Booking Terms and Conditions

In the case of bookings that include flights, your Contract will be with [PGL Air Travel Limited, Company number 02583431], of Alton Court, Penyard Lane, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, HR9 5GL; otherwise your Contract will be with [PGL Travel Limited, Company number 01191534, of Alton Court, Penyard Lane, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 5GL] (together, “we”, “us“ or “ours”).

Contact details:

• Tel: 0333 321 2100
• Email: enquiries@pgl.co.uk

The following booking conditions, together with our privacy statement (www.pgl.co.uk/privacy) (as updated from time to time) and any and all information that we send to you in regard to your booking, form the basis of your Contract with us (your “Contract”).

In these booking conditions, “you” and “your” means the lead name (and authorised representative of the school, where applicable) and all persons named on the booking (including anyone who is added or substituted at a later date) and any one of them, as applicable.

The lead name shall be responsible for the administration and correspondence in regard to the booking and warrants that they are the parent or legal guardian (where applicable) or otherwise have the authority to make the booking (and any amendments and/or cancellations) on behalf of all the persons named on the booking (or the school, where applicable). The lead name shall be liable for:

1. the full payment of any Deposits and balances;
2. the payment of any amendment fees or cancellation charges;
3. confirming all group member details to us;
4. passing on to all persons in the booking of any and all information issued by us including, without limitation, our booking confirmation and these booking conditions; and
5. the conduct of the persons in the booking (see clauses 9 (Our Liability to you), 20 (Behaviour and 21 (Supervision).

In making a booking with us, you are regarded as having read, understood and agreed to these booking conditions.

In these Booking Conditions:

1. any reference to a statute shall include any statutory extension or modification or re-enactment of such statute and any other instrument plan, regulation, permission or direction made or issued there-under or delivering validity there-from;
2. wording importing the singular meaning shall include the plural meaning and vice versa. All wording within the Contract is generalised, referring to the masculine, feminine and neuter genders;
3. clause and paragraph headings are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this document;
4. any words following the terms “including”, “include, “in particular”, “for example” or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase, or term preceding those terms;

When you make your booking, you must pay the non-refundable Deposits (and final balance payments) for each paying member of the party, as set out below:

Your booking is confirmed and a Contract between us exists when we issue a booking confirmation to you. Your provisional booking and booking confirmation will state when your initial Deposit (if applicable), interim Deposit and final balance is due. Please check your confirmation carefully and advise us immediately of any incorrect or incomplete information. The sum of the initial Deposit and the interim Deposit shall, collectively, be the “Deposits”. If you make a booking with us within 10 weeks of departure, the full balance will be payable at the time of making your booking. If the initial Deposit, interim Deposit or final balance payments are not paid on time, we reserve the right to cancel your travel arrangements and retain the Deposits. Payment can be made by cheque (made payable to PGL Travel Limited), BACS transfer (Account Name: PGL Travel Limited, Sort Code: 15-10-00, Account Number 21552286) or by credit/debit card.

The prices on the quote and tour presentation are accurate as at the time of publishing and we reserve the right to amend the prices on the website and in the information packs at any time. You will be advised of current price at the time of the booking. After your booking we can make changes to the price subject to clause 7 below.

Any arrangements which you make independently, which do not form part of your Contract with us, are booked and/or entered into entirely at your/their own risk. Any such arrangements/bookings shall be based on the supplier’s terms and conditions, which you/they are deemed to have accepted at the time of making the arrangements. We shall not carry any liability for such arrangements and shall not be liable for any refund, compensation, expense, loss or damage relating to such arrangements.

You, or any member of your group, may cancel your travel arrangements at any time. In the event of cancellation by a paying member more than 10 weeks before your course, the deposit and any interim payments may be transferred to a substitute member. However, if this is not possible, then the deposit and interim payment will be retained by us. For cancellations made less than 10 weeks prior to your course, the payments made may be transferred to a substitute member, but we reserve the right to charge an administration fee of £25, plus any direct costs incurred. However, if a transfer is not possible, please write to us immediately giving full details.

