Reserve your spot by calling the tour company or using the shared partner website. Phone numbers and website links can be found here or on the printed brochure for each trip. If you cannot locate the company’s contact information, please contact the Purdue for Life Foundation for assistance at alumnitravel@purdue.edu or 800-414-1541.
The Purdue for Life Foundation will send you both a confirmation letter and an email after your reservation is received. The tour operator will also send a confirmation email after your reservation is received and your deposit is paid.
The Purdue for Life Foundation strives to make each of our trips easier and more fulfilling for our travelers by being a resource for travel arrangements, supplying travel insurance options, creating opportunities to connect with other travelers, and coordinating international connections with alumni and students abroad when circumstances allow. Many trips include Purdue faculty or staff who accompany the group and serve as hosts for private receptions. Additionally, all travelers receive a special gift as a memento of their trip.
Most travel companies charge a nominal cancellation fee from the time of deposit to cover expenses incurred in processing a new reservation and mailing out preliminary trip information. As the departure date gets closer, cancellation fees will become more substantial due to the fact that the travel company has made more financial commitments to their suppliers, such as airlines, hotels, and ground transportation. Cancellation penalties are structured to coincide with advance payments that our travel vendors must make to their suppliers, and the penalties are strictly enforced because of these contractual commitments. Our travel providers all have different policies regarding cancellations, so we suggest you discuss cancellation fees with them prior to making your trip deposit. We also strongly encourage purchasing travel insurance to minimize financial risks.
We strongly recommend that you be adequately insured against last-minute trip cancellations and other travel-related risks. For example, if you must cancel your trip due to a family emergency, you might only be able to recover 50% of your money based on the travel company’s cancellation policy. However, if you have travel insurance, provided you meet the criteria spelled out in your policy, the company will cover the remainder of the loss up to the level of coverage that you selected.
No! We welcome and encourage all Purdue alumni, friends, and fans to participate in the travel program.
Trip prices are always based on two people sharing the cost of the hotel room or ship cabin. If you are traveling alone, there is no one else to share the lodging expense. However, many of our tour operators offer trips with “no single supplement,” where there is no additional fee to travel alone.
The number of Purdue travelers on a trip can range from six to 45, but many of our trips are somewhere in between. Most of our travel programs include groups from other colleges and universities, in addition to Boilermakers. The Purdue for Life Foundation generally provides a staff host when we have more than 15 Purdue travelers on a trip.
Even when participation is very low, our trips are generally not cancelled. However, in rare cases, if a travel vendor is unable to meet minimum requirements to operate the trip, they may be forced to combine departures or—as a last resort—cancel the trip. In the event that a trip is cancelled by the travel company, all funds paid to the travel company will be refunded.
Yes. Many of our travel companies will give a discount if you prefer to make your own air arrangements to the destination city. If you are not flying with the group, you will be responsible for arranging your own ground transportation from the airport to the hotel when you arrive. Many of our travel companies now offer trips both with and without airfare. This gives travelers greater flexibility when making air arrangements. Please refer to the individual trip brochures or websites for more information about what items are included in each type of travel package.
We can be reached at 800-414-1541, on our direct line at 765-496-6193, or by email at alumnitravel@purdue.edu.
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