vta.ae values its guests' information and thus gives utmost importance to the privacy of the information. vta.ae is committed to protecting your online shopping experience. In general, we use the information we collect from you to process orders and to ensure the best online shopping experience. The following details what information is collected, how it is protected, and how it is used.
Information collection and use
When you use services provided on vta.ae you will be asked to provide certain information such as your name and contact details. We will use this information in the following ways:
• To fulfill our agreement with you, including processing your hotel, sending you your itinerary, or contacting you if there is a problem with your reservation;
• To register you with our Web Site and administer our Web Site services where you have registered to receive these. You can unsubscribe from these services at any time by contacting us at ask@vta.ae
• To answer any queries which you may send to us by e-mail
• For crime prevention and detection; and
• For direct marketing purposes.
We need to know the names of all passengers traveling. If you are booking a hotel on behalf of someone else, you must obtain their consent to use their personal information. We proceed on the basis that you have obtained this consent.
We are responsible for the processing of any personal information you provide to vta.ae (the ‘Website’). We take our responsibilities regarding the protection of personal information very seriously. This policy explains how we use personal information that we may obtain about you. By using our Website you consent to this use.
However the personal information collected doesn’t include the credit card details and also details collected will not be stored, rented, leased, shared or sold to any third party.
How do we use your personal information?
Information you provide or that is obtained by us will be used by us to enable us to review, develop and improve the services which we offer and provide you and other customers (via mail, email, telephone or otherwise) with information about new products and services and special offers we think you will find valuable. We may also inform you about new products and services and special offers of selected third parties.
We also offer e-mail newsletters which contain special offers, sales and information of interest on specific travel and leisure areas. You may select from a list of newsletter categories by visiting our subscription page
Cookies
Our Website may use ‘cookies’ so we can better serve you with customized information when you return to our Website. Cookies are identifiers which a website can send to your browser to facilitate your next visit to our Website. You can set your browser to notify you when you are sent a cookie, giving you the option to decide whether or not to accept it.
Links
Our Website may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of websites not operated by us. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by our Website.
Correction/Updating of personal information
If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, we will provide a way to correct, update or remove your personal information provided to us.
Choice/Opt-out
If you no longer wish to receive promotional materials you may opt-out of receiving these communications by emailing us at ask@vta.ae If you have registered to receive one of our newsletters, you may change or remove your e-mail address using the option listed at the end of every e-mail newsletter.
Access to your personal information
You have the right to see personal information we keep about you. If you are concerned that any of the information we hold on you is incorrect please contact us
Transfer of your personal information
In the course of undertaking the activities specified in this privacy policy, we may transfer personal information to countries which do not have data protection laws or to countries where your privacy and other fundamental rights will not be protected as extensively.
Notification of changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify you by way of an email. You will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
GENERAL PROVISIONS:
You may travel to certain destinations which involve greater risks than others, entirely at your risk as to cost and consequences.
vta.ae requests you to consult your local authorities and evaluate travel prohibitions, warning, announcements, and advisories issued by them before booking travel to certain international destinations.
By offering for sale travel to particular international destinations, vta.ae does not represent or warrant that travel to such point is advisable or without risk. vta.ae does not accept liability for damages, losses, or delays that may result from improper documents for entry, exit, length of stay, or from travel to such destinations.
vta.ae, Affiliates and their respective suppliers are not liable for the acts, errors, omissions, representations, warranties, breaches or negligence of any air carriers, hotels or other suppliers or for any personal injuries, death, property damage, or other damages or expenses resulting therefrom. vta.ae, Affiliates, and their respective suppliers have no liability and will make no refund in the event of any delay, cancellation, overbooking, strike, force majeure or other causes beyond their direct control, and they have no responsibility for any additional expense, omissions, delays, re–routing or acts of any government or authority.
vta.ae reserves its exclusive right in its sole discretion to alter, limit or discontinue the Site or any material posted herein, in any respect. vta.ae shall have no obligation to take the needs of any User into consideration in connection therewith.
vta.ae reserves its right to deny in its sole discretion any user access to this Site or any portion thereof without notice.
