Terms & Conditions

ART & ARCHITECTURAL TOURS & SEMINARS

TERMS AND CONDITIONS TOURS 2026/2027

NOTA BENE: Some tours may have a slightly different Terms & Conditions.

Please read those Terms and Conditions specific to the tour you will be taking that may have to do with reservations, deposits, refunds, payments, etc.

If you have questions, you can call 941 726 1400 from 7AM to 5:30 PM Eastern Time, any day of the week.

RESERVATIONS & DEPOSITS: A non-refundable deposit per person is required to ensure your reservation. Balance is due 45 days before departure. The deposit will be refunded if the tour is canceled by IAATS. (see paragraph: REFUNDS and WHEN A TOUR). Prices are final at the time of your reservation. The conditions above apply to the Vienna Tour.

PUGLIA TOUR: Refundable Deposit: Deposit is fully refundable 121 days prior to departure from the US.

1st group: April 7th, 2027 - 2nd group: April 18th, 2027

BALANCE PAYMENT: Art & Architectural Tours & Seminars reserves the right to charge the balance on the supplied credit card beyond the balance due date. If a deposit is paid by check, the tour member agrees to supply Art & Architectural Tours with a credit card to ensure proper and timely balance payment should the balance not be paid by the balance due date. The conditions above apply to the Vienna Tour.

PUGLIA TOUR: Installments Payments: Two subsequent payments are due according to the schedule outlined in your booking dashboard.

Final Balance: The remaining balance must be paid in full no later than 65 days prior to the departure date from the US.

1st group: April 7th, 2027 - 2nd group: April 18th, 2027

IAATS reserves the right to negotiate prices and services rendered on an individual or group basis.

AIRFARE: Airfare is not included. It is the responsibility of the participants, who need to arrive as stipulated in the brochure/registration or website. On a few trips, where there is a need during the tour, to fly from one city to another, the AIRFARE may be included.

REFUNDS: The following amounts will be refunded: up to 61 days prior to departure date: full refund minus non-refundable deposit(s):

60 to 45 days prior to departure date: 60%;

44 to 10 days before departure date: 40%;

0 to 10 days before departure date, or on date of departure, or after: $0. No refund will be made for any part of the tour package omitted by the tour member, for whatever reasons.

ALL CANCELLATIONS MUST BE CONFIRMED IN WRITING to Art & Architectural Tours & Seminars postmarked by the date of cancellation.

If the tour is canceled all deposits shall be refunded in full without further obligation upon Art & Architectural Tours & Seminars.

The conditions above apply to the Vienna Tour.

PUGLIA TOUR: Initial Deposit is fully refundable up to 121 days prior to departure from the US.

1st group: April 7th, 2027 - 2nd group: April 18th, 2027

120-65 days prior to departure: refund equal to 60% of the total funds paid to date.

65 days or less prior to departure: No refunds will be issued. All funds paid are non-refundable.

No refunds, credits, or partial reimbursements will be provided for any portion of the tour package that is omitted, cancelled, missed, or otherwise unused by the participants for any reason. If the tour is canceled all deposits shall be refunded in full without further obligation upon Art & Architectural Tours & Seminars

TRIP CANCELLATION, BAGGAGE, HEALTH & ACCIDENTAL INSURANCE: We suggest that you acquire personal insurance for:

Trip Interruption, Travel Delay, Lost Baggage, Medical Expenses, Emergency Assistance, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment. Some Cancellation Insurance will insure you so you can cancel for any reason.

We have used Travel Guard for about 30 years, but do not recommend any specific companies.

HOTELS: All rooms with private shower/bath, unless otherwise stipulated in the itinerary. The hotels are a minimum of 4-star hotels. If for reasons beyond our control, the hotel specified on the itinerary is not available, we reserve the right to substitute an equivalent hotel.

Bedrooms in a Rented House or Villa, will have private baths unless otherwise noted in the itinerary.

SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: All prices are Per Person/Double Occupancy. Anyone traveling alone must add a surcharge as indicated in the price list.

MEALS: Continental breakfast is always included. Some dinners and some lunches are included as stipulated in the itinerary. Beverages at lunch & dinners are not included. Wine will be included in some tours when staying in a house or villa. Any Breakfast, lunch or dinner not taken will not be reimbursed. In Puglia, dinners will be at the Villa. If you want to go & eat in a restaurant in a close-by village, that dinner is on your own.

