“Save My Seat” Payment Terms
Your $100 Save My Seat payment reserves your place on our custom small group tour to Japan departing May 18, 2028. It is a refundable intent-to-travel payment that holds your spot until the official trip deposit is due or paid.
Official trip deposit. The official non-refundable deposit of $500 per person is due by March 15, 2027. Your $100 Save My Seat payment will be applied toward that amount, leaving $400 per person to complete your deposit. While your seat is reserved for you through March 15, 2027, you are considered confirmed and deposited on the date we receive your full $500 deposit. Once paid, the $500 deposit is non-refundable. You may opt to pay your full deposit at anytime; however, March 15, 2027, is the deadline.
Changing your plans before March 2027. Should you decide you can no longer join the tour before the official deposit due date of March 15, 2027, simply let us know in writing and your $100 Save My Seat payment will be returned to you.
Tour cancellation and waitlist. Your $100 will be refunded in full if the tour does not reach minimum participation and is cancelled. A waitlisted traveler becomes confirmed on the date they move into an open spot and pay the full $500 deposit.
Travel insurance. Travel protection will be purchased at the time of your official deposit in March 2027 (or the date of the $500 deposit if you opt to pay your deposit earlier), we will help offer you options at that time. Cancel for any reason coverage must be purchased within 7 days of your actual deposit (not the “save my seat” $100 hold), and that 7-day window begins on the date your full $500 deposit is received. Please note that insurance cannot be purchased once a trip is paid in full.