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DANCE HOLIDAYS 2019-2020
A SUPERB COLLECTION OF DANCE HOLIDAYS
FROM ONLY £155pp INCLUDES
NEW LOCATIONS
WELCOME
This is your personal copy of our extended 2019-2020 programme of dance holidays ... As the UK’s leading specialist in Line, Partner and Sequence dance breaks we believe that our programme is sure to contain something to suit just about everyone. We pride ourselves on selecting a great mix of hotels and destinations together with the most experienced and entertaining hosts… providing holidays that cater for all tastes and budgets. Value for money is of paramount importance and we are proud to serve many thousands of dancers every year.
Our experienced, knowledgeable and friendly team look forward to helping you with your reservation.
MORE THAN 20 SEQUENCE DANCE HOLIDAYS IN 11 POPULAR TOWNS AND CITIES including classic seaside towns and convenient city centre destinations Prices shown are per person inclusive of VAT and are based on two or more people sharing a room; single supplements may apply.
Blackpool Lancashire.................................. 4 Bradford West Yorkshire.............................. 4 Caernarfon North Wales.......................... 5 Fleetwood Lancashire................................ 6 Great Malvern Worcestershire............7 Ilkley West Yorkshire..........................................7 Llandudno North Wales.............................. 8 Lytham St Annes Lancashire........... 9 Port Talbot South Wales......................... 10 Scarborough North Yorkshire............. 10 Southport Merseyside............................... 11 New locations.......................... 4, 8, 10
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Your hosts will include as many popular dance requests as possible (within reason) from their guests. This typically produces a diverse programme of at least 60 dances, with a generous mix of old and new for everyone to enjoy. You will also be introduced to a few new dances during the two morning workshops.
Experienced dancers will enjoy the varied mix of new, up-to-date dances combined with the established favourites that dancers simply can’t live without. The two morning workshops will embrace some of the very latest dances, expertly taught by your hosts to enhance your repertoire.
WHAT’S INCLUDED ON A KINGSHILL HOLIDAY … Our holidays are specifically designed for dancers with an established repertoire of dances who are seeking a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere with like-minded couples and experienced, friendly hosts. Our five day/four night packages (Monday-Friday) provide a comfortable en suite bedroom with breakfast and dinner included, morning dance sessions on Tuesday and Thursday mornings with tea, coffee and biscuits served, and dancing every evening. All under the expert guidance of your friendly dancing hosts. You’ll have plenty of free time to explore the local area or just relax in the comfortable surroundings of your hotel. Our TWIXMAS packages are four day/three night and have a particularly ‘festive’ feel. We provide two distinctive formats to suit a wide variety of dancers. Here’s what to look for in this brochure…
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Your 2019-2020
Dance Holiday Planner
2019
Date Nights Location
SEPTEMBER 16 4 Lytham St Annes 23 4 Ilkley OCTOBER 07 4 Caernarfon 14 4 Fleetwood DECEMBER 27 3 Fleetwood 27 3 Great Malvern 27 3 Caernarfon 27 3 Southport
2020
Date Nights Location
MARCH 9 4 Llandudno 23 4 Scarborough APRIL 06 4 Blackpool 27 4 Port Talbot MAY 18 4 Lytham St Annes JUNE 08 4 Fleetwood JULY 13 4 Blackpool SEPTEMBER 07 4 Southport OCTOBER 05 4 Ilkley 19 4 Caernarfon NOVEMBER 02 4 Llandudno DECEMBER 27 3 Bradford 27 3 Great Malvern
Hotel
Host
Clifton Park Hotel Craiglands Hotel Celtic Royal Hotel North Euston Hotel North Euston Hotel The Abbey Hotel Celtic Royal Hotel Royal Clifton Hotel
Colin & Karen Brewer £279 Alan & Eunice Lam £257 John & Hazel Carroll £259 David & Ann Lavery £254 David & Ann Lavery £199 John & Hilary Stevenson £229 Colin & Karen Brewer £205 John & Hazel Carroll £189
Hotel
From
Queens Hotel John & Hilary Stevenson £269 Royal Hotel Alan & Eunice Lam £175 Savoy Hotel Sue Smith & Eileen Pratt £155 Aberavon Beach Hotel Alan & Eunice Lam £259 Inn on the Prom Eric & Lynda Dodd £309 North Euston Hotel Alan & Eunice Lam £259 Savoy Hotel Ray & Noreen Blanch £165 Royal Clifton Hotel Alan & Eunice Lam £254 Craiglands Hotel John & Hilary Stevenson £275 Celtic Royal Hotel Eric & Lynda Dodd £259 Queens Hotel Alan & Eunice Lam £269 Midland Hotel Ray & Noreen Blanch £219 The Abbey Hotel John & Hilary Stevenson £239
MAKING PAYMENTS
SPECIAL REQUESTS
There are NO SURCHARGES for payments made by credit card, debit card or UK cheque. You can also make your payments by BACS bank transfer if you prefer.
