Tour Credit Terms and Conditions

If you have received a tour credit from RSE, the tour credit details would have been sent to you via email. 

As with anything of value, it is important to avoid any misunderstandings about your tour credit. So please read the following information, for the use of your tour credit will be governed by these terms: 

• In the case of a Creditable Event that occurred prior to January 1, 2026, the amount of the tour credit will be determined in accordance with the Rick Steves' Europe Tour Conditions in place during the year in which the credit was awarded and will be offset by any payment or settlement you receive from any relevant insurance policy.
• Tour credit value is stated and calculated in US dollars. Tour credits are redeemable for future tour bookings only and cannot be redeemable for cash, check, gift certificate, or credit back to a charge card.
• Tour credits are non-transferable and will be forfeited if bartered, sold, or if obtained or used in an illegal or fraudulent manner, or through unauthorized persons or channels.
• Tour credits will be awarded to the Primary Traveler on the Tour Reservation.
• In the event of the tour credit owner's death, the tour credit will be transferred to the travel partners from the canceled booking on a pro-rata basis. The credit will not be transferred to any other Tour Member's account under any other circumstance.
• Tour credits will expire on December 31, two years following the year of the originally scheduled tour (e.g. if you receive a credit for a tour set to depart in 2024, you may use that credit toward any tour(s) departing prior to December 31, 2026).
• When booking a new Rick Steves' Europe tour, credits will only be applied against a customer’s Final Payment unless the credits exceed the entire cost of the tour. Tour credits cannot be redeemed through a travel agency or any other source.
• Tour credits must be redeemed for any tour(s) with a departure date on or before the expiration date of the tour credit.
• Tour credits may be applied to more than one tour, or to cover other travelers who are traveling with the credit owner and are included on the same booking.
• If your tour credit is insufficient to cover the full cost of your new tour(s), you will be responsible for paying the balance in accordance with the Rick Steves' Europe Tour Conditions.
• If you transfer a booking made with a tour credit in accordance with the Rick Steves' Europe Tour Conditions, and the booking had a forfeited balance, the forfeited amount of the tour credit may, at RSE's sole discretion, be reinstated and applied against the new tour booking. 
• If you cancel a booking made with a tour credit in accordance with the Rick Steves' Europe Tour Conditions, you may, at RSE's sole discretion, be entitled to a tour credit up to the cost of the most recently cancelled booking. If a tour credit is provided under this paragraph, any portion attributable to the redeemed credit will assume the expiration date of the originally issued credit.
• The owner of a tour credit or any Tour Member whose tour was purchased using a tour credit understands that he/she will be required to provide an alternate form of payment before being allowed to join the tour if the tour credit was used for payment in violation of these terms and conditions or applicable law.
• RSE reserves the right to change these terms and conditions from time to time in its sole discretion.