International@CampusLife welcomes you to join us on our GO! Trip: Designer Outlet by Bus

TICKETS TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEW YEAR!

Please note this event is for students currently enrolled at Swansea University (and their friends/family) and is not open for bookings from the general public. A valid Swansea University Student Number will be required on booking

Date: Saturday 18th January 2025 

Time: 11am – 4:45pm

We will be catching the 940 Flixbus to McArthurGlen Outlet Village in Bridgend! 

Please note that you will have to purchase your flixbus ticket here: 

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We will be getting the 11am bus to Bridgend from Swansea Bus Station and will return on the 4:45pm bus to Swansea Bus Station. The sooner you purchase your ticket the cheaper it will be!

This is to show you how easy it is to visit local towns and shopping centres from Swansea Bus Station! 

Description: 

We will be catching the 940 Flixbus to McArthurGlen Outlet Village in Bridgend! This is to show you how easy it is to visit local towns and shopping centres from Swansea Bus Station! 

We hope to see you there! 

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Important Information:

COVID-19: You must not attend this event if you have tested positive for COVID-19 within the last 7 days, have been a close contact of another person with a confirmed case of COVID-19 within the last 7 days, have been advised to self-isolate, or are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19. Should you want a refund, please send us proof of postitive test or that you have been advised to self isolate.

Additional Information:

*Arrival Time Information - please note arrival times both to the destination and on return to Swansea are approximate and may be subject to change depending on unforeseen circumstances beyond our control including, but not limited to, diversions due to accidents / road closures, technical and operational issues among others. The driver will do their best to keep you updated. We always recommend carrying a Power Bank with you as we cannot guarantee that coaches will have power supplies for passenger use.

Refund policy: Refunds for tickets cannot be given after the date of the event if you fail to attend for any reason. If you require a refund, you must email gosocial@swansea.ac.uk at least 48 hours before the trip departs. Any refunds will not include the booking charge, this will be lost - apologies for any inconvenience caused. We will make an exception to this policy if you are not attending due to COVID isolation or positive test, please email proof of this.

Late Arrival: In some limited cases we may be able to delay departure by a few minutes but this is never guaranteed. If calls to trip leaders are very close to or after the advertised departure time, there may not be sufficient notice to do anything due to the trip leaders co-ordinating the imminent departure of the coach.

Conduct & Safety: You are responsible for your own behaviour and time keeping. Please take reasonable care of your own and other people's health and safety. Please ensure that you familiarise yourself with safety information and safety instructions on board transport and at any location you visit. If you have any concerns, please raise these to the Trip Leader. In the event of an emergency situation, please ensure you contact the emergency services on 999.

Accessibility: This trip requires boarding / disembarkation of the coach. Please be sure to check accessibility with any location you plan to visit before you travel! Please see this page for more information on McArthur Glen’s accessibility: https://www.mcarthurglen.com/en/outlets/uk/designer-outlet-bridgend/plan-your-visit/ If you have any concerns or queries regarding the suitability of this event, or have any specific accessibility requirements, please contact gosocial@swansea.ac.uk as soon as possible. We will do our best to assist, however we cannot guarantee all requirements can be met.

Children: Children (aged 3 and over) are welcome on this trip and must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Children must occupy their own seat on the coach and must not be seated on another passenger’s lap. Children under 3 years of age will not be allowed to board the coach. Please be advised that child safety and well-being is the responsibility of their accompanying adult at all times – CampusLife and its partners accept no responsibility for children attending.

Data Protection: International@CampusLife will use the information you provide for attendance and safety purposes. We will use your data to produce internal statistics but will not share it with third parties or use it for marketing purposes. Your information will be provided to our trip leader on the day of the trip for the purpose of attendance monitoring and emergency situations. The information will be kept confidential and passed back to ICL and destroyed on return from the trip, Native’s policies can be found on their website.

Photos: We will be taking photos throughout the event which we will use to promote future activities in the form of leaflets, social media posts, digital screens and on our website. If you would not like to be included, then please tell us on the day of the event. If you see yourself in any pictures and would like to be removed, please email us at gosocial@swansea.ac.uk and we will make sure that any photos of you are deleted.