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TERMS
AND CONDITIONS
Please read and understand
The following terms and conditions apply to all Travel
organized by WOW Philippines Travel Agency Company, Inc.
(herein after referred to as “WOW Philippines Travel
Company”) For this purpose, the term “Travel” shall include
any combination of international or domestic flights from
your point of origin to your final destination, and include
all hotels, resorts, accommodations, excursions, tours,
transfers, rentals, etc., that have been organized on your
behalf by WOW Philippines Travel Company.
If your booking includes Boracay Flights or Boracay
Accommodations or other service, provided by someone other
than WOW Philippines Travel Company or its appointed
agents, whether WOW Philippines Travel Company has acted as
the agent or not, then your contract shall be subject to the
conditions set forth in the applicable Philippines Travel
and Tour Operator’s policies, or in the case of an Airline,
the airline's applicable booking conditions. These
conditions do not affect your statutory rights.
Any arrangements which you make while on your Boracay
Vacation and which are not made through WOW Philippines
Travel Company are ones for which we have no responsibility
or liability.
1. Making a
Booking
When you make a booking with us you undertake that you have
the authority to accept and do accept these booking
conditions on behalf of yourself and your party. A contract
will exist upon our accepting any monies from you towards
the booking or upon the issue of our confirmation or
itinerary, whichever is the earlier. These conditions in
conjunction with the information set out in our published
information form the entire agreement between yourself and
WOW Philippines Travel Company.
When you make a booking with WOW Philippines Travel Company
and we accept it, the total cost of the Philippines Travel
Package becomes due and payable immediately, unless we have
agreed in writing that you should pay an initial deposit. In
any event, the full amount of your Boracay Travel Package
must be credited to WOW Philippines Travel Company a
minimum of 30 days BEFORE your scheduled departure. (some
services require full payment to confirm booking)
2. Prices
Prices are fixed at the time of booking and generally will
not be subject to any surcharges. The only exception will be
an increase in our costs arising as the result of any
government action including but not limited to, new or
increased taxes such as VAT. When a surcharge is payable an
administration charge of $5.00 per person, together with an
amount to cover travel agents commission (if applicable)
will be added. If this means that you have to pay more than
20% of the original booking price you will be entitled to a
full refund of all monies paid in respect of your booking,
except an amendment charge. Should you decide to cancel
because of this then you must exercise your right to do so
within fourteen days from the date we advised you of the
amount due.
We reserve the right to change our prices at any time before
you book including any special rates that we may offer from
time to time, which may not be the same as those published
on this website. Please note that ALL RATES are determined
based on the actual time of travel, and NOT the booking
date. In some cases, posted rates may expire or become
invalid after the booking date and before the actual date of
travel. In this case, we will confirm and charge the new
rate that will be in effect at the time of travel. (see
VALID FROM DATES below room rates, to confirm validity)
3. Payments
WOW Philippines Travel Company accepts payment by (1) bank
transfer, (2) cash payment, (3) check, or (4) credit card.
Bank Transfer
ALL PAYMENTS made by bank transfer should be made to the
following WOW Philippines Travel Company Metro Bank account:
(Absolutely NO Other Account)
Dollar Account:
(Remittance From Outside the Philippines)
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Remit to: |
WOW Philippines
Travel Company |
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Swift Code: |
MBTCPHMM |
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Account Number: |
411-2-41100176-2 |
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Bank Name: |
.Metro Bank |
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Bank Address: |
PRC-JP. Rizal Branch
397-JP. Rizal
Corner of Binakod Street |
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Branch: |
Makati Philippines |
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Phone Number: |
+632-896-0826 |
Peso Account:
(Remittance From Inside the
Philippines)
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Remit to: |
WOW Philippines
Travel Company |
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Account Number: |
411-3-41102251-0 |
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Bank Mane: |
.Metro Bank |
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Bank Address: |
PRC-JP. Rizal Branch
397-JP. Rizal
Corner of Binakod Street |
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Branch: |
Makati Philippines |
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Phone Number: |
+632-896-0826 |
4.
NOTE: For security reasons, we DO NOT accept bank transfers
to any other bank account.
Cash Payments
Cash payments may be received in our Manila City office
at, 2508 Syquia Street, HLL Building Santa Ana Manila
Philippines 1009, but should NOT be sent by mail, in
parcels or by any other non-secure method, without prior
written approval from WOW Philippines Travel Company. All
CASH payments as-well as any other payment method will
receive and official BIR receipt.
Checks
Checks may be accepted as payment, but often require lengthy
processing times of up to 6 weeks before release. Payments
made by check are not considered “paid”, until fully cleared
by our Metro bank and released for payment.
