Every aspect went so smoothly, due to your wonderful planning and the excellent
assistance from our tour guides. It is difficult to put into words how awesome our
adventure was, it was all spectacular, provided in luxurious conditions. Thank you for a
wonderful and memorable experience. — E. Brown
General Information
Appliances
Hotels in China provide hair dryers. Irons and ironing boards can be requested.
The room is wired for use of shavers and chargers for cell phones at V110.
Otherwise voltage is V220. Small adapters for international travel can be purchased
at appliance or hardware stores in the US.
Baggage
For flights to China and domestic flights in China, you may bring one checked bag
per person free of charge. Maximum weight of the bag should not exceed 44 lbs and
total dimensions (length, width and height) of the bag should not exceed 62 inches.
For returning international flights, you may bring two checked bags per person free
of charge. Maximum weight per each bag should not exceed 70 lbs
and the total dimensions (length, width and height) of the two bags should not exceed 107 inches.
You are also allowed one carry-on bag with total dimensions not exceeding 45 inches. This means
that going to and traveling within China by air, you can have only one checked bag
and one carry-on, but you can have 2 checked bags on the return international flight. One way to handle this
difference is to nest a smaller bag in your checked bag going over. Pack all the belongings you will take in the smaller
bag. As you are traveling through China, you can pack your purchases in the area of the bigger suitcase surrounding
the smaller one. Then after your last domestic flight, you can take the smaller bag out and use the excess space for
things you purchase. The flight from Shanghai to Beijing on your return is an international flight.
Clothing
Pack lightly and bring casual clothes. Attire for dinner is also casual, but shorts or sandals are not considered
appropriate. Jeans only if in good condition are allowed but not encouraged.
Currency
The US dollar can be exchanged for Chinese currency at airports or hotels (Currently the exchange rate is close to
8.00 Chinese yuan per US$1.00). ATM machines are available in China and major credit cards are accepted at many
stores. You need Chinese currency for taxis, shopping at street vendors, and smaller shops.
Expert English-Speaking Tour Guides
The tour guides are required to meet very strict professional requirements including English language proficiency,
knowledge of the history and culture in China, and congeniality toward our tour participants.
Flights
We customarily use Air China or China Eastern Airlines for our international flights. Meals are provided on board, and
movies are also available. Non-stop direct flight service from New York to Beijing takes about thirteen and a half hours.
Health
The local handling travel agency requires exclusion in China of any person rendered unsuitable for long trips by
health conditions such as mental illness, serious, chronic ailments, contagious disease, advanced pregnancy, senility
or infirmity. A significant amount of walking is involved, so participants must be fully mobile and able to keep an active
pace. Vaccinations are not required. Please check with your personal physician, travel agent or Public Health
Service for current required or recommended inoculations.
If your require wheelchair assistance, you will need to provide a traveling companion and wheelchair to assist you.
Many places will be wheelchair accessible. There will be some places that are not accessible to you.
Hotels
We offer the comfort of five-star or the best available hotel accommodations with full American breakfast in each city.
Superior first class hotels may be used in certain cities.
Itineraries
All programs have been created by China and Asia tour experts with many years of experience - not only designing
the tours to these destinations - but also living and working in that part of the world.
Local Contacts
We have set up an office in Beijing in order to better coordinate our tours and render immediate assistance - if needed
- to our clients during their stay in Asia. We also provide names and telephone numbers of contacts in each city, along
with a complete itinerary including hotel addresses and telephone numbers, to our passengers for every tour.
Meals
In addition to the breakfast buffet served at the hotel, our tours include lunch and dinner at select, on-site locations.
Farewell dinner parties are arranged near the end of the tour, and our itinerary includes special dinners, such as the
Peking duck dinner in Beijing, the dumpling dinner banquet in Xian, etc.
Passport
All passengers must have a passport which is valid for six months after the tour return date to the US, and
the passport must have at least one appropriate blank page for a visa. Make two copies of the first page of your
passport and your visa. Keep one with you separate from your passport and leave one with a trusted person
elsewhere.
Physical Condition
Each tour is stimulating and active, yet comfortable for those able to walk at an average pace for several hours of
sightseeing during some tour days.
Shopping
Time for shopping will be arranged at various sites during your tour for your convenience. You have responsibility for
any damages, payments, shipping or other problems of your purchases. It is each passenger’s responsibility to
contact stores directly.
Visa
A visa is required to travel to China. Applying for a visa through our tour organizer requires a non-refundable fee of
$75 per person. You must send your passport to Dr. Anastacia Samson along with your visa application and your final
payment 65 days or more before departure. The normal processing time will return your documents to you two to
three weeks before your tour. If you need your passport sooner, you can get expedited processing of your visa for an
additional charge of $30 per person.
Value Pricing
Because of our tour company’s extensive contacts in China and their special arrangements with hotels, land
operators, and airlines, we are able to arrange top-notch service for our customers at very competitive prices.
