Booking Fee Requirement for Select Tours

In response to consistent client feedback about securing space on our most popular and highly valued departures, Field Guides is implementing a new requirement for select tours, effective immediately.

A non-refundable, non-transferable booking fee of $500 is required when requesting space on high-demand tours departing after January 1, 2027, as determined by management.

For your reference, the booking fee:

• is due within two weeks of requesting space for a departure that does not have a published itinerary;
• will be applied toward the tour fee;
• is separate from, and in addition to, our cancellation policy outlined in the tour itinerary;
• is non-refundable and non-transferable, regardless of the timing or reason for cancellation;
• and will be returned to you if Field Guides cancels the tour.

This policy will allow us to more effectively manage our bookings, and it will help to ensure departures for confirmed participants.

Once the itinerary is released, the tour deposit outlined in the itinerary along with the medical form and registration form must be submitted to our office within the usual two-week period.

TRAVEL INSURANCE REMINDER: If you plan to purchase travel insurance for a tour that requires a booking fee, please review policy requirements carefully prior to submitting payment, as some providers require early policy purchases for certain coverages to apply.