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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.

2,879 REPLIES 2,879

PeterWe_2506762
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

Take a photo of your passport, in case you lose it!

JudithW_2206417
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Take a photo of your passport - the page with all your details on.  It is vital if by chance your passport is lost or stolen.

JanetGr_2063904
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

I like to research my destination and list the things I want to do, I may not get to see everything but I’m definitely excited to be going once I have seen all the possibilities

AdrianS_1722561
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

On short trips, pack light, when taking hold luggage, split you clothes between 2 suit cases, just in case one gets lost. And when going through security, make sure you are organised with liquids in plastic clear bags and listen to the airport staff's instructions, nothing worse than queues because travellers haven't been organised. Always check your flight is on time and get there in plenty of time. 

LindaFo_2496291
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Take a collapsible walking pole to save your legs from getting too tired.

philiph_1447186
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Print paper copies of your boarding passes just in case of issues with phone.

DTyllye_2689832
SMARTY Maverick
SMARTY Maverick

Download Google translate to deal with the language barrier. Always handy when trying to break down the communication barrier.

Tomski
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Leave stress and work behind. Take your loved ones and a smarty SIM with you. 

PhilipW_2371119
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Take a rechargeable  USB fan with you to save hiring one

PhilipW_2371119
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Take a rechargeable USB fan with you to save hiring one.

MaryLeu_2076447
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

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

Aleksan_1777211
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

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

AdamCash_790722
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

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

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 🙂

Kathryn_2233377
SMARTY Maverick
SMARTY Maverick

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.

Kathryn_2233377
SMARTY Maverick
SMARTY Maverick

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

LisaDut_2815269
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

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

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

rl20
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

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

RaduCS
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

If you want to feel good, go alone or only with people who are compatible with you. 

newzealand93
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

Foldable travel clothes hangers. Game changer.

TraceyCh_599770
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

Make sure you set your Smarty sim up for roaming 

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!

KaySong_672741
SMARTY Enquirer
SMARTY Enquirer

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

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 ?

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!! 

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!

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 .

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.

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!

shanewe_2121812
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

Invest in a good roof box

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! 

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!

DaveS_331674
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Always pay in local currency to avoid worst exchange rates 

AnnaRT_957200
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

Take playing cards for constant fun 

Elizabe_1616289
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Fill shoes with lots of small items, socks. Briefs etc etc

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:)

MoiraTh_1239750
SMARTY Maverick
SMARTY Maverick

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.