The tour prices per person are based on double occupancy, and the cost of a single supplement is listed in each
tour's information.
Terms & Conditions
Reservation
You may submit your completed written reservation form by fax or mail. Phone reservations are not accepted.
Final Payment is due to Dr. Anastacia Samson 65 days before departure. Failure to comply with these deposits and
final payment requirements will result in automatic cancellation of the reservation and/or penalty charges will apply.
Late Reservation
A full payment is due immediately upon your tour confirmation if the reservation is made 65 days or less before
departure.
Cancellation
When a reservation is cancelled, a written cancellation request must be submitted. The following cancellation charges
will apply:
(Including no-shows or cancellation after the departure date)
If the airline tickets have already been issued, approximately 60 days before departure, an additional cancellation
penalty by the airline will apply no matter when the cancellation request is submitted. There is no refund on the
additional fees (visa, airport taxes, travel insurance) when it is less than 91 days before departure.
Tour Prices
The tour fares include: Round trip international airfare; arrival and departure transfers in each city and all locally
hosted tours with admissions in each city; hotel accommodations in each city; all ground transportation and domestic
airfare within Asia; cultural performances and entertainment as specified in the tour descriptions; all meals as specified
in the tour descriptions (AB: American Breakfast - L: Lunch - D: Dinner - SD: Specialty Dinner). *Please refer to your
tour description for complete details.
Additional Cost
The tour fares do not include: Cost of transportation to NYC, passports and visas, international airport departure taxes
subject to change without prior notice and China's airport management and construction fees subject to change
without prior notice. These fees must be paid along with the final balance of the tour fare.
Extras may include airline fuel surcharge if any, transportation of heavy baggage in excess of applicable allowance,
tips to local guides and drivers, tips to restaurant staff, hotel and cruise waiters, chambermaids and porters.
Tips: It is recommended that tour guides receive a daily tip of $2, drivers and maids $1 per day, porters $1 for each
bag, each time it is loaded or unloaded. Extra tips can be given for extra or outstanding service. So bring a good
supply of $1 bills in good condition-not torn along the edges. Dr. Anastacia will collect the tips for the tour guides and
drivers at the appropriate time to be given to them. Tips are not given for scheduled meals on your tour. If you have
any meals on your own, a 15- 20% tip is given.
Single Supplement
Our tour prices are per person, based on double occupancy. If one passenger occupies one room alone, a single
supplement is also required. The cost of the single supplement is given in each tour description. There is no discount
for triple occupancy.
Child Tour Fare
20% discount off the adult tour fare is applicable to children of 11 years of age or under (before the last day of the
participated tour itinerary) who share a room with two adults without an extra bed.
Responsibility
Champion Holidays acts as tour operator and agent. The suppliers providing transportation, conveyance or
accommodations are independent contractors and are not agents or employees of Champion Holidays. All tickets,
coupons and receipts issued by Champion Holidays and all arrangements for transport or conveyance or for hotel
accommodations are made by Champion Holidays as agent of the suppliers. By utilizing the services of suppliers, you
agree that neither Champion Holidays nor any subsidiary or affiliate of Champion Holidays including Dr. Anastacia
Samson shall be liable for any injury, damage, loss, accident or delay incurred upon you or those traveling with you in
connection with any accommodations, transportation or other services resulting directly or indirectly from any acts or
default of the suppliers or from any occurrence or condition beyond the control of Champion Holidays, including
defects in vehicles or breakdown in equipment. Nor shall Champion Holidays or Dr. Anastacia Samson be liable for any
injury, damage, loss, accident or delay resulting directly or indirectly from delays, cancellations or changes in flights,
itineraries, schedules, steamers or other services, strikes, theft, sickness, weather, quarantine or other causes. All
tour itineraries and fares may be affected by alterations or delays in air or surface transportation services. Champion
Holidays and Dr. Anastacia Samson reserves the right to withdraw any tour in this program and to make such
alterations in the itineraries as may be found desirable for the convenience of the parties or the proper operation of
the tour. Champion Holidays reserves the right to decline to accept or to retain any person as a member of the tour
party at any time. Due to the change of air fare, hotel rates, cruise fare and the foreign exchange rate, Champion
Holidays reserves the right to change the tour fare at its discretion without prior notice.
The local handling travel agency in Asia has sole and exclusive control over the operation of all tours. The local
handling travel agency in Asia reserves the right to make alterations or adjustments in the itinerary as to destinations,
transportation, accommodations and all other services. Neither Champion Holidays nor any subsidiary
or affiliate of Champion Holidays shall be responsible for any such alterations made by the local handling travel
agency in Asia. Payment of a deposit represents acceptance by the tour member of the Terms & Conditions listed
herein. By utilizing the services of Champion Holidays, you agree that the exclusive venue for all claims, actions or
proceedings against Champion Holidays of whatsoever nature arising out of this contract shall be the State of New
York and such claim, actions or proceedings shall be determined according to the laws within the jurisdiction of the
State of New York.
