Funjet
Vacations added a new
hurricane plan to its existing Pre-Travel Penalty Waiver (PTPW)
that applies to all hotels and all destinations.
All year round --
weve got it handled, said Ray Snisky, president. Funjet Vacations
offers the ultimate flexibility for travelers. They can book with
no worries and know that if they want to cancel for any reason,
they can get their money back. We also help ease concerns over what
the weather might bring while on vacation during hurricane
season.
Funjet Vacations
Fun for Sure guarantee includes the PTPW, in which travelers may
cancel for any reason, up to the time of departure with no
questions asked. Travelers who cancel will receive a money-back
refund. In addition, the PTPWs price guarantee states that if
travelers find the vacation they bought advertised for a lower
price by Funjet Vacations, they are refunded the
difference.
The Fun for Sure
plan also includes the new hurricane coverage for air/hotel
vacations on a charter or value flight, offering money back for
interrupted and unused nights, and a $100 per-person Fresh Start
certificate redeemable for a future vacation to nearly any Funjet
option. Children receive a $50 Fresh Start certificate.
Certificates may be used on a Funjet Vacations air/hotel vacation
for one year from the original departure date.
With our Fun For
Sure hurricane program, travelers have more flexibility because
they are not restricted to booking only certain hotels to get the
benefit, said Snisky. Our program combines money back for the
interrupted portion of the vacation and a future discount for a new
trip.
Fun for Sure is
priced at $69.99 per person. As an introductory offer, the
Hurricane Plan enhancement is free (a $19.99 value) to travelers
that purchase the PTPW for travel through Oct. 31 on an air/hotel
vacation. Customers who have already purchased the PTPW for travel
through October automatically receive the hurricane interruption
benefits for free. For further information, visit www.funjet.com.
Meanwhile, the
Westin Rio Mar Beach Golf Resort & Spa in Rio Grande, Puerto
Rico launched its Rest Assured hurricane-season protection policy,
which covers all guests and is in effect whenever an official
hurricane watch or warning is in place in the area.
Guests holding
confirmed reservations are offered a one-category upgrade if they
reschedule within one calendar year. Guests already in the hotel
during a storm will not be penalized for an early departure and any
unused portion of a guests deposit will be refunded. Guests also
have the option of rebooking the balance of any reserved
nights.
However, anyone
wanting to leave just because of bad weather will not be able to
use either program. Both apply to a recognized hurricane, in which
the sustained winds are 74 mph or higher. For details, visit www.westinriomar.com.
Also, Universal
Parks & Resorts Vacations has implemented a new severe weather
cancellation policy called No Questions Asked, valid through Nov.
30. The policy allows guests to cancel or
reschedule their vacations in the event that any active, named
storm affects their travels. Guests choosing to cancel will be
issued a complete refund -- No Questions Asked.
Universal will
assist guests in rescheduling their vacations or issue a refund to
guests unable to travel to Orlando for their booked vacation due to
the storm. In order to be eligible for the policy conditions,
reservations must be booked through Universal Parks & Resorts a
minimum of seven days in advance and cancelled before 6 p.m. the
day prior to arrival.
The policy applies
to any vacation booked through Universal Parks & Resorts
Vacations, including the three on-site hotels -- the Hard Rock
Hotel, the Royal Pacific Resort and the Portofino Bay Hotel -- in
addition to all Universal Orlando partner hotels. For further
information, visit www.universalorlando.com.
To contact the reporter who wrote this article, send e-mail
to Gay Nagle Myers at [email protected].
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