BALLET WEST/AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS

16. HotelsIn the event that an ARTIST is required to spend overnight away from theCity of Origination, the EMPLOYER agrees to provide and pay for hotelrooms, including taxes, for all ARTISTs on a double occupancy basis. AnARTIST shall not be required to room with a person of the other gender.Any single occupancy room shall be offered by Seniority. EMPLOYERwill provide ARTISTs with hotel information four (4) weeks prior to tour.Any ARTIST who notifies the EMPLOYER that he or she does not wishto stay in the designated hotel or hotels, within seventy-two (72) hoursafter the EMPLOYER announces the schedule including hotelinformation, shall receive the cash equivalency in an equal amount to onehalf(½) the double-room rate plus applicable taxes in the designated hotel,in addition to the meal allowance outline above. Incidental charges on theARTIST’s hotel bill must be paid by the ARTIST, in time to avoiddelaying departure.B. METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION1. Conditions of TravelTravel will be counted from scheduled travel call to arrival location, suchtime to include lunch stops and rest stops. EMPLOYER shall not beresponsible for any overtime or penalty if: the excess travel time was dueto an overseas trip, inclement weather, mechanical failure, delay indeparture or arrival of the airplane, bus, other vehicle, or traffic accidents,or failure of ARTIST to be on time over which the EMPLOYER has nocontrol. A domestic or international travel overtime waiver will not beunreasonably denied.Between arrival and the next scheduled rehearsal there shall be a full three(3) hour rest period, however, in the last ninety (90) minutes class maytake place. If the EMPLOYER shall violate the provisions in thisparagraph, the EMPLOYER agrees to compensate each ARTIST at thehourly penalty rate for each one-half (½) hour increment of such violation.When traveling from the City of Origination and the distance traveled isseventy-five (75) miles or less, or if the time traveled is one and one-half(1 ½ ) hours or less, the three (3) hour rest period may be reduced to a two(2) hour rest period during which the last ninety (90) minutes class maytake place.In the event the EMPLOYER is not able to provide Company Class at thevenue of a Run-Out, EMPLOYER shall bring the issue to Joint Committeeon a case by case basis to discuss the possibility of an alternative schedule.The decision to approve such a change shall be the discretion of the JointCommittee ARTIST Representatives.72