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.
22-08-2024 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).
21-08-2024 22:59 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.
21-08-2024 22:05 PM
Measure and weigh your suitcase using bathroom scales. Not doing so could cost you more than the price of your flight!
21-08-2024 21:46 PM
Make sure you have free roaming on.
21-08-2024 20:47 PM
mobile phone, phone charger and bank card will help you
21-08-2024 20:43 PM
phone, phone charger and bank card will help you lot
21-08-2024 20:14 PM
To keep your cool…. rinse your wrists in cold water…
21-08-2024 20:08 PM
Put some pants in your hand luggage 🙂
21-08-2024 19:40 PM
Roll your clothes to put more in
21-08-2024 19:33 PM
Roll your clothes to fit more in.
21-08-2024 18:00 PM
Keep a cabin sized bag packed and ready to go, to snap up those real last minute deals
21-08-2024 16:35 PM
Try not to overplan and just go with the flow 😎
21-08-2024 16:17 PM
Get a Travel Credit Card......Duty Free Here we Come !
21-08-2024 15:59 PM
roll your clothes to keep them crease free
21-08-2024 15:59 PM
If self catering, pack your dirty clothes and take it to a launderette for a service wash the day before you lesve. They'll return it freshly laundered and packed!
21-08-2024 15:27 PM
Sunscreen
21-08-2024 15:02 PM
I buy shampoo and conditioner bars. They are super light. Don’t count as liquid and are environmentally friendly
21-08-2024 15:02 PM
Leave the kids at home!
21-08-2024 15:03 PM
Setup virtual cards on your wallet for card payments and use them for small spends. Helps prevent overcharging and fraud.
21-08-2024 14:13 PM
borrow everything 😏
21-08-2024 13:48 PM
Wear all the clothes you are taking away -yes you look very big but- no suitcase,no baggage charges!
21-08-2024 13:36 PM
Pack a few cable ties. Multiple uses for fixing things that snap or break.
21-08-2024 13:32 PM
Look for cheap package deals and then look for the hotels and flights separately to save money.
21-08-2024 13:30 PM
vacuum pack clothing
21-08-2024 13:28 PM
Download and save a google map of the area you are visiting to use offline.
21-08-2024 13:07 PM
Best Hack Ever, Stay at home, the world is full of idiots.
21-08-2024 12:51 PM
Tile Pro 4
21-08-2024 12:48 PM
Tile pro 4
21-08-2024 12:35 PM
Take photographs of your cases before going, very useful should they get lost.
21-08-2024 12:22 PM
A great hack for a summer getaway is to book travel during the "shoulder season"—the period just before or after peak summer travel dates. This usually means late May to early June or late August to early September.
21-08-2024 12:10 PM
Packing Cubes
21-08-2024 12:10 PM
As an older but still adventurous, budget traveller, I find using a small rucksack 🎒 as my under seat bag leaves me a hand free to hold the rail when climbing the steps to the plane with my cabin baggage in the other.
21-08-2024 12:06 PM
Pack talcum powder! A sprinkle of talc on sandy feet (and in crevices!) makes brushing off gritty sand a doddle. And your feet will smell nice too 🙂
21-08-2024 11:59 AM
Look out the picture postcards to get ideas for subjects, viewpoints and angles that will yield the best pictures
21-08-2024 11:57 AM
Use shampoo and bodywash bars to avoid liquid restrictions at airports. Aftersun and moisturiser bars are available too. It's also good for the environment - bonus!
21-08-2024 11:55 AM
Avoid paying high baggage fees and travel light especially if you are going somewhere hot where you dont need much clothing. Buy tee **bleep**s and shorts when you get there and discard them at the end of your break...you will save a packet.
21-08-2024 11:57 AM
Use Google Maps to locate where you are going and then select 'attractions' to see what there is to do there. This can be either as part of your planning OR when you get there for an impromptu trip 😁
21-08-2024 11:48 AM
Don't bin your water bottles before going through check in to comply with 100lt rule just take an empty bottle through and fill up with water was cleared
21-08-2024 11:43 AM
Deffo don't forget to take an empty water bottle in your hand luggage. Then fill it up when you get into the holding area after security checks. Happy hols 😉
21-08-2024 11:39 AM
Deffo don't forget to take an empty water bottle in hand luggage. Then fill up at water point in the waiting area after security checks 😉