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Beat My Quote! Travel Agents Thread
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The Quote itself: £389 per person
Is there a booking fee: No
The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: Flying with tomsons and staying at magaluf in majorca
The departure Airport/Post: luton (anywhere near london is ok)
The Holiday Dates: 03 aug 09 - 17 aug 2009 (im flexible with the dates)
The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 4 adults travelling
The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): 3* - aparthotel Fiesta Sahara (any of the aparthotel fiesta hotels are ok)
The Board (self catering/half board etc): self catering
Any specific requirements: coach from airport to hotel
Is an in-flight meal included: no0 -
The Quote itself: £330 per person
Is there a booking fee: no
The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: next escape/easyjet/CANARIOS PARK HOTEL HSM
The departure Airport/Post: Bristol (Exeter would be preferable though)
The Holiday Dates: 6 June - 13 June (sunday could be possible)
The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 5 adults
The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): 3* CANARIOS PARK HOTEL HSM (will consider other options)
The Board (self catering/half board etc): All Inclusive
Any specific requirements: (1 twin room and 1 triple) includes transfers
Is an in-flight meal included: no0 -
- The Quote itself: £591
- Who the quote is from: The Holiday Place
- Is there a booking fee: No
- The Airline: monarch
- The departure Airport/Post: Manchester/luxor
- The Holiday Dates: 25th May to 1st June
- The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 1 adult
- The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): steigenberger hotel nile palace
- The Board (self catering/half board etc): half board
- Any specific requirements: airport transfer incl.
- Is an in-flight meal included: no
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The Quote itself: £1543 from bournemouth (£1728 from bristol)
Is there a booking fee: no
The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: ola holidays/dont know/Hotel America
The departure Airport/Post: Bournemouth (Bristol/Exeter would be preferable though)
The Holiday Dates: 6 June - 13 June (sunday could be possible)
The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 5 adults
The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): 3* Hotel America
The Board (self catering/half board etc): All Inclusive
Any specific requirements: (1 twin room and 1 triple) includes transfers
Is an in-flight meal included: no0 -
Sent you a pm.- The Quote itself: £620.13
- Who the quote is from: Etickettravel
- Is there a booking fee: No
- The Airline: monarch
- The departure Airport/Post: Manchester
- The Holiday Dates: 25th May to 1st June
- The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 1 adult
- The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): Sofitel Karnak
- The Board (self catering/half board etc): half board
- Any specific requirements:
- Is an in-flight meal included: no
"Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."0 -
- The Quote itself: £2250 in total
- Who the quote is from: Expedia
- Is there a booking fee: No
- The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: Virgin Atlantic
- The departure Airport/Post: LHR - CPT
- The Holiday Dates: 23/10/09 dep 21:00hr, rtn 31/10 dep 22:40hrs
- The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults, 1 child (age 11)
- Any specific requirements: must be a direct flight
Thanks
Best win ever: Trip to the Galapagos Islands in 20100 -
I am a Travel Agent
My company’s ATOL/ABTA numbers are L318X. MSE doesn't check my status as a Travel Agent, so you need to take my word for it. ATOL numbers can be checked with the Civil Aviation Authority. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Travel Agent Code of Conduct.0 -
Panda_on_a_Bike wrote: »The Quote itself: £4376
Is there a booking fee: No
The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: Flying with Emarites and staying at Cocoa Island Maldives
The departure Airport/Post: Manchester
The Holiday Dates: leaving 26th Sept. 09 and arriving in Maldives on 27th. Leaving 4th Oct. 09 so staying 7 nights.
The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 (28 & 26)
The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): 5* - Cocoa Island
The Board (self catering/half board etc): Half Board
Any specific requirements: One bed villa and transfers
Is an in-flight meal included: Yes
I can get some prices for you tomorrow if you like! which brochure/operator was this with?
ZoeI am a Travel Agent
My company’s ATOL/ABTA numbers are L318X. MSE doesn't check my status as a Travel Agent, so you need to take my word for it. ATOL numbers can be checked with the Civil Aviation Authority. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Travel Agent Code of Conduct.0 -
The Quote itself: £1695
Who the quote is from: thomas cook
Is there a booking fee: not sure
The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: thomas cook airways
The departure Airport/Post: glasgow
The Holiday Dates: 24th july 2009 for 14 nights
The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults 2 children ages 2 and 9
The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): alvaro apartments icmeler
The Board (self catering/half board etc): self catering
Any specific requirements: no
Is an in-flight meal included:no0 -
CAN ANYONE BEAT THIS OR PROVIDE QUOTE FOR TURKEY.. OLU DENIZ??
- The Quote itself: £259
- Who the quote is from: Fleetway
- Is there a booking fee: No
- The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel:
- The departure Airport/Post: London Gatwick to Dalaman
- The Holiday Dates: 09th June 7 nights
- The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults
- The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): Litera Resort
- The Board (self catering/half board etc): All Inclusive
- Any specific requirements:
- Is an in-flight meal included: Assume so!
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