Contract Information

Prices include accommodations, three meals per day, all cooking instruction, tours, artisan tasting, ground transportation and transfers during the program. Airfare is not included. Please inquire about rates for spouses and guests who choose not to participate in the cooking classes. Prices subject to change without notice.

CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS: 50% per person non-refundable deposit is required to reserve a space in the course. Balance is due 60 days prior to departure. For cancellations 61 days or more prior to departure, in most case fees may be applied to a future booking less the 50% deposit. Cancellations made 60 days or less prior to departure will result in the loss of all monies received. Exceptions to this cancellation policy cannot be made for any reason, including personal emergencies. There is no refund for leaving a program early or arriving late. As a courtesy, DHC will honor your balance fees paid up to one year when applied to another program. This educational program reserves the right to cancel any program prior to its start, in which case all monies will be refunded.

ITINERARY: Discover Heirloom Cuisine has the right to make partial changes to the stated itinerary. We will do our best to keep changes to a minimum.

PHOTO RELEASE: Discover Heirloom Cuisine will photograph class activities for use in brochure/publicity. Please notify us if we are not free to use photographs of you.

WAIVER & EMERGENCY INFORMATION: Please remember to include with your deposit the signed waiver and emergency information.

RELEASE AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK: I hereby acknowledge that I have voluntarily applied (the “Applicant”) to Discover Heirloom Cuisine educational program that relies in part on others to provide cooking instruction, overnight accommodations, personal tours and transportation to and from such tours. The educational program, while exercising reasonable care in selecting such premises and independent contractors, does not guarantee without limitation their suitability or performance. In the event an, independent contractor or contractors fail to provide or perform in a manner which materially diminishes the services or accommodations provided the Applicant, Discover Heirloom Cuisine educational program liability shall be limited to refunding an amount to the Applicant from the fee paid which approximates the percentage of the program which has been compromised or lost. This does not apply to changes made in program that vary from sample itineraries. Except as provided above, I further herein acknowledge and agree to release, absolve, indemnify and hold harmless Discover Heirloom Cuisine educational program, its organizers, sponsors, partners, and employees from any injury or loss caused by or resulting from the leased accommodations or employment of any and all independent contractors (the “Agreement”) This agreement shall also serve as a release and assumption of risk from my heirs, executors, administrators, and all members of my family. I have carefully read this Agreement, understand that I am releasing certain legal rights that I otherwise have and I enter into this Agreement freely and voluntarily. I understand Discover Heirloom Cuisine educational program, in accepting my application to attend, does so based on this representation.

TRAVEL INSURANCE

We strongly recommend you purchase travel insurance. If you decline to purchase travel insurance you assume any financial loss associated with your travel plans.