AMERICAN EXPRESS® TRAVEL SERVICE ONLINE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
PLEASE READ THESE ONLINE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ("Terms and Conditions") CAREFULLY AS THEY ARE THE BASIS UPON WHICH ONLINE TRAVEL BOOKINGS THROUGH THIS WEBSITE ("Online Travel Booking") ARE ACCEPTED BY ("American Express").
1. Legal Contract
When you (the person using this website) click to make a booking with us, legal obligations arise and your right to refund of monies charged to your Credit Card or Charge Card issued by American Express Banking Corp. India ("American Express Card") or paid in any other way agreed by us, are limited by our terms and conditions and by the conditions of the particular travel supplier. You must not make any Online Travel Booking through this website ("Site") unless you understand and agree with all our Online Terms and Conditions ("Terms and Conditions").
2. Changes to Terms & Conditions
3. Liability
3.1. By using American Express' online travel service Site you agree that, neither American Express nor any American Express subsidiary or related company or representative shall be liable for any loss, injury or damage to you or your belongings or otherwise arising in any way out of the provisions of travel services to you and American Express excludes all other conditions and warranties implied by custom, law or statute.
You also agree that:
(a) all information and other content on this website is provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind, either express or implied; and
(b) American Express (and its suppliers and licensors) expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose; and
(c) American Express does not warrant that any of the functions contained on this website or your access to this website will be uninterrupted or error-free, that any defects will be corrected or that this website or the server on which this website is stored are free of viruses or any other harmful components; and
(d) American Express does not warrant or make any representation regarding your access to, or the results of your access to, this website (including any related or linked websites) or any information on this website in respect of correctness, accuracy, timeliness, completeness, reliability or otherwise, and you (and not American Express), assume the entire cost of any necessary verification, maintenance, repair and/or correction of any relevant information or other content.
3.2. Under no circumstances (including but not limited to any act or omission on the part of American Express) will American Express or any of its affiliates, suppliers or licensors be liable for any loss of profits or any indirect, incidental, special and/or consequential damages whatsoever which result from any use of or access to, or any inability to use or access, the website or anything contained on, or missing, from the website.
3.3. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the liability of American Express for breach of any implied warranty or condition which by law cannot be excluded is limited at the option of American Express to the following:
(a) in the case of services supplied or offered by American Express:
(i) the supply of the services again, or
(ii) the payment of the cost of having the services supplied again; and
(b) in the case of goods supplied or offered by American Express:
(i) the replacement of the goods or the supply of equivalent goods, or
(ii) the payment of the cost of replacing the goods or of acquiring equivalent goods.
4. Law and Jurisdiction Minor Changes Made By Us Before Travel
5. Unlicensed Entity Disclaimer
If you request American Express to arrange for the provision of products or services by a person or company which is not licensed in accordance with any applicable law, American Express accepts no liability (whether in contract, for negligence or otherwise) for any loss or damage suffered by you or any third party as a result.
6. Responsibility
Products and services are sold by American Express as an agent for airlines, hotels, car hire companies, and any other suppliers providing travel related services via this website.
American Express is not a provider of such travel related services and has no responsibility for such services provided or not provided by any party. Accordingly, by using these services in your Online Travel Booking, you agree to seek remedies directly with the supplier and, subject to applicable law, not to hold American Express nor its related companies, employees or representatives liable in contract or tort (actionable wrong) for any loss, costs, expense, injury, accident or damage to person or property caused directly or indirectly from either:
(a) the acts or omissions of such suppliers or
(b) any event beyond American Express' control including, but not limited to, war, civil disturbance, fire, flood, acts of God or Government or other authorities, accident to machinery or failure of machinery or equipment, or industrial action. All tickets, coupons, exchange orders, vouchers and receipts are issued subject to the appropriate tariffs and terms and conditions of sale of suppliers and these terms. American Express act as an agent and have no responsibility, and extend no guarantees for discontinued promotions, airfares or specific holiday products or other travel related services.
