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WIN BIG THIS SUMMER

YulianK
SMARTY Community Manager SMARTY Community Manager
SMARTY Community Manager

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WIN BIG THIS SUMMER

From a posh picnic to a grand getaway!

Would jetting off with a friend to Europe for a fabulous 4* city break complete your summer?

Well, it’s one of the BIG prizes up for grabs in our huge summer giveaway – win 3 nights in a 4* hotel for two with return flights, private airport transfers, travel insurance and £200 spending money. And when it comes to choosing the destination, you’re the boss. Take your pick of return flights from selected UK airports to either Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, Dubrovnik, Lisbon, Paris, Prague, Rome or Stockholm. The prize is worth over £2,500!

That’s not all, there’s loads of these great prizes up for grabs too:

  • Fortnum & Mason picnic hampers x 5
  • Luxury three-piece luggage sets from Rock x 5
  • GoPro HERO 12 cameras x 5
  • Beats SOLO 4 wireless headphones x 5
  • Tile Pro 4 pack (to keep track of your luggage) x 5
  • Tile Pro 2 pack x 10

HOW CAN I WIN BIG?

It’s so easy. Just answer this question to be entered into the prize draw for your chance to bag our grand getaway or one of our other super prizes:

  • What is your best hack for summer getaway?

The Prize Draw opens 22/07/24 at 10:00 and closes on 01/09/24 at 11:59 (“Promotion Period”). 

To enter the Prize Draw entrants must be a SMARTY customer and have an active plan as at the end date of the Promotion Period.  Entrants must have registered for the SMARTY Community within the Promotion Period and be over 18 years of age and a UK resident (“Eligible Entrants”).

Only one entry per entrant. Winners will be selected at random.

For full terms click here

Team SMARTY


UPDATE - COMPETITION CLOSED

The competition is now closed and we will draw the winner from all the eligible entries. Keep your fingers crossed and an eye on your Private Message inbox.

Thanks to everyone who contributed some brilliant entries. We had almost three thousand posts !

Keep up the great work everyone; the SMARTY Community belongs to us all and succeeds because of your great contributions.

2,879 REPLIES 2,879

JamesDo_2233309
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

A big relax sample foods make friends see marine life up close enjoy the sights

Charlie_2019346
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Go to an island with sun, sand, sea, aperol spritz, family, food, bars with music: heaven! 

Stephen_1611043
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Do your research before you travel and save the places you want to visit in a guide in your maps app. Once you’re there on holiday it makes it really easy to find them with the hassle of a guidebook. 

MarkEve_1307397
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Wear sunscreen 

GraemeK_2825218
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Put an alarm in your luggage that you can control by your phone and then when trying to find it on the carousel, make the alarm go off - bingo! Yours is the suitcase making noise 😁

Scooter18
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Download an OS map and local geocaches and make sure my phone, headphones and powerbank are fully charged.

Casmira_1605615
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Travel bidet 🤣🤣🤣

JAMESBIR_502953
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Best hack for a summer getaway is to travel at night - its cheaper and gives you more "day" to enjoy whilst you are away 😊

Shelley
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Put a bikini in handbag in case your case is lost

Monique_1963122
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Check out  TripAdvisor for the best restaurants,  bars , things to do in the local area . Also upgrade your Smarty plan to make sure you get enough data for maps ect ! 

Matthew_1558267
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

STAY HYDRATED!

DuncanB_1645795
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Take advantage of the guided tours. Ours was free with the airport transfer company. Very valuable to learn the history behind the architecture 

ThomasL_2260734
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Campa van

MollyMo_1991702
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Star everywhere you want to go on Google maps!

DuncanB_1645795
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Find a guided tour on day one. Ours was free with our airport transfer so valuable to know some history to the architecture.

JeremyR_1439738
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Don't book your flights on the same day you did your research. If the price of the flight you want has gone up since you first started searching, wait a couple of days and it will be cheaper again.

CarlyTh_1320884
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Print out all documents incase if a technical mishap

LiamHug_2370619
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Don't pack a dozen plug adaptors, just one and an extension lead

matthew_1463558
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Always try and learn some of the language of the place you are travelling to. A little effort goes a long way, and locals appreciate the effort!!

AdrianH_2611363
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Just pack a Smarty SIM, take the stress away 

Magiccookie19
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

If you go off track and get lost, then you realise your phone is very low on power,change your voicemail giving as much information as you can so when someone rings they will know where to look for you.

Samanth_1957602
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Hop on a train/bus/car and go and see the less tourist areas. Also pack lite.

JamesEva_144857
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

When you have decided where to go research the hotels and excursions used by posh travel agents like Abercrombie & Kent then book the same hotels through booking.com or kayak and buy the same excursions from local guides - all at a much better cost than the poshies pay!

DanielT_1145612
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Just Google [insert place here] wild swimming near me and enjoy having a good old splash. Unless you’re going to England in which case also Google illegal sewage dumping to double check. 
cheers!

BeBe_213721
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Research, plan and book prior to your trip to avoid sold out activities 

Tyraaa_994475
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Don't bring the kitchen sink! Plus remember sunscreen

IainEdg_1979272
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

The only toiletries you need are a toothbrush & travel toothpaste (for airport layovers). Hotels provide for most needs and other niceties can be bought locally, saving precious weight & possible trip ups at security!

AntonyM_2106143
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Smile More, And Realy Treat Yourself

AdamMoo_1963939
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

My best hack for a summer getaway is to use a water mist spray on your face to feel cool

AlexRus_1965623
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Keep a packing list broken down into meaningful sections, eg, Clothes & personal care items,  Beach day,  Activity day, Entertainment.  

TinaJone_304215
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Use packing cubes in your cases to keep things organised, especially if you're going to a few different locations on the same trip.

SunilChadha99
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Get a credit card that gives lounge access

ItratKa_1504866
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

How do you enter?

LiamL_7337
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Pack a change of clothes in you hand luggage just in case and spread out everyone's clothes in all suitcases. That way if anything goes missing you all still have something.

michael_2060681
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Scotland school holidays starts two weeks elier than us in England so book your holidays the two weeks after they go back to school for a cheaper holiday

Michael_1868702
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Avoid school holidays. 

AlexFar_2398435
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

A wet flannel to keep cool 

GuyFole_1923515
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Don’t buy currency at the airport.

DARRELL_2461046
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Don't forget to download a few movies for bedtime viewing if you can't get Chromecast to work 

jeanwal_2237225
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Making sure everything is booked in advance and details of accomodation and flights are in order .