We are always pleased to hear of any requests and we guarantee to pass them on to the hotel. Although we choose our hotels very carefully and know that they will do their very best to meet requests, we have no direct involvement in the management of any of the hotels that we use and we therefore cannot guarantee that your special request will be achievable.
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PERSONAL BELONGINGS
CARRIAGE OF WHEELCHAIRS
We recommend that you check you have all your belongings with you when you leave your hotel for the journey home. To subsequently find lost items and return them to their owner is, at best, both difficult and expensive and at worst, totally impossible. During your holiday we strongly advise that valuables are not left in the hotel room.
If it is your intention to bring a wheelchair you must advise us so that this information can be passed on to the hotel. We may ask you to fill in a mobility form, which will be sent out with the booking form or initial confirmation. All details contained in this brochure are subject to change without notice. E&OE SEQUENCE DANCE HOLIDAYS 2019-2020
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Blackpool
Bradford
Savoy Hotel
The Midland
Lancashire
West Yorkshire
This city centre hotel offers opulent Victorian surroundings with modern day comforts, unlimited free high-speed WiFi, and free parking.
Just 2 minutes walk from the beach on Queen’s Promenade, The Savoy Hotel offers free WiFi throughout the public areas. There is a popular restaurant, a lively bar and wonderful sea views with the beach on the opposite side of the road. The 145 well appointed bedrooms each have en suite facilities together with Freeview TV, hair dryer and tea/coffee maker. The Gilberts Restaurant serves a traditional British menu in the spacious dining room. There is also the Albany Bar, offering beverages and snacks. Generous full English breakfasts are served daily. There is a lift with access to most floors and special diets are catered for (vegetarian, vegan and diabetic) by prior arrangement. Just a four minute drive from the lively South Shore, Pleasure Beach and the North Pier.
A stay in this hotel is a uniquely relaxing experience. Step back into the ambiance of an era long gone, but with all the facilities of the 21st century including magnificent public areas, spacious bedrooms, opulent ballrooms, regular entertainment, an excellent English and continental restaurant, 24-hour room service and a residents’ bar that never closes.
6 APRIL 2020 5 days/4 nights • Monday-Friday
SUE SMITH & EILEEN PRATT
from £155pp
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13 JULY 2020
27 DECEMBER 2020
5 days/4 nights • Monday-Friday
4 days/3 nights · Sunday-Wednesday
RAY & NOREEN BLANCH
RAY & NOREEN BLANCH
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Caernarfon North Wales
Celtic Royal Hotel The Celtic Royal Hotel features a leisure club and free WiFi and is situated in Caernarfon centre, just a 10-minute walk from Caernarfon Harbour. The bright and airy 110 en suite bedrooms each have tea/ coffee facilities, a Freeview flat screen TV and a hair dryer. The Celtic Royal Leisure Centre features an indoor heated swimming pool, sauna and jacuzzi plus a fully equipped fitness suite and gym. Free on-site parking. There’s a lift to all floors, two comfortable licensed bars, four lounges and an impressive 2,100sq.ft. dance floor in the ballroom. Special dietary requirements are catered for by prior arrangements including vegetarian, vegan, diabetic and gluten free. Just a 5-minute walk from Caernarfon Castle. The hotel is a 20-minute drive from Bangor, and Snowdonia National Park is within a 15-minute drive.
