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Things you need to Know

Your Financial Protection

All the flights and flight-inclusive holidays in this brochure are financially protected by the ATOL scheme. When you pay you will be supplied with an
ATOL Certificate. Please check to ensure that all flights booked are listed on it. Please see our booking conditions for further information or for more
information about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate go to: www.caa.co.uk
Non-air packages and accommodation only bookings are protected by our Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust Ltd Bond.
(For full details please see booking condition number 15 on pages 67 & 68)

Ecuador, Czechia, Georgia, Greece, Hong Kong,
To book a holiday, please fill in the forms on pages 70 &71, remembering to complete both sides and send Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova,
it to us with the deposit shown in the price box for the holiday chosen. Please note all escorted tours Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, Peru,
featured in this brochure are also available to book online at www.ffestiniogtravel.com. For unescorted Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa,
holidays, we will ask you for further payment as soon as we commit to various advance purchase tickets Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine or Uzbekistan.
on your behalf for flights, train tickets etc. These are non-refundable and so it is important that your ■ In the case of Australia, Canada and the USA,
travel insurance is in place at this stage. An invoice will be sent to you for the balance of money due UK citizens may enter the country with an ETA
about 12 weeks in advance of travel, for payment 10 weeks before the holiday start date. During these or ESTA authorisation. This is required even for
last 10 weeks, we will be paying large sums on your behalf which we will be unable to reclaim and your transit and must be applied for in advance of
commitment is therefore vital during this period. travel. Applications can be made online. Please
visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice for details
What the Price Includes Health Precautions and of how to apply. Ffestiniog Travel will be happy to
■ Standard Class rail travel with seat reservations as Immunisations Recommended assist you with your application upon request (£20
appropriate (First Class is included where shown). You are advised to visit the National Travel Health fee applicable). ‘Please be aware that, for entry on
■ Economy (or equivalent) Class on scheduled Network and Centre’s website at: www.nathnac.org an ETA or ESTA, all travellers must now hold a
flights as appropriate from London Heathrow for up to date health advice for the country you are Biometric passport (also known as an e-Passport)
and Gatwick (other airports by arrangement visiting. We also recommend that you visit your GP with an integrated chip.
for escorted and unescorted holidays). Please for an independent assessment no less than 6 weeks ■ Visas are required for visits to Azerbaijan, Belarus
be aware that, in the case of escorted holidays, prior to departure. (even for transit), Cambodia, China, India, Japan,
if you choose to fly from a regional airport or For European tours you should obtain the Global Jordan, Russia, Mongolia, Vietnam, Egypt and Sri
go by rail and, for some reason (e.g. weather) the Health Insurance Card (GHIC) which is available free Lanka. Advice will be given when booking a holiday.
main group is unable to fly, you will arrive at your of charge from www.nhs.uk. Please apply in good Please note that it is your responsibility to
destination without your tour leader and may time to ensure receipt of the card prior to departure. ensure that you have the correct Visas/forms
incur additional hotel or transport costs until you Do note, the GHIC is not a substitute for travel required for the destination you are visiting.
meet the group. Flight upgrades may be available insurance. Existing EHIC cards remain valid until Advice will be provided by Ffestiniog Travel
upon request. prior to your departure.
■ Sleeping berths on overnight trains where their expiration. GHIC cards are not valid in Iceland,
Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
applicable. Airlines Used for Ffestiniog Travel Holidays
■ Bed and breakfast appropriate to the country Please note it is your responsibility to ensure you We use scheduled services provided by major
being visited. For USA and Canada it is unusual are aware of all recommended vaccinations and airlines. The arrangements are not definite at the
for breakfast to be included but it is becoming health precautions in good time prior to departure. time of printing and we cannot give you any firm
more common for hotels to provide a very simple This is most important when travelling to tropical information about the airlines or the type of aircraft
continental breakfast. destinations. on which you will travel.
■ All transfers on escorted tours where stated. Extensions to Escorted Tours
Transfers on unescorted tours by individual Travel Aware If you participate in one of our escorted tours and you
arrangement. We highly recommend that you keep up to date with would like to extend your holiday, we recommend
■ Airport taxes where applicable. the travel advice provided by the government and that you do so at the end of the escorted tour, rather
sign up to receive the latest travel alerts relevant to
What the Price Excludes the destination you are travelling to - than at the beginning. This eliminates the risk of your
■ Single room supplements – we charge these at cost. UK government websites - being ready to join an escorted group tour which
■ Lunch and evening meals except where indicated travelaware.campaign.gov.uk/ and is unable to depart the UK due to, for example, a
in the itineraries. www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice. volcanic ash cloud, airline or train strike action,
■ Passport, visa and personal expenses. extreme weather conditions etc.
Use of Rover Tickets
Hotels Where tours are based on rover tickets such as Rail and Flight Upgrades
Generally, we use good quality, medium sized hotels InterRail, availability and validity are based on the Upgrades may be available for your holiday. Please let
(the equivalent of 3 or 4-star rating) with private best information at the time of going to press. These us know at the time of booking if you would like to
facilities. Inevitably, the choice of hotels is limited in are outside the control of Ffestiniog Travel and are receive a quotation.
some remote areas and here we would use the ‘best therefore subject to change. Acknowledgements: Our thanks for assistance and
available’. Sometimes, we use 5-star hotels where photographs to our tour leaders, Ffestiniog travellers,
we can take advantage of good offers or contract Passport and Visa Information tourist offices, railways, other organisations and
prices. Please remember that hotels are often rated (Applicable to British Citizens) individuals who have helped us to plan the holidays
in official guide books by their facilities and not their ■ A full British passport is required for all non UK and helped put this brochure together.
quality. We have come across, and occasionally use, holidays in this brochure. Please allow at least 6
some amazingly clean, comfortable and good value weeks and preferably three months for issue and Speak to Us
2-star establishments which can never aspire to a renewal. If you have a problem, if you do not understand
higher rating because they cannot ‘tick all the boxes.’ ■ Many countries stipulate that passports must be anything or want to know more, contact us and we
valid for at least six months beyond the date of will be pleased to help.
your intended visit. Telephone: 01766 512400
■ Visas are not required for holiday visits to Albania, Email: info@ffestiniogtravel.co.uk
Argentina, Armenia, Bolivia, Bosnia Herzegovina, website: www.ffestiniogtravel.com
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