Terms & Conditions

Terms and Conditions

Please read the following terms and conditions carefully. You must not make any booking unless you understand and agree with the following terms and conditions. References to “us”, “we” and/or “our” in these booking terms and conditions shall mean Arian Travel Pty Ltd.
These terms and conditions apply to bookings you make with our consultants (in-store, over the phone, or by email) as well as online bookings you make on our website and app.
We will rely on the authority of the person making the booking to act on behalf of any other traveler on the booking and that person will bind all such travelers to these terms and conditions.
We provide you with Booking & Advisory Services that allow you to acquire a Travel Product from a Third-Party Travel Provider. We act as an agent for the Third-Party Travel Provider. By acquiring booking and advisory services from us, you agree that you have read and understood both terms and conditions and the terms and conditions of the Third-Party Travel Provider relating to the Travel Product.

Passports & Visas:
All travelers must have a valid passport for international travel and many countries require at least 6 months validity from the date of return and some countries require a machine-readable passport. For international travel bookings, you must let us know if you have less than 6 months validity on your passport or if you do not have a machine-readable passport. When assisting with an international travel booking, we will assume that all travelers on the booking have a valid Australian passport and a valid Visa. If this is not the case, you must let us know. It is important that you ensure that you have valid passports, visas, and re-entry permits which meet the requirements of immigration and other government authorities. Any fines, penalties, payments, or expenditures incurred as a result of such documents not meeting the requirements of those authorities will be your sole responsibility. If you need more and specific information regarding visas, passports, and other travel document requirements for your trip, please contact the respective Embassy and immigration office. We can provide you only with general information on visa and passport requirements that apply to international travel bookings you make with us. We do not warrant the accuracy of these information and accept no liability for any loss or damage which you may suffer in reliance on it. Please double check your Visa requirements with the respective Embassy.

If you are traveling to the United States, please see https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov for important information regarding compulsory pre-registration for their visa waiver program (“ESTA”). Australian passport holders will not be able to enter the United States without a valid ESTA (or visa). Please note, you may not meet the eligibility requirements of ESTA and may be required to obtain a visa.
If you are traveling to Canada, please see http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/eta.asp for important information regarding compulsory electronic travel authorization for visa-exempt foreign nationals (“ETA”). Australian passport holders will not be able to enter Canada without a valid ETA (or visa or permit) from 15 March 2016. Please note, you may not meet the eligibility requirements of ETA and may be required to obtain a visa or permit.
We urge you to apply for an ESTA or ETA prior to booking an airfare if you have any concerns about whether or not you might be eligible for an ESTA or ETA.

Travel Documents:
Travel documents include (without limitation) airline tickets, hotel vouchers, tour vouchers, or any other document (whether in electronic form or otherwise) used to confirm an arrangement with a travel service provider.  Travel documents may be subject to certain conditions and/or restrictions including (without limitation) being non-refundable, non-date-changeable, and/or subject to cancellation and/or other change fees.  Travel documents cannot be transferred to another person to use.  All airline tickets must be issued in the name of the passport/photo identity holder.  Your name on your passport, visa, and other travel documents must all be identical.  An incorrect name on a booking may result in an inability to use that booking, the booking being canceled, and the application of additional change and/or cancellation fees.  Please review your travel documentation carefully and advise us immediately of any errors in names, dates, or timings.  If you have booked with a consultant, it is your responsibility to collect all travel documents from us prior to travel.  As a general rule, your travel documents will be available for collection 2 weeks prior to your departure date, however, this will depend on your individual arrangements.  Please contact your consultant to confirm when your travel documents will be ready for collection.  If you have booked online or over the phone, you should retain your electronic record or you should print out and retain your travel documents as provided to you by our website/app (or in a follow-up email we send you).  Please ensure you retain the most up-to-date version.
Please ensure you read your travel documents carefully for details on baggage allowances as these can vary from airline to airline and country to country.  Excess baggage (if your airline allows it) can be expensive and is your responsibility.  We will not be liable for any expenses, fees, penalties, costs, liabilities, damages, or losses associated with baggage allowances and excess baggage.
It is your responsibility to ensure that all details of the booking including are correct before proceeding.

Travel Insurance:
We strongly recommend that you take out appropriate travel insurance to cover your travel arrangements. Travel insurance is also strongly recommended by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for all overseas travel. To take out travel insurance through us, please advise one of our consultants.

Travel Advice:
We recommend that you contact the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade or visit their website at www.smartraveller.gov.au for general travel advice, as well as specific advice (including safety alert levels) relating to the destination you wish to visit. You can also register your travel plans with DFAT, so that you may be more easily contacted in an emergency.

