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Happy New Year and Welcome to our all new 2008 Tour Book!
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our
loyal customers who continue to travel with us, and extend a warm
invitation to all those who have yet to experience our tours.
For 2008, we will be undergoing a name change to reflect our
continued commitment to our customers. At Groomes Tours, we are constantly
on a “Quest” to better serve our customers with better equipment, better
tours, and better customer service than the competition. Therefore, we
felt that an appropriate name change for our company would be “Quest
Coach”. We will still be owned and operated by Arthur and Tracy Showman,
and you will still talk with the same familiar staff members that you’ve
come to associate with quality, reliable, and friendly service.
At Quest Coach, all of our tours are fully escorted for your
piece of mind. When you travel with us, you can sit back and relax on one
of our newer deluxe motorcoaches. Our motorcoaches feature a comfortable
climate controlled environment, onboard restroom, video monitors and a
public address system. And you can rest assured that your driver is
a trained professional who only has his or her passenger’s safety in mind.
Inside our 2008 Tour Book, we hope you’ll find that perfect
vacation you’ve been looking for. A sampling of some of our new offerings
for 2008 are: Victorian Week in Cape May, a Pacific Northwest Odyssey,
July 4th in New York City, Springtime in Las Vegas, Cherry Blossom Time in
Washington, DC, a Customer Appreciation Cruise to Canada and New England,
Punta Cana vacation, and many, many more.
Please be sure to reserve early on any tour that you are
interested in to avoid disappointment of a sellout. Remember: In most
cases deposits are refundable with at least a 30 day advance notice before
the tour.
Private groups are encouraged to call us with their group travel needs. We
can arrange a custom tour tailored just for your group (group leader
incentives apply). We look forward to seeing you in 2008!
Mary, Cherie, Jerry, and
Tracy
P.S. Be sure to check out our new website,
www.quest-coach.com, which should be fully operational in 2008.
The website will feature “Hot Picks”, newly added trips, and periodic
discounts.
CALENDAR
QUEST COACH DEPARTURE LOCATIONS
Please be at your
location at least 15 minutes prior to departure.
Scottdale: Old YMCA, future site of Scottdale Library, Spring
Street and Pioneer Way.
Latrobe: Latrobe 30 Shopping Plaza – behind KFC.
Greensburg: Hempfield Square – parking area behind Petsmart.
New Stanton: Quality Inn under their large sign, on the left as
soon as you pull into their parking lot. Belle Vernon:
Park-n-Ride Route 201, across from Exxon, I-70 Exit 43A.
Washington: Park-n-Ride, corner of Beau Street and Lakeview
Drive, I-70 exit 20.
Bentleyville: Pilot Service Station parking lot, by their sign,
I-70 exit 32B.
Canonsburg: Shop-n-Save, rear parking lot, by the bowling alley
wall, 617 West Pike Street.
NOTE: CERTAIN DEPARTURE
LOCATIONS MAY NOT BE UTILIZED ON ALL TOURS.
(Special departure
locations for groups of 10 or more may be arranged).
DISCLAIMER: Neither Quest Coach, nor the property owners of the
departure locations above are responsible for damage, theft and/or loss
of vehicles while parked in these locations. Parking at these locations
is at the vehicle owner’s own risk. Please patronize these vendors in
appreciation for the use of their parking facilities.
GENERAL INFORMATION
RESPONSIBILITY: QUEST COACH acts only as an agent in
arranging transportation,
accommodations, meals, sightseeing tours and
other services, and as such is not responsible for damages,
loss, delay,
injury, or accident due to weather or default or any act of default of any
company or person
engaged in providing transportation, lodging,
sightseeing or any other services included in any part of our tours.