27 DECEMBER 2019 4 days/3 nights · Friday-Monday
COLIN & KAREN BREWER
from £205pp
TWIXMAS
19 OCTOBER 2020 5 days/4 nights · Monday-Friday
ERIC & LYNDA DODD
from £259pp
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7 OCTOBER 2019 5 days/4 nights • Monday-Friday
JOHN & HAZEL CARROLL
from £259pp Booking hotline 01704 829 550
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Fleetwood Lancashire
North Euston Hotel
14 OCTOBER 2019
North Euston Hotel is in the Victorian seaside resort of Fleetwood, just a one minute walk from the beach, overlooking the magnificent Morecambe Bay. Featuring free WiFi throughout, lift to all floors, a gym, free parking and some of the 53 en suite bedrooms have charming views of the Wyre Estuary. The hotel boasts a 1,000 sq.ft. dance floor.
5 days/4 nights · Monday-Friday
DAVID & ANN LAVERY
from £254pp
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27 DECEMBER 2019 4 days/3 nights · Friday-Monday
DAVID & ANN LAVERY
from £199pp
TWIXMAS
8 JUNE 2020 5 days/4 nights · Monday-Friday
ALAN & EUNICE LAM
from £259pp
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Great Malvern
Ilkley
Worcestershire
West Yorkshire
The Abbey Hotel
Craiglands Hotel
A magnificent 4-star hotel in Great Malvern with landscaped gardens and spectacular views over the Vale of Evesham and the Malvern Hills. With 103 bedrooms, a restaurant and a comfortable bar, the hotel offers a comfortable base for exploring the splendours of England’s Three Counties: Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire. Free WiFi in the public areas and free parking for around 80 vehicles. Lift access available to all floors, with lift doors 30 inches/76 cm wide. We dance in the Elgar Suite (with almost 1,000 sq.ft. of fixed dance floor) situated on the lower ground floor, accessed by steps.
The ivy-covered Craiglands Hotel is set in mature, landscaped grounds and is just a 5-minute walk from Ilkley town centre. Free WiFi and free on-site parking are available. The grand Victorian building has traditional rooms which have a satellite TV, private bathroom with a hair dryer, tea/coffee facilities and a work space. A log fire is the centre piece of the sleek lounge bar area. Guests can enjoy freshly prepared local produce in the stylish Brasserie 1 restaurant which has French windows that open onto a spacious garden terrace. Just a 10-minute drive from the Yorkshire Dales, and 20 minutes’ walk from Ilkley Golf Club and the Middleton Woods. Leeds Bradford International Airport is only 9 miles away.
23 SEPTEMBER 2019 5 days/4 nights · Monday-Friday
ALAN & EUNICE LAM
from £257pp
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27 DECEMBER 2019
5 OCTOBER 2020
4 days/3 nights · Friday-Monday
5 days/4 nights · Monday-Friday
JOHN & HILARY STEVENSON
JOHN & HILARY STEVENSON
from £229pp
TWIXMAS
27 DECEMBER 2020 4 days/3 nights · Sunday-Wednesday
JOHN & HILARY STEVENSON
from £239pp Booking hotline 01704 829 550
TWIXMAS
from £275pp
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Llandudno North Wales
Queens Hotel
With a prime position on Llandudno’s promenade offering stunning sea views across the bay, Queens is a family-friendly hotel. Queens Hotel’s rooms have a TV and an en suite bathroom with a hairdryer. Most rooms are accessible by lift, and the hotel is also wheelchair accessible. Annex rooms are located in the Queens Lodge over the road. There is a sea-view bar where you can sit and relax with a drink, and each morning a full English breakfast is served. Traditional favourites are available in the restaurant, and there is also a coffee shop with picturesque views. Venue Cymru Theatre is close to Queens Hotel, and the Great Orme Tramway is a 10-minute walk away. You can often enjoy a wide range of on-site entertainment.
