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Frequently
Asked Questions |
Hotel
Reservation
| 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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| How
do I make a hotel reservation? |
1. Choose the
hotel you would like to stay in and click on the "Reservation"
or "Book Now" link.
2. You will then have to fill up all the necessary
information needed to make a booking.
3. For hotels with instant
confirmation, you will be redirected to our secured
payment gateway to make the payment by credit card to secure your
booking.
4. For hotels with upon
request status, our reservation agent will send
you a payment link after they manually confirmed your request.
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| How
long will it take to get booking confirmation? |
1. For hotels
with instant confirmation,
you will be able to get your booking confirmation immediately or
within 24 hours after making your payment online.
2. For hotels with upon
request status, you can get your booking confirmation
within 1-2 business days.
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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. Our travel experts will
try to find hotels of comparable standards, prices and in the same
area (if available) for your consideration.
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 hotel reservation, where does my request go? |
All travel arrangements are processed
by SouthTravels.com Reservation Department. All reservation will
be followed up within 24 hours by email. Your reservation IS NOT
confirmed until you receive a confirmation number from us via email.
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| Once
I have made my reservation, will I receive any written confirmation
from the hotel? |
No. The email confirmation you
received from SouthTravels.com is all you need. Just present the
pre-paid hotel voucher from us upon check-in.
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| Can
I make a reservation directly through the hotel? |
Yes 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 average
10% to 50% more.
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| When
do you check availability? |
We check availability only at the
point of making a reservation.
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| Will
you confirm my reservation by fax? |
We usually send confirmations by
e-mail, so please make sure that you have provided us the correct
e-mail address. Incase you could not provide an email address or
if you don't have any access in your email, we could send your booking
confirmation by fax.
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Payment
Procedures
| When
do I need to Pay? |
1. For hotels
with instant confirmation,
you need to make your payment online to get the booking confirmation
immediately or within 24 hours.
2. For hotels with upon
request status, you will be given an option date
to settle the payment after we confirmed your reservation in return
email to you. Failure to settle the payment on or before the option
date, your booking will be automatically cancelled.
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| If
I failed to settle payments within due date, will my reservation be
still accepted? |
Yes, it can still be accepted but
we can't promise the same hotel will be available for your requested
dates. It is always subject to hotel room availability and our allocation
with the hotel.
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| Is
credit card information secure with SouthTravels.com? |
The security of your personal information
is our priority! That's why we utilized 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 details on-line
for their Hotel Reservation.
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| What
Major Credit Cards do you accept? |
We accept Visa, MasterCard, AMEX
and Diners.
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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 through Western Union money transfer.
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| If
my payment by Telegraphic Transfer is not received by you, what will
happen to my reservation? |
If we are unable to receive your
payment via Telegraphic Transfer in due date, your reservation will
be automatically cancelled.
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Hotel
Rates
| Are
taxes and breakfast included in your prices? |
Yes. Unless noted otherwise, all
taxes and breakfast are included.
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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 per room or per 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, we have
negotiated these favorable rates from the hotels in return of volume
of business we give to them. Second, we use the internet to do all
the transactions, which cuts our cost considerably.
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Cancellation
Policy
| 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 by our office that guest is unable to travel
before the check-in date. Payments are not refundable.
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 to use once the date of check-in
commences.
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Definition
of Terms
| 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 the difference.
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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 are near by.
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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.
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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, hotel rates will be inclusive of daily
Buffet Breakfast.
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| What
is FB? |
"FB" means Full
Board, hotel rates will be inclusive of Daily Breakfast, Lunch and
Dinner. Usually we don't advertise FB or Full board rates on our
Website but this can be quoted for you upon request.
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| What
is FIT rates? |
"FIT"
rates is applicable only for Frequent Individual Travelers.
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| What
is GIT rates? |
"GIT"
rates is applicable only for Group Independent Travelers.
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General
Hotel Policy
| Can
SouthTravels.com supply a baby cot or crib 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 100 percent
sure to have these facilities, it is always Free of cost.
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| How
do I request an early check-in or late check-out with the hotel? |
Since hotel policies regarding
early check-in (generally 12:00 noon) or late check-out (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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