Additional Definitions: As used herein, “Arrival” means the Guest’s arrival at the Hotel for the start of their vacation. “Hotel” means the respective resort(s) visited by Guest(s).
1. These Terms shall supersede and/or override any representations contained in any advertising and promotional materials to the extent of any inconsistency.
2. Tour Operator and/or Travel Agents: Any Tour Operator and/or Travel Agent used by Guest(s) to make reservations is, for all purposes, Guest(s) agent, and represents that the Tour Operator and/or Travel Agent has the authority to receive notice of these Terms on behalf of the Guest(s). Guest’s Tour Operator and/or Travel Agent agrees also to promptly notify a Guest of these Terms. Neither Unique Travel nor the Hotel Related Entities shall be liable for any representations made by Guest’s Tour Operator and/or Travel Agent or any acts or omissions of any such Tour Operator and/or Travel Agent. No Tour Operator and/or Travel Agent has the authority to modify or waive these Terms.
3. Rates: All rates are subject to change until the purchase price for the applicable accommodation, product or service is paid in full. All rates are subject to change at any time due to the imposition of taxes or other government charges, fare increases, fuel or other surcharges, or other events beyond Unique Travel’s control. Unique Travel may reissue the invoice for any reservation to reflect any such changes, or to correct any error in the computation of the purchase price of Guest(s) reservation. All rates are in U.S. dollars.
4. Deposit, Payment & Cancellation Terms (refer to “Clause #7- for Loyalty & Travel Bookings/Reservations”): A deposit of $400 per room plus airfare (if reserved through Unique Travel) is required to secure a reservation. An initial payment of $98 plus the airfare is due when making a booking and the balance of $302 is due 21 days after the initial payment. The credit card used for the initial payment will automatically be charge the balance of $302. Consent to auto charge the credit card for the remaining deposit amount of $302 and full payment is given to Unique Travel Corp at the time that the booking is made. Due to high demand and limited availability the initial payment of $98 per room is not applicable during holiday periods or for any of the over-the-water suites or bungalows. Bookings made 45 days or less prior to Arrival must be paid in full when booking. Unique Travel may cancel any booking and release any Hotel or air reservation for which payment has not been received at least 45 days prior to Arrival. The date for full and final payment may be subject to change during certain periods. Guest’s invoice will provide notice of any such change. Payment and cancellation policy may vary during holiday periods (refer to “Clause #5- Special Deposit and Payment”).
4.1 The Guest’s Tour Operator and/or Travel Agent is required to provide a copy of the Notice (in paragraphs 25, 29 and 30) to the Guest. Should the Guest decide to cancel Guest’s trip/vacation based upon an unwillingness to sign and assent to the specific waiver provisions, cancellation charges are applicable. Cancellation charges depend on when Unique Travel receives notice of the cancellation. The minimum cancellation charges are as follows:
(a) If notice is received 30 to 15 days prior to Arrival, 50% of the purchase price, including any applicable airline fees.
(b) If notice is received 14 to 0 days prior to Arrival, 100% of the purchase price, including any applicable airline fees.
4.2 INSURANCE PREMIUMS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
4.3 Certain airfares may be non-refundable regardless of time of cancellation. All cancellations of, or changes to airfares are subject to applicable airline carrier restrictions. All airfare must be sold in conjunction with a Resort stay. Airfare cannot be sold as a standalone item. Unique Travel will apply any payments made toward the purchase price against any cancellation charges and will refund any balance remaining after the payment of any charges. In order to receive a refund, if applicable, Guest must request and receive a cancellation confirmation number. The cancellation charges outlined above are liquidated damages and not a penalty. Holiday periods may be subject to additional cancellation charges.
4.4 No refunds or adjustments will be made from any portion of your vacation or attendant services not utilized.
5. Special Deposit and Payments:
Sandals Resorts:
All bookings for the Over the Water Villas, Over the Water Bungalows and/ or Seaside Bungalows will require a $1,000 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT at time of booking and is non-transferable to a lower category room.
Beaches Resorts:
2021:
i. Guests traveling between February 13th, 2021 and February 19th, 2021 are required to pay a deposit of US$400.00 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of December 13th, 2020.
ii. Guests traveling between March 13th, 2021 and April 11th, 2021 are required to pay a deposit of US$400.00 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of January 11th, 2021.
iii. Guests traveling between November 20th, 2021 and November 26th, 2021 are required to pay a deposit of US$400.00 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of September 14th, 2021.
iv. Guests traveling between December 18th, 2021 and December 31st, 2021 are required to pay a deposit of US $800.00 which becomes non-refundable as of May 1st, 2021 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of September 1st, 2021.