If it is not possible to transfer the place to another suitable person - or a group member wishes to cancel without transferring their booking - then the cancellation charges set out below shall apply:

Note: If the reason for your cancellation is covered under the terms of your insurance policy, you may be able to reclaim these charges.

If any cancellation brings the number in your group below the minimum number required to qualify for a particular price, then the total price payable for the booking will be adjusted accordingly based on the lower number of group members (which will result in an increase per paying passenger).

For flight-inclusive bookings, you must also pay the charges levied by the airline concerned. As most airlines do not permit name changes after tickets have been issued, for any reason, these charges are likely to be the full cost of the flight(s).

In the event of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances occurring at the place of destination or its immediate vicinity and which significantly affect (a) the performance of the package, or (b) the carriage of passengers to the destination, you may terminate the package travel contract before the start of the package without paying any termination fee and we will provide you a full refund of monies paid to us.

If, after our booking confirmation has been issued, you wish to change your booking in any way, for example your chosen departure date or accommodation, we will do our utmost to make these changes but it may not always be possible. Any request for changes to be made must be in writing by the lead name and the effective date of any change shall be the date that written notification is received by us. You will be asked to pay an administration charge of £25 for making the change, in addition to any further costs and/or charges we incur in making the change. You should be aware that these costs could increase the closer to the departure date that changes are made and you should contact us as soon as possible. Certain travel arrangements (e.g. flights) may not be changeable after a reservation has been made and any alteration request could incur a cancellation charge of up to 100% of that part of the arrangements.

You can transfer a booking to another person, who satisfies all the conditions that apply to the booking, by giving us notice in writing at least 7 days before departure. Both the former and the new traveller are responsible for paying all costs we incur in making the transfer.

We reserve the right to cancel your booking, however, we will not cancel less than 10 weeks before your departure date, except for unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances, or failure by you to pay the final balance, or because the minimum number required for the package to go ahead hasn’t been reached. Unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances mean a situation beyond our control, the consequences of which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken. The minimum number required will be provided to you with the tour description, along with the time limit for us to tell you if the package has to be cancelled.

If we have to cancel a LIVE! student event due to the minimum numbers not being reached, we will notify you within 20 days of your departure date and provide you will a full refund of monies paid to us. We will not be liable for a compensation in this event, nor any other costs, expenses or losses incurred by you as a result.

If your booking is cancelled you can either have a refund of all monies paid or accept an alternative booking of comparable standard from us, if we are able to offer one (we will refund any price difference if the alternative is of a lower value).

In the event a refund is paid to you, we will:

1. provide a full refund of your travel insurance premiums if you paid them to us and can show that you are unable to transfer or reuse your policy; and
2. pay compensation as detailed below, except where the cancellation is due to unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances (see definition above).

(a) Changes to the price

We can change the price of your trip after you have booked, where there are changes to:

1. the price of the carriage of passengers resulting from changes to the cost of fuel or other power sources;
2. the level of taxes or fees imposed by third parties including tourist taxes, landing taxes or embarkation or disembarkation fees at ports and airports; or
3. exchange rates relevant to your booking. However, there will be no change within 20 days of your departure.

We will absorb, and you will not be charged for, any increase up to 2% of the price of your travel arrangements, which excludes insurance premiums and any amendment charges. Likewise, we will not provide you with a refund if there is a decrease to your trip price of 2% or less. In the event of an increase, you will be charged for the amount over and above 2%.

If this results in an increase equivalent to more than 8% of the price of your travel arrangements, you will have the option of:

1. accepting the price difference and paying the additional amount due; or
2. accepting a change to another booking if we are able to offer one (we will refund any price difference if the alternative is of a lower value); or
3. cancelling and receiving a full refund of all monies paid, except for any amendment charges.