7. Supplier's Conditions
All coupons, receipts and tickets are issued subject to the terms and conditions specified by the suppliers. By accepting the coupons and tickets and utilizing our services or confirming your Online Travel Booking, you agree that, neither American Express nor any subsidiary or related company or representative shall be liable for any loss, injury or damage to you or your belongings or otherwise arising in any way out of our services to you..
8. Special Conditions for Airfares
There are numerous rules and regulations affecting air fares and particularly discounted airfares, which involve substantial cancellation or amendment fees, and in some instances there are no refunds whatsoever on cancelled air tickets should you need to amend or cancel your travel plans. If you have any queries regarding these fees please do not hesitate to contact our office. You must read the rules and check the conditions applicable to every airfare and ensure that you accept those rules and conditions before you make an Online Travel Booking. If the rules and conditions are not displayed you should contact our office. Once you confirm an Online Travel Booking and make payment you are bound by the rules and conditions applicable stated by the relevant supplier(s).
9. Special Conditions for other Travel Services
These Terms and Conditions apply generally to all the products sold by American Express through an Online Travel Booking. Some travel related services also have special conditions applying to them, Airlines, hotels, car hire, tour operators, cruise lines and other travel suppliers have various other terms and conditions relating to the purchase of these goods and services, some of which may involve substantial cancellation or amendment fees, and in some instances there may be no refunds whatsoever on cancelled travel related services should you need to amend or cancel your travel plans. Some of those terms will be displayed in the rules applicable to a particular product, but not all. For example, travel suppliers often limit or exclude liability in respect of death, personal injury, delay and loss or damage to baggage, however we do not have those conditions to display. It is your responsibility to check those terms and conditions before making an Online Travel Booking through American Express.
10. Frequent Flyer or Travel Supplier Loyalty Program Customers
Please note if you are a frequent flyer member or part of a loyalty program of a travel supplier, you should retain your air ticket and boarding pass or any other documentary requirements to evidence point eligibility as American Express will not obtain copies of your air ticket at any future date. American Express does not accept liability for points accrual or missing points. It is your responsibility to be familiar with the loyalty program of each airline with which you are an enrolled member.
11. Online Travel Booking Details, Dates and Reservations
The details and timings for all sectors and other items shown on your itinerary and or ticket are subject to change. Therefore American Express recommends that you reconfirm all reservations with the applicable airline or travel supplier at least 72 hours before departure or redemption. American Express does not accept responsibility for amended flight timings or flight numbers, or any other amendments made, or delay by any travel supplier.
12. Travel Documentation and Arrangements
You are responsible for determining and obtaining proper documentation such as passport, visa and health requirements and all other relevant documentation and arrangements. The final responsibility for ensuring all documentation is correct and complete and all other requirements are satisfied rests with the individual traveller.
13. Destination Enquiries
You should enquire about local issues and conditions at overseas destinations prior to travel. American Express Travel Services makes no representations as to the safety, conditions or other issues that may exist at any destination. Travel advice can be obtained from various sources, including local governments, local consular offices, etc.
14. Photo Identification
All airlines require the production of photo identification when checking in with an e-ticket. Your identification must match with the name of the passenger on the ticket or travel documentation. Presentation of photo identification may also be required for car hire, accommodation and other travel related services.
15. Passport
16. Visa Requirements
17. Health Precautions and Vaccinations
Vaccinations are strongly recommended for certain destinations. We recommend that you contact your doctor or other health professional for travel health advice and vaccinations. Ideally, health requirements should be attended to at least two months prior to departure. If travelling with medication, you must carry a letter from your doctor explaining your medical condition and the required medication.
18. Rates and Price Variations
American Express reserves the right to vary published rates in the event of changes in exchange rates or price rises made by wholesalers or other suppliers. If the cost of any service increases due to exchange rate fluctuations, price increases, tax changes or any other reason, you must pay the increase when notified. American Express is not liable in any way if any increase occurs. All prices are subject to availability and can be withdrawn or varied without notice.
19. Price Inclusions and Exclusions
(a) Airfares: All taxes and charges required to be paid to purchase the ticket have been included in the total price. However, there may be other charges or taxes payable at the destination which you will be required to pay in local currency.
