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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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ClivePe_1422830
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

keep seperate copy of passwords in case you lose your phone

ClivePe_1422830
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

keep a seperate copy of passwords saved on your phone in case you lose your phone

ClivePe_1422830
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer
  • Keep aseperate copy of passwords saved on your phone in case you lose your phone

ClivePe_1422830
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

keep your passwords saved on your phone as a seperate copy in case you lose your phone

NickMUK
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Take an empty set of packing cubes, put your dirty washing into them as you go to keep it separated from your clean clothes and keep your bag tidy. 

JamesDa_2799249
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

How does work then?

JamesDa_2799249
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

How do I get into please 

AnnCONG_2686795
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

Keep important meds in hand luggage in case main luggage is delayed or lost.

Sycamore_lass
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

If you're on a budget and planning car trips out with kids in the back, buy a hanging shoe organiser and unscrew your car headrest and pop it over the back of the seat. Fill it with lots of little activities for the kids to do for road trips and this will also help reduce screen time. One of the things our family love to do is car spotting bingo and you can make your own bingo games up. 

MikeBel_1620097
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Create a dedicated holiday washbag and leave it in your suitcase along with other items like, coat hangers, hairdryer, charger and cables, sandals etc. Zip it up and do not remove them when you return from holiday. This will remove a lot of anxiety when packing your case nearer the time to go again.

Margare_1991422
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

Take photos of all important documents and send them in an email to yourself. Easy to access if you lose them or your phone 

ArthurHuskie
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

The number to call if you lose bank cards IS ON THE BACK OF THE LOST CARD!!!

Make a note of these numbers.

MoiraTh_1239750
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Travel wearing a money belt at your waist for phone, passport and boarding pass so you don't need to rummage in a bag every time you need them.

LukaszJ_2019279
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Make sure you take solar powered power bank and rechargeable torch. Put them in your wellies so you won't forget them:)

AnnaRT_957200
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

Take playing cards for constant fun 

DaveS_331674
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Always pay in local currency to avoid worst exchange rates 

SarahHe_1856526
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Only pack what you really need to make travelling easier and lighter. Remember to relax and enjoy most the time it's only a once a year escape!

ValCurr_2325702
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Put something on your suitcase to identify it as yours. Many suitcases are the same or very similar so it’s easy for someone to take yours! 

shanewe_2121812
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

Invest in a good roof box

drmohammad
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

I want to surprise my family with a secret summer getaway! I will Choose a fun destination, but keep it a mystery. Along the way, I will drop hints and clues about where we are  heading. It will turn the entire trip into an exciting game, making the journey just as thrilling as the destination itself!

drmohammad
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

I want to surprise my family with a secret summer getaway! I will Choose a fun destination, but keep it a mystery. Along the way, I will drop hints and clues about where we are  heading. It will turn the entire trip into an exciting game, making the journey just as thrilling as the destination itself!

AR2099
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Have an itinerary but keep it flexible there’s always going to be delays especially if you’re on the move. Pack good walking footwear and a portable power supply and travel adapter.

GordonH_1689694
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

When using the easyJet / Ryanair under seat cabin bags, buy a set of small / medium vacuum bags for your clothes , this leaves plenty room for footwear & other sundries, & when you are heading back, just borrow the cleaners hoover .

Harmony
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Make sure you purchase travel insurance, as we missed our flight on our 1st family holiday abroad to Malta and had to pay for another flight there, but we were reimbursed by the travel insurance company after claiming!

Also, put your passport, phone and essentials in a small, strapped bag that you do not take off until you arrive at your destination, as I forgot my handbag at the ladies room in Dubrovnik airport on another family holiday abroad, which had my medication and smartphone in it and was super stressed out and suffered from insomnia all throughout the holiday until I got my handbag back when we returned to the airport at the end of of holiday!

KevinLl_2672953
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Too much luggage for a carry on bag? Get a vacuum bag or two. Fill with your clothes, get the hoover out, suction up the air and hey presto loads of room in your small bag!! 

MarkGar_2560483
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

hi it says you have to answer a question to be entered into the prize draw but where do you find the question ?

KaySong_672741
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Use a custom map in Google Maps to mark out all the places you want to go!

KaySong_672741
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Use the custom maps in Google Maps to mark out all the places you want to go. You can colour code as well!

TraceyCh_599770
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

Make sure you set your Smarty sim up for roaming 

newzealand93
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Foldable travel clothes hangers. Game changer.

rl20
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Make sure you're in good company and just relaaaxxxx...

Sainthiiren1011
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Roll your clothes into the luggage, no creases that way and still look good for the holiday attraction.whoop whoop

LisaDut_2815269
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

Check the sizes of cabin baggage.  They have changed and vary per flight company. 

Kathryn_2233377
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Stick or attach something colourful to your suitcase, so that it’s easier to recognise on the conveyor belt at the airport 

Kathryn_2233377
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Attach or stick something colourful to your suitcase to make it easier to spot on the luggage carousel at the airport.

Definitely a rookie, managed to add this twice, sorry.

iamkateellis
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

We drive through Europe and camp with children, sometimes doing nine hours of driving a day. We always have a couple of audiobooks downloaded. Keeps everyone entertained. Steven Fry is usually a winner 🙂

AdamCash_790722
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Hand luggage only and go for a run early morning for some quiet sightseeing. 

Aleksan_1777211
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Download maps and guides (like Google Maps offline) so you can navigate without data.

MaryLeu_2076447
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

bring items you can dispose off at the end of the holiday