2022:
i. Guests traveling between February 19th, 2022 and February 25th, 2022 are required to pay a deposit of US$400.00 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of December 19th, 2021.
ii. Guests traveling between March 12th, 2022 and March 26th, 2022 are required to pay a deposit of US$400.00 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of January 9th, 2022.
iii. Guests traveling between April 10th, 2022 and April 24th, 2022 are required to pay a deposit of US$400.00 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of February 8th, 2022.
iv. Guests traveling between November 19th, 2022 and November 25th, 2022 are required to pay a deposit of US$400.00 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of September 13th, 2022.
v. Guests traveling between December 21st, 2022 and December 31st, 2022 are required to pay a deposit of US $800.00 which becomes non-refundable as of May 1st, 2022 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of September 1st, 2022.
2023:
i. Guests traveling between February 18th, 2023 and February 24th, 2023 are required to pay a deposit of US$400.00 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of December 18th, 2022.
ii. Guests traveling between March 11th, 2023 and March 25th, 2023 are required to pay a deposit of US$400.00 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of January 8th, 2023.
iii. Guests traveling between April 2nd, 2023 and April 16th, 2023 are required to pay a deposit of US$400.00 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of January 31st, 2023.
iv. Guests traveling between November 18th, 2023 and November 24th, 2023 are required to pay a deposit of US$400.00 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of September 12th, 2023.
v. Guests traveling between December 21st, 2023 and December 31st, 2023 are required to pay a deposit of US $800.00 which becomes non-refundable as of May 1st, 2023 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of September 1st, 2023.
2024:
i. Guests traveling between February 17th, 2024 and February 23rd, 2024 are required to pay a deposit of US$400.00 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of December 19th, 2023.
ii. Guests traveling between March 16th, 2024 and April 14th, 2024 are required to pay a deposit of US$400.00 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of January 16th, 2024.
iii. Guests traveling between November 23rd, 2024 and November 29th, 2024 are required to pay a deposit of US$400.00 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of September 24th, 2024.
iv. Guests traveling between December 21st, 2024 and December 31st, 2024 are required to pay a deposit of US$800.00 which becomes non-refundable as of May 1st, 2024 and full payment is due, and non-refundable, as of September 1st, 2024.
6. Changes to Reservations [refer to “Clause #9- Loyalty & Travel- Changes to Reservations”]:
If Guest desires to change, but not cancel a reservation, then the Guest will be subject to the following:
(a) At any point prior to travel, Guest(s) revising their booking to upgrade (i.e. add nights, adding rooms, additional persons), will not be charged a revision fee.
(b) Any other revisions to the booking (i.e. subtracting number of nights, subtracting rooms), received between 30 and 15 days prior to travel; a revision fee of US$200 per person will apply. Revisions received 14 days or less prior to travel will be subject to full penalty.
6.1 Only one name change is permitted per reservation.
6.2 Changes are subject to all applicable airline fare increases, government taxes, security fees, fuel surcharges and other charges and restrictions.
6.3 If the revised reservation is subsequently cancelled, the cancellation penalties for the original dates of travel shall apply.
7. Loyalty & Travel Booking/Reservations – Deposit, Payment & Cancellation Terms: All Loyalty & Travel bookings require a minimum stay of four (4) nights and a non-refundable deposit to secure the reservation. Deposit amounts vary for certain travel dates, resort and/or room categories (refer to “Clause 8 – Loyalty & Travel – Special Deposit and Payment Terms”).
7.1 Minimum deposit schedule is as follows unless otherwise noted:
(a) A minimum non-refundable deposit of $250 per room is required for all Sandals Resorts (excluding “Over-The-Water” suites/villas or bungalows), Beaches Negril and Beaches Ocho Rios reservations.
(b) A minimum non-refundable deposit of $350 is required for Beaches Turks & Caicos reservations.
(c) Over-the-Water Suites/Villas, Over-the-Water Bungalows and/or Seaside Bungalows require a $1,000 NON-REFUNDABLE deposit per room and is non-transferable to a lower category room.
7.2 Full and final payment must be received at least 90 days prior to Arrival date unless otherwise noted. The credit card used for the initial payment will automatically be charged the balance of reservation upon due date. Consent to auto charge the credit card for the remaining full payment amount is given to Unique Travel at the time that the booking is made. Bookings made 90 days or less prior to arrival must be paid in full at the time of booking. Unique Travel may cancel any booking and release any Hotel or air reservation for which payment has not been received at least 90 days prior to arrival. The due date for full and final payment may be subject to change during certain periods. Guest’s invoice will provide notice of any such change. Payment and cancellation policy may vary during certain travel periods (refer to “Clause 8 – Loyalty & Travel – Special Deposit and Payment Terms”).
