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Some general notes... 

• Our prices are only quoted in US dollars, net and exclusive of bank charges.  Payments can be made in USD, GBP or Euro.  

• A provisional booking is only "confirmed" subject to availability and on receipt of a deposit. 

• The value of the deposit and terms of payment on the balance will be spelt out during the enquiry stage. Our normal terms  are 30% deposit with the final balance due 60 days prior to travel.  In some cases (usually only for group bookings or set date departures) a deposit of up to 40% is required.

• No reservation is confirmed without prior payment unless agreed to in writing and no vouchers are issued unless full payment has been received.

Currencies, bank charges and exchange rates

• We hold US dollar, Sterling and Euro currency accounts.  

• We're trying to keep banking costs to a minimum.  As a general rule, in descending order of preference for both parties, 
  • pay first by USD/GBP/EUR bank transfer, 
  • second by cheque or USD check,
  • any other non-USD/GBP/EUR bank transfer,
  • we apply an administration fee to partly cover the costs of processing credit cards through our secure booking system: £Visa and £MasterCard = 2%; $Visa and $MasterCard = 3%; Amex = 4%.  There is no charge for prepaid debit cards.

• Exchange rates where applicable are determined on date of payment.  The "Olsen and Associates" "interbank rate" is generally applied.  Be aware that small exchange rate variations can occur particularly when converting from weaker currencies to US dollars or Sterling.  [...go to the Currency Conversion tool for current and historical guideline rates...]

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