMS AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS
OR DAMAGE WHETHER IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF THE SUPPLY OR FAILURE
TO SUPPLY OR USE OR NON-USE OF THE THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.
We provide you with free access to our website. To the maximum extent permitted
by law, neither we nor any of our officers, employees, shareholders or other representatives
will be liable in damages or otherwise in connection with your use of or inability
to access this website or the purchase and use of any products and services supplied
via this website. This limitation of liability applies to all damages of any kind,
including compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data,
income or profit, loss of or damage to property, personal injury and claims of third
parties. In the event that our website fails to operate or causes you loss or damage,
your sole remedy is the refund any money that you paid to us to use this website.
If any warranties are implied by law that cannot be excluded, then our liability
for breach of such warranties is limited to, at our option:
in the case of products:
- the replacement of the products or the supply of equivalent products;
- the payment of the cost of replacing the products or acquiring equivalent products;
in the case of services:
- the supply of the services again;
- the payment of the cost of having the services supplied again.
20. Infinity Holidays Terms and Conditions
Infinity Holidays Terms and Conditions
21. Governing law
If any dispute arises about this agreement or how this agreement applies or arising
out of your use of this site, the laws of India will apply.
You irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of
the courts of India, and waive any right that you may have to object to an action
being brought in those courts.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of
India. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue courts in India
in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this Web Site.
22. Behaviour of Self and Other Travelers in Party
When you book with us, you accept responsibility for any and all damage or loss
caused by your or any member of your party. Full restitution for such damage or
loss must be paid directly to the Service Provider. Failure to do so, you will be
responsible for any subsequent claims made against us (in addition to ours and the
Service Provider’s legal costs) as a result of your actions.
As our client, we reasonably expect that you will respect and be considerate for
other people while traveling. If you or any member of your party behaves in such
a way that is deemed to be dangerous, upsetting, or distressful to a third party
or damage to property, we or the Service Provider may terminate your travel plans
of the person(s) concerned, without prior notice. Should this occur, the person(s)
concerned will be required to cease continuing to travel on the booking made with
us. We will have no further responsibility toward such person(s) including any return
travel arrangements. No refunds will be made and no expense or costs incurred as
a result of the termination of travel will be compensated by the Company.
23. Disputes
If you have cause for complaint while on holiday you must bring it to the attention
of your travel agency or consultant immediately who will do their best to rectify
the situation. Delay in reporting a complaint may reduce the effectiveness of your
travel agency or consultant to alleviate the situation. It is unreasonable to take
no action whilst on holiday but then write a letter of complaint upon return. Regardless,
we will endeavour to address a complaint that has been forwarded to the travel agency
or consultant within 28 days of completion of travel.
24. Amendments
Except as otherwise specified, we may amend these Site Rules at any time without
notice to you by posting amended Site Rules on our website. The amended Site Rules
will take effect immediately when they are posted on our website.
25. Termination
We may terminate this Agreement, and any other agreement between us, immediately
if you breach any of these Site Rules.
26. Our Relationship
No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchisor-franchisee
relationship is intended to be created between you and us by these Site Rules.
27. Notices
Except as required by law or otherwise specified by us, you must provide any notices
to us by email to website@flightshop.co.in. We will provide any notices to you by
email to any email address provided by you. Notices will be taken to have been received
24 hours after the email is sent, unless the sending party receives notice that
the address is invalid or that the email has not been received.
28. General
If any of these terms of use is invalid or unenforceable, it will be struck out,
and the remaining terms will remain in force.
- Headings are for reference purposes only.
- If we do not act in relation to a breach by you or others of these Site Rules, thisdoes
not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
- No employee, agent or representative of the Company has the authority to modify,waive,
or alter any provision of these terms and conditions.
- In this Agreement, the term "website" includes any email bulletins or other contentthat
we provide to you via or initiated from this website.
Schedule A
ESSENTIAL TRAVEL GUIDE
Travel Insurance: Travel Insurance is strongly recommended in particular for both
medical and cancellation coverage. Please refer to our insurance brochures for full
details and conditions.
Fees: Please note that additional airport fees and government taxes (other than
sales tax) may not be included in your ticket price, these are frequently collected
at destination.
Visas & Passports: For information on visas for all countries please contact
one of our stores for advice and assistance from our friendly consultants
For domestic flights: all passengers must be in possession of government-issued
photo identification. Children under 16 should carry proof of identity, if no photo
ID is available.
For international flights: Passengers traveling outside India, regardless of nationality,
must consult with travel agents and local consulates about regulations on passports
and visas. Depending on the requirements of the destination country, each passenger
must be in possession of proof of citizenship with photo ID in the form of passport,
birth certificate and driver's license, or citizenship card.
It is your responsibility to obtain all documents including those for infants and
children required by relevant government authorities of the country you're visiting.
Some countries have very specific regulations regarding cases where only one parent
is traveling with a child. We recommend you obtain information the country consulate.
Check with local officials (embassy, consulate) to find out which documents are
required and then make certain that you have the documents in hand at time of check-in.
Failure to provide the required documents may result in being denied boarding privileges
by the carrier or relevant authorities, without further recourse or the possibility
of a refund.
No refund or replacement is given for lost or stolen travel documents.
Cruise passengers must present a valid passport, regardless of the entry requirements
for their country of embarkation.
