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Arranged Tour Contracts

CHAPTER 2. ENTRY INTO EFFECT OF CONTRACTS

Application for Contract

Article 5

  1. A Traveler who intends to conclude an Arranged Tour Contract with the Company must enter the prescribed matters in an application form prescribed by the Company and submit it to the Company together with the application fee, the amount of which shall be separately specified by the Company.
  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Paragraph, a Traveler who intends to conclude a Communications Contract with the Company must notify the Company of his/her membership number and the contents of Travel Services which he/she intends to request.
  3. The application fee referred to in Paragraph 1 will be treated as part of the Travel Fee, the cancellation fee or other money which the Traveler should pay to the Company.

Refusal to Conclude a Contract

Article 6

  1. The Company may not agree to conclude an Arranged Tour Contract in any of the following cases:
    • (1) If the Company’s business situation necessitates it.
    • (2) In case of intending to conclude a Communications Contract, if the Traveler is unable to settle part or all of his/her liability concerning the Travel Fee, etc., in accordance with the card membership rules of the Affiliated Company due to the fact that his/her credit card is invalid, etc.

Time of Entry into Effect of a Contract

Article 7

  1. An Arranged Tour Contract enters into effect when the Company has agreed to conclude it and has received the application fee referred to in Paragraph 1, Article 5.
  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Paragraph, a Communications Contract enters into effect when the Company has sent a notice of accepting the application referred to in Paragraph 2, Article 5. However, in case of sending an Electronic Acceptance Notice under that contract, such contract comes into effect when such notice has reached the Traveler.

Special Provisions for Entry into Effect of a Contract

Article 8

  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 1, Article 5, the Company may have an Arranged Tour Contract come into effect only by accepting the conclusion of the contract without receiving the application fee under a special written agreement.
  2. In a case referred to in the preceding Paragraph, the time of entering into effect of the Arranged Tour Contract shall be made clear in the special agreement referred to in the preceding Paragraph.

Special Provisions for Train (Bus) Tickets, Accommodation Coupons, Etc.

Article 9

  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 1, Article 5 and Paragraph 1 of the preceding Article, the Company may accept an oral application for an Arranged Tour Contract intended only for arrangements for transportation or accommodation services under which a document is issued indicating the right to receive such Travel Services in return for the Travel Fee.
  2. In the case referred to in the preceding Paragraph, an Arranged Tour Contract is deemed to enter into effect when the Company has agreed to conclude such contract.

Contract Document

Article 10

  1. Promptly after an Arranged Tour Contract has come into effect, the Company shall issue to the Traveler a document mentioning the itinerary, the contents of Travel Services, the Travel Fee, and other conditions for the tour, as well as matters concerning the Company's responsibility (hereinafter referred to as a "Contract Document"). However, if the Company delivers train (bus) tickets, accommodation coupons, etc., and other documents indicating the right to receive Travel Services with respect to all the Travel Services for which it makes arrangements, it may not issue such Contract Document.
  2. If a Contract Document referred to in the first sentence of the preceding Paragraph has been issued, the scope of the Travel Services for which the Company is obligated to make arrangements under the Arranged Tour Contract is subject to what is mentioned in such Contract Document.

Method Using Information and Communications Technology

Article 11

  1. With the prior agreement with the Traveler, if the Company, instead of issuing a document mentioning the itinerary, the contents of Travel Services, the Travel Fee and other conditions for the tour, as well as matters concerning the responsibility of the Company, to be issued to the Traveler when concluding an Arranged Tour Contract, or a Contract Document, has provided the matters which should be mentioned in such document (hereinafter referred to in this Article as "Matters To Be Mentioned") by a method using information and communications technology, it will confirm that the Matters To Be Mentioned have been recorded in a file kept in the communications equipment used by the Traveler.
  2. In the case referred to in the preceding Paragraph, if a file for recording the Matters To Be Mentioned is not kept in the communications equipment used by the Traveler, the Company will record the Matters To Be Mentioned in a file kept in the communications equipment used by the Company (limited to a file which is used only for the Traveler concerned) and confirm that the Traveler has read the Matters To Be Mentioned.

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