(b) Airlines and Other Travel Services:
i) Items included in the prices or rates of the products are specified in each section. Prices do not include: meals other than as stated in itineraries, any air fares unless stated, Government departure taxes, passport and visa charges, vaccination fees, airport taxes, airport transfer fees, any items of a personal nature such as telephone calls, beverages, laundry, excess baggage charges and gratuities, travel insurance, excess or other insurance waivers or other items not specified or expressly included in your Online Travel Booking.
ii) Travel service suppliers may require an imprint of credit card details, pre-authorization or other form of bond prior to your use of the travel related service.
20. Service Availability
The services sold through American Express are subject to availability and can be withdrawn without notice. Access to this website and any website normally linked to this website is not guaranteed and is subject to availability of communication links and access rights. American Express reserves the right to deny password login on this website to any person or password holder.
21. Online Travel Booking Acknowledgement
Acknowledgment of your Online Travel Booking will be made via email and will include your Online Travel Booking reference ("Booking Reference"). Please check your email regularly to ensure prompt receipt of any relevant communications. The fares shown on this website can be purchased only in conjunction with the website. American Express does not accept any responsibility for any loss incurred as a result of any failure of email delivery (irrespective of the reason for such failure).
22. Passenger Name
It is essential that you enter details of each traveller correctly and according to passport or other travel identification. Some suppliers will deny carriage if the traveller’s name varies and your booking may be cancelled automatically if the traveller’s name is amended. American Express accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage arising from incorrect entry of traveller’s name and any inability to travel as a result of carrier's policies. Each individual airline has their own policy regarding name changes and applicable fees.
23. Policies on Additional Fees and Refunds
Please note, in the event of a booking amendment or cancellation, American Express reserve the right to apply the following conditions in addition to any charges assessed by the relevant airline and or supplier. (a) Refunds: Any applicable refunds will be credited to your American Express Card. No Membership Rewards points will be refunded. No cash refunds will be given.
Note that the terms and conditions of some airlines, hotels, car hire, tour operators and other travel suppliers may involve substantial cancellation or amendment fees, and in some instances there may be no refunds whatsoever on cancelled travel related services should you need to amend or cancel your travel plans. Refer above to Section 8 Supplier's Conditions and Section 9 Special Conditions for Other Travel Services.
24. Fictitious or Duplicate Reservations
Travel suppliers do not permit fictitious or duplicate reservations. If American Express establishes or has reason to suspect that an individual user has submitted and confirmed multiple identical bookings, the travel supplier reserves the right to cancel one or all of the reservations immediately and without reference to the customer..
25. Illustrations
26. Travel Insurance
27. Currency
28. Extraordinary Costs
In the unlikely event American Express is unable to meet your requirements through our normal booking process; we will let you know within 48 hours. If you wish us to continue with the Online Travel Booking, any additional costs as notified to you, such as telephone and other communication expenses, courier charges, any associated bank costs for urgent remittance of funds, etc. will be payable by you, the customer.
29. Goods and Services Tax
29.1 GST would be charged additional as applicable.
29.2 Can I avail GST benefits on the website? No, to take advantage of the GST benefit you will need to call the airline directly and ask them to add the GST number. Please note: It is at the discretion of the airline whether they can add or not after the issuance of a ticket.
30. Payment Method
30.1 Payment for Online Travel Bookings may ONLY be made using an American Express Card, American Express Membership Rewards points ("Points For Travel") or a combination of these ("Points + Pay"). Full payment is required at the time of making the Online Travel Booking.
30.2 Fine Hotels and Resort Program
Bookings made under the American Express Fine Hotels and Resort Program are confirmed online and payable at the time of departure from the hotel property. Charges made in foreign currencies will be subject to additional foreign currency conversion and commission.
30.3 Points for Travel
When redeeming Points for Travel for Online Travel Bookings, a single amount will be debited from the Cardmember's Membership Rewards account per booking. The Cardmember can keep track of the Membership Rewards points debited by checking the Membership Rewards section in Online Services.