Should you decide to cancel:

1. you must do so within the time period shown on your final invoice;
2. we will provide a refund of insurance premiums paid to us if you can show that you are unable to transfer or reuse your policy.

Should the price of your trip go down by more than 2% due to the cost changes mentioned above, then any refund due will be paid to you. We will deduct from this refund our administrative expenses incurred. Please note that travel arrangements are not always purchased in local currency and some apparent changes have no impact on the price of your travel due to Contractual and other protection in place.

(b) Changes other than the price

Occasionally we have to make changes to your booking and it is a term of your booking that we are able to make changes to any aspect of your booking at any time. Most changes will be minor and will be advised at the earliest possible date.

Minor changes: Minor/insignificant changes include alteration of your outward/return flights by less than 12 hours, changes to aircraft type, change of accommodation to another of the same or higher standard and changes of carriers, changes within departure airports, cancellation of excursions/visits. Minor changes will not entitle you to cancel your tour, or receive any compensation.

Major changes: With the exception of ski bookings, if we are constrained by circumstances beyond our control to significantly alter any of the main characteristics of the travel services that make up your booking we will inform you as soon as reasonably possible if there is time before your departure and you will have the choice of accepting the change; or accepting a suitable alternative where we are able to offer one (we will refund any price difference if the alternative is of a lower value); or having a refund of all monies paid) if we are not able to offer an alternative that is sufficiently comparable. We will tell you the procedure for making your choice. Please read any notification of changes carefully and respond promptly, as if you do not respond to us within the timescale given your booking may be cancelled.

If you choose to accept a refund, we will provide a full refund of your travel insurance premiums if you paid them to us and can show that you are unable to transfer or reuse your policy. We will also pay compensation as set out in Section 6 above, except where the significant change is due to unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances, which means a situation beyond our control, the consequences of which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken.

In the event that we need to make changes to your ski booking (such as a change to your accommodation or ski resort) as a result of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances that may include, without limitation, insufficient snow, adverse snow conditions, piste closure and/or lift closure, any such changes shall not be deemed as being significant changes and we shall not be liable to pay you compensation for any such changes.

Except where otherwise expressly stated in these booking conditions we will not be liable for any damage, loss, costs or other expenses incurred by you - or pay you compensation - where the performance or prompt performance of our Contractual obligations to you are prevented, or affected by – or you otherwise suffer any damage, loss or expense of any nature – as a result of unavoidable and extraordinary events (Force Majeure Events).

Force Majeure Events are events that neither we nor the suppliers of any service(s) in question could, even with all due care, foresee or avoid. Force Majeure Events include, without limitation, war (whether actual or threatened), civil unrest, riot, strife, terrorist activity and/or its consequences or the threat of such activity, health risks, infectious disease, epidemics and pandemics and government measures to combat such outbreaks, riot, the act of any government or other national or local authority or the act of any airport, port or river authorities, unforeseeable technical problems with transport, airport, port or airspace closure restriction or congestion; flight or other travel restrictions imposed by any government, regulatory authority or other third party; industrial dispute, sanctions, lock closure, natural or nuclear disaster, fire, flood, adverse weather conditions, volcanic eruption, chemical or biological disaster and all similar events outside our or the concerned supplier’s control.

In the event of that the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) or any equivalent body in the relevant tour destination advises against all but essential travel prior to your departure, or we are unable or prevented from providing or performing our obligations to you, we shall endeavour (in sole and absolute discretion) to offer you an alternative tour (where we have one available); a deferment of your trip to a later date; or a refund credit note (subject to ATOL guidelines). Very rarely, we may be forced to change or terminate your trip after your departure, but before the scheduled end of your trip, as a result of Force Majeure Events. In this very unusual situation, we cannot make any refunds (except where we are able to obtain refunds from our suppliers), or pay any compensation, or be responsible for any loss, costs or other expenses incurred by you as a result.

