07-22-2024 01:38 AM - edited 09-02-2024 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.
08-21-2024 07:40 PM
Roll your clothes to put more in
08-21-2024 08:08 PM
Put some pants in your hand luggage 🙂
08-21-2024 08:14 PM
To keep your cool…. rinse your wrists in cold water…
08-21-2024 08:43 PM
phone, phone charger and bank card will help you lot
08-21-2024 08:47 PM
mobile phone, phone charger and bank card will help you
08-21-2024 09:46 PM
Make sure you have free roaming on.
08-21-2024 10:05 PM
Measure and weigh your suitcase using bathroom scales. Not doing so could cost you more than the price of your flight!
08-21-2024 10:59 PM
Take a battery pack or two with you and charge them in your hotel room on a night. This way you'll always have charge to take photos and use maps.
08-22-2024 01:32 AM
Over-packing tip: Whatever clothes you've packed, half it and it'll be the right amount (it'll also create space for you to bring nice things back from your trip).
08-22-2024 04:41 AM
Use a wise card for exchange and purchase . Set up auto conversion if its a while off travel. I've saved loads this way and wise card ensures the best rates
08-22-2024 05:10 AM
Take only enough tops and bottoms for 3 days and washing tablets, and buy toiletries at airport to do hand luggage only, to save time not waiting for luggage.
08-22-2024 05:17 AM
Time management.set alarms for everything and make the best of every moment
08-22-2024 06:15 AM
Wise card for best exchange rates plus any number of currency plus free ATM plus not taking risks with bank cards plus auto conversion set up plus just a brilliant card plus virtual card
08-22-2024 07:37 AM
Keep smiling!
08-22-2024 08:59 AM
Always pack spare underwear and keep it in your hand luggage in case the worst happens with your case!
08-22-2024 10:11 AM
My best summer hack is always being prepared. Book ahead of time (Trainpal for cheap trains), always get to the airport 3 hours early, etc.
08-22-2024 10:17 AM
Enjoy spending time filling your case like a jigsaw puzzle. Roll up pants and tshirts and shirts and secure with rubber bands , fill your packed shoes with socks, anything left over put in your coat pockets, buy all cosmetics soaps and shampoos at destination. You can fit two weeks worth into a under the seat bag on Ryan Air.😉
08-22-2024 10:23 AM
Always pack a small pair of binoculars, there's always something you can't quite see on the horizon.
08-22-2024 11:15 AM
Stay hydrated.
08-22-2024 11:19 AM
Do not have children!
08-22-2024 11:27 AM
Colour coordinate clothes, saves on space & easily mix/match day to night
08-22-2024 11:29 AM
Take a screen shot of your boarding passes then you don’t need WiFi or a signal to bring them up at the airport
08-22-2024 11:38 AM
With everyone wearing the same colour and brand sliders around the pool this summer find yours easily by adding a custom marking with your wife’s nail varnish. It works!!
08-22-2024 11:39 AM
Go online and learn as much about your destination before you get there - you’ll be much more relaxed and prepared for your stay!
08-22-2024 11:41 AM
Take one travel plug plus a short extension lead with four sockets on it
08-22-2024 11:59 AM
Remember to always carry a spare fully charged battery to charge your watch and phone as well as your ear pods 😉
08-22-2024 12:12 PM
Be smart(y) and book last month deals.
08-22-2024 12:18 PM
Take photo of your passport and have internet security
08-22-2024 12:23 PM
Buy some SMARTY add ons😑
08-22-2024 12:27 PM
Roll your clothes like a pancake when packing into a backpack to prevent creases and save tons of space 🙂
08-22-2024 12:29 PM
Avoid busy holiday seasons, both, Christmas and summer.
08-22-2024 12:29 PM
My best hack for a summer getaway, is to take a thermos mug in your hand luggage and get a coffee /hot drink of choice at the airport and you have a hot drink with you on board the aircraft ,instead of having to wait for the hostesses to come round with the drinks trolley.
08-22-2024 12:34 PM
Avoid busy holiday seasons. Both, Christmas and summer.
08-22-2024 12:35 PM
Roll clothes instead of folding and they won't crease or vacuum pack for extra space
08-22-2024 12:46 PM
Book airport lounge access
08-22-2024 12:50 PM
When on the holiday buy a sim card what is used in the EU to avoid roaming charges and buy a mobile phone that is cheap that has a dual sim holder and leave your expensive phone at home, you still call, text, email, Facebook and messenger. Use the local sim to make calls ect.
08-22-2024 12:53 PM
Don't go abroad without proper travel insurance, even in Europe. Its just short sighted not too, & may end up costing you in the long run.
08-22-2024 12:57 PM
Check in all your baggage but carry on a man bag instead with kindle, passport, phone and money
08-22-2024 12:56 PM
Download a map of where you're going before you travel so even if you're off line you can find where you want to go!
08-22-2024 01:01 PM
This might sound old-fashioned but really just old-skool good sense: get a small zip-lock water-resist clear plastic pouch. Add sewing needles, cotton, spare buttons, hooks, mini scissors, & safety pins. Different sizes to hold up torn clothes. Little eyeglasses repair kit with screws. Plus, a range of sticky pads and strips, double-sided padded tape, Velcro patches, superglue and a little roll of fly catcher - the yukky kind that hangs from a ceiling. You can put in some clearly labelled packs of over-the-counter Aspirin, Ibuprofen, allergy pills & paracetamol but nothing that might need prescription. Keep prescription meds separate.
I made a kit like this for my daughter's gap-year travels. On her return home 7 months' later, everything had been used except two buttons!