30.4 Points + Pay
If redeeming with Points + Pay, the full transaction amount will be automatically billed to your American Express Card account and you will receive a statement credit as per the redemption value which will be posted to your account within 3 days. For example: If the total value of a booking for one adult traveler is INR 4000 and if you wish to redeem Membership Reward points equivalent to INR 2000 , there will be a charge for the entire transaction amount (INR 4000) and a statement credit will be posted on to your card account for the equivalent value of the points redeemed (INR 2000).The Membership Rewards points used for travel booking will get deducted at the time of booking. The Cardmember may keep track of the Membership Rewards points debited by checking the Membership Rewards section in Online Services.
30.5 Additional terms for Points for Travel and Points + Pay:
(a) Redemptions using Membership Rewards points are subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Membership Rewards program.
(b) Points for Travel and Points + Pay payment options may not be available for Online Travel Bookings with some travel service suppliers.
(c) A minimum limit of 1000 Membership Rewards Points per transaction applies for Cardmembers paying for an Online Travel Booking using Membership Rewards points.
(d) American Express Cardmembers may redeem Membership Rewards points for/by any person, provided the Cardmember's American Express Card account and all other accounts with us are kept in good standing and are not overdue.
(e) Membership Rewards points redeemed for Online Travel Bookings will, subject to these Terms and Conditions and any supplier terms and conditions, entitle you and any other persons named in your online booking, to pre-paid travel in accordance with your Online Travel Booking.
(f) The number of Membership Rewards points required for any particular itinerary is determined by us, as notified to you at the time of making and confirming your Online Travel Booking. Such values may change from time to time, without any additional notice to you.
(g) Once Membership Rewards points are redeemed for travel, they may not be converted back to Membership Rewards points and the booking is non-transferable and non-refundable.
(h) Membership Rewards points cannot be redeemed via this Online Travel Booking tool for cash (including foreign currency) or traveller's cheques, or for travel for resale or promotional purposes.
(i) If redeeming with Points + Pay, the full transaction amount will be automatically billed to your American Express Card account and
will appear on your statement following your reservation. A statement credit for the Membership Rewards points redeemed will be applied to that Card account within 3 days of redemption. The Membership Rewards points used for travel booking will get deducted at the time of Booking.
(j) No Membership Rewards invoice will be provided with respect to any bookings paid using Points for Travel or Points + Pay.
(k) For the avoidance of doubt, the terms and conditions of Membership Rewards prevail along with the terms and conditions of the selected airline, hotel or tour operator.
(l) Upon redeeming a Membership Rewards Points for Travel or Points + Pay for Online Travel Bookings, you agree to release American Express and its subsidiaries and affiliates from any and all liability in respect of the redemption or use of the Membership Rewards points.
31. Disputes
32. Analysis Policy
American Express reserves the right to perform statistical analyses of user behaviour and characteristics in order to measure interest in, and use of, the various areas of the website and to inform advertisers and or suppliers of such information as well as the number of users that have been exposed to or clicked on their advertising banners. Such analysis and any associated data from these analyses used by American Express or provided to third parties will be in aggregated form only. American Express will not provide any individual or personally identifiable information.
33. Privacy
Please refer to our Privacy Policy here.
34. Cookies and Information Collected Automatically
In addition to the information collected by us when you browse the Online Travel Booking Site, as noted in our Privacy Statement, the Site permits third party advertising cookies to be served to your computer for the purpose of serving interest-based advertising. These cookies are used by our third party advertising providers (such as DoubleClick) to track your browsing activity across the Online Travel Booking Site as well as across other websites that have partnered with those advertising providers. They use this information to display ads on the Online Travel Booking Site and those other websites that they believe to be more relevant to your specific interests and therefore more useful to you. You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies.
You can exercise this right by amending or setting the controls on your browser to reflect your cookie preferences. However, please note that if you choose to refuse cookies you may not be able to use the full functionality of the Online Travel Booking Site. The "help" portion of the toolbar on most Internet browsers will tell you how to change your browser cookie settings, including how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable cookies altogether ®Registered Trademark of American Express Company.
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