Salem Greece Tour Postponement
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Summary
Due to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, we have postponed our tour to Greece from June of 2020 to June of 2021. All of the relevant details regarding the postponement are listed below.
At the end of this page, you will find a form on which you can indicate:
· If you approve the changes and plan to join us in 2021
· If you would like to cancel your place on the tour and receive a refund
· If you would like to discuss the options further before making a decision
We ask that you make your selection by Friday, April 10th.
New Tour Details
The new tour will run from June 11th – 21st, 2021. Travelers on the extension to Santorini will return home on June 24th. The tour itinerary remains unchanged, as do all accommodations and arrangements.
New Tour Financials
All tour payments will be applied to the new tour, and there will be no price increases on paid balances.
If you were to add services (such as adding the extension or upgrading your cabin on the cruise), these would be priced at 2021 rates. New travelers or travelers who cancel their tour and then rejoin at a later date, will pay a 2021 tour price of $4,535, which reflects the yearly increase in supplier pricing.
New Tour Flights
If you had a reserved seat on the group flights, we will take care of cancelling your reservation. By late July/early August, we will email you with new flight options for your consideration. If your new flights cost less than your old flights, we will refund you, and if your new flights cost more than your old flights, we will bill you.
If you purchased flights on your own, we recommend calling your airline, explaining that your tour was postponed, and asking them if they would issue you a voucher for future travel with waived change fees.
Cancellation Policy
We are keenly aware of the unexpected disruptions caused by this pandemic, and our goal has been to refund all tour payments other than non-recoupable expenses. With this in mind, we are expanding our refund policy beyond the stated terms and conditions. For cancellations received by April 10th, 2020 (the deadline for submitting this form), 70% of any cancelling traveler’s total balance will be refunded.
If travelers cancel the tour after the April 10th, 2020 deadline, the normal cancellation fees will once again be effect, per the tour terms and conditions. The remaining cancellation deadlines will be postponed by a year (ie., the 25% refund period originally set to begin on April 17th 2020 will now begin on April 17th 2021).
Travelers who cancel the tour now but decide to rejoin the tour at a later date may do so but at the new 2021 rate of $4,535 and with an administrative fee of $200 a person. Prices for additional services (such as the single room supplement, Santorini extension, and cruise cabin upgrades) will be at 2021 rates as well.