Umrah Booking Conditions and Contract.
This is your contract with Nabil Hajj and Umrah Services Limited (referred as The Company onwards) The Company's registered office address is Suite 215 Linen Hall, 162-168 Regent Street London W1B 5TG. Details of your and The Company obligations under these booking conditions are defined below, therefore read them carefully.  All contracts are subject to the following conditions.

Your Obligation to Us

1.  Booking
Your contract with The Company is made once the following steps have been completed.

2.  The Payment

The full payment must be made to the Company minimum 2 weeks before the departure date for Umrah. The payment could be made by a bank transfer or cheque (provided there are 5 minimum working days to clear the cheque). Your booking may be cancelled if you fail to make full payment on time as advised. The  cancellation charges are clearly defined  below ( paragraph 4), which will be payable by you after the cancellation.

3.   The Change or Alteration in the Booking.

After we have sent you our confirmation invoice if you wish to alter any arrangements, we will do our best to fulfil it.  You must immediately inform The Company in writing with details of the alterations required. The requested alteration will be subject to availability and the agreement by the concerned supplier's and  will be subject to an administration charges of £50/- per person together with any other  charges or expenses incurred  by The Company. In most cases a change in transfer or change of name will mean the cancellation and re-booking of the schedules, the flights and hotels. It could cause a significant additional charge. This charge could be as much as the full Umrah cost.  You should be aware that these costs may increase the closer to the departure the changes are made by you.  If you change the number of people in your party the price will be recalculated to the new party size. This may mean that accommodation is under-occupied and the other members of the party may have to pay an increased price.

4.  Cancellation from you.

If the booking is cancelled, the person who signed the booking must notify The Company in writing as soon as possible.  The charges will apply from the date on which written notification is received by The Company.

The Charges will be as following:
Cancellation more than 28 days before departure £50 per person.
Cancellation 27-14 days before departure    30% per person of Umrah cost.
Cancellation 14-7 days before departure      50% per person of Umrah cost.
Cancellation 7-2 days before departure        90% per person of Umrah  cost.
You may have independent travel insurance policy, if you have to cancel for a reason covered by your insurance policy. Follow the procedure laid down by the insurers. you should be able to reclaim the cancellation charges subject to any policy excess.

5. The Complaint

If you have any reason for complaint whilst on your pilgrimage through us, this must be brought to the attention of The Company's  local appointed representative/agent or the hotel management or other supplier immediately so that action can be taken to tackle  the problem. If your representative/agent or the hotel management be unable to resolve the problem, please contact The Company office in the UK immediately. If the problem being still unresolved, record your complaints on a client comment form available on request, forward it together with full details of your complaint to The Company within 15 days after the end of your Umrah Package.
If you do not follow the above procedure, The Company will be deprived of the opportunity to investigate, rectify your complaint  whilst you are on Umrah.

6. The Company's Obligation.

1 . While  booking with The Company you acknowledge that there is a risk associated with the Umrah.  The risks    include overcrowding in hotels and poor management of public places. You should be fit enough to undertake the Umrah and you must take reasonable care for your own safety and the safety of other persons in your group.
2. During Umrah and Hajj season hotels, flights and transportation may be overbooked by our suppliers, in a case of overbooking the supplier holds the responsibility to provide a similar alternative:

• In a case your hotel is overbooked, a similar hotel (in the same or similar standard category) will be provided
• In a case your flight is overbooked, the airline holds the resposiblity and liability to provide an alternative flight, in this case if you arrive at the destination later then expected and no refunds or compensation can be made for the loss of time, or for the loss of accommodation or hotel. Any compensation must be made with the airline directly
• In a case your transportation is overbooked, a similar transport service will be provided

3. The Company does not accept responsibility of any death, personal injury or failure of your pilgrimage arrangements is not caused during your trip.
4. The Company does not hold any liability or responsibility for the quality of hotels or airlines.
5. The Company does not hold any liability or responsibility for the loss of any luggage throughout your trip

7.   Prices

The Company reserves the right to change the package price at any time without prior notice and you will be informed accordingly. The quoted price of Airline ticket may be increased in case Airline impose any surcharge, if tickets not issued on given time limit. The price may be increased if government impose any charges pertaining to your travel. The package price may also be increased in result of change in prices by our suppliers in Saudi Arabia (hotels, transport etc), in such case, increase up to 5% will be absorbed by The Company. In case increase is more than 5%, you have right to cancel your package and claim full refund subject to refund charges of Airline tickets.
Alternatively you may choose to pay for your package in full at the time of booking, in which case The Company will fix the price and no charges or increase will be made.