Health:
You must ensure that you are aware of any health requirements and recommended precautions relevant to your travel booking and ensure that you carry all necessary vaccination documentation. In some cases, failure to present required vaccination documentation (e.g. proof of Yellow Fever vaccination) may deny you entry into a country. We recommend that you consult with your local doctor, travel medical service, or specialist vaccination clinic before commencing your travel.  General health advice for the destination you wish to visit is also available from DFAT (see www.smartraveller.gov.au). 
Whether any medical requests can be accommodated, including (without limitation) access to power, refrigeration, and traveling with the use of mobility aids, is subject to the travel service provider in their sole and absolute discretion, and will often depend on a number of factors, including (without limitation) any modes of transport and local standards at the destination.  All medical requests are beyond our control.  While we will include all medical requests as a file note to the travel service provider, we cannot guarantee that your request will be accommodated. It is your responsibility to follow up with the travel service provider directly either at the destination or prior to travel where possible.

Travel Advice including COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Guidance:
We recommend that you contact the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (“DFAT”) or visit their website at www.smartraveller.gov.au for general travel advice, as well as specific advice (including safety alert levels) relating to the destination you wish to visit. You can also register your travel plans with DFAT, so that you may be more easily contacted in an emergency. We strongly recommend that you familiarise yourself with the current status and updates to Australia’s immigration and border arrangements during the COVID-19 outbreak, available at https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/.
In addition, you should familiarise yourself with airline requirements around passenger safety, including the requirement for face masks and the need to produce evidence meeting airline and border control requirements in relation to a negative COVID-19 test both for transit and final destination passengers.  This information is subject to change without notice so we recommend you update yourself in relation to the relevant airline and government policies for your transit and final destination at each of (i) the time of booking, (ii) as you approach your travel date, and (iii) immediately before travel.
You acknowledge that you are choosing to travel at a time where you may be exposed to the Coronavirus.  It is your own responsibility to acquaint yourself with all relevant travel information, including applicable health risks. You acknowledge that your decision to travel is made based on your own consideration of this information, and you acknowledge and agree that you are aware of, and assume responsibility for, the risks associated with traveling at this time. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we accept no liability in relation to these additional risks.

Prices:
All prices are subject to availability and can be withdrawn or varied without notice. The price is only guaranteed once your booking has been paid for in full by you. Please note that the prices quoted are subject to change. Price changes may occur by reason of matters outside our control which increase the cost of the product or service. Such factors include, but are not limited to, adverse currency fluctuations, fuel surcharges, taxes, and airfare increases. Please contact your consultant for up-to-date prices.

Change and Cancellation Fees:
Changed or canceled bookings for any reason (including by reason of matters outside your or our control) may also incur travel service provider fees, which can be up to 100% of the cost of the booking, regardless of whether travel has commenced.  Travel service provider fees may also apply where a booking is changed for any reason and when tickets or documents are re-issued. Where we incur any liability for a travel service provider change or cancellation fee for any booking which is changed or canceled for any reason, you agree to indemnify us for the amount of that fee.  Where you seek a refund for a changed or canceled booking for which payment has been made to the travel service provider, we will not provide a refund to you until we receive the funds from that travel service provider (which may take 12 weeks, or longer, dependent upon the supplier processing time). In the event we are still holding the funds, we can only provide you with a refund once we are authorized by the travel service provider to process your refund, subject to that travel service provider’s change or cancellation policy. 

Important notice for Refund or Change:

Please make sure to apply for a Refund or Change before your purchased ticket expires.  Click here to learn more.

Payments by Credit Card and Debit Card:
Credit/Debit card surcharges for Visa, MasterCard, American Express will apply when paying by these cards.
You authorize us to charge all fees incurred by you in relation to the services provided to the credit card or debit card designated by you. If payment is not received from the card issuer or its agents for any reason, you agree to pay us all amounts due immediately on demand.

Cash Payment Limit: 
Due to Federal legislation, we are unable to accept cash payments of $10,000 or more per booking; this includes multiple payments for the same booking which total $10,000 or more.  Cash payments of less than $10,000 per booking can be accepted; this includes multiple payments for the same booking which total less than $10,000.   

Financial Arrangements:
We receive remuneration through commissions, financial incentives, and other means (together, “financial arrangements”) from booking travel and travel-related products and services on your behalf with third-party travel service providers. We are not required by law to disclose the nature or value of these financial arrangements.

Taxes:
Airline taxes are subject to change and are confirmed at the time your airline ticket is issued. There may also be a local tax charged at some airports.