We will not pay you compensation if we have to cancel or change your travel arrangements in any way because of Force Majeure Events.

You must inform us, without undue delay, of any issues with the travel services included in your booking - please see clause 14 (Complaints) for how to make a complaint in destination.

We will not be liable for any injury, illness, death, loss (for example loss of possessions or loss of enjoyment), damage, expense, cost or other sum or claim of any nature or description whatsoever which results from:

1. the act(s) and/or omission(s) of the person(s) affected or another/any member of your group;
2. the act(s) and/or omission(s) of a third party unconnected with the provision of the travel services in the booking;
3. unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances, which means a situation beyond our control, the consequences of which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken;
4. any loss or damage you incur that relates to any business activity (including without limitation loss of earnings);
5. any loss or damage that relates to any services which do not form part of our Contract with you (including, without limitation, any additional services or facilities booked and arranged by you directly, including any activity, tour or excursion you purchase in destination from a third party).

Our Contract with you and the laws and applicable standards of the country in which your claim or complaint occurred will be used as the basis for reviewing your complaint. If the particular travel services which gave rise to the claim or complaint were provided in compliance with the applicable local laws and standards, the travel services will be treated as having been properly provided. This will be the case even if the travel services did not comply with the laws and standards of the UK which would have applied had those services been provided in the UK.

Our liability, except in cases involving death or personal injury as a result of our negligence, or the negligence of our suppliers who provide some of the services that form part of your Contract with us, shall be limited to a maximum of three times the cost of your travel arrangements (excluding any amendment charges) paid by or on behalf of the person(s) affected in total unless a lower limitation applies to your claim under any conditions of carriage or International Conventions.

We are to be regarded as having all benefit of any limitation of compensation contained in these booking conditions or any other applicable International Conventions. Our liability will also be limited in accordance with and/or in an identical manner to the Contractual terms and conditions of carriage of the transport companies that provide the travel services that make up your package (e.g. the airlines) and any relevant and applicable International Conventions. Any such terms shall be incorporated into your booking and Contract with us and will apply to you on that journey. Relevant international conventions include, without limitation, the Montreal Convention in respect of travel by air, the Athens Convention in respect of travel by sea, the Berne Convention in respect of travel by rail and the Paris Convention in respect of the provision of accommodation, which limit the amount of and conditions under which compensation can be claimed for death, injury, delay to passengers and loss, damage and delay to luggage. You can ask for copies of the travel service Contractual terms, or the international conventions, from us. Please note that strict time limits may apply for notifying of loss, damage or delay of luggage to airlines.

Under EU law (Regulation 261/2004) you have rights in some circumstances to refunds and/or compensation from your airline in cases of denied boarding, cancellation or delay to flights. Full details will be publicised at EU airports and available from airlines. However reimbursement in such cases will not automatically entitle you to a refund of your tour cost from us. Your right to a refund and/or compensation from us is set out in these booking conditions. If any payments to you are due from us, any payment made to you by the airline or any other service provider will be deducted.

We cannot accept any liability for any damage, loss, expense or other sum(s) of any description which did not result from any breach of our Contract with you or other fault by ourselves or our employees or, where we are responsible for them, our suppliers. This includes, without limitation:

1. any separate contracts that you may enter into with other providers or suppliers for any excursions, activities or other services; and
2. any services that are not provided by us or our suppliers as part of your Contract that may include services provided near to where you are staying such as water sport providers, beach vendors, shops, massage and other spa therapies and sporting facilities.

10.1 We both acknowledge the ongoing COVID-19 global crisis and accept our obligations to comply with any official guidance from governments or local authorities, both in the UK and whilst on your trip.

