22-07-2024 01:38 AM - edited 02-09-2024 12:20 PM
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:
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:
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.
05-08-2024 14:27 PM
Book attractions ahead online - into early slots, to miss the heat and the queues in the heat.
05-08-2024 14:28 PM
Make lists of what needs to be in each suitcase or bag, and be organised and plan in advance.
05-08-2024 14:25 PM
My best hack for a summer holiday are space saving vacuum bags that reduce the volume of clothing in your luggage considerably
05-08-2024 14:30 PM
Write out a list of things that you want to do and try and plot them on a map to work out the best route to take so you see everything you want! Bonus: See if any passes exist that make paying for activities/places cheaper.
05-08-2024 14:32 PM
Pack a pair of pants for each day of your holiday plus 3 for emergencies
05-08-2024 14:33 PM
Load copies of all your documents onto a memory drive and leave it in hotel safe until you leave with no holiday problems. If your unlucky to lose or have documents stolen you have back ups at hand.
05-08-2024 14:33 PM
Best hack would be mini break to Lisbon with added assurance my smarty simm will enable me to share my experience with family and friends
05-08-2024 14:38 PM
Don't forget your travel insurance
05-08-2024 14:42 PM
Joining Smarty as there’s roaming in Europe and it saves money using your mobile abroad.
05-08-2024 14:40 PM
Flexible Booking: Book flights and accommodations with flexible change policies. This allows you to adjust plans without heavy fees.
05-08-2024 14:43 PM
Don't forget your travel insurance
05-08-2024 14:44 PM
05-08-2024 14:44 PM
Go where your Smarty provides no additional or hidden costs...plus sun, food, drink and culture as a bonus !!!
05-08-2024 14:45 PM
Check instagram for recommendations both sightseeing and restaurants.
05-08-2024 14:46 PM
Check instagram for recommendations.
05-08-2024 14:47 PM
Stay at hone and enjoy the Olympics hahaha
05-08-2024 14:50 PM
free roaming
05-08-2024 14:51 PM
Booking excursions online before hand… a lot cheaper rather than doing it there and then
05-08-2024 14:52 PM
For stress free travel, pack light, places where you are going will have all the essentials you need.
05-08-2024 14:52 PM
Make sure you know the contact numbers for your insurance and have documents saved on your phone and also hardcopy.
05-08-2024 14:52 PM
Booking excursions online as a lot cheaper!!
05-08-2024 14:55 PM
Don't worry about exchanging money before you go, and never exchange money at the airport as it's the most expensive way to do it. Instead, plan ahead and get a credit card that offers zero fees for non-Sterling transactions, e.g. Halifax Clarity or Chase. These cards are even fee-free for cash withdrawals when you're at your holiday destination.
05-08-2024 14:55 PM
Take a two cheap phones on holiday with you and take two smarty chips so if one gets stolen with the cheap phone you've got a chip to put in another phone abroad so you're not left with nothing to contact anybody and have all contacts on both phones and then you can phone smarty and Report the stolen phone with the chip in it PS don't get silly get smarty go smarty
05-08-2024 15:02 PM
Travel with someone who knows the local hidden gems!
05-08-2024 15:05 PM
Part fill balloons with water, freeze, and pop them in a large, rubber tub to make a huge ice bucket for all your bottles and cans.
05-08-2024 15:10 PM
05-08-2024 15:14 PM
Enjoy
05-08-2024 15:18 PM
Only book morning flights - not only do you get an extra day to enjoy your destination (which is worth the early start) you are far less likely to experience flight delays that could give you a stressful start to your holiday
05-08-2024 15:20 PM
Assume that your hold luggage will go missing or be delayed, so keep any medication with you in your hand luggage.
05-08-2024 15:21 PM
Be safe be smarty ..take an extra phone in case one gets lost. Link the 2 phone with emails and whatsapp that way your always in contact . With Smarty sims it's very affordable and gives you peace of mind to enjoy your hols ..been doing this for a few years .
05-08-2024 15:20 PM
Vacuum bags for clothes for going away and then pack the dirty stuff in to separate bag for laundry when home 😅
05-08-2024 15:21 PM
Take a light jacket and put all valuables in the pockets before security, then you just take off the jacket to go through, and pick it up with all your stuff once through!
05-08-2024 15:22 PM
You don't have to pay to sit together on a budget flight! Set a reminder to check in the day the check-in goes live, when you book in, you will automatically get seats together with your family when you skip the set selection - don't be fooled into paying for it unless you are late booking in 🙂
05-08-2024 15:23 PM
Last minute deals
05-08-2024 15:29 PM
Best summer hack, download the google app and hit the camera icon in the search bar and then click translate and point/hover your camera over writing on menus, food/drink labels , road signs or maps or notice and information boards and it will translate it to your desired language 😎
05-08-2024 15:30 PM
If you suffer with Chub Rub, apply roll on deodorant, liquid talc and powder talc to your problem areas - in that order! You’ll glide with no problems! 😎
Talc also removes sand off damp feet - beach days are much more fun when you leave the sand where it came from! 🏖️
if you’re wanting natural highlights, mix 1 part lemon juice, one part liquid coconut oil and one part water into a spray bottle and spray your hair before going out into the sun. The lemon highlights your hair whilst the oil keeps it moisturised ☀️
if you’re bothered about midges and bugs in your room, take a sage stick to burn (be careful that you don’t do it too much! And if you’re sensitive to strong smells!) it’ll naturally repel the bugs 🐛
05-08-2024 15:31 PM
Be flexible with where you want to go and dates you can go and check holiday websites regularly.
05-08-2024 15:36 PM
hand luggage only
05-08-2024 15:36 PM
Buy an interail ticket for cheap unlimited travel around Europe.
05-08-2024 15:35 PM
Travel light and buy when you get there