Western Union
With
245,000 Western Union Agent locations worldwide, it is easy
to send and receive money. Choose to send money in minutes,
the next day or directly to a bank account. Use cash, a
credit card, or a debit card.
Credit Cards
For security reasons, Credit Card payments using your,
Visa, MasterCard, American Express are accepted online, via
XOOM our credit card processing company. If you already have
a PayPal Account you can click on the Paypal link to make
your payment.

PayPal by XOOM
XOOM Payments
5.
Receipt of
Payment
Upon receipt of payment, you will receive the following, (1)
a WOW Philippines Travel Company confirmation number, (2) a
detailed trip itinerary, (3) Airline tickets (as required)
and (4) an official receipt showing your full payment.
6.
Changes by
You
If you wish to change your booking with WOW Philippines
Travel Company in any way and we can accept the change, we
reserve the right to charge $5.00 per person, per amendment
provided that your instructions are provided in writing, and
are received at least 60 days prior to your scheduled
departure. Thereafter, except as provided by applicable law,
cancellation charges as specified in Condition 7 below,
shall apply.
7.
If You
Cancel your Booking
You or any member of your party may cancel all or part of
your Travel at any time, proved that the cancellation is
made in writing to us by the person who made the original
booking. You will receive a refund of the amount paid
(excluding any amendment charge) less the cancellation fees
specified below.
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Period before Scheduled Departure Date that Notice
of Cancellation is Received |
Cancellation Charge as % of Booking Price |
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46
days or more |
None |
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31
- 45 days |
25% |
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15
- 30 days |
50% |
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Less than 15 days |
100%(no refund) |
8.
Special note:
If your WOW Philippines Travel package includes
international or domestic air tickets ,
WOW Philippines Travel Company acts as an agent for the
airline or Boracay flight consolidator and the airline or
flight consolidators' cancellation or amendment charges
shall apply.
9.
If We Amend
your Booking
It is unlikely that we will have to amend your Boracay
Travel Package booking. However, occasionally changes may
become necessary which we reserve the right to make at any
time. Most of these changes are minor and we will advise you
at the earliest possible date. Boracay Flight times and
carriers set out in publicity material are subject to change
and all details given to you are for guidance only.
Confirmed dates will be as shown on your itinerary and air
tickets. Should a material change become necessary, we will
inform you as soon as reasonably possible. You may decide
whether or not to accept the change, however you must accept
or reject the proposed change in writing within 72 hours of
notification, otherwise we will assume that you have
accepted the proposed change.
A material change is one made to your travel arrangements
before departure, involving change of departure or arrival
airport (other than between airports within the same city
airport system) outward or return Boracay flights being
re-scheduled by more than 12 hours, or by substitution of
accommodation originally booked with one of a lower grade.
If we alter the airline, aircraft type operating your
Boracay flight or routing, this is not considered a material
change and we will be under no obligation to notify you of
such change in advance.
If you do not wish to accept a material change, we will give
you a full refund and in addition, whether or not you accept
a material change prior to departure, we will also give you
compensation for your inconvenience based on the following:
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Period before Scheduled Departure Date within which
a material change is notified |
Compensation payable to you or your travel agent,
per person |
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30
days or more |
Nil |
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15
days to 29 days |
$10 |
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14
days or less |
$20 |
10.
These are the only forms of compensation that may be paid to
you. As we do not control the day-to-day management of your
Boracay accommodations, it is possible that we may be
advised that the reserved Boracay accommodation may not be
suitable or available upon your arrival. If this happens, we
will endeavor to provide accommodation of at least the same
standard, in the same geographic area. If only accommodation
of a lower standard is available, then we will refund the
difference of the advertised price between the accommodation
booked and that available together with compensation of
$10.00 per person for your inconvenience.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: We are not responsible for changes
which arise as a result of events outside of our control,
such as technical or maintenance problems with
transportation, changes imposed by re-scheduling or
cancellation of Boracay flights by an airline, or main
charter company, war or threat of war, civil strife,
industrial disputes, natural disasters, bad weather or
terrorist activity.
11.
If We
Cancel your Booking
We reserve the right in any circumstance to cancel your
booking. However, in no case will we cancel your booking
less than 30 days prior to departure, unless it is for
reasons outside of our control or for non-receipt of payment
by you. If we do cancel your booking (other than for late or
non-payment) we will offer you a full refund of all monies
paid in respect of the Boracay Travel booking.
12.
