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Cancellation policy

Defaults for Shoulder Season bookings when paid checkout is live. Interest-list signups are not bookings and can be removed anytime by emailing [email protected]. Operators may offer a stricter (more traveler-friendly) policy if we approve it on the listing.

15% booking fee. Traveler checkout uses Stripe. We retain 15% of the booking subtotal as a marketplace fee; the Operator receives the rest. On full refunds we return the fee to you. On 50% refunds we return half the fee. On non-refundable cancellations the fee is kept with the retained amount.

Virtual consult

Half-day or full-day guided

Multi-day guided

Car shuttle (vehicle only)

Refunds via Stripe

Approved refunds go back to the original payment method. Card networks often take 5–10 business days after we initiate the refund. Chargebacks are handled under Stripe’s process and our Partner agreements.

How we chose these defaults

Benchmarked against common outdoor marketplace norms: Airbnb Experiences often allows full refund until ~24 hours before (help.airbnb.com); Viator/GetYourGuide commonly use a 24-hour free-cancel cutoff; 57hours often uses longer windows on multi-day trips and lets guides cancel for unsafe conditions with rebook/refund. Raft outfitters frequently use tiered day cutoffs plus flow-based releases. Ours split those patterns by product length and always fully refund safety/conditions cancels.

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