It is important to note that you may still be denied country entry even if the relevant
documentation is provided.
If you are not an Indian passport holder, please ensure that you check your entry/visa
requirements.
Passport Requirements: Valid passport will be required for travel to or from India,
most countries require minimum of 6 months validity from date of return to your
home country. Passengers without proper documentation will be denied boarding.
Agency: Flight Shop acts as a travel agent only. Many of the services that make
up your travel booking are provided by independent suppliers ("Service Providers").
Payment of your travel booking to us, as the Agent of the Service Provider, contracts
you to the terms and conditions of the Service Provider. If for any reason, any
Service Provider is unable to provide the services for which you have contracted,
your remedy lies against the Service Provider, and not against us. We do not represent
that any travel products or services will be suitable for you. We rely on the information
that is provided by the Service Providers to assist you to make an informed decision,
but we cannot guarantee the accuracy in respect thereof.
It is possible that flight times, accommodations, and or other travel services booked
may change even after the booking is completed and full payment is received. In
addition, hotel room request are based on availability and are not guaranteed. It
is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the terms and conditions of the
Service Providers. Please ensure that we have your current contact information so
that we can notify you of such changes. A request cannot be guaranteed.
Liability Limitations: Service Providers reserve the right to refuse service to
travelers for the following reasons. The traveler:
- Lacks proper documentation for the country of destination
- Has a contagious disease
- Is under the influence of alcohol, drugs or narcotics
- Manifests disruptive and/or unruly behavior
What ID does a child need when traveling? Whether traveling alone or accompaniedby
an adult, each child must travel with his own travel documents plus supportingdocumentation:
i.e. birth certificate showing the names of both parents and/or legaldocuments pertaining
to custody. Also the adults traveling with the minor childrenare strongly advised
to hold a notarized letter of travel consent signed by theparent(s) or guardian(s)
with legal custody. The letter must include the signor'saddress, phone details,
authorization to travel, the destination and length of stay.If a parent/guardian
is divorced or deceased, custody document or death certificateis required.
For unaccompanied minors traveling please notify your travel agent and the airlineof
the person who is responsible for meeting the minor at destination.
Baggage allowances and restrictions: will apply on all airlines, these will varyand
you should contact the airline you are traveling with directly to verify specificrestrictions.
Due to recent fuel price increases, luggage weight limitations havebeen further
reduced.
US Regulations for flights: 100% screening of all checked baggage. Effective January1,
2003, for flights departing from the United States, all checked baggage is subjectto
100% inspection using various screening methods. Passengers will be advised atthe
check-in counter that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) willbe inspecting
all checked baggage. Notices advising passengers to leave their bagsunlocked are
displayed at the check-in counter.
As a result, the following guidelines should be followed by all passengers to ensuresafe
and efficient processing:
- Passengers are urged to leave all of their checked baggage unlocked, to avoid theneed
to forcibly open bags that require further physical inspection
- Passengers are advised to use cable or zip ties as an alternative to baggage locks
For more information, visit www.tsatraveltips.us
Reconfirming Flight Times: Please confirm your flight departure times at least 24hours
prior to departure. Some airlines will have schedule changes and your flighttime
may differ to what is stated on your itinerary. We recommend that you reconfirmyour
onward and return flights at least 3 days prior to each journey. Flight Shopis not
responsible for schedule changes.
Check-in opening and closing times: All passengers are asked to check in at least2
hours for domestic and 3 hours for international prior to the scheduled time ofdeparture
of their flight. Please note that all travelers must be present with theirboarding
documents, passport and visas necessary for the destination, tickets, andbaggage
in order Due to enhanced security measures at all airports, most airlinecheck in
counters close 45 minutes prior to the scheduled time of departure. Anypassenger
arriving late for check-in will be denied boarding.
Flight confirmation and information: Please confirm your flight departure timesat
least 24 hours prior to departure. Some airlines will have schedule changes andyour
flight time or airline carrier may differ to what is stated on your itinerary.
Most flights are non-smoking. Frequent flyer numbers should always be presentedto
the airline at check-in. Some booking classes/airfares may not qualify for frequentflyer
accrual. Please contact the airline directly for details. Please ask yourconsultant
to notify the airline of any special requests including seat arrangements.Please
not that they are requests only not guarantees and at the airline's discretion.
Every airline as well as every ticket issued has different policies regarding changesand
change fees, most require at least 24 hours notice of flight time – pleasecheck
with your airline. Most airlines will treat “no show” as a lossof passenger
travel. The ticket will be ineligible for future changes, credits orreinstatement
and its value becomes null and void.
Notice to Travelers: Travelers should be aware that different living standards andpractices
may exist outside of India including but not limited to: provision ofutilities,
e.g. Water and electricity; accommodations; services of all kinds; food;food preparation
and water quality. Flight Shop shall not be held responsible forany loss, damage,
illness or injury resulting from different living standards. Thequality of hotels
advertised by our suppliers has been rated in accordance withthe normal standard
of the destination and could be different from the standardof Indian hotels. Service
may be interrupted at any time for renovations, maintenance,or construction. Flight
Shop is an agent only and cannot be held responsible forquality or interruptions
of service.
We strongly recommend that you re-confirm your flights at least 24 hours prior todeparture
time.
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