Agency:
We act as an agent for and sell various travel-related products as agent on behalf of, numerous transport, accommodation, and other service providers, such as airlines, coach, rail, and cruise line operators. Any services we provide to you are collateral to that agency relationship. Our obligation to you is to (and you expressly authorize us to) make travel bookings on your behalf and to arrange relevant contracts between you and travel service providers. We exercise care in the selection of reputable service providers, but we are not ourselves a provider of travel services and have no control over, or liability for, the services provided by third parties. All bookings are made on your behalf subject to the terms and conditions, including conditions of carriage and limitations of liability, imposed by these service providers. We can provide you with copies of the relevant service provider terms and conditions on request. Your legal rights in connection with the provision of travel services are against the specific provider and, except to the extent a problem is caused by fault on our part, are not against us. Specifically, if for any reason (excluding fault on our part) any travel service provider is unable to provide the services for which you have contracted, your rights are against that provider and not against us.

Liability:
To the extent permitted by law, neither Arian Travel Pty Ltd nor any of its related bodies corporate, directors, employees, or agents accept any liability in contract, tort, or otherwise for any injury, damage, loss (including consequential loss), delay, additional expense or inconvenience caused directly or indirectly by the acts, omissions or default, whether negligent or otherwise, of third party providers over whom we have no direct control, force majeure or any other event which is beyond our control or which is not preventable by reasonable diligence on our part. Our liability will also be limited to the extent that any relevant international conventions, for example, 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, limit the amount of compensation which can be claimed for death, injury, or delay to passengers and loss, damage and delay to luggage. Under circumstances where our liability cannot be excluded and where liability may be lawfully limited, such liability is limited to the remedies required of us under applicable law (including the Australian Consumer Law). This liability clause is subject to your rights under the Australian Consumer Law and nothing in these terms and conditions is intended to limit any rights you may have under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).

Special Requirements:
Please liaise with your consultant or, for online bookings, call +61 (02) 9897 9710 or email [email protected], regarding any special requirements you may have for your travel arrangements such as special meal and seating requests, room type, or disabled access.

Frequent Flyer:
When booking with one of our consultants, please let them know your frequent flyer membership details (or other applicable loyalty program details) for inclusion in your booking. If you are booking online, please insert these details in the space provided for inclusion in your booking. Please check your frequent flyer program (or other applicable loyalty program) for the specific terms of your membership. We cannot guarantee that the supplier will credit you with points for your booking.

Schedule Changes:
We recommend that you contact the airline to confirm your scheduled departure time 24 hours prior to your flight. It is the passenger’s responsibility to re-confirm their flight before departure.

Check-in time:
Domestic flights    →   At least 2 hours prior to departure.

International flights   →   At least 3 hours prior to departure.

You should allow for any local conditions which may delay your arrival at an international terminal. International check-in times vary. If unsure confirm with the airline.

Privacy Policy:
We are committed to protecting your personal information and agree to handle your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which is available online at https://ariantravel.com.au/terms-conditions or in-store. By providing personal information to us, you agree that our Privacy Policy will apply to how we handle your personal information and you consent to us collecting, using, and disclosing your personal information as detailed in our Privacy Policy. In particular, you agree that in certain circumstances (such as where you request us to book international travel for you), we are permitted to disclose your personal information to overseas recipients. Such recipients may include the overseas travel service providers (e.g. airlines, accommodation, or tour providers) with whom you make a booking. These travel service providers will in most cases receive your personal information in the country in which they will provide the services to you or in which their business is based. We may also disclose your personal information to our overseas related entities and to service providers who perform services for us within and outside of Australia. Generally, we will only disclose your personal information to these persons in connection with the facilitation of your travel booking and/or to enable the performance of administrative and technical services by them on our behalf. Where we disclose your personal information to any person (including any overseas recipients), you agree that we will not be required to ensure that person’s compliance with Australian privacy laws or otherwise be accountable for how they handle your personal information. When used above, “disclose” includes to transfer, share, send, or otherwise make available or accessible to another person or entity.

Monies Not Held On Trust:
All monies paid by you to us will be the property of Arian Travel Pty Ltd and will be a debt due and payable to the travel service provider once the services to which the money relates have been provided. You agree and acknowledge that such monies will not be held by us on trust for and on behalf of you and we may hold such monies in any account as we see fit, including with our own and/or other customer monies.

Modifications of these Booking Terms and Conditions:
We reserve the right to modify any of these Booking Terms and Conditions (including the Travel Credit terms and conditions) at any time without prior notice. If we make changes to any of these terms and conditions, we will post the amended terms and conditions on the ariantravel.com.au website.

Governing Law:
If any dispute arises between you and us, the laws of Australia will apply. You irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Australia and waive any right that you may have to object to an action being brought in those courts.

Acknowledgment:
You acknowledge that you are 18 years of age or older and that you understand and agree with the above Booking Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy.