| What is the
cost for using South Travel & Tourism LLC service? |
There is NO CHARGE or service
fee to use South Travel & Tourism LLC hotel reservation service.
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| TERMS |
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| What
is GCC Market? |
"GCC"
means The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
(GCC) the countries that are included are Bahrain, Kuwait,
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman some hotels
get volume business from these countries the reason these
country nationals have good discounted Preferential rates
or some don't get volume business from these destinations
so they have higher rates please do check on our Website for
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| What is CIS
Market? |
"CIS" means
Common Wealth Of Independent States the countries that includes
are Russia formerly Soviet Union, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan,
Azerbaijan, Ukraine all others that
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| What is HB? |
"HB" means
Half Board, Hotel rates will be inclusive of Daily Breakfast
and Lunch or Dinner
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| What is BB? |
"BB" means Bed and
Breakfast the rates quoted on the Website is inclusive of
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| What is FB? |
"FB"means
Full Board the rates that will be quoted to you will be inclusive
of Daily Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Usually we don't advertise
FB or Full board rates on our Website but it is always subject
to your request we can always quote you what ever will be
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| What is FIT
rates? |
FIT rates is applicable only
for Frequent Individual Travellers. Back
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| What is GIT
rates? |
GIT rates is applicable only
for Group Travellers. Back
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| What is Pan Arab Market? |
Pan Arab Market countries are
Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, Syria, Jordan, Libya, Egypt, Morocco,
Sudan and Iraq. Back
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| RESERVATION |
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| How do I make
a reservation? |
From our directory, or from
every hotel details page choose the hotel you want to stay
in and press or click on "Reservation" Button at
the bottom of each hotel page. You will be taken into a Reservation
form. On the form, just follow the instructions. After you
fill out all of the needed information; press the "Submit
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| How long will
it take to get a hotel's confirmation? |
If the space is available,
the booking can be confirmed within 4 to 6 hours.
If no more allotment is available at that moment, we will
make the request to the hotel. In this case, it might take
1 or 2 working days (depends on the hotel's reservations clearing
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| What if the
hotel I requested is not available? |
You will be notified via e-mail
if your requested hotel is not available. And our travel experts
will try to find hotels of comparable standards, prices and
in the same area (if available) for your considerations.
Note: Please fill in alternative
hotels in the reservation form when making reservation to
let us know your preferences in case of your requested hotel
is not available.
To avoid disappointment, especially
over high season periods, very early booking is strongly
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| When I submit
my reservation, where does my request go? |
All travel arrangements are
processed through South Travel & Tourism LLC Reservation Department
of our company. All reservation will be followed up within
24 hours with an email and if available, a service order.Some
hotels do not confirm reservations immediately. In this case
the email you received from our Reservation staff will not
contain a confirmation number; however it will contain a Service
Order . Your reservation IS NOT confirmed until you receive
a confirmation number from us. When we receive the confirmation
number, it will be emailed to you. Just for our records, we
take your information, it is & will be absolutely confidential
always. And will not be sold to any third party companies.
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| Once I have
made my reservation, will I receive any written confirmation from
the hotel? |
No. The email confirmation
you receive from South Travel & Tourism LLC is all you will need.
It displays your Service Order Number. Back
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| Can I make
a reservation directly through the hotel? |
You can, but the prices displayed
on South Travel & Tourism LLC are available only through our service.
If you make a reservation at the hotel, you will be charged
on average 10% to 50% more. Back
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| When do you
check availability? |
We check availability only
at the point of making a
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| Will
you confirm my reservation by fax or phone? |
Usually we make confirmations
by e-mail, so please make double sure that you have provided
us the correct e-mail address. Although if you cannot provide
an email address, we will send the confirmation
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| PAYMENT PROCEDURES |
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| When do I
need to Pay?
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Once we confirm reservation
in return E-mail for you, you will be given Option date that
you need to settle all your payments on or before this date
in failure to settle all the payments before the Option date
your reservation will be automatically cancelled. Back
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| If I failed
to settle payments with in due date can my reservation be still
accepted? |
Yes it will be accepted but
can't promise the same hotel will be available for your requested
dates it is always subject to availability of the hotel space
and our allocation with the hotel. Back
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| Why do I need
to fax authorization form and photo copy of my credit card? |
We can understand your security
concern. But this is just a way to filter out any bad transaction
and to verify if the credit card used for the booking was
in fact in your possession and it was you only who made the
booking and not some body who happen to have your credit card
no. etc. We take great care while handling your credit card
information and do not share any of your information with
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| Is the credit
card information secure with South Travel & Tourism LLC?
