Terms and Conditions

Updated for 2009.

To enjoy your tour, you should be in good shape. On the most active days we may average several miles of walking (often over uneven paving stones), lots of steep stair and hill climbing and a fair amount of standing while sightseeing. Before you leave, try to get in shape and walk at least an hour every day. Smokers may smoke only outdoors and downwind from the group, never in hotel rooms, on buses, or during group meals.

Europe is full of surprises and we need to be flexible enough to take advantage of whatever comes along so that we may provide you with the best possible tour. Uncompleted portions of the tour itinerary are not cause for refund.

To reserve a seat you must agree to these Tour Conditions and provide a deposit. For deposits and final tour payments we accept personal checks and money orders. We also accept MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover cards for an additional fee. Missing the final payment deadline may result in your being removed from the tour so please make a note of your final payment due date, as it is your responsibility to pay your final payment in a timely manner.

Deposits are 100% refundable two weeks from when they are received. After that date they are not refundable for any reason and will be forfeited if you cancel your tour reservation.

All cancellations must be sent in writing and will be effective on the date received.
via e-mail: mtn@thecatholictraveler.com
via mail: PO Box 1957 Douglasville, GA 30133

Final tour payments may be eligible for some portion of refund if due to qualifying, unforeseen medical or family emergencies as outlined in the “Tour Cancellation/Interruption Coverage” document. In order to qualify for any reimbursement under our Tour Cancellation/Interruption Coverage, all tour members are required to complete, sign and return, prior to their tour start date, a Traveler Information form. On the day the tour begins, or any day thereafter, if you leave the tour for a qualifying, unforeseen medical or family emergency, we will refund to you $75 per person for each missed day. If you leave the tour for a non-qualifying reason, there will be no refund possible.

Please review the Tour Cancellation/Interruption Coverage. Understand that to keep costs down, and because it may be unobtainable in any event, The Catholic Traveler, LLC has no protection coverage beyond the basic package included in the tour price to protect itself or tour participants themselves, and that tour members intentionally assume the many risks inherent in European travel. All tour members are required to complete, sign and return, prior to their tour start date, a Traveler Information form. Failure to return a complete and accurate Traveler Information form invalidates the Tour Cancellation/Interruption Coverage, and could result in expulsion from a tour at your own expense.

We strongly encourages all tour members to purchase travel insurance to cover possible additional costs (airline tickets, loss of luggage, trip delay, medical evacuation, etc.). If you decide to purchase travel insurance, you should do so independently through an insurance company of your choosing.

Although we want everyone to have a good time, it sometimes happens that someone participating in a tour can misbehave or do things that are incompatible with the safety, comfort or convenience of other members of the tour. You agree that in those circumstances we have the exclusive right and discretion, to expel someone, even you, from a tour at any time, without any claims or complaints by you against us.

Although unlikely, your tour may be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. If we must cancel a tour you have paid for, the entire amount you have paid to us will be refunded to you within fourteen days after the tour’s cancellation. Once this occurs, we have no other obligations to tour members on cancelled trips including any additional costs or fees related to the issuance and/or cancellation of airline tickets or other travel reservations not made by The Catholic Traveler, LLC.