COVID-19 WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK
READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY—IT IS A RELEASE OF YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS.
The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, was declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. COVID-19 is highly contagious and is believed to spread mainly from person-to-person contact, through respiratory droplets and aerosol transmission. The U.S. State Department raised its global travel warning to the highest level, which recommends that citizens avoid all international travel, and makes clear that repatriation (returning to your home country) may not be provided and travelers may be stuck abroad. Most governments and public health agencies recommend social distancing and have, in many locations, restricted travel and congregations of groups of people. Even those destinations that allow visitors have limited or closed tourist sites and activities or may do so in the future with no announcement. It is believed that traveling increases the risk of contracting COVID-19 due to decreased social distancing, increased exposure to people who may be contagious, and lack of due care or poor sanitization standards by those around you or suppliers, among other possible reasons.
I acknowledge that I am aware of: (1) the contagious nature of COVID-19; (2) the risk that I and my travel companions may become exposed to and/or infected with COVID-19 before, during, or after travel, which may result in personal injury, financial loss, illness, permanent disability, and/or death; (3) the risk that I and/or my travel companions may become subject to mandatory quarantines or other similar measures and their related costs; and (4) the risk that my travel plans, activities, and plans to return home or to work may become interrupted, delayed, canceled, or otherwise ruined due to COVID-19. I also acknowledge that infection or exposure to COVID-19 may result from the acts, omissions, or negligence of others, including but not limited to travel providers (for example airlines, hotels, transportation companies, buses, trains, ships, tour guides, tourist site operators, and tour operators), David Gapin dba. All Inclusive Destinations and Elevating Travel, my travel companions, and other persons. With full knowledge of these risks, I voluntarily agree to assume all of the foregoing risks and accept sole responsibility for any injury, illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, or expense, of any kind, to myself or the travel companions for whom I book travel, as a result of these risks.
David Gapin dba. All Inclusive Destinations and Elevating Travel is providing me with its travel planning and booking services. In exchange, I release, promise, and covenant not to sue, discharge, indemnify, and hold harmless David Gapin dba. All Inclusive Destinations and Elevating Travel and any of its officers, employees, and agents from any and all liabilities, claims, demands, lawsuits, actions, liabilities, and causes of action, directly or indirectly arising out of or related to any damage, injury, death, or loss that may be sustained by me or those in my traveling party for whom I book travel, related to COVID19. I acknowledge and agree that I am releasing all claims based on the acts, omissions, or negligence of David Gapin dba. All Inclusive Destinations and Elevating Travel, its employees, agents, and representatives to the fullest extent permitted by law.