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Unlike other companies, we
do not ask Credit Card details from you thru our On-line Reservation
Forms even if the system is protected by standard secure socket
layer (SSL) encryption. Nowadays, there are programs that
can easily hack this protection system. Therefore, to provide
your credit cards and personal informations a 100 % security,
we ask you to send us all the Credit Card Details by Fax which
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| Why
South Travel & Tourism LLC ask for a Credit Card Back to Back copy
and any valid ID or passport copy of the Card holder? |
To prevent fraud cases and
give protection to our clients, South Travel & Tourism LLC and
our local Bank Merchant has come to this agreement mutually
to do proper verification of any transaction before finally
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| Once I decide
to Confirm my reservation with your Company How do I pay? |
When you receive Confirmation
E-mail from our Reservation staff they send you same time
Credit Card payment form Thru E-mail you need to fill that
form sign by the card holder and fax back to us with front
and back copy of the Credit card and Passport copy of the
Card holder to be verified by our Bank in order to prevent
credit
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| What
Major Credit Cards You accept? |
We accept Visa, Master Card,
AMEX, and Diners. Back
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| Can
I pay by Bank Transfers? |
Yes you can pay by bank transfers
but you must pay all the Telegraphic Transfer Bank Charges
that is more or less US$ 20.00. Telegraphic Transfers can
only be acceptable if you are Arriving minimum of 10 days
prior or else you need to arrange all the payments
Thru Western Union. Back
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If my payments
are not clear or my Telegraphic Transfer is not received
by you can my reservation be still secured or hold? |
No, if we do not receive any
payments with in due date all your reservation to be cancelled
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| LODGING RATES
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| Are taxes
and breakfast included in your prices? |
Yes. Unless noted otherwise,
all taxes and breakfast
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| Do you offer
additional discounts? |
In the hotel directory check
carefully if there are available weekend special rates or
hot deals for the hotel you want to stay in. Then click on
Hotel Details to see all these special rates. Sometimes we
can offer additional discounts, so check always our hot deals.
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| Are your prices
by room or by person? |
All prices in our service are
per room, not per person. For example, a price for a single
means a room with one person, for a double means a room with
2 persons, etc. Back
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| How can you
offer rooms at such discounted prices? |
For two reasons. First, all
reservations are made through South Travel & Tourism LLC, our tourism
division, who have negotiated these favorable rates. Second,
we use the internet to do all the transactions, which cuts
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| CANCELLATION
POLICY |
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| What is your
cancellation policy? |
1) If cancellation is notified
to us by fax or email 14 days before check in date, Full refund
less 6 % (Being Credit Card Processing Fee) will be Paid back
to you. If cancellation is notified to us less than the mentioned
period above then one night charge for normal season will
be levied and refund the balance amount less 6 % and for peak
season full cancellation charges apply.
2) No show - means no email
or notification of cancellation received to our office that
guest is unable to travel before the check-in date. Payments
are not refundable and will be forfeited accordingly.
3) Unused vouchers - No refund
provided in event of cancellation or alteration for the services
mentioned in the voucher which the guest might decide not
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| GENERAL HOTEL
POLICIES |
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| Can South Travel & Tourism LLC supply a cot or crib for my room when I travel
with children? |
Most of the hotels have Baby
cot or crib facilities but still South Travel & Tourism LLC Reservation
staff will help you to request or recommend such hotels that
are 100 percent sure to have these facilities, it is always
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| How do I request
an early check-in or late checkout with the hotel? |
Since hotel policies regarding
early check-in (generally 12:00 noon) or late checkout (generally
after 12:00 noon) vary by location and by hotel as it is always
subject to availability of the hotel, please contact us by
e-mail or by phone prior to your arrival to make any necessary
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| Can't find the answer to your
question? |
Email us your specific question,
at helpdesk@southtravels.com
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