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9 MARCH 2020 5 days/4 nights · Monday-Friday
JOHN & HILARY STEVENSON
from £269pp
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2 NOVEMBER 2020 5 days/4 nights · Monday-Friday
ALAN & EUNICE LAM
from £269pp
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Lytham St Annes Lancashire
Clifton Park Hotel
Inn on The Prom
Clifton Park is just a two minute walk from the beach and promenade, and has an indoor swimming pool and spa bath. It is an adults-only hotel offering spacious rooms and a splendid restaurant. It is set in beautiful landscaped gardens. The bright and airy rooms are stylishly decorated with art-deco and monochrome fabrics, and feature a TV and tea and coffee facilities. All rooms also have an en suite bathroom and a cosy seating area.Free WiFi is available in public areas, and free private parking is also available on site. Just a short stroll from St Annes town centre, while Blackpool is just a 15 minute drive. St Annes on Sea rail station is half a mile away, offering trains to Blackpool city centre and beyond.
This stylish hotel is 1 minute walk from the beach, situated on St Annes Promenade overlooking the Irish Sea and St Annes Beach with stunning interior decor and quality furnishings. The hotel is owned and run by the Croston family and has been for over three generations. All of the 96 en suite bedrooms have a Freeview flat screen TV, radio, telephone, hair dryer and tea and coffee making facilities. There is an indoor pool, sauna, jacuzzi and gym plus a beauty therapist and hairdresser on site. A lift serves most rooms on all three floors. Special diets can be catered for (vegetarian, vegan and diabetic) by prior arrangement. Just let us know when you book your holiday. You’ll be just two minutes walk from the local shops and bus stop and 5 minutes from the rail station.
16 SEPTEMBER 2019
18 MAY 2020
5 days/4 nights · Monday-Friday
5 days/4 nights · Monday-Friday
COLIN & KAREN BREWER
ERIC & LYNDA DODD
from £279pp Booking hotline 01704 829 550
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from £309pp
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Port Talbot
Scarborough
Aberavon Beach Hotel
Royal Hotel
South Wales
The Best Western Aberavon Beach Hotel is ideally situated for a place to stay in Aberavon on the seafront. With two miles of promenade to enjoy, as well as the wide, sandy Aberavon Blue Flag beach, this is a fantastic hotel. Just seven miles from the centre of Swansea itself, the hotel offers superb views across Swansea Bay to the Gower Peninsula. The Best Western Aberavon Beach Hotel is also close to Port Talbot and Neath - giving guests ample opportunity to get out and about in this lovely part of Wales. From mountain bike trails and hikes to more relaxed strolls along the promenade or beach, the Best Western Aberavon Beach Hotel offers plenty of opportunities for relaxation, both in its comfortable bedrooms and on its doorstep.
North Yorkshire
Pinpointed at the centre of Scarborough and overlooking the beautiful South Bay, the Royal Hotel is in the perfect location to explore all that this enchanting town has to offer, with its fine sandy beaches and stunning promenade only 500 metres away. The Royal Hotel dates back to the 1830s, and its grand imposing architecture, including the Royal’s famous staircase and atrium, still bear all the hallmarks of the Regency Period. Many of the rooms have been refurbished, yet retain all their archaic ornamentation and historic spirit, which mirror a time of class and style. This Scarborough hotel has attracted many famous guests over the years, including Winston Churchill, who remarked “The Royal is my favourite hotel”, as well as Edith Sitwell and Robert Luff. All of Scarborough’s local attractions and facilities are within walking distance of the hotel. From pubs and restaurants to the famous Scarborough Castle, beautiful sandy beaches and huge golf courses, this popular seaside resort has amusements for all, and they are all easily accessible from the Royal.
27 APRIL 2020
23 MARCH 2020
5 days/4 nights · Monday-Friday
5 days/4 nights · Monday-Friday
ALAN & EUNICE LAM
ALAN & EUNICE LAM
from £259pp
POPULAR DANCING
from £175pp
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Southport Merseyside
Royal Clifton Hotel
The hotel is close to the Marine Lake and has its original grand Victorian façade and superb facilities. The Royal Clifton is situated in a great location, right on the promenade, enjoying panoramic views over the coastline. It is just a short stroll from Lord Street, Southport’s famous Victorian shopping boulevard, that is packed with cafés, bars and shops. The tastefully furnished en suite rooms are great as a relaxing base. Many of the rooms offer panoramic views of the immaculately kept lawns and flowerbeds of the Kings Gardens and the seafront beyond. The hotel also offers an impressive selection of dining options and superb leisure facilities, including an impressive spa offering an array of relaxing and therapeutic spa treatments and facilities. Free WiFi is available throughout the public areas.
