General Information and Conditions

1. Payment Conditions

A reservation deposit of AUD$500/ US$300/ GBP250/ EURO 300 per person is required at the time of booking, unless otherwise specified. Final payment is due 60 days prior to the date of commencement of the Art Tour. Payment can be made by cash, money order, or bank cheque, credit card payments will carry a 5% processing fee.

2. Alteration to Workshop Vacation Price

The “Art Tour” price is subject to change in the event of unforeseen circumstances and changes in the cost of travel and accommodation services. Should any increase in the Art Tour price be unacceptable to the registered participant, a full refund of monies paid will be made.

3. Cancellation and Amendments

Cancellations received in writing 61 or more days from the date of departure will result in a cancellation fee of AUD$300/ US$200/ GBP100/ EURO 300 per person cancelling. Cancellations received 60 or fewer days before departure will result in a loss of all monies paid. There are no refunds for services not utilized while on the “Art Tour”. Travel insurance is highly recommended to cover “Art Tour” participants.  This is to cover unforeseen events during the “Art Tour” including cancellation fees that could result from illness, accident, death or other contingencies. Once a booking has been confirmed, one amendment to travel arrangements will be made free-of-charge. Subsequent changes to travel arrangements will incur an amendment fee of AUD$25/ US$15/ £10 / EURO 10 per change.

4. Minimum Workshop Vacation Numbers

Each “Art Tour” has been priced on the basis of a minimum number of members travelling. In the event that fewer than the minimum number of members have confirmed their booking 60 days from the date of commencement, Innovations by PilarT reserves the right to cancel the “Art Tour”, giving a full refund of monies paid, or to offer arrangements to proceed with the “Art Tour”  at a modified price.

5. Tax Considerations

If you regularly sell your own paintings, you may fall into the semi-professional or professional category for taxation purposes and the tour cost may be tax-deductible. We recommend that you seek the advice of a qualified tax adviser or accountant.

6. General

In the unlikely event that the “Art Tour” tutor is unable to perform his or her duties due to unforeseen contingencies, Innovations by PilarT reserves the right to substitute another artist as tutor or to continue with the “Art Tour” as planned or to provide a cash refund to “Art Tour” members equivalent to the value of the “Art Tour” leadership. This “Art Tour” can involve a considerable amount of walking and stair-climbing in the regions visited and it is important that all members have a level of physical fitness that allows them to take part in these activities without the need of assistance from others.

7. Pre- “Art Tour” Accommodation

We request that “Art Tour” participants organize their flights to arrive prior to midday on the commencement day of the “Art Tour”. If this is not possible then we recommend that “Art Tour” participants arrive a day early and stay at the designated pre-“Art Tour” hostel. “Art Tour” members will be given details of the pre-“Art Tour” hostel upon their reservation for the “Art Tour”. (Pilar will be staying at the pre-“Art Tour” hostel the evening prior to the commencement of the “Art Tour”.) Innovations by PilarT is happy to make reservations at the pre-“Art Tour” hostel for all “Art Tour” participants, at special rates. To make a reservation at a pre-“Art Tour” hotel, please contact Innovations by PilarT at the contact numbers shown below.

8. Responsibilities

Innovations by PilarT, their agents, officers, affiliates, and/or suppliers of services pursuant to or in connection with these “Art Tours” shall act only as agents for the passenger in making arrangements for hotels, transportation, restaurants, or any other service and do not assume any liability whatsoever for any injury, damage, death, loss, accident or delay to person or property due to an act of negligence or of default of any hotel, carrier, restaurant, company or person rendering any services included in the Workshops, or by act of God. Further, no responsibilities are accepted for any damage or delay due to sickness, pilferage, labour disputes, machinery breakdown, quarantine, government restraints, weather, terrorism, or other causes beyond their control. No responsibility is accepted for any additional expenses, omissions, delays, rerouting or acts of any government or authority. Baggage remains at owners risk throughout the “Art Tour”. The passage contract in use by the carriers concerned, when issued, shall constitute the sole contract between the carriers and the purchasers of these “Art Tour” and/or the passengers. The right is reserved to withdraw any “Art Tour” and/or to make such changes in the “Art Tour” as may be found desirable for the convenience of the parties and the proper carrying-out of the “Art Tour”. Registration for any “Art Tour” constitutes a contract which shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Victoria, Australia.