7.3 The Guest’s Tour Operator and/or Travel Agent is required to provide a copy of the Notice (in Paragraphs 25, 29 and 30) to the Guest. Should the Guest decide to cancel Guest’s trip/vacation based upon an unwillingness to sign and assent to the specific waiver provision, cancellation charges are applicable. Cancellation charges depend on when Unique Travel receives notice of the cancellation.
The following minimum cancellation charges are:
(a) If notice is received 30 to 15 days prior to Arrival, 50% of the purchase price, including any applicable airline fees.
(b) If notice is received 14 to 0 days prior to Arrival, 100% of the purchase price, including any applicable airline fees.
7.4 INSURANCE PREMIUMS, LOYALTY & TRAVEL DEPOSITS AND FUTURE AIR DEPOSITS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE
7.5 Certain airfares may be non–refundable regardless of time of cancellation. All cancellations of, or changes to airfares are subject to applicable airline carrier restrictions. All airfare must be sold in conjunction with a Hotel stay. Airfare cannot be sold as a standalone item. Unique Travel will apply any payments made toward the purchase price against any cancellation charges and will refund any balance remaining after the payment of any charges. In order to receive a refund, if applicable, Guest must request and receive a cancellation confirmation number. The cancellation charges outlined above are liquidated damages and not a penalty. Holiday periods may be subject to additional cancellation charges.
7.6 No refunds or adjustments will be made from any portion of your vacation or attendant services not utilized.
8. Loyalty & Travel Reservations – Special Deposit and Payment Terms: Reservations which benefit from the “Full Payment” discount option are non-refundable at the time of booking.
Sandals
All bookings in the Over-The-Water Villas and/or Bungalows will require a $1000 NON-REFUNDABLE non-transferable deposit.
Reservations made at the Loyalty & Travel desk for travel which includes the following dates require a $300 NON-REFUNDABLE deposit per room:
– December 21st – 31st, 2021
– December 21st – 31st, 2022
– December 21st – 31st, 2023
– December 21st – 31st, 2024
Beaches
Beaches Reservations made at the Loyalty & Travel desk for stays including any of the following travel dates require a $500 non-refundable deposit per room and full non-refundable payment is due ninety (90) days prior to arrival date:
2021:
i. Travel between February 13th, 2021 and February 19th, 2021 with full non-refundable payment due by November 15th, 2020.
ii. Travel between March 13th, 2021 and April 11th, 2021 with full non-refundable payment due by December 11th, 2020.
iii. Travel between November 20th, 2021 and November 26th, 2021 with full non-refundable payment due by August 22nd, 2021.
2022:
i. Travel between February 19th, 2022 and February 25th, 2022 with full non-refundable payment due by November 22nd, 2021.
ii. Travel between March 12th, 2022 and March 26th, 2022 with full non-refundable payment due by December 9th, 2021.
iii. Travel between April 10th, 2022 and April 24th, 2022 with full non-refundable payment due by January 8th, 2022.
iv. Travel between November 19th, 2022 and November 25th, 2022 with full non-refundable payment due by August 21st, 2022.
2023:
i. Travel between February 18th, 2023 and February 24th, 2023 with full non-refundable payment due by November 21st, 2022.
ii. Travel between March 11th, 2023 and March 25th, 2023 with full non-refundable payment due by December 8th, 2022.
iii. Travel between April 2nd, 2023 and April 16th, 2023 with full non-refundable payment due by January 1st, 2023.
iv. Travel between November 18th, 2023 and November 24th, 2023 with full non-refundable payment due by August 20th, 2023.
2024:
i. Travel between February 17th, 2024– February 23rd, 2024 with full non-refundable payment due by November 19th, 2023.
ii. Travel between March 16th, 2024 and April 14th, 2024 with full non-refundable payment due by December 17th, 2023.
iii. Travel between November 23rd , 2024 and November 29th, 2024 are with full non-refundable payment due by August 25th, 2024.
8.1 Reservations made at the Loyalty & Travel desk for the following travel dates require an $800 deposit, of which $500 is non-refundable at the time of booking:
2021:
i. Travel between December 18th -31st, 2021. The $800 deposit becomes non-refundable as of May