8.  Alteration of Your Confirmed Booking.

Whilst everything will be done to provide the Umrah as confirmed, The Company may occasionally have to change your arrangements or part of them. The Company reserves the right to do so without prior notice. In the case of alterations, The Company will do its best to notify you before departure. If The Company has to make significant alterations to your arrangements, it will notify you as quickly as possible.  Significant alterations include:-

1.  The change of airport (except between airports serving the same city).
2.  If the outward or return flight is rescheduled by more than 24 hours.  You may then:
3.  Accept the change and the contract will be varied to incorporate the change; OR
4.  Take comparable alternative Umrah Package subject to availability; OR
5.  Withdraw from the booking completely in and The Company will make a full refund of  payments made by you.

The factors affecting flights stopping at an airport en route are not normally known in time for notification, such alteration is not regarded as a significant change and neither are changes in carrier or aircraft type.The Company is not liable to pay compensation where the changes are by reason of unusual and unforeseeable circumstances beyond The Company control and which could not have been avoided by the exercise of all due care.  These could include, but are not limited to, war, threat of war, riot, civil strife, terrorist activity (actual or threatened), industrial dispute, technical problems with transport, machinery or equipment, power failure, natural or nuclear disaster, fire, epidemic, flood, drought, unavoidable technical problems with transport, and adverse weather. The Company is also not liable to pay compensation where the change is by reason of low bookings, which applies where an insufficient number of people book a pilgrimage for it to be financially viable.  All group pilgrimages require a minimum number of bookings before they will operate. The Company does not accept liability for delays to flights to or from the United Kingdom or for any cancellation of flights.The Company is also not liable to pay any compensation in case of delay departure as they are subject to air traffic control.

9. Cancellation by the Company.

The cancellation may be necessary in exceptional circumstances; The Company reserves the right to cancel your Umrah.  If this happens you will be offered the choice of an alternative Umrah Package of comparable standard (if available) or full and prompt refund of all monies you have paid. The Company will cancel your Umrah Package if you fail to make any payment by the due date and The Company will not be liable for any compensation.
If The Company cancels your Umrah Package as a result of low bookings, as defined in paragraph (8), in these circumstances  you will receive a full and prompt refund of all the payments made by you. No compensation is paid if your Umrah is cancelled because of circumstances beyond The Company control.

10.  Behaviour.

Generally in The Company's reasonable opinion or in the reasonable opinion of the airline pilot, the hotel manager, the tour leader or the other person in authority, your behaviour is causing danger, damage to property or clearly affecting the enjoyment of others, The Company reserves the right to terminate your contract.  Should this happen, no refund or compensation would be paid.  If your behaviour results in The Company being forced to pay additional charges, The Company will seek to recover these in full from you.
The Company will not tolerate any kind of verbal or physical abuse to its employee by anyone before or during Umrah package.

11. Data Protection Privacy Policy

Any information about you or members of your party, including your names, contact details and any special needs, disabilities or dietary requirements is collected by The Company, when you ask information or make a booking. It is your responsibility to ensure that other members of your party are aware of booking conditions and this policy and that each person agrees to you acting on their behalf in your dealings with The Company. The Company may disclose this information to our service providers (who may be located outside the UK/EU) for the purpose of providing you with your travel arrangements and insurance. The only minimum required information for this purpose will be disclosed. In the case of air travel, it may be mandatory for us to disclose information for security and anti-terrorism purposes, or any other purpose imposed on us by governments or airlines.
The Company may disclose your information to companies who act as data processors on our behalf.  The information, for example relating to your religion or health, may be sensitive personal data within the meaning of the Data Protection Act 1998.  The Company needs this information to cater for your needs, but it is collected on condition that The Company have your consent.  If you do not agree to the use of your information, The Company cannot accept your booking.
The Company  may contact you by post with information about special offers or pilgrimages, if you do not wish to receive such information, please notify The Company . You have the right to ask The Company in writing for a data request form to obtain a copy of the information, which The Company holds about you. You may be charged a fee for this service. Any such request should be addressed to The Company's Secretary.

12. Umrah Visa

The Company visa service allows to apply on your behalf for Umrah visas to Saudi Arabia. The Company is unable to guarantee the obtaining of any visa and consequently accept no liability whatsoever for any refusal or delay in obtaining Umrah visa. The Company reserves the right to claim any associated costs incurred as a result of the delay or refusal. 
The Company is also not liable for any delay in obtaining Umrah visa due to misplace/lost of passport in embassy. The Company is not liable if embassy keeps passport for longer period due to additional checks.

The Health  and General Information.

It is your responsibility:

Please also note:

To observe the laws, regulations and instructions applicable in the Kingdom. 
To leave the Kingdom and not after expiry of specify period granted by the embassy to 
perform Umrah. Umrah  visa,  Not allowed to work in the Kingdom with or without pay.
Umrah visa holder Not to stay  in the Kingdom to perform Hajj .