ENTRANCE FEES/GRATUITIES: All applicable entrance fees & gratuities are included. It is suggested to consider giving a tip to the driver and to the local guides.

TRANSPORTATION: All transportation between the rendezvous point at the official commencement of the tour in the country and town specified in the brochure/ website, and the drop point on the last day of the tour by either motor coach, mini-bus, train, car, or a combination of several modes of transportation is included. Travel in major cities is mostly by public transportation or by foot.

TRANSFERS: from the airport to the rendezvous point (such as the Hotel or a Villa) and back to the airport stipulated in the brochure/website are included.

PLEASE NOTE: Items of a personal nature such as, but not limited to laundry & dry cleaning, telephone, telegrams, cables, faxes, alcoholic beverages, snacks, use of mini-bars, soft drinks, tea, coffee, postcards, souvenirs, etc. are not included.

PASSPORT: A valid passport is required for all tours abroad. Check the expiration date, which must be preferably 3 months after the return date. Some countries require a passport with a 6-month expiration date after leaving the Country visited.

VISA: As of this printing, there are no visa requirements for France, Italy, Greece, Spain, or any of the 29 countries members of the EU and part of the SCHENGEN AREA or Morocco. Art & Architectural Tours & Seminars should not be held responsible if participants are not accepted in the country visited.

ETIAS: In the Fourth Quarter of 2026, the EU will implement an ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorization System) for travelers coming from countries which are visa-exempt to visit the 29 EU countries part of the SCHENGEN AREA, including Iceland, Norway & Switzerland, which are in the Schengen Area but are not EU members States.

The process will take 3 days and will cost € 20 or about $23.04. It is a similar concept in use for Europeans traveling to the US, which costs $30. Travelers under the age of 18 & those over 70 will not pay the fee but will still need to apply.

It will certainly cut waiting times at the immigration counters when arriving and when leaving.

This ETIAS will be valid for three years and will give a traveler permission to stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period in any European country.

I will keep you informed when the ETIAS will be officially necessary.

Visitors traveling to the United Kingdom for stays up to 6 months can apply online for the United Kingdom ETA.

BE CAREFUL not to use a visa company which may charge you up to 150 US Dollars to do it for you.

We use, for renewing or for a new passport or visas, a company that expedites the process: VISAHQ.COM (PS: We do not receive any compensation from them).

DISCLAIMER: Art &Architectural Tours & Seminars hereinafter designated as IAATS, acts only in the capacity of agents for hotels, airlines, bus companies, railroads, or owners or contractors providing accommodations, transportation, or other services, and all receipts and tickets issued by IAATS are issued subject to any tariffs, terms and conditions under which any accommodations, transportation or any other services whatsoever are provided by such hotels, airlines, bus companies or by their person in employ. By the acceptance of receipts and tickets, the tour member agrees to the foregoing and also agrees that IAATS shall NOT be or become liable, or responsible for any loss, injury, or damage to person, property, or otherwise in connection with any accommodations, transportation, or other services, resulting directly or indirectly from any acts of God, inclement weather, for the breakdown in machinery or equipment, or acts of government or other authorities, de jure or de facto, wars whether declared or not, civil disturbances, strikes, riots, thefts, quarantines, medical or customs regulations, defaults, delays or cancellations, or change in itinerary or schedules, or from causes beyond IAATS's control, or for any loss or damage resulting from insufficient, or improperly issued passports, visas or other documents, and that IAATS shall not become liable or responsible for any additional expenses, or liability sustained, or incurred by the tour member as a result of any of the foregoing cause. IAATS reserves the right to decline to accept or retain, any person as a tour passenger, should such person's health, mental condition, or general comportment impede the operation of the tour or the rights, welfare, or enjoyment of other tour passengers, and no refund will be given. The right is reserved to substitute hotels, and alter the itinerary, or reverse the places to be visited. The right is reserved to cancel the tour before departure. If any tour must be withdrawn before the passengers join the tour, IAATS's liability is limited to a refund of money received by IAATS. IAATS is not responsible, or liable for defaults of those not directly under the control of IAATS.