10.2 We will have no liability for any refunds, compensation, costs, expenses or other losses of any kind incurred by you (including, where applicable, the cost of medical treatment), in the following circumstances:

1. if you, or anyone in your booking party, test positive for COVID-19 and have to quarantine for a period of time, or are notified or otherwise become aware that you have, or suspect you may have, come into close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 (or where they otherwise suspect they may have Covid-19) and have to self-isolate for a period of time. If this happens within 14 days of your departure date, you must contact us as you may no longer be able to travel. We will offer you the following options where possible and subject to availability:
   1. postponing your trip to a later date. We will notify you of any impact on the price the postponement may have (please note that you may have to pay full cancellation charges on some elements of your trip, such as the flight, as well any increase in cost imposed by other suppliers);
   2. if not everyone on the booking is affected, you will have the right to transfer your place on the trip to another person nominated by you, subject always to the requirements of clause 4;
   3. cancelling your trip, in which case we will impose our standard cancellation charges as at the date of cancellation by you. You may be able to claim these costs back from your travel insurance.

If this happens whilst you are on your trip, please notify us without delay and we will provide such reasonable assistance as we can in the circumstances. However, we will not be responsible for covering the cost of any curtailment of your trip, missed transport arrangements, additional accommodation required, or other associated costs incurred by you. You must ensure you have travel insurance which covers these costs for you.

2. you fail any tests, checks or other measures imposed by a supplier, airline, port or airport, border control authority or other government body or local authority or fail to submit for testing or assessment when requested to do so, and as such you are denied entry to board the flight, entry to the destination, access to the services or you are otherwise unable to proceed with the trip, or that portion of the trip.

10.3 You also acknowledge that the suppliers providing your trip, including airlines, hotels and excursion providers, will need to comply with national and/or local guidance and requirements relating to COVID-19, and have implemented certain measures as a result. This will likely include specific requirements regarding personal protective equipment, such as use of face-masks by staff (and you may be required to wear a face-mask as well), social distancing, maximum number restrictions on the use of certain facilities, designated alternative entrance and exit routes, mandatory hand sanitisation, limited entertainment options and limited food/drink availability. We do not expect these measures to have a significant impact on your enjoyment of the trip and all measures will be taken with the purpose of securing your safety and those around you.

The combination of travel services offered to you is a package within the meaning of the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations. Therefore, you will benefit from all EU rights applying to packages. We will be fully responsible for the proper performance of the package as a whole.

Additionally, as required by law, we have protection in place to refund your payments and, where transport is included in the package, to ensure your repatriation in the event that we become insolvent. For more information on key rights under the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/634/contents/made

It is your responsibility to ensure that all names are given in full and exactly as shown on the individuals’ passports. This information is often required at an early stage of booking and some airlines may not permit name changes. Regulation (EC) No.2111/2005 establishes a list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban within the European Community. We are required to publish the existence of this list, which can be found at: ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_19_6689

PGL Air Travel Limited provides full financial protection for our package holidays, through our Air Travel Organiser’s Licence number 4630 issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Gatwick Airport South, West Sussex, RH6 0YR, England, telephone 0333 103 6350, email claims@caa.co.uk. When you buy an ATOL protected flight or flight inclusive package from us you will receive an ATOL Certificate. This lists what is financially protected, where you can get information on what this means for you and who to contact if things go wrong. We or the suppliers identified on your ATOL Certificate will provide you with the services listed on the ATOL Certificate (or a suitable alternative). In some cases, where we aren’t able to do so for reasons of insolvency, an alternative ATOL holder may provide you with the services you have bought or a suitable alternative (at no extra cost to you). You agree to accept that in those circumstances the alternative ATOL holder will perform those obligations and you agree to pay any money outstanding to be paid by you under your Contract to that alternative ATOL holder. However, you also agree that in some cases it will not be possible to appoint an alternative ATOL holder, in which case you will be entitled to make a claim under the ATOL scheme (or your credit card issuer where applicable).

