My First Class Experience ® (“MFCE”) acts as a sales agent for any airline, hotel, car-rental, tour operator, cruise line, or other service provider. MFCE is not responsible for acts or omissions of the Suppliers or their failure to provide services or adhere to their own schedules. For this trip, MFCE acts as a sales agent for the vacation wholesalers. MFCE assumes no responsibility for and shall not be liable for any refund, personal injury, property damage, or other loss, accident, delay, inconvenience, or irregularity which may be caused by: (1) any defaults, wrongful or negligent acts, or omissions of the Suppliers; (2) any defect in or failure of any vehicle, craft, equipment, or instrumentality owned, operated, or otherwise used or provided by the Suppliers; or (3) any wrongful or negligent acts or omissions on the part of any other party not under MFCE’s control. You hereby release MFCE from all claims arising out of any problem covered in this paragraph. It takes time to perform the professional services required to plan and arrange your travel. Our work is based on personal experience and professional expertise. I research cruises, hotels, and tours to meet your specific needs. I also contact suppliers, coordinate transportation, and draft itineraries. Be advised that My First Class Experience® charges a cancellation fee in the amount of $50 per person in the event that you cancel your booking.
PHOTO/VIDEO RELEASE: By participating in a My First Class Experience® hosted trip you hereby give permission for images captured during said event through video, photo and digital camera, to be used solely for the purposes of My First Class Experience® promotional material and publications, and waive any rights of compensation or ownership thereto.
SAFETY: MFCE has no special knowledge regarding the financial condition of the Suppliers, unsafe conditions, health hazards, weather hazards, or climate extremes at locations to which you may travel. For information concerning possible dangers at destinations, MFCE recommends contacting the Travel Warnings Section of the U.S. State Department at (202) 647-5225 or www.travel.state.gov. For medical information, MFCE recommends contacting the Centers for Disease Control at (877) FYI-TRIP or www.cdc.gov/travel. You assume full and complete responsibility for checking and verifying any and all passport, visa, vaccination, or other entry requirements of your destination(s), and all conditions regarding health, safety, security, political stability, and labor or civil unrest at such destination(s). You hereby release MFCE from all claims arising out of any problem covered in this paragraph. MFCE is not responsible for any baggage or personal effects of any individual participating in the program arranged by MFCE. MFCE shall not be responsible for any loss, injury or damage to person, property, or otherwise, in connection with any accommodation, transportation or other services, resulting - directly or indirectly - from any Act of God, dangers, fire, accident, breakdown in machinery or equipment, breakdown of transport, wars, civil disturbances, strikes, riots, thefts, pilferages, epidemics, medical or custom department regulations, defaults, or any other causes over which it has no control. MFCE accepts no responsibility for losses or expenses due to delays or changes in air or other services, sickness, weather, strikes, hotel overbooking, social and labor unrest, terrorist activities, war, quarantine, or any other causes, actions or omissions, or conditions over which it has no control. For your protection, we strongly recommend that you purchase trip cancellation and travel accident insurance. However, no representation or description of the insurance made by our staff constitutes a binding assurance or promise about the insurance. By not receiving Travel Protection Insurance You understand that you are solely responsible for any cancellation penalties and out-of-pocket expenses incurred. You will also make your own separate travel, medical and any other provisions in the event of an emergency while you are traveling. You also understand that you are not protected from loss in the event of any travel vendor, travel supplier or any travel-related operator default. All payments made are non-refundable and non-transferrable. You understand that you are solely liable for all airline fees, supplier fees, and agency fees that may apply, and you hereby release My First Class Experience® and its travel professionals from any and all liability related to this trip.
Pricing is subject to change without notice. Reserve soon to secure the rate. All payments made to My First Class Experience are non-refundable, non-transferable. We have contractual obligations that we must fulfill and are therefore unable to receive any refunds. It is your responsibility to have open lines of communication with your roommate to be certain that all parties are making payments on time. All changes, if possible, will incur a $50 change fee per occurrence by My First Class Experience®, in addition to additional fees that may be imposed by the tour operator. All changes must be emailed to info@myfirstclassexperience.com. It is your responsibility to communicate with your roommate and My First Class Experience® if you are faced with a financial hardship. The sooner you relay this information, the better chances we have of making alternative arrangements.
AIR TRAVEL, SCHEDULE RECONFIRMATION, CHECK-IN
Your airline ticket is a contract between you and the air carrier, even if you purchase through MFCE If you purchase air travel through MFCE, you acknowledge and agree that MFCE does not have the right to control the operations of independent airlines, and agree that MFCE is not liable for any personal injury, property damage related to your purchase of air tickets or air travel, including, but not limited to any act, error, omission, injury, loss, accident, or delay caused by any act, error or omission of the airline, including their failure to deliver services, partial or inadequate delivery of services, airline policies including refund or rebooking policies, fees for checked or carry-on luggage, fuel increases, bankruptcy or cessation of operations.
You understand and agree that MFCE functions solely and exclusively as a booking agent for the air carrier, that we do not handle or hold client funds for airline tickets, and that we are not the Merchant of Record under the meaning of that term under the Department of Transportation's regulations. Because MFCE does not hold or handle client funds, you understand and agree that any refund for cancelled or delayed flights, baggage fees or seat assignments must come directly from the airline and not from MFCE.
MFCE shall not assume any responsibility for any air schedule changes. In rare instances, upon departure from a country, certain departure taxes must be paid in cash only, and may vary in price. Failure to use a reservation may result in automatic cancellation of all continuing and return flights, as well as forfeiture of airfares.
Airline e-tickets expire a year from issue date unless carrier fare rules in passenger’s itinerary fare provide otherwise.
Due to enhanced security, it is strongly recommended that you check in a minimum of 2 hours prior to scheduled departure for domestic flights and 3 hours prior to scheduled departure time for international flights. Reconfirm flight times at least 24 hours prior to scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and 72 hours prior for international flights.
Frequent Flyer mileage accrual is at the discretion of the airline(s).MFCE has no liability if accural of miles or points is denied or if upgrades are not allowed. Many airlines do not permit upgrades on airfare purchased in certain fare classes or when using frequent flyer miles, loyalty status or certificates.
Seat assignments are not guaranteed even after they are assigned, and MFCE has no control over airline seat assignments. Most airlines charge a fee to pre book a seat.
WELLNESS RETREATS
We may book wellness travel for clients, which may include yoga, meditation, medi-spa, and other activities, treatments and services intended to maintain, manage, or improve travelers’ health and well-being (“Activity” or “Activities”). We have no specialized knowledge of the practices or techniques employed by our Suppliers, and make no representations of the qualifications of the professionals and practitioners who offer these Activities. We make no representations that by participating in these Activities there will be any demonstrable improvement in your physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual well-being. We are not responsible if your participation in these activities leads to a worsening of any condition you may have. We are not responsible for any injuries you may sustain, illnesses you may contract, including injuries or illnesses that may result in loss of life.
You acknowledge that you are voluntarily participating in the Activities on your itinerary, and that you understand that there are risks associated with your participation in the Activities, such as physical and/or psychological injury, pain, suffering, illness, disfigurement, temporary or permanent disability, death or economic loss. These injuries or outcomes may arise from your own or other’s actions, inactions, or negligence, or the condition of the Activity location(s) or facility(ies). Nonetheless, you assume all risks of your participation in the Activity, whether known or unknown to you, including travel to and from the Activity (including air travel) or any events incidental to the Activity.