Booking / Payment

If you have decided to begin your Journey with 404 Noir, please fill out the contact form on our website or liaise directly with us.

We will contact you and work with you to create the perfect itinerary for your next travel adventure. Once we have finalized the plans for your journey, you will receive your itinerary, an invoice with payment information, and other important travel information. The invoice will contain a breakdown of the elements of your booking, anything not listed on the itinerary is not included in your journey. This invoice is subject to change until you receive confirmation that your travel is booked. Some suppliers will require a larger or payment in full to hold your booking. Traveler will be notified if a larger deposit is required. Deposits are NON-REFUNDABLE, unless stated otherwise in the terms and conditions of the Suppliers.

Bookings do not include airfare and you must not make any air reservation until you receive confirmation of your booking. Your contract for airfare is with the carrier and subject to its terms and we will not be liable for any change fees or cancellation fees or other additional cost you incur with the air carrier.

Upon booking, we will provide you with instructions of payments and all due dates. You must make all payments in full and on time. If you are booking within 90 days of the departure date, full payment will be due at the time of booking confirmation. If full payment is not received 90 days prior to the departure date, we reserve the right to cancel your travel and apply the cancellation charges set out in the cancellation section below. Failure to make a payment may result in the cancellation of your travel. In such a case this would be considered a cancellation by you and the cancellation terms and fees as described below would be in effect.

Document review

While we do not provide airfare, please note the following. Please review documents carefully and promptly as we will not be responsible for any errors. It is your responsibility to review all travel documentation. Names provided to secure reservations must match travelers’ passports. Middle names are not required to appear on airline tickets. Date of birth and complete passport details are required. Any minor name corrections advised after airline tickets have been issued will incur fees. Not all name corrections will be permitted by airlines and may require the purchase of a new ticket. Travelers voluntarily assume full and sole responsibility for all risks and/or costs involved with failure to report any errors and/or omissions to documentation.

Credit Card Bookings. While we do accept major credit cards including Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover, travelers must provide to us a click or signed authorization for every transaction for your trip. Your authorization is an agreement for us to charge your card and an acknowledgement and agreement to these terms and conditions including the cancellation terms. As such you agree not to make any improper chargebacks.

In certain cases, you may dispute charges with credit card companies ("chargebacks"). Before initiating a chargeback, we ask you first to call us to discuss any questions or concerns about our charges. We will work with you in attempting to resolve your concerns. By using our service to make a reservation, you accept and agree to our cancellation policy. 404 Noir retains the right to dispute any chargeback that is improper and recover any costs, including attorney’s fees related to improper chargebacks. Additionally, in the event of an improper chargeback, we retain the right to cancel any travel reservation related to that improper chargeback. The following chargeback scenarios are improper, and we retain the right to investigate and rebut any such chargeback claims:

• Chargebacks resulting from non-cancellable reservations, whether or not the reservation is used.

• Chargebacks resulting from charges authorized by family, friends, associates or other third parties with direct access to your credit card. This does not include credit card fraud.

• Chargebacks arising from inconsistency or inaccuracy with regard to the supplier’s product description.

• Chargebacks resulting from force majeure or other circumstances that are beyond the control of 404 Noir or the Supplier.

• Chargebacks resulting because you do not agree with the cancellation policy.

PRICE AND RATE CHANGES

The price of your itinerary will be based on known costs at the date of issue of the itinerary. All prices we advertise are accurate at the date published, but we reserve the right to change any of those prices from time to time. Prices include a cost for local taxes that are estimated at the date of publication. At the time of booking confirmation, we will provide you with an invoice reflecting the current price.

We reserve the right to add a supplement to your travel prices should our costs of supplying your travel increase, until we receive your final payment. Any increase to your travel price will be as the result of changes in our costs of supplying your travel resulting from changes by our suppliers, dues, or taxes payable locally, currency fluctuations and government action. If our costs to supply your travel increases, we reserve the right to increase the price of your travel and will forward a new Invoice reflecting any changes made. After final payment, your price is locked in.

We reserve the right to make changes to and correct errors in advertised prices at any time before your travel is confirmed. We will advise you of any errors of which we are aware and of the then applicable price at the time of booking.

Changes to Itineraries

404 Noir reserves the right to make changes to itineraries which we deem insignificant and are due to reasons beyond our control. In such cases, we will arrange for the substitution of comparable services.

