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"	All the pathos and irony of leaving one's youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment of travel: one knows that the first joy can never be recovered, and the wise traveler learns not to repeat successes but tries new places all the time. "
-- Paul Fussell

InTouch Travel is a "gateway" to provide hosts with a platform to promote themselves directly to guests. InTouch Travel acts as an agent for the host, who in turn provides services for a specified program. InTouch Travel hosts are not “tour guides” that you hire for a quick afternoon of sightseeing. Rather, they invite you, the traveler, to share their professional expertise and personal lives, generally for two days.

The price of an InTouch Travel program is €450 per day for a single guest, €275 per day per guest for two guests, and €175 per day per guest for groups of three or four guests.

We would be pleased to book hotel or B&B accommodations on your behalf, using your credit card as a guarantee. We charge a one-time €70 booking fee for this service.

Your InTouch Travel Arrangements.
You are one step away. The following questionnaire provides us with information we need to complete you reservation and to introduce you properly to your host. Fields with a asterisk (*) are required.

Before making your reservation, please read and acknowledge your acceptance of our Terms and Conditions.

In addition to its being saved on our database, this Reservation Form can be faxed back to us, emailed, or saved as a Word document and sent as an email attachment. Let us know how to reach you so that we can confirm payment information.

Desired Travel Arrangements

Departure Date

First Choice	Second Choice

Arrival Date

First Choice	Second Choice

Desired Length of Stay

Your Booking with InTouch

Your Host

Desired Host:	Program:

Reserved Dates

First requested date with host of your choice:	Second/Last Day:

The price of InTouch Travel programs is €450 per guest per day, with a minimum of two guests, for two days.

Number of Guests

How many in your Party?
One	Two	Three	Four

Hotel accommodation is not included in the price of your InTouch program. As a convenience to our guests, we are able to book lodging on your behalf in the specific neighborhood hotels selected and recommended by your host.

The following is a guide, though this will vary city-by-city, of prices per room for two people, per night, and includes breakfast at the hotel:

Five-star luxury hotel: € 270 - € 350 per night; Four-star deluxe hotel: € 200 per night; Three-star superior tourist hotel or bed & breakfast: € 150 per night

We would be pleased to book accommodations on your behalf, using your credit card as a guarantee. We charge a one-time € 60 booking fee for this service.

Rooming Preference

Please Note

Hotel rooms in Europe can be significantly smaller than rooms in American hotels. Bed sizes are not always the same as in the US. European "double beds" are usually equivalent to an American "queen-size". King-size beds can sometimes be two twin mattresses with a single sheet & cover. Single rooms are almost always quite small; single guests who want space should specify "double room for single occupancy" and be prepared to pay a supplement.

Choose as many as you like from below:

	Double
	King bed
	Twin beds
	Single room
	Double room for single occupancy
	Non-smoker
	Smoker
	No preference

Travel Habits

Travel Experience

Travel experience (seasoned, first time?)

Planned Trips, where and when

Travel Demands

Which of the following words best describes your pace and lifestyle while you are on vacation:

	Relaxed
	Energetic
	Fast-Paced

Other:

If you invite friends, family, a business partner to show them around your hometown what would you find important for them to experience?

Personal Information

General

Please tell us about yourself. Consider this from your host's perspective: If you were the host, what would you like to know about someone who was coming to spend two days with you?

Birthdate

Occupation

Gender

Male

Female

Languages Spoken (native tongue first, please)

Photo

You can use the field to the left to indicate the location of an online photo, or upload one directly using the form button to the right.

Photo 1

Brief Description:

Photo 2

Brief Description:

Interests

Hobbies, Interests

Organizations you may be a part of

Anything else about yourself/yourselves

Special Requirements

Does anyone in your party suffer from limitations we ought to take into account in drawing up your personal program? (e.g. mobility problems, vegetarian regimen, kosher, dietary limitations) If so, please describe:

Contact Information

Full Name

Last	First

Address

Street name	Number	Apartment number

City	Region or State

Country	Postal/zip code

Wire Coordinates

Home Telephone	Home Fax

Office Telephone	Office Fax

Cell phone	E-mail

Payment

Payments

Your confirmed reservation for any two-day program with the host of your choice, plus any additional services added to the program, constitutes acceptance of our General Terms and Conditions.

Deposit

A non-refundable € 250 per couple (€ 125 per person) deposit is required upon submitting a signed reservation form to secure a booking.

After submitting the reservation form, you will be directed to a web page that will allow you to forward your deposit online through PayPal. After you have submitted your credit card information, you will receive an email confirming our receipt of your deposit. Simultaneously, In Touch Travel will also receive notification of your deposit, along with your reservation form.

You can also submit your deposit by check. However, to insure that your deposit reaches us within the time-frame required to confirm your reservation, you may prefer to provide banking information to us by telephone.

Full Payment

If the program date is 60 days prior to the first day of travel or less, full payment is required either by check or by credit card upon reservation. The balance for a program is due 60 days prior to program start by check or credit card payments. (Any questions or concerns, please contact us.)

Payment Method

PayPal

If you chose PayPal, after you submit this form you will be taken to the PayPal website to complete your secure online payment.

Check

If payment is by check, please mail your check to:

InTouch Travel, LLC
3130 E. Madison St., Ste. 101
Seattle, WA 98112-4221

Credit Card

If payment is by credit card, please fill in your billing address and where cardholder signature is requested, please write "signed via e-mail". We will call you once the reservation form and guest profile has been submitted to us for your credit card information. We do not ask for credit card numbers over the Internet.