27 DECEMBER 2019
7 SEPTEMBER 2020
4 days/3 nights · Friday-Monday
5 days/4 nights · Monday-Friday
JOHN & HAZEL CARROLL
ALAN & EUNICE LAM
from £189pp Booking hotline 01704 829 550
TWIXMAS
from £254pp
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Your KingsHill DANCE HOSTS All of our hosts are carefully selected, professionally qualified dance teachers, well versed in running varied dance programmes to suit pretty well all tastes and competences. You will find they all have a wealth of experience and are both friendly and patient. They invite their dancers to request their preferred dances and will always try to accommodate everyone’s wishes.
JOHN & HAZEL CARROLL are from Burley-inWharfdale, West Yorkshire and have been dancing for over 20 years. Following early retirement they qualified with the IDTA and now run classes in Ballroom, Latin and Sequence several times a week. John and Hazel have been KingsHill dancers since 2006 and hosts since 2012.
COLIN & KAREN BREWER are based in Lincoln and
began Sequence Dancing in the 1990’s, quickly becoming involved in competitions. They started with Social Dance Competitions, winning the British Open at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens in 2005 and progressed to Amateur Senior Classes. Retiring from competition in 2009 they qualified with the UKA in Classical Sequence in 2010. They now compete in Inventive Competitions throughout the UK and their teaching background makes them great KingsHill hosts since 2013.
DAVID & ANN LAVERY live in Wigan and joined us as hosts in 2011. They have been teaching for over 25 years and qualified with UKA in 1990, specialising in Ballroom, Latin, Sequence and Classical Dancing. They are also qualified members of the Allied Dancing Association where Ann is a member of the Sequence & Old-Time Committee. They have entered and won several Inventive Dance competitions.
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JOHN & HILARY STEVENSON live in Newport,
Shropshire and have been dancing for over 35 years. They are qualified IDTA Teachers in Ballroom & Latin American Dance. They run several Sequence Dance Clubs where all the latest Sequence Dances are taught. John & Hilary have been hosting Kingshill holidays since 2008.
ALAN & EUNICE LAM qualified as dance teachers in January 2016 with NCTDA and started competing in the Inventive Dance Competitions in April the same year, winning their first event in July 2016 with the Tambora Mambo. They started hosting with KingsHill in 2018. Originally from Hong Kong, they married in 1985 at Newcastle Upon Tyne, where Alan had qualified as a dentist. ERIC & LYNDA DODD live in Lincoln and have held
Sequence Dances and private lessons weekly for over 10 years since becoming qualified with the UKA. Prior to this they were Senior Amateur & Social Competitors for 15 years. They are members of the local ISDC Branch, where Eric is chairman, and have been Inventive Dance Competitors since 2011. They are guest MC’s at events throughout the country and believe that dancing should be fun. They joined KingsHill in 2014
SUE SMITH & EILEEN PRATT began dancing together in March 2018, when they took over a weekly Modern Sequence dance and started teaching private and small group lessons in the Newcastle area. Having danced as a child, Sue qualified with the NCDTA in the branch of Modern Sequence in 2017, following her retirement as a primary school teacher. Eileen also danced as a child and later did Ballroom and Sequence dancing with her husband. She qualified with the NCDTA in 2015, after her retirement as a mathematics teacher. Sue and Eileen are looking forward to leading their first holiday with KingsHill. RAY & NOREEN BLANCHE We live and work in Newcastle upon Tyne and started dancing in 2006. In the early days of dancing we attended many Kingshill dance holidays, at least 4 per year, we had so much fun and learnt so much from the dance leaders of the day, these holidays made us realise that this is what we’d like to do one day. In 2013 we qualified with NCDTA as dance teachers. We hold weekly dances around the Newcastle area and have also hosted dance holidays.’ Booking hotline 01704 829 550
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Terms & Conditions Our acceptance of your deposit or payment forms a contract between us and these conditions apply. We reserve the right to refuse any booking.