QUEST COACH reserves the right to cancel any tour or make changes in
any tour with or without any notice,
which may be necessary, including
substitution, meals and services. QUEST COACH is not responsible
to any person
for expenses, loss of time or money or other circumstances
resulting from a change in itinerary or change of
tour arrangements. Any
passenger may be dismissed from any tour by the tour director or bus
driver in charge
should his/her conduct not be in harmony with the rest of
the passengers and no further obligations will be assumed
by QUEST
COACH. QUEST COACH is not responsible for any typographical errors
that may occur
during publication of this booklet or any and all
itineraries published.
HOTELS: We select quality hotels and request non-smoking rooms
with two beds. If making triple or
quad reservations, all should
anticipate sharing a bed. A cot incurs additional cost. Special requests,
smoking,
handicap room, etc., need to be made when making your initial
reservation, however, we cannot guarantee that the
special requests will
be honored by the hotels.
BAGGAGE: On overnight tours, each passenger is permitted one
piece of luggage to be tagged and handled at
each hotel without charge.
In addition, each passenger is permitted a small carry-on which is their
own
responsibility. QUEST COACH is not responsible for any
baggage mishandled by hotels or not in our
possession. QUEST COACH
is not responsible for any items lost, stolen or left on the motor coach
at any time.
RESERVATION/DEPOSITS/PAYMENTS: For a one-day trip, a $25
deposit is due 2 weeks after your
reservation to confirm your seat. For
multi-day tours, a $100 deposit is due to confirm your reservation.
Balance is
due 30 days prior to tour. For New York City trips, a $200
deposit is required due to the price of tickets. It is
non-refundable
unless we are able to replace you on the trip. For multi-day cruises, a
$400 deposit PER PERSON is
due to confirm your reservation. Please do not
assume that if a deposit is not sent your reservation is cancelled, if you
do not notify us, we do not automatically cancel your reservation.
However, no reservation is considered
confirmed without a deposit.
Payments may be made by check, money order, cash, Visa, or MasterCard. All
checks should be made payable to QUEST COACH. Any check returned
from our financial institution will be
charged a $25.00 service fee in
addition to the amount of the check and bank charges.
MINIMUMS: We price our tours to run with a minimum of 30
passengers. In the event a tour drops below
30 passengers, we reserve the
right to use a 21 passenger coach. The 21 passenger coach has comfortable
seating
and a CD player. It does not have a restroom, however, we will
make comfort stops every 1½ to 2 hours. If a
tour drops below 20
passengers, we reserve the right to cancel the tour and all monies paid
will be refunded.
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUND POLICY: 30 days or more prior to
departure – Full Refund. 29 – 10
days prior to departure - $25 Service
Charge less any non-refundable items. 9 days or less prior to departure or
No Shows – No Refund. Please note: Certain packages may require more
notice of cancellation for a refund - particularly when show tickets,
cruises, rail fare or airfare are involved. If in doubt, please inquire at
time of booking.
TRAVEL INSURANCE: Travel insurance is recommended and
available for every tour. The insurance must
be purchased at the time of
booking.
ASSIGNED SEATING: All seats are assigned according to the
order final payment is received. We will make an
effort to accommodate all
seating requests. Please plan to share your seat on all tours. WE CANNOT
SAVE
A DOUBLE SEAT FOR ONE PERSON. If it is imperative that you have a
full seat to yourself, you will need to pay
an additional charge.
DEPARTURE POINTS: Pick-up points will be made in Scottdale,
New Stanton, Greensburg, Latrobe,
Washington, Canonsburg, Bentleyville,
and Belle Vernon areas, as needed. QUEST COACH and the locations
and establishments assume absolutely no responsibility for any parked
vehicle while on tour.
COACH COURTESIES: Smoking and controlled substances are not
permitted on the motor coach.
Rest/Smoking stops will be made every few
hours for your convenience.
TIPPING: It is customary to show your appreciation for a job
well done by tipping the driver and/or escort on a
tour. Please bear in
mind that our escorts kindly volunteer their time to do these tours.
Tipping is not mandatory and is
on a voluntary basis. The customary
tipping guideline is $1.00 per day for the driver and $l.00 per day for
the escort.


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