Reservations | Payments | Cancellation Penalties | Confirmation Details | Forms

Reservations: A deposit of $500 is required to confirm space on your trip with Latin American Escapes

Payment schedule is as follows:

Payment for airline tickets is due at the time tickets are issued, but no later than time of final payment.

Certain destinations, and most all holiday departures may impose higher deposit amounts.

If you are booking less than 60 days in advance of travel, we’ll need full payment in order to confirm your space.

We accept payment by check, wire transfer, and all major credit cards. For credit card payments, we'll need your written authorization to charge your card. Please complete our Credit Card Authorization Form-Australis, and return it to our office.

A completed Trip Application, second deposit, and final payment will also be due before you travel. Complete payment details can be found in our Terms and Conditions, which we recommend you read before sending us your deposit.

Cancellation Penalties
At the time we receive written notification that you must cancel your trip, money will be returned less the following cancellation fees

Note that certain destinations, and most all holiday departures may impose stricter penalties.

You can find detailed information on our cancellation policies, change fees and refunds in our Terms and Conditions document.

A note about your payments:
Latin American Escapes is registered with the California State Attorney General's office under the California Seller of Travel Law. Our license # is 202 3695-40. Under this law, California sellers of travel are required maintain a trust account or bond with all client funds. Latin American Escapes maintains a trust account. Further details on this law can be found on the Department of Justice website.

Confirmation Details
Once your trip is confirmed, you’ll receive the following materials from us:

• Complete itinerary & invoice
• Trip Application Form and Liability Release
• Trip guide, Clothing & Equipment recommendations and Reading List specific to your travels
• Travel Insurance information. In the case of unforeseen incidents, we feel that travel insurance is an important precaution to protect you, your family and your investment.

Forms for trip planning and confirmation:

• Credit Card Authorization form-Australis cruises
• Trip Application
• Terms and Conditions
• Travel Insurance Information

Risk and Responsibility

In arranging these trips, Latin American Escapes, Inc. acts only as the agents for the owners, contractors and suppliers actually providing tour services for these trips with whom Latin American Escapes, Inc. has no legal connection or joint ownership.  These local tour operators attempt to conduct these trips as described in the preceding itineraries.  However, it is possible that due to transportation schedule changes, weather, delays and unforeseeable acts of God, humans or nature, itineraries may vary from what is described. Participants are responsible for extra costs due to travel delay or itinerary changes for reasons beyond our control and assume all risks, whether identified in advance or unforeseen, as described under Limitation of Liability, and Trip Member Responsibility, located in our Terms and Conditions, which all travelers agree to sign. Traveler's insurance is not included, but is offered, and is strongly recommended. CST # 2023695-40.

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