CONDITIONS No variations to these conditions shall be valid unless agreed by us in writing. KingsHill Holidays Ltd have administrative offices at Clare House, 166 Lord Street, Southport PR9 0QA. It is agreed by all parties that this contract is deemed to have been made at those offices and is subject to English law and the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. YOUR OBLIGATION TO US 1. Paying for your arrangements i) Once you have paid us the initial deposit of £20 per person, the contract comes into existence and we will send you the confirmation/account. ii) The deposit is part payment of the holiday and the balance must be paid before the date specified on the invoice which is no later than 4 weeks before the departure date. Please note if we do not receive final payment by the date specified then we reserve the right to treat your booking as cancelled by you and cancellation charges will be applicable as detailed in section 3 below. iii) Full payment is required for all bookings made within 4 weeks of departure. 2. If you change your arrangements If after the contract has been completed you want to change your holiday we will do our best to meet your requirements. If we can make the required alteration eg to departure date, there will be an administrative charge of up to £20 per person. 3. If you cancel your arrangements If you or any member of your party have to cancel from the booking or cancel the entire booking once it has been accepted by us, written notification must be sent to us by recorded delivery post and charges will be applied from the date the letter is received according to the scale below. The charges are applied as a percentage of the holiday cost excluding amendment charges and insurance premiums which are non refundable in the event of cancellation. Period before departure date within which written notification is received at our offices
Cancellation charge per person
In addition to this we will pay you compensation in accordance with the scale below: Period of notification of change . . . . . . . . . . . . Compensation before scheduled departure date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . per person More than 28 days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nil 27 days to 14 days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £10 Less than 14 days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £20 Our liability is limited to offering the above choices and compensation in the event of a major change. When the major change has been made as a result of unusual and unforeseeable circumstances beyond our control the consequences of which could not be avoided even with all due care as detailed in the paragraph entitled Force Majeure below we cannot offer any compensation. FORCE MAJEURE We cannot accept liability or pay any compensation where the performance or prompt performance of our contractual obligations is prevented or affected by circumstances amounting to force majeure. Force majeure means any event which we or the supplier of the services in question could not foresee or avoid. Such events may include but are not limited to war or threat of war, riots, civil strife, terrorist activity, industrial action, mechanical fault, natural or nuclear activity, adverse weather conditions, fire and all similar events outside our control. 2. If we cancel your arrangements Normally, we will require a minimum of 35 passengers in order to provide transport by coach, but we reserve the right to operate with less at our sole discretion. If we are forced to cancel your arrangements we will inform you as soon as possible. We will offer you the choice of an alternative of at least comparable standard (if available) or a full refund of all monies paid to us in respect of your arrangements. We will not cancel your arrangements after the date specified on the final invoice for payment of the full balance unless that balance has not been paid by you or unless it is due to reasons beyond our control as detailed in the paragraph entitled ‘Force Majeure’ above. If the reason is not ‘Force Majeure’ compensation will be payable as for a major change. See paragraph one of ‘Our Commitment To You’. 3. Last Minute Special Offers From time to time we may publicise a tour as a last minute special offer. On these tours we reserve the right to cancel up to 5 days before departure, however the very nature of these offers makes cancellation unlikely. Should we have to cancel, we will make every effort to find you a suitable alternative holiday, but if we cannot, then as the limit of our liability we will refund your payments in full. 4. Surcharges
More than 28 days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deposit only 27-14 days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60% Less than 14 days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100%
After we have confirmed your arrangements, we will only alter the price in the event of government action, increases in transport or fuel costs.
IMPORTANT NOTE
In the case of an increase (which you will be notified of no later than 30 days prior to departure), we will absorb an amount equal to 2% of the holiday price excluding insurance premiums and any amendment charges. Only amounts in excess of the 2% will be surcharged but if there is a surcharge payable there will be an administrative charge of 50p per person. If this means paying more than 10% of the holiday cost you will be entitled to cancel your holiday and receive a full refund of all monies paid to us (excluding insurance premiums and amendment charges). Should you decide to cancel in these circumstances you must exercise your right to do so within 14 days from the issue date on the invoice notifying you of the surcharge. Our guarantee does not cover any levy introduced by the government to provide financial back up for holiday-makers which you would be required to pay.
