Disclaimers
SaND Travel is about establishing opportunities - it is the responsibility of each participant individually to take advantage of the situations and relationships made available through SaND Travel to deepen your understanding, broaden your experience, and expand your circle of involvement and commitments.
SaND can not be responsible for governmental or environmental challenges that affect plans. SaND does all it can to foresee and limit the effects and will reimburse any funds paid beyond costs incurred. Furthermore, SaND will do all it can to recover any payments from vendors such as airlines, accommodations or other services, activities or programs which have been reserved and paid for, respecting vendors investments as providers doing their best as well. Any recovered amounts beyond costs will be reimbursed.
SaND is providing opportunities. Opportunities imply risk. Risks include emotional, physical or monetary cost and investment by participants. For the most part, reward will be commensurate with that risk. However, there are some monetary risks that are lower than other options, increasing the ability to connect with others, although reducing comfort.
For instance, skipping a home stay can be much more comfortable, expensive and yet separates participants from the relationship and understanding that can be built through alternative housing. Additional risks include health and physical risks that are always associated with travel.
SaND will not be responsible for assuring that all risks do not result in loss. If that were so, there would be no risk. However, SaND will work diligently to increase success by constantly monitoring and providing feedback so that participants can be as aware as possible of those risks.
Having said that, we repeat, SaND is not in the business of eliminating risks, but rather placing you, as a participant, in the position of taking risks that reap wonderful rewards. Risks you accept as a participant, whether a known risk or not.