You agree to abide by the terms and conditions of purchase imposed by any supplier with whom you elect to deal, including, but not limited to, payment of all amounts when due and with the supplier’s rules and restrictions regarding availability and use of fares, products, or services. You acknowledge that some third-party providers offering certain services and/or activities may require you to sign their liability waiver prior to participating in the service and/or activity they offer. You understand that any violation of any such supplier’s rules and restrictions may result in cancellation of your reservation(s), in your being denied access to the applicable travel product or services, in your forfeiting any monies paid for such reservation(s), and/or in vta.ae debiting your account for any costs we incur as a result of such violation.
No waiver by vta.ae of any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall be binding except as set forth in writing and signed by its duly authorized representative.
SECURITY:
We are committed to ensuring full security of all information provided through and transactions conducted at, our Site.
Towards ensuring this:
1. We employ appropriate best-of-class technical security measures to protect your personal information
2. Information storage is on secure computers and information is encrypted wherever possible. And the same will not be shared under any circumstances.
3. When you transact on our Site, you are assigned a User Name and Customer Security Codes and then use these codes to access your account
4. All messages between us travel in a secure messaging environment
5. We monitor and review transactions on an on-going basis, to identify potentially fraudulent situations and take immediate corrective steps to mitigate/limit any damage caused/likely to be caused by the same
6. We review our security arrangements continuously.
Delivery Policy
Once your payment comes through, we’ll send you your paper ticket via courier. Your ticket will be delivered to the delivery address you gave us when you made your booking. Your tickets will be delivered in approximately two business days for city limits and three business days for other areas from the date of purchase. You can track your delivery by sending an email to ask@vta.ae. Apart from the above, E-Tickets/ Hotel Vouchers/Activity Vouchers will be mailed to your concerned mail id.
Cancellation and Refund Policy :
To understand the charges applicable to your reservation, check the fare rules mentioned on the booking page Apart from the cancellation charges levied by the airline, vta.ae charges a cancellation fee of AED 40 per passenger per trip/sector. To cancel online, just hop on to your pages.
Circumstances of cancellations:
Airline Travel :
1) No show Cancellation – Where passengers could not travel due to late arrival or any other personal reasons
2) Direct Cancellation – Request from passengers directly to vta.ae via email or online. Or directly to the airline, considers as a cancellation.
3) Airline Cancellation – Circumstances where airline cancels its flights due to technical, natural causes, etc considered as a cancellation.
In all the above situations, Refunds will be allocated according to airline rules and regulations. Refund status and percentage can be known within 48 hours of the request.
Hotel/Activity :
1) No show Cancellation – Where passengers could not travel due to late arrival or any other personal reasons
2) Direct Cancellation – Request from passengers directly to vta.ae via email or online. Or directly to hotel/vendor, considers as a cancellation.
3) Vendor Cancellation – Circumstances where vendor services its flights due to technical, natural causes, etc considered as a cancellation.
In all the above situations, Refunds will be allocated according to vendor rules and regulations. Refund status and percentage can be known within 48 hours of the request.
Cancellation Charges :
The cancellation charges depend on many factors, such as:
1. Airline: Often, different airlines have different cancellation charges and policies.
2. Sector: Some sectors have higher cancellation charges than others.
3. Fare Structure: Some fares attract higher cancellation charges than others.
4. Time of cancellation: Usually, the closer it is to the departure date, the higher the cancellation charges.
5. Hotel: Cancellation charges may depend upon Hotel/Regional – rules and regulations.
Refund :
After verifying the refund request, refund computation will take 12 working days and the amount will reflect in the account within 15-20 working days depending on the issuing Bank. The difference in fare and taxes applicable when the amendment is made will also be collected. Amended vouchers will be emailed within 12 hours.
Refund Mode: The refund will happen in the original mode of payment
For any support you can contact us through: Tel: +971 6 5388110 or Email: ask@vta.ae