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GENERAL
INFORMATION
DEPOSIT
POLICY
One
Day Tours -Full Amount of Tour
Overnight
Tours Under $300 - $50 per person
Overnight
Tours $301-$500 - $75 per person
Overnight
Tours $501-700 - $100 per person
Overnight
Tours $701-$1500 - $125 per person
Overnight
Tours $1501 and up - $250 per person
Air/Cruise/Rail -Contact
your Travel Advisor
PAYMENT
POLICY
Final
balance is usually due 45 days prior to the tour departure date
but this depends on the tour. Contact your Travel Advisor for details.
MOTORCOACH
TOUR CANCELLATION POLICY:
OVERNIGHT
TOURS
45
DAYS OR MORE BEFORE your trip departs-You will receive a Full Refund
for the cost of your tour.
WITHIN
45 DAYS BEFORE your trip departs-
Overnight
Tours Under $300 -$50 per person fee
Overnight
Tours $301-$500 -$75 per person fee
Overnight
Tours $501-$700 -$100 per person fee
Overnight
Tours $701-$1500 -$125 per person fee
Overnight
Tours $1501 and up -$250 per person
These
aforementioned fees are IN ADDITION to any monies that may have
been advanced on your behalf.
ONE-DAY
TOURS
30
DAYS OR MORE BEFORE your trip departs-You will receive a Full Refund
for the cost of your tour.
WITHIN
30 DAYS BEFORE your trip departs-
One-Day
Tours Under $100 -$20 per person fee
One-Day
Tours Over $100 -$30 per person fee
These
aforementioned fees are IN ADDITION to any monies that may have
been advanced on your behalf. We’re sorry; show and event tickets
are non-refundable and the property of Starr Tours.
If
you must cancel after regular office hours, call Starr Tours @ 1-800-782-7703
ext. 1600. Leave a message including your name, phone number, destination,
departure date, tour number, pick-up point, and 6-digit reservation
number.
AIR/CRUISE
TOUR CANCELLATION POLICY:
Please
contact your Travel Advisor for cancellation policies.
TRAVELING
OUTSIDE OF USA
All
US citizens should have in their possession proper proof of citizenship
when leaving the country, such as a valid passport, original birth
certificate or naturalization papers. Those persons traveling to
Canada, who are not U.S. citizens, please check with the Canadian
Consulate General at (212) 596-1600.
SPECIAL
NEEDS:
Please
inform your Travel Advisor of any special needs you may have at
time of booking. Please note that we must know in advance if you
have a disability that prevents your independence. A travel companion
that will assume full responsibility for your care and mobility
must accompany you. Passengers requiring a wheelchair must provide
their own collapsible wheelchair. If you choose to bring a motorized
scooter, it is your responsibility to load it onto and off of the
motorcaoch as Starr drivers are not permitted to handle them.
COACH
SEATING
Motorcoach
seats are assigned at the time of booking, however they are subject
to change. There are no assigned seats on transfers to and from
piers/airports and on selected tours.
SMOKING:
In accordance with the law, smoking is not permitted onboard the
coach. We have picture stops, rest stops, and lunch stops which
give opportunities for smoking.
BAGGAGE:
Each
passenger is permitted to bring one piece of luggage for storage
in the luggage bay
of the coach. Because we care about our drivers, we request that
each piece of luggage not exceed 50 lbs. A small bag, if carried
by the passenger and stored in the overhead compartment on the coach,
is permissible. VALUABLES AND MEDICATIONS SHOULD BE CARRIED
ON BOARD THE COACH.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
TRIPLES
and QUADS are sold with the understanding that there will be two
double beds in the room. In some hotels, triple accommodations are
two beds and a roll-away cot. If cots are available, they may be
subject to an additional charge by the hotel. ADJACENT ROOM, ADJOINING
ROOM, 1st FLOOR ROOM, and SMOKING/NON-SMOKING ROOM requests
can be made at the time of booking, but may not always be guaranteed.
TAXES
AND GRATUITIES:
Your
tour includes all gratuities for bellmen, doormen, and dining room
meals included in the tour and all related taxes unless otherwise
specified. Gratuities for guides, tour director, and drivers are
not included in the tour. If you wish, such appreciation may be
extended on an individual basis and not as a group. Guidelines are
Driver-$3.00 per person per day, Tour Director-$3.00 per person
per day.
YOUNG
TOUR TRAVELERS:
Starr
Tours offers several tours with reduced rates for children 12 &
under. Contact your Travel Advisor for details. Tour travelers who
are less than 18 years old must be accompanied by and room with
an adult.
RESPONSIBILITY
STATEMENT:
Starr
Transit Co, Inc., 2531 East State St. Trenton N.J. 08619 acts only
as the agent for the passenger, accepts no responsibility in whole
or in part for any delays, cancellations, inconveniences, loss,
damage or injury to person or property, resulting from mechanical
defect or failure, of any nature, howsoever caused, or for any substitution
of hotels or other event or attraction, as deemed necessary, for
any reason such as acts of God, war, terrorism, strike, weather,
traffic, or beyond the control of Starr Tours. Starr Tours reserves
the right to make changes to their written itineraries with or without
notice.
Although
every effort is made to handle guests’ luggage carefully, Starr
Tours cannot be responsible, nor assume liability or accept claims
for loss or damage due to breakage, theft, or wear and tear through
hotel, airline, or group carrier handling.
Starr
is not responsible for any personal items left on the motorcoach
or in the hotel rooms.
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