All requests of accommodation must be addressed to:

Housing bureau:

O.I.C. Srl
Viale G. Matteotti 7
50121 Florence, Italy

Tel
Fax

Hotel rooms can be reserved at negotiated rates and straight forward access to the Congress Centre at Pan Pacific Singapore Hotel, through the intermediary of the official congress housing bureau O.I.C. Travel.

If you are contacted by any other agency offering housing for the event in Singapore, please note that these companies are not authorized to represent AOSpine International in any way, nor do they have access to the official room blocks or rates contracted by OIC Travel. 

We strongly recommend to proceed with extreme caution in communication with these unauthorized companies and we invite to avoid providing any personal information.

OIC Travel  is appointed as the sole authorized accommodation booking agent for the upcoming GSC Congress in Singapore from 2 to 5 May 2018.

The indicated room/night rates and availabilities are only applicable for reservations received by 2 March 2018 at the latest, after this date O.I.C srl cannot guarantee any reservation even though all efforts will be made to satisfy the requests upon availability. Hotel bookings will be confirmed on a “first come – first served basis”.

In order to avoid any disappointment early bookings are recommended (phone reservations are not accepted).

Participants may proceed with the on-line reservation system- click the button below.

 

Hotel Pan Pacific Singapore (walking distance)	Single use price per room per night	Double use price per room per night
Deluxe room	USD 285.00	USD 315.00
Panoramic room	USD 300.00	USD 330.00

 

Hotel Carlton Singapore (800m walking distance)	Single use price per room per night	Double use price per room per night
Standard room	USD 215.00	USD 235.00

 

Hotel Mercure Singapore Bugis (800m walking distance)	Single use price per room per night	Double use price per room per night
Standard room	USD 180.00	USD 195.00

IBIS Singapore Bencoolen  (1.1km from Venue)	Single use price per room per night	Double use price per room per night
Standard room	USD 120.00	USD 140.00

The indicated rates are in US Dollars, per room per night. International buffet breakfast, taxes and service included. 

Due to the currency fluctuation of the US Dollar, room rates are adjusted based on exchange rate as of 05/02/2018.

 Agencies or companies in need of group reservations can ask for a specific hotel offer by contacting the Organizing Secretariat O.I.C srl

TERMS OF PAYMENT

Reservations will be confirmed by e-mail only upon receipt of the full pre-payment. You may pay by credit card or bank transfer (see details below). We strongly encourage on-line registrations (credit card payments only).

You can choose from the following payment methods:        

 

Credit cards	The following credit cards are accepted	American Express, VISA, MasterCard
Bank transfer (not available for online applications)	Account name Bank name Bank Address IBAN SWIFT code	OIC srl Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze, Ag. 1 Viale Matteotti 20r, 50132 Florence, Italy IT10S0616002801100000007066 CRFiiT3F
Charges	Bank transfers must not involve charges for the recipient
Transfer reference:	The sender’s full name and congress ref. GSC2018 must be clearly stated in the transfer order so that we can identify you for confirmation.

 

BANK TRANSFER

As bank payments are not permitted through the online reservation platform, you will need to contact the Organising Secretariat O.I.Csrl asking for a personalized reservation offer. The copy of the bank transaction must be sent together with the confirmation of the offer.

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS FOR INDIVIDUAL RESERVATIONS

Any change or cancellation in connection with hotel accommodation must be sent in writing to OIC srl by Fax  or by E-mail: 

For individual hotel reservations the paid amounts will be refunded as follows:

• - Until December 20, 2017: only € 25,00 will be withheld for administrative charge only
• - Until February 2, 2018: one night accommodation will be withheld as penalty charge
• - Until March 2, 2018: the paid amount will be refunded with a deduction of 70% as penalty charge
• - From March 3, 2018: no refund will be made for cancellations or last minute changes
• - No-shows and early departures: 100% of the foreseen total amount will be withheld as penalty charge.
  

Should a delegate not attend the congress, for whatever reasons, no further claims for reimbursement can be made.

All delegates are urged to take personal travel insurance.

The above cancellation policy applies to individual bookings only. For group reservations a different policy will be applied and will be stated in the room reservation contract.