If we or the suppliers identified on your ATOL certificate are unable to provide the services listed (or a suitable alternative, through an alternative ATOL holder or otherwise) for reasons of insolvency, the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust may make a payment to (or confer a benefit on) you under the ATOL scheme. You agree that in return for such a payment or benefit you assign absolutely to those Trustees any claims which you have or may have arising out of or relating to the non-provision of the services, including any claim against us, the travel agent (or your credit card issuer where applicable). You also agree that any such claims may be re-assigned to another body, if that other body has paid sums you have claimed under the ATOL scheme.

Where your trip is protected under the ABTA scheme, you agree to accept that in the event of our insolvency ABTA may arrange for the services you have bought to continue, or for a suitable alternative to be provided at the same cost as your original trip. You also agree to accept that in circumstances where the travel service provider provides the services you have bought, you agree to pay any outstanding sum under your Contract with us to that alternative travel service provider. However, you also agree that in some cases the services will not be provided, in which case you will be entitled to make a claim under ABTA’s Scheme of Protection (or your payment card issuer where applicable) for a refund of the monies you have paid.

All money you pay to a travel agent for your trip is held by that agent on behalf of and for the benefit of the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust at all times but subject to the agent’s obligation to pay it to us for so long as we do not fail. If we do fail, any money held at that time by the agent, or subsequently accepted from you by the agent, is and continues to be held by that agent on behalf of and for the benefit of the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust without any obligation to pay that money to us. We are a Member of ABTA, membership number V4053. We are obliged to maintain a high standard of service to you by ABTA’s Code of Conduct. We can also offer you ABTA’s scheme for the resolution of disputes which is approved by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute. If we can’t resolve your complaint, go to www.abta.com to use ABTA’s simple procedure. Further information on the Code and ABTA’s assistance in resolving disputes can be found at www.abta.com

If you have a complaint about any of the services included in your booking, we want to be the first to hear about it so we are able to resolve them promptly. You must also inform the supplier of the service in question without undue delay who will endeavour to put things right.

If it is not resolved locally, please follow this up within 28 days of your return home by writing to our Customer Relations Team via email (CustomerRelations@pgl.co.uk), giving your booking reference and all other relevant information. Please keep your email concise and to the point. This will assist us to identify your concerns quickly and speed up our response to you.

If you fail to follow the requirement to report your complaint whilst in destination we will have been deprived of the opportunity to investigate and rectify your complaint and this may affect your rights under this Contract. Please also see clause 13 above on ABTA.

If you or a member of your party are in difficulty whilst in destination and ask us to help we will provide appropriate assistance, in particular by providing information on health services, local authorities and consular assistance; and helping you to find alternative arrangements and any necessary phone calls/emails. However, we will charge a reasonable fee for such assistance if the difficulty is caused intentionally by you, or as a result of your negligence.

Your group members’ specific passport and visa requirements, and other travel and immigration requirements are your responsibility and you should confirm these with the relevant Embassies and/or Consulates. You must also ensure that you keep informed of all travel advice, as well as any health, vaccination or testing requirements that may be applicable before your arrival date. Information is available via the following websites:

• FCDO - www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
• NaTHNaC - travelhealthpro.org.uk
• Brexit - www.gov.uk/visit-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-liechtenstein

We do not accept any responsibility or liability if any member of your group cannot travel because they have not complied with any passport, visa or immigration requirements or are not in possession of necessary travel documentation (including, without limitation, vaccination certificates, testing kits and any other required documentation).

Excursions or other tours that you may choose to book or pay for whilst you are in destination are not part of your package provided by us. For any excursion or other tour that you book, your Contract will be with the operator of the excursion or tour and not with us. We are not responsible for the provision of the excursion or tour or for anything that happens during the course of its provision by the operator.

It is a condition of booking with us that you have adequate insurance in place for the duration of your booking. Please refer to your quote, provisional booking and/or booking confirmation which will detail whether insurance is included in the package provided by us.

Please familiarise yourself with the cover provided, you must also provide a copy of the policy to each member of your group, accompanying staff and parents/guardians of the students.

