Payment and Cancellation Policy

Workshops Abroad Cancellation

If you are attending one of my Pink Buddha Experience retreats in India, Sri Lanka or anywhere out of Portugal, I am afraid it will not be possible to return any cancellation compensation less than six weeks before arrival. This is because I will have booked the hotels, my flights, hired a driver and guides, and the payment also naturally includes amounts to help cover my own air fare, accommodation and fees, which all have to be done at an early date. Otherwise I could end up with a huge loss.

  • Cancellation more than ten weeks before arrival date…….. I will first subtract the 25% deposit, then I will refund you 50% of payments you have made made up to the date you cancel
  • Cancellation six to ten weeks before arrival date…………….. I will first subtract the 25% deposit, then I will refund you 25% of the full remaining total of payments you have made made up to the date you cancel
  • Cancellation less than six weeks before arrival date………….no return on cancellation possible, with much regret, as I have explained just above

Please do not travel without a good Travel Insurance to cover all possibilities, and check out online any medical and treatment agreements between your country and the country you are travelling to, as well as any inoculations that your country advises before travelling. I never go to any unsafe or risky places, quite the opposite, but I think we also need to take all due precautions before any journey.

 

 

Payment and Cancellation Policy for Pink Buddha Experience Portugal, Art Venture and All Inclusive Workshops and Retreats in Portugal

Payments

For any workshop, there is a 25% non returnable deposit/registration fee of the total amount due.

  • If booking the Pink Buddha Experience, the 25% refers to the total cost of the retreat, including studio time or courses booked, outings booked, and materials etc, except the flights and cost of travel insurance. You will be paying for your accommodation directly to your hotel or BnB so they will have their own policies on both payment and cancellation**
  • If you are attending an all inclusive workshop, the non returnable deposit refers to the stated inclusive price, excluding flights and travel insurance.
  • For the ART VENTURE course, the non returnable deposit refers to the stated price, excluding flights, travel insurance, evening meals and lunch in Porto
  • If you choose to pay in one single payment, this registration fee comprises 25% of the total
  • If you choose to pay in instalments, this 25% non returnable deposit will be part of the first instalment
  • If you are paying by instalments, I will send a reminder near the due date
  • The last instalment will be due six weeks before any workshop commences, unless agreed otherwise. If you wish to register after this date, I would be grateful if you made the full payment, though this is negotiable.
  • Payment is preferred via Paypal to lindachaves15@gmail.com , or via international bank transfer which we can arrange. Please contact me before making any payment to make sure the process runs smoothly

Cancellation Policy – Portugal

Just a reminder that the non-refundable deposit is 25% of the full price of a workshop as published on the relevant website page, or the total cost of your art and travel experience as agreed between us.

If you have to cancel, I will first retain the 25% deposit, then refund you a percentage of the remainder of what you have paid depending on how many weeks or days you cancel before the start date of the course as follows:-

  • If you need to cancel more than six weeks before the course start date, I will first subtract the 25% deposit, then I will refund you the full remaining total of payments you have made made up to the date you cancel
  • If you cancel from six to four weeks before the course start date, then I will first subtract the 25% deposit and then I will refund 75% of the remaining total of your payments made up to the day you cancel
  • If you cancel from four weeks to two weeks before the course start date, then I will first subtract the 25% deposit and then refund 50% of the remaining total of your payments made up to the day you cancel
  • If unforeseen circumstances should arise within 14 days before the course start date, I am afraid I will be unable to refund any money.  I do advise that you take out a good holiday insurance to cover last minute cancellations due to unforeseen circumstances.

However, please get in touch with me for a chat should any of these situations arise, as it may well be possible to arrange alternative courses, or postpone the workshop until a later date.

  • Please see in the Payments section** above if you have booked the Pink Buddha Experience rather than an all inclusive retreat as regards accommodation.
  • Any other travel plans before or after the workshop are not included, and you are responsible for these

If, in the unlikely event that I am sadly forced to cancel a workshop,  a full refund will be paid.