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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.

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SarahSt_1410692
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Roll your clothes to put more in

picofarad
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Put some pants in your hand luggage 🙂

KeithBr_2125527
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

To keep your cool…. rinse your wrists in cold water…

Mohamma_1952845
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

phone, phone charger and bank card will help you lot

Mohamma_1952845
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

mobile phone, phone charger and bank card will help you

ChrisRo_2027341
SMARTY Maverick
SMARTY Maverick

Make sure you have free roaming on.

AlanPat_1282951
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Measure and weigh your suitcase using bathroom scales. Not doing so could cost you more than the price of your flight! 

Rachael_2680404
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

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.

failee98
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

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).

Sandycan
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

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 

JaxHamps1968
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

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.

Yhuss_12
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Time management.set alarms for everything and make the best of every moment 

Sandycan
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

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 

JohnRob_2115992
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Keep smiling!

SallyDe_2838505
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Always pack spare underwear and keep it in your hand luggage in case the worst happens with your case! 

The_Button_King
SMARTY Maverick
SMARTY Maverick

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.

Nicholas_475981
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

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.😉

Richard_1236992
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Always pack a small pair of binoculars, there's always something you can't quite see on the horizon.

Swarnav_2331701
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Stay hydrated.

4lpiste
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Do not have children!

HILARYF_1972565
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Colour coordinate clothes, saves on space & easily mix/match day to night

IanBurto_501205
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Take a screen shot of your boarding passes then you don’t need WiFi or a signal to bring them up at the airport

MrPhili_1980210
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

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!!

JeffAnd_1906730
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

Go online and learn as much about your destination before you get there - you’ll be much more relaxed and prepared for your stay!

KevinMa_2513121
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

Take one travel plug plus a short extension lead with four sockets on it 

DerekYo_2358118
SMARTY Observer
SMARTY Observer

Remember to always carry a spare fully charged battery to charge your watch and phone as well as your ear pods 😉 

Beverle_2268061
SMARTY Maverick
SMARTY Maverick

Be smart(y) and book last month deals. 

JanetCo_1917056
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Take photo of your passport and have internet security 

NormanS_1189851
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Buy some SMARTY add ons😑

TrishNo_2029497
SMARTY Observer
SMARTY Observer

Roll your clothes like a pancake when packing into a backpack to prevent creases and save tons of space 🙂

AndreaK
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Avoid busy holiday seasons, both, Christmas and summer.

CarinaD_2336577
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

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.

AndreaK
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Avoid busy holiday seasons. Both, Christmas and summer.

HelenGle_658056
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Roll clothes instead of folding and they won't crease or vacuum pack for extra space

RobertK_1533926
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Book airport lounge access 

William_2275667
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

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.

Nichola_1624007
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

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.

TimLayb_1892277
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Check in all your baggage but carry on a man bag instead with kindle, passport, phone and money

KarenBr_2637147
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

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!

DavidSO_1444303
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

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!