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The Conditions or Carriage or Contract of Carriage do vary in language from airline to airline, but this is a difference of style and presentation, rather than material.
They do not usually vary from flight to flight, and you can usually obtain the conditions for major carriers from a stable link outside the booking process. If not in an obvious place on ...
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They're often basically the same, for obvious reasons (you're flying on a plane, etc), but they do differ a little from airline to airline - regional laws apply - for example in the EU, there are more responsibilities than in other regions in terms of making sure you reach your destination.
To grasp them on one sitting? Depends how you do this. If you want ...
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As Gagravar already explained, a lot is covered in eu regulations. Getting what you are entitled to, can still be a daunting task. I have heard good stories about Euclaim.
They offer free advice to what you are entitled to.
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Lost earnings - nope. Some travel insurance might cover that, but almost all won't, and the airline won't normally be liable for that sort of thing.
The airline is pretty much always liable in such cases for sorting you out with accommodation and food, which it sounds like they have. (They probably don't have to cover your taxi if you decline the hotel, but ...
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Almost all Visa and MasterCard cards I've seen in the US of A, include car-rental auto-insurance free of charge.
They only cover the rentals, and only those for which you pay with the card, and when you decline rental company's insurance. Here's the FAQ on the policy from VISA: http://usa.visa.com/personal/cards/benefits/bft_dmg_waiver_personal.html, and ...
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@travelot clearly described the relevant rules but I would like to clarify something and highlight an important distinction: There is – to my knowledge – no general restriction on taking pictures of the Eiffel tower (the police might ask you to stop taking pictures, e.g. if you are disturbing traffic and the like but that's something else).
The issues with ...
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First off: IANAL
I called the CBP and they confidently assured me that an O or a P status -- I would suggest that all questions like this be directed at an immigration attorney specializing in these sort of visas.
Having said that.
I've just been through the information gathering session for the friends of ours who are skaters for a P Visa and there are ...
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In China hotels usually "demand" to see your passport on checkin.
Maybe not in Singapore.
In China I've had to show my passport before being allowed to use public access internet connected computers. I do not know if they would have accepted a photocopy.
I always carry my passport with me. I use either
a round the neck slung pouch slung so it sits ...
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Your passport is an important document and it should be kept safe at all times. One of the best ways in general is not to have it with you but keep it in the hotel safe.
This varies by location and in some places, it is safer with you. In Singapor, crime is very low and there should not be a problem to have it with you.
My strategy is to keep a photocopy ...
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I recommend you make a paper copy of your passport and carry that around. Leave your real passport at the hotel. I've traveled to many of the Asian countries (including Singapore) on business and never had a problem. I never needed to show it to anybody and I spent over 3 years total in Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Korea etc.
Usually you can carry a paper copy ...
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I have damaged a rental car - not from driving on the wrong side of the road but crunching it against a curb while turning around in a tight spot. We had declined their extra insurance because my credit card provides that as a benefit. The credit card company said to just send them the proof that I had rented the car as well as the receipts for damages. The ...
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What happens if I (a US citizen) rent a car in, say, the UK, and crash it because I was driving on the wrong side of the road? Do I have to pay the damages out of pocket? What if I don't have the money? Will my US insurance carrier cover the damages?
You are fully liable for any damage you do to a rental car, and in most cases also for damage that ...
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If you rent a car, you will always need to have an insurance. Most often it is included it in the rental sum and you're only liable up to some amount, which is in the 500 pound range. You can buy additional insurance to cover even these expenses. They will always give you an offer on pick-up, because that's a money-maker.
This is my experience from renting ...
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Sorry, but you have to enter the US when you have a stopover there. That's a constant hassle for people who have connecting flights to catch there (or even just a fuelstop during which they have to deplane). They all have to go through the ESTA process (or even apply for a visum).
As a Canadian you wouldn't normally need either, but as you're blacklisted you ...
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For a variety of reasons, unlike most countries, there is no sterile international transit through the United States. To repeat with a footnote, there is no sterile international transit through the United States.* For a foreign traveler, even a Canadian, this is a darn good reason to avoid connecting in the U.S.
*The Transit Without Visa (TWOV) and ...
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I think best way to get this informations is ask the consuls this country in your country (it is good because he/she probably speak in your language and know this regulations).
A few years ago I was traveling in Balkans (Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia) and I slept in such a places which owners for sure don't register me. When your are going by car just look ...
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Yes, There are:
Oman:
Chinese, Russian and Ukrainian nationals may obtain visit visas following the same procedures provided that they are part of tourists groups arriving to the Sultanate through a local tourist agent or a hotel or as a family. In the case of groups, the number of females must not exceed the number of males. Source: wikitravel.org
Saudi ...
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No, driving for women in Saudi Arabia is not allowed regardless of the nationality.
What bothers me is, there is no clear rule in Saudi regarding driving for women, it is just not allowed! someone came up with this idea years ago and this idea still rules! that's why the police gets confused when they have a case about this, they do not know what to do! ...
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From my first hand experience few years ago and many of friends' experiences earlier and later, Lebanon would refuse visas to unmarried women ages 17 to 30.
According to travel guides, it's theoretically possible to get that visa going through very complicated and lengthy bureaucratic process, which makes it impractical for young women tourist. It's also ...
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