Travel Insurance

InTouch Travel, LLC recommends that guests consider purchasing travel insurance in order to avoid the expense involved in canceling a trip in the event of an unforeseen emergency. The purchase of travel insurance, which covers cancellation due to medical reasons, default and/or airline strike, weather, etc, is strongly advised. We recommend the policy sold by AccessAmerica.

Billing Address

Last Name	First/Given names

Street	Number	Apartment number

City	Region/state

Country	Postal/Zip code

Terms and Conditions

Please read the following carefully:
GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS Registered WA Seller of Travel No. 602-415-752 Once you've decided to journey further... InTouch Travel is a "gateway" to provide hosts with a platform to promote themselves directly to guests. InTouch Travel acts as an agent for the host, who in turn provides services for a specified program. These terms and conditions are part of your contract with In Touch Travel LLC. Your signature on the Reservation Request and your payment constitutes your acknowledgement that you have read this document and have accepted these terms and conditions. Payments: Your confirmed reservation for any two-day program with the host of your choice, plus any additional services added to the program, constitutes acceptance of these General Terms and Conditions. Deposit: € 250 per couple (€ 125 per person) deposit is required upon submitting a signed reservation form to secure a booking. After submitting the reservation form, you will be directed to a web page that will allow you to forward your deposit online through PayPal. After you have submitted your credit card information, you will receive an email confirming our receipt of your deposit. Simultaneously, In Touch Travel will also receive notification of your deposit, along with your reservation form. You can also submit your deposit by check. However, to insure that your deposit reaches us within the time-frame required to confirm your reservation, you may prefer to provide banking information to us by telephone. Full payment: If the program date is 60 days prior to the first day of travel or less, full payment is required either by check or by credit card upon reservation. The balance for a program is due 60 days prior to program start by check or credit card payments. (Any questions or concerns, please contact us.) Refunds if you cancel: Deposits are refundable, as specified in the following paragraph, for six weeks from the day we confirm your reservation, or until 60 days before the date of the first In Touch Travel service, less an administrative fee of € 100. InTouch Travel strictly adheres to this cancellation policy and cannot make exceptions. Refunds if we cancel: Full refunds will be made if the InTouch Travel host cancels a tour. Notice of cancellations: All cancellations must be made in writing and are effective upon receipt in our office. Cancellations received up to 60 days prior to departure are refunded, less, less an administrative fee of € 100. No refunds are made for cancellations received within 60 days of departure. InTouch Travel "guarantees" programs for its participants, that is: we promise that the selected host will render the services described for the dates requested. We ensure this by guaranteeing payment to the host and other parties involved in the program 60 days before you arrive. Therefore it is not possible to refund, or even reapply a payment to honor our payments to our hosts and other suppliers (hotels, restaurants, transportation, etc.). Tour prices: All prices are based on a minimum of two guests for a two-day program. Single and triple reservations are available with a price adjustment. Price is subject to change without notice as a result of adverse economic changes or currency fluctuations that may affect air/land transportation, hotels, or other related service providers. Tour price includes: Drinks, snacks and incidental expenses (including admissions fees, gratuities, etc.), paid by your host for the two days that you spend with your host; and an honorarium for your host. Lodging: Lodging is not included in the basic price of the InTouch Travel program. Guests may request that InTouch book rooms for them at a hotel recommended by their host. Such booking involves InTouch as an agent for the guest, not the hotel. Note that rooms in European hotels can be smaller than in America. Unless other arrangements are made, guests are responsible for their own hotel bills. Air travel: Air travel to and from the trip destination is not included (unless specified). Private Transfer: If a private transfer has been arranged as an additional service, it is the responsibility of the tour participant to be at the designated transfer point at the designated time. Accommodations: When you travel with InTouch Travel, you'll stay in a variety of lodgings that have been recommended and pre-selected by the host of your choice. Please note that all rooms may at times be smaller than American style accommodations. Tour itineraries are subject to change: Travel is always full of surprises. No changes in an itinerary are expected, but your host reserves the right to make them if necessary. Uncompleted portions of the itinerary are not cause for a refund. Disabilities: Any preexisting physical, mental, or emotional disability that may require attention must be reported in writing prior to the beginning of the tour. Travel documents: It is the responsibility of each tour participant to obtain and carry a valid passport, visa(s), and any other documents required by applicable government regulations. Non US residents may require special travel documents. Check with your local embassy or consulate. General Responsibilities and things you should know: InTouch Travel is a "gateway" to provide hosts with a platform to promote themselves directly to guests. InTouch Travel acts as an agent for the host, who in turn provides services for a specified program. InTouch Travel, LLC. does not own or operate any of the suppliers of services. As a result, it is not responsible for any negligent or willful act or failure to act of any such supplier or of any third party over whom InTouch Travel, LLC. has no control. InTouch Travel, LLC. and its representatives act only in the capacity of an agent arranging for travel services, which may include air and land transportation, hotel accommodations, restaurants, transportation and the services of a host of your choice, who in turn provides additional services for a specified program. Each tour participant agrees that InTouch Travel, LLC and its representatives shall not be liable for any injury, damage, loss, accident, delay, or irregularity, liability or expense to person or property due to any act of default of hotel, air or land transportation carrier, restaurant supplier or other contractor rendering or providing services. InTouch Travel, LLC. and its representatives shall not be responsible for any expense or liability resulting from labor disputes, war, acts of terrorism, government restraints, weather conditions, sickness, pilferage or any other cause beyond their control. InTouch Travel, LLC. and its representatives reserve the right to accept, or to retain or refuse any person as a participant of any tour or to cancel any program of a tour if circumstances so demand.
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