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General Travel Conditions

1. Contract

With your written registration, you make a binding off er to conclude a travel contract with us. The contract becomes valid when we forward our confirmation. Within one week of receipt of the aforesaid, please remit the down-payment shown in the enclosed invoice. You will receive an insurance  confirmation (bankruptcy insurance) based on the new Travel Contract Act.

2. Services and Prices

The prices and service specifications printed in the brochure apply. If any change occurs in our services, we will inform you thereof in the confirmation. Any changes or deviations in individual services in comparison with the agreed contents of the contract which become necessary after the conclusion of the contract and which have not been initiated by us in bad faith are permitted if they do not change or adversely affect the overall character of the reserved holiday. For example, we are under certain conditions obliged to make a replacement dozent or alternative accommodation available. The organizer is entitled to refuse remedial measures if they necessitate an unreasonable level of expenditure.

3. Withdrawal and Termination Right

You may withdraw from the contract before commencing your holiday. Receipt of your written notice of termination is relevant. The amount of the withdrawal charges depends on the price stated in the brochure. Provided there is no registration deadline given for a course, the following cancellation charges apply:

10 % up to 60 days prior to commencement of your journey

40 % up to 30 days p. t. c. of your journey

65 % up to 20 days  p. t. c. of your journey

85 % up to 10 days  p. t. c. of your journey

and 100 % thereafter.

For courses with a registration deadline, unfortunately we must charge the complete holiday price for cancellations after this date. No withdrawal costs will be incurred if a replacement person is made available for the withdrawn travel participant. We will be entitled to withdraw from a journey if the  necessary minimum number of participants is not reached (but at the latest 14 days before the commencement of travel). No additional requirement will apply.

4. Liability

We are liable for a conscientious preparation of the journey, for a careful selection of dozents and other service contributors and also for the correctness of the travel specifications. Our liability for damages which are not bodily injuries are limited to three times the travel price if the damage incurred by the traveller was not caused with wilful intent or gross negligence and if the organizer is responsible for the damage sustained by the traveller exclusively on account of blame or negligence on the part of a service contributor. All claims must be enforced in writing within one month of the  termination of the holiday. The liability restrictions specifi ed in § 651h, 2 of the German Civil Code (BGB.) apply in other respect.

5. Validity

These General Travel Conditions  are recognized by each customer as an integral part of the travel contract. Any invalidity of parts of these Conditions shall not effect the validity of the other Conditions. The legal venue is Köln (hopefully with no cases occurring).