While no changes are anticipated, there may be occasions when certain alterations become necessary. These can be due to religious holidays, national celebrations, or unforeseen events including weather, governmental closures, acts of God, or any other reason. 404 Noir reserves the right to change the itinerary due to such unforeseen circumstances or emergencies. Additionally, historic sites undergo renovations from time to time which can obscure viewing or otherwise change the nature of visiting these sites. No tours will be canceled due to renovations, although 404 Noir may choose to amend itineraries for such sites. These changes will not be considered a material changes and will not be considered cause for cancellation by the traveler.

If we suggest alternate activities in place of a planned stop or in case of leisure time, such suggestions do not constitute our endorsement. In such a case you will be subject to the terms and conditions of the supplier of the activity and your only recourse in case of damage will be against the supplier of the alternate activity.

What’s Not Included?

Any items and matters not referred to in your itinerary are not included in the tour price. This can include, but is not limited to items such as airfare, checked and/or excess baggage; passport and visa fees; trip protection and/or insurances of all kinds; gratuities if not listed on your itinerary; laundry; phone calls; minibar; beverages and meals not detailed in the itinerary; optional experiences; and all items of a personal nature.

Additional taxes and surcharges may be collected by foreign governmental and non-governmental entities. The price does not cover costs and expenses, including your return home, if you leave the journey whether of your own volition, our decision based on behavior that disrupts the trip, due to illness, action by any government or other reason. This list is illustrative and not a complete list of every item not included.

Cancellation

404 Noir is required to pay all suppliers well in advance of your tour date. This includes but is not limited to hotel accommodations, meals, show tickets, admission tickets, transportation, etc. All suppliers have their own cancellation policies, which apply to your booking. Should a cancellation become necessary, please inform 404 Noir immediately in writing and request a written confirmation of your cancellation. Upon receipt, 404 Noir will follow industry procedures for any applicable refunds as outlined in the supplier’s terms and subject to their review. If you are entitled to a refund, please note that the supplier is responsible for this refund, not 404 Noir. Suppliers may choose to provide a travel voucher or credit in lieu of refund. We are not responsible for a supplier’s failure to pay a refund or for supplier bankruptcy or insolvency.

In addition, cancellation charges will apply. Cancellation charges are expressed at a percentage of quoted price as follows:

Days before Departure We Receive Notice of Cancellation >Cancellation Charge Per Person

• More than 90 days > Any non-refundable deposits

• 61 to 90 days > 50% + Any non-refundable deposits

• 31 to 60 days > 75% + Any non-refundable deposits

• 30 days or less > 100%

If the reason for cancellation is covered under the terms of your travel protection plan you may be able to reclaim these charges, for this reason we strongly encourage the purchase of a travel protection plan including additional cancel for any reason coverage.

Airline tickets are governed by the air carriers’ terms and we are not responsible for any air carrier’s decision regarding refund.

Cancellation of Changes by 404 Noir or our suppliers

We reserve the right to cancel or reschedule any departure for any reason. If we cancel, except in the case of a Force Majeure event, we will offer alternate arrangements. We may at our sole discretion offer travel vouchers or refunds in accordance with the cancellation schedule above. Guests are responsible for any additional costs for air tickets or other travel arrangements not made by us.

We will inform you as soon as reasonably possible if a supplier needs to make a significant change to your confirmed booking or to cancel. We will also liaise between you and the supplier in relation to any alternative arrangements offered by the supplier, but we will have no further liability to you.

If between planning time and/or during actual travel, circumstances require changes, 404 Noir and its suppliers, reserve the right to cancel or vary any itinerary and substitute components of any tour, including but not limited to hotels and accommodations of comparable quality, if air schedule or surface transportation charges, security matters, and/or other events make such alterations necessary. Suppliers may substitute transportation equipment depending on any variety of factors, including the volume of passengers on the tour. Sightseeing tours and other activities may be altered as described above. 404 Noir cannot be held responsible for any closures, necessary itinerary changes, or curtails for any reason. These changes will not be considered material changes and will not be considered cause for cancellation by the traveler. Normal cancellation penalties still apply to the tour that has been changed.

No refund for unused arrangements

There will not be any refund for any unused portion of a travel booking. If you cancel while the trip is in progress, there is no refund for the unused portion.

Last reviewed and edited in April 2024.