| What is the cost
for using SouthTravels.com service? |
There is NO CHARGE or service fee
to use SouthTravels.com 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
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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 daily Buffet Breakfast.
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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
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| What is FIT rates? |
FIT rates is applicable only for
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| What is GIT rates? |
GIT rates is applicable only for
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| What is Pan Arab
Market? |
Pan Arab Market countries are Lebanon,
Palestine, Yemen, Syria, Jordan, Libya, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan
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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 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 Reservation" button.
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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 process) to
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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 advised.
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| When I submit
my reservation, where does my request go? |
All travel arrangements are processed
through SouthTravels.com 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
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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 SouthTravels.com is all you will need. It displays
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| Can I make a reservation
directly through the hotel? |
You can, but the prices displayed
on SouthTravels.com are available only through our service.
If you make a reservation at the hotel, you will be charged on
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| When do you check
availability? |
We check availability only at the
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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 by fax. Back
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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.
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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
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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 in some cases we might need to ask you a photocopy
of you credit card and 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 other vendors and
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| Is the credit
card information secure with SouthTravels.com? |
The security of your personal information
is our priority! That's why we utilize the latest encryption technology
to ensure the safety of your personal information.
All your transactions protected by powerful 128 bit Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL) encryption technology. SSL encrypts your credit card
number, name, phone number, etc... as it travels through the Internet.
SSL safe connection and secure transactions technology has effectively
protected millions of SouthTravels.com customers who have transmitted
their credit card numbers on-line for their Hotel Reservation.
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| Why
SouthTravels.com 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, sometimes we need to ask this documents
for proper verification of our local Bank Merchant before charging
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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
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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
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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 automatically.
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| LODGING RATES |
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| Are taxes and
breakfast included in your prices? |
Yes. Unless noted otherwise, all
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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. Back
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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.
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| How can you offer
rooms at such discounted prices? |
For two reasons. First, all reservations
are made through SouthTravels.com, our tourism division,
who have negotiated these favorable rates. Second, we use the
internet to do all the transactions, which cuts our cost considerably.
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| CANCELLATION POLICY
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| What is your cancellation
policy? |
1) Cancellation policy will be
advice to you by our reservation agents when you make a booking
since the cancellation policy of each hotels vary from each other.
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
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| GENERAL HOTEL POLICIES |
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| Can SouthTravels.com 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 SouthTravels.com Reservation
staff will help you to request or recommend such hotels that are
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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 arrangements.
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| Can't find the answer to your question? |
Email us your specific question,
at info@southtravels.com
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