If insurance is not included in the package provided by us, it’s your responsibility to ensure that you have adequate insurance cover to protect you and your group against the need to cancel your tour and/or provide assistance if group members are injured or ill, and that the insurance cover you purchase is adequate for your needs.

These are valid in conjunction with the particular travel arrangements booked and the route specified. No refund can be made for lost, mislaid, unused, unendorsed or expired tickets, coupons or vouchers.

We expect all clients to have consideration for other people. If in our reasonable opinion or in the reasonable opinion of any other person in authority, you or any member of your party behaves in such a way as to cause or be likely to cause danger, upset or distress to any third party or damage to property, we are entitled, without prior notice, to consider your booking as being cancelled by you. In this situation, the person(s) concerned will be required to leave the accommodation or other service. We will have no further liability or responsibility toward such person(s) nor shall we be liable for any refunds, damage, loss, expense or other cost incurred as a result including, without limitation, any return travel arrangements.

If you cause damage to the accommodation in which you are staying, you must fully reimburse the accommodation concerned for the cost of the damage before the end of your stay (if the cost has been established by then) or as soon as it has been established (if later). You must also indemnify us for the full amount of any claim (including all legal costs) made against us by the accommodation or any third party as a result.

The lead name and the other adults accompanying the group shall, at all times:

1. act ‘in loco parentis’ for their group and, in particular, in regard to any minors in the group;
2. ensure that the group are adequately supervised;
3. ensure that the group takes into account their personal safety whilst in destination so as not to put themselves or others at unnecessary risk including, without limitation, ensuring that the group members:
   1. take care when out during the hours of darkness;
   2. do not go out alone;
   3. do not put themselves in risk situations;
   4. are not intoxicated or under the influence of any other substances and, in any event, shall not permit anyone under the age of 18 to consume alcohol;
   5. are aware of their behaviour and actions in the context of their surroundings;
4. ensure that no members of the group smoke in any smoke-free places or behave in any other way which may cause a fire hazard;
5. ensure that the group wears lap belts provided for any journeys by coach;
6. ensure that the group or any members of the group do not break any laws.

Any special requests must be clearly notified to us in writing. We do our best to meet any special requests made by you and ensure that these are forwarded to the appropriate persons. We cannot guarantee, however, that special requests will be fulfilled and failure to do so does not constitute a breach of Contract with you. Special requests will only be held to form part of the Contract between you and us when they have been confirmed in writing to be guaranteed by PGL.

If any member of your group has any medical problem, disability or reduced mobility which may affect your arrangements, the party leader must give us full details before confirming your booking so that we can advise as to the suitability of the chosen arrangements. The Party Leader must also promptly update us of any changes, after booking but prior to departure. If we reasonably feel unable to properly accommodate the particular needs of the person concerned, we must reserve the right to inform you of this.

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and, as such, comply with the UK GDPR. Please read our Privacy Statement a copy of which can be found at www.pgl.co.uk/privacy

This privacy statement explains what personal data we collect about you, how and why we use it, who we disclose it to, and how we protect your privacy.

PGL may use your written feedback in promotional materials. If you do not wish to be quoted, please inform us in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

It is possible that while you are on your trip, photographs or video may be taken for inclusion in our brochure or website or for other promotional purposes. By booking with us and, unless you tell us otherwise, you consent to us using any such photographs or video without charge (whether current or in the future). Where it is practical to do so, we will seek the consent of any clients who are prominently included in any shots. Consent will not generally be sought from clients who only appear in the background and are not identifiable. No clients will be identified by name. Our privacy policy includes provision for your being able to contact us to withdraw your consent to any further such use, as from receipt of your notice to that effect.

These booking conditions may be varied by us at any time and at our sole discretion. Any new booking conditions will be published on our website and will have immediate effect.

This booking is governed by English Law, and shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the English Courts.