Our
Liability
Our obligations, and those of our suppliers providing any
service or facility involved in any part of your Boracay
Travel are to take reasonable skill and care to arrange for
the provision of such services and facilities and, where we
or our supplier is actually providing the service or
facility, to provide them with reasonable skill and care.
Compliance with any applicable regulatory requirements (such
as, for example, those of the Civil Aviation Authority) will
be proper performance of our, and our suppliers’,
obligations. You must show that reasonable skill and care
has not been used, if you wish to make any claim against us.
13.
Documentation
Where Boracay travel and health documents are necessary to
comply with the requirements of the Philippines Islands you
may wish to visit, then it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to procure
them. If failure to obtain any such documents results in
fines, surcharges or any other financial penalty being
imposed upon us, then you agree to reimburse us accordingly.
You must ascertain by consulting your own doctor, if
necessary the specific precautions deemed prudent for the
country or destination you intend to visit and to ensure
that the appropriate medication, inoculations or other
precautions are taken.
14.
Conditions
of Carriage & Boracay Accommodations
We are neither a carrier nor a provider of Boracay
accommodations. Each journey (whether undertaken or not)
that you book by land, sea or air is governed by the
conditions of the carrier undertaking to provide that
carriage. Some of these conditions limit or exclude
liability and are often the subject of international
agreements. Copies of the applicable agreements are
available for inspection at the offices of the carrier
concerned.
It is your responsibility to re-confirm the onward or return
sectors of any air journey with the carrier concerned or
such carrier’s duly authorized Boracay Travel agents and
according to such carrier’s regulations. When you book
Boracay accommodations (whether provided or not) its
availability or provision is subject to the ‘house rules’ of
the Boracay hotel or other Boracay accommodation providing
or undertaking to provide such accommodations.
15.
Termination
We reserve the right in our absolute discretion to terminate
your Boracay Travel without notice should your behavior be
such that it is likely in our opinion, to cause distress,
damage, annoyance or danger to any other person. In such
circumstances, no refund or compensation will be due to you.
16.
Unused
Services
No refund will be due to you in respect to the
non-utilization of any part of the Boracay Travel
arrangements made for you, by WOW Philippines Travel Agency.
17. Insurance
It is a condition of the agreement
between us, that you take out adequate Boracay Vacation
insurance against cancellation charges, unexpected
curtailment of your vacation, medical expenses arising
overseas including repatriation, loss or damage to luggage
and personal liability claims against you.
Should you fail to secure such Philippines Travel Insurance
coverage prior to your Philippines Travel, then you accept
full responsibility for yourself and all of the members of
your party, and indemnify WOW Philippines Travel Agency and
our overseas Philippines Travel agents and representatives
(as applicable) for any and all costs that may arise, which
would otherwise have been met, had such Philippines travel
insurance been in force.
18.
Complaints
We do our VERY BEST to ensure that your Boracay travel
arrangements go according to plan. However, if you have a
complaint arising out of what we have agreed to provide for
you, please let us know at the earliest possible
opportunity. If necessary by calling our main office at
+63-2-636-1980 / +63-2-636-1987
+63-2-636-1926, or our 24 hour emergency hotline at
+63-916-374-1110, from wherever you may be. If a problem
arises during your Boracay trip, please contact us
immediately, so we can help you.
If your complaint cannot be resolved locally, you should
advise us within 30 days of the incident, in writing, by
giving your WOW Philippines Travel Company confirmation
number, a detailed description of your complaint and other
relevant information. Please mail written complaints or
feedback to:
Mary Jane P. Bangga
President / CEO
WOW Philippines Travel Agency, Inc.
Amberland Plaza, Suite 306
Dona Julia Vargas Avenue, Ortigas
Center
Pasig City, Metro-Manila Philippines 1009
To file a complaint online, please send your complaint to,
info@wowphilippinestravelagency.com
and type complaint in the subject line.
Please Note: that if you do
not follow our complaint procedure, we CAN NOT accept
responsibility for your complaint, as we would have been
deprived of the opportunity to investigate the matter on
your behalf, and where possible, help you to resolve the
problem.
19.
Applicable
Law
Any contract or dispute between us and these Boracay
Reservations conditions are to be governed by and construed
in accordance with Philippines law. Both parties agree to
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Manila
City, Philippines.
20.
Effective
Date
The effective date of this policy is June 26, 2005. It
replaces all prior privacy policies issued by WOW
Philippines Travel Company. We reserve the right to change
our policy at any time. Revisions of this policy will be
posted on our WOW Philippines Travel website and mailed to
our customers periodically, as required by law. Visitors to
this Boracay Travel Website should review our policies from
time to time to stay abreast of changes.
Policy Updated - January 10, 2008
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