If you have taken out holiday insurance you may be able to recover the cancellation charges, check your policy for details. OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU 1. If we change your arrangements The arrangements for the holidays including the booking of leaders and artistes are made many months in advance and occasionally it may be necessary to make changes to those arrangements. In the unlikely event of such changes arising we will endeavour to inform you as soon as reasonably possible. However occasionally we have to make a major change, this is one made before your departure involving a change to your resort or your accommodation to a lower classification, in either case for a substantial part of the holiday. Should a major change arise before your departure we will of course notify you immediately and you will have the choice of either: a) accepting the changed arrangements b) purchasing another holiday (subject to availability) from us c) cancelling your holiday and receiving a full refund of all monies paid.
OUR RESPONSIBILITY 1. We accept responsibility if the arrangements we have contracted to provide prove deficient or not of a reasonable standard. We further accept responsibility for the acts and/ or omissions of our employees, agents, suppliers and subcontractors (providing they were at the time carrying out work authorised by us) except where these result in death, personal injury or illness. In all cases except where personal injury,
death or illness results, our maximum liability is limited to twice the price paid (excluding insurance premiums and amendment charges). This clause is subject to force majeure and the other terms of these booking conditions. 2. Subject to these booking conditions we accept responsibility should you or any member of your party suffer death, personal injury or illness as a result of any failure to perform or improper performance of any part of our contract with you by any of our employees, agents, suppliers or sub-contractors (providing they were at the time carrying out work authorised by us) except where the failure to perform or improper performance was due to: a) your own acts or omissions or b) those of a third party not connected with the provision of your arrangements and which were unforeseeable or unavoidable or c) an event which either ourselves or the supplier of the service in question could not have foreseen or been avoided even with all due care. 3. It is a condition of the acceptance of liability set out above that you notify any claim in accordance with the complaint procedure set out below. Where any payment is made to you or any member of your party, that person must also assign to ourselves or our insurers any rights they may have to pursue any third party. 4. In all cases, our liabilities in respect of air, sea, rail and road carriers/providers of accommodation are limited as if we were carriers/providers of accommodation within the applicable international conventions. 5. If you suffer personal injury or death by misadventure as a result of an activity which does not form part of the holiday arrangements nor an excursion sold through us, we will not be liable to pay you compensation but we will give you assistance if you are in difficulty and ask for help. This assistance may, subject to our discretion and prior approval, include financial assistance with legal expenses to enable you to take proceedings against any third party responsible. All assistance is provided subject to a maximum total cost to ourselves of £5,000 per booking form. In addition if you should be successful in obtaining a costs order against any third party or if you are able to claim under any insurance policy you may have we shall be entitled to recoup from you the costs actually incurred by us. The company can accept no responsibility for clients who arrive late at the pick up point and miss their holiday as a result. All clients undertake to behave with propriety and in such a manner as in no way to cause or be likely to cause damage, distress, danger or annoyance to other clients, property and/ or any third party. The contract of any client in breach of this clause will be terminated and neither we nor the providers of the services in question will have any further contractual obligations to you. COMPLAINTS Should you have any complaints about any aspect of the arrangements, you must inform us immediately. Problems can most easily be dealt with on the spot and you must register any complaints with the hotel or our representative. In the unlikely event that an amicable solution cannot be found, please ensure that you write to us within 28 days of your return with full details of your complaint. We cannot accept any complaints received outside this period. OUR PUBLICITY We have taken every care in ensuring that the information in our publications is correct at the time of printing. However we are sure you will appreciate that subsequently minor alterations may arise. In such cases and if we are forewarned we will make every effort to advise you as soon as reasonably possible. PROTECTION OF CUSTOMER FUNDS KingsHill Dance Holidays comply with Package Tour Regulation 20 (1992) for the protection of customer prepayments - all such monies will be deposited in a secure Client Account controlled by independent signatures who accept the obligation for controlling this account in the interest of our customers.
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