Please click
the "Register Me" button to access the payment form.
We gladly accept
Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover Card for your Reservation
Deposit. If you are registering more than one person, please repeat
the process. If you are use the same computer to register multiple
guests, you will only be requested to complete the Credit Card
form once. You will have to reenter your card number and expiration
date.
Terms and Conditions
Reservations
for this trip are available on a limited basis and are only available
on a first come first served basis. Should this trip completely
sell out, please see our waiting list policy below.
Trip reconfirmation:
Some Walking Connection Trips or Tours require a minimum number
of participants to go. Please reconfirm the trip with The Walking
Connection prior to making to your airline reservations. If the
trip is cancelled by The Walking Connection you will receive a
full refund of your payments made to The Walking Connection.
Tour
Prices per person:
Please see the price
of each trip listed on the Trip Details page of each individual
trip.
Reservations are subject to the Cancellation, Penalty and Refund
Policy listed with each individual trip.
Payments:
All payments must be made according
to the schedule sent with your trip confirmation notice.
Not
Included: The price of this tour does not include Airfare,
airport transfers, and gratuities for the walking guides, optional
tours, or items of a personal nature such as drinks, photographs
& phone calls. Airfare is not included in the tour price.
However, we will provide a recommended airline and flight schedule.
No discounts or refunds on any unused portion of the tour.
Cancellation,
Penalty & Refund Policies: Should you have to cancel
your tour the following terms will apply:
All cancellation requests will incur a $50 per person administrative
fee.
For cancellations 90 days prior to departure, 25% of the trip
price is non-refundable.
For cancellations 60-89 days prior to departure, 75% of the trip
price is non-refundable.
For cancellations 0-59 days prior to departure and no shows, no
refunds will be made.
No refunds will be made for any unused portion of the tour.
All cancellations must be
made in writing and delivered to The Walking Connection via e-mail
and/or United States Post Office. Your cancellation date is the
date your notice is received and confirmed by The Walking Connection,
not the postmark date.
Tour Minimum:
Some Walking Connection trips require a minimum number of guests
traveling together to go. Should this be the case with the trip
you have selected, you will be notified with your trip confirmation
and the details will be provided to at that time. Should any additional
charges be incurred at that time, you will have an opportunity
to cancel your trip at that time with no additional cost to you
and a full refund will be made for all payments made to The Walking
Connection. Should the Walking Connection cancel the tour you
will receive a full refund.
Tour Maximum:
In general, The Walking Connection limits its trips to 12-20 paying
guests. However, some lodges, inns and ground operators occassionally
provide space to additional guests at the same time as our group.
Some trips offer less spaces. Should this be the case, the the
tour maximum will be listed on the individual trip pages.
Waiting List Policy:
On occasion, Walking Connection tours sell out and a waiting list
is formed. If this should happen, the following policy will apply:
To be put on the waiting list, a fully refundable deposit is due
with reservation. If space becomes available, you will be notified
at that time and if you choose to go, the standard cancellation
policy will then apply. If not, your money will be refunded in
full.
Travel Roommates and
Single Supplements: If you have registered for double
occupancy but do not have a travel roommate, the Walking Connection
will attempt to locate one for you. In the event that a roommate
cannot be found, you may be charged for a Single Supplement for
any portion of the tour where you will be rooming as a single.
Travel roommates are assigned in the order in which we receive
deposited and confirmed reservations. Final roommate assignments
will be made and you will be notified of any Single Supplement
charges due 30 days prior to your final payment due date.
Airfare and Airline
Reservations: The Walking Connection generally does not
include airfares or arrange airline preferences as a part of its
tours. However, on occasion, air arrangements are offered as part
of a tour as a convenience to our guests. In this case, the arrangements
for the group as a whole prevail and some of your individual requests
may not be available through our services and may not be met.
We will do our best to notify the airlines of your requests but
cannot be held responsible in any way for their ability to meet
them.
Domestic and International
Air Travel: This trip does not include airfare. However,
we will be assisting each guest with recommended flight schedules
and any airfare sales that we become aware of.
Please
read the important safety and liability release below.
Exercise is only
one part of being healthy, seeing your doctor is another! If,
at any time during a training session (whether it is a group session,
individual personal training session, or self-training session),
you suffer any mishap or injury, we urge you to stop your activity
immediately and seek professional medical attention. The information
contained on this site is intended to give information about personal
health and fitness, not to act as a medical manual or guide to
self-treatment. Keep in mind that exercise, health and nutritional
needs vary from person to person, depending on age, gender, family
medical history, current health status, and other individual factors
. Before engaging in these, or any other exercise or recreational
activities, we urge all individuals to consult a physician. He
or she is most-qualified to advise each about their specific health
status and needs. By participating in any Walking Connection walk,
hike or event, now or in the future, I have and do hereby fully
assume all risk of injury, property damage, emotional trauma and
death, and it is my intention for me and my heirs, executors and
administrators to waive any and all right and claims for damages
I may have against Gene and Jo Ann Taylor, Taylor Marketing and
Management, LLC., The Walking Connection and any individual associated
with these walks, hikes or events, their representatives, successors,
and assignees, and will hold them harmless for any and all injuries,
mishaps and loss of property suffered in connection with my participation
in these walks, hikes, events.