Beat My Quote! Travel Agents Thread

realised

Evening everyone.

My partner and I went to america in june with american airlines and had a horrible return journey... Because of this I complained and received $300 towards a future flight each.

We were thinking of going to new york in december and the cheapest I have found with american airlines so far is £359.80 pp

We can be flexible with the dates but were looking to go around the 5th December for 7 nights

can anyone find anything cheaper?

many thanks

tiny_courageous

Can anyone help?

The Quote itself: £316 each
Who the quote is from: Libra holidays
Is there a booking fee: no
The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: Libra I think
The departure Airport/Post: Manchester
The Holiday Dates: 30th August - 6th September
The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults
The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): allocation on arrival from Larnaca
The Board (self catering/half board etc): SC
Any specific requirements: no
Is an in-flight meal included: yes

Am basicaly looking for the cheapest holiday for those dates for Protaras/Ayia Napa area. Can fly from Birmingham if it makes a big difference to the price. Anyone got any suggestions/ideas?
cheers in advance

yorkshirepud_2

I would like to go to Nyc on the 25th of nov returning on the 30th 5 nights total

I have found £566 hotel penn 5 nights through octopus travel twin room

flights from Lba are £371 each these are with northwest/klm

I would continue other dates in November if they are much cheaper but would ideally like that hotel unless there are any major bargains in manhattan.

jiggy2

Hi, Just wanted to check if any of the agents can better this:

The Quote itself: £411 each
Who the quote is from: Cheapticket.co.uk
Is there a booking fee: no
The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: Kenya Airways
The departure Airport/Post: London Heathrow
The Holiday Dates: 7th Oct - 14th Oct
The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults
The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): N/A
The Board (self catering/half board etc): N/A
Any specific requirements: no
Is an in-flight meal included: yes

Travelling to Nairobi (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport). This is the cheapest direct flight I have found.

Thanks

Jig

Grumpy_Old_Duffer

• The Quote itself: £1,578 for 2 adults
• Who the quote is from: Thomson
• Is there a booking fee: No
• The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: Premier Holidays
• The departure Airport/Post: Bristol
• Destination: Guernsey
• The Holiday Dates: w/c 07/09/08 for 7 days
• The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 Adults
• The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): Old Government House
• The Board (self catering/half board etc): Bed & Breakfast
• Any specific requirements: Seaview & luxury double room
• Is an in-flight meal included: No

LULULU1

• The Quote itself: £1,828 for 2 adults
• Who the quote is from: First Choice
• Is there a booking fee: No
• The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: First Choice
• The departure Airport/Post: Manchester
• Destination: Cuba
• The Holiday Dates: 19th November for 2 weeks
• The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 Adults
• The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): Blau Varadero
• The Board (self catering/half board etc): Fully Inclusive
• Is an in-flight meal included: No

Many thanks for your time

anotherbigspender

Chelttroll wrote: »

Maldives - Kuredu Easter 2010

The Quote itself: £5500
Who the quote is from: Web based company
Is there a booking fee: No
The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: Sri Lankan (can be other ,although premium with Monarch minimum).
The departure Airport/Post: Heathrow (can be Lon / Birm / Mcr)
The Holiday Dates: 14 nights, departing 02nd April 2010 (can be 13 nights, and also leave on 1st April)
The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults + 14 yr old child
The Hotel : Kuredu -accommodation in Koamas Beach Villa
The Board : all inclusive
Any specific requirements: Inclusive of sea plane
Is an in-flight meal included: Yes

Have you tried dreammaldvies.com / dreamticket.com? They were very competitive when I asked them to quote, the lady also said she would beat any other price we got for this island because they have some sort of exclusive deal with the operator. We decided to go to Meeru in the end though :rotfl:

anotherbigspender

anotherbigspender wrote: »

• The Quote itself:£4,565
• Who the quote is from: Hayes and Jarvis
  
• Is there a booking fee: No
  
• The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel:
  
• The departure Airport/Post: BHX
  
• The Holiday Dates: 21st Feb 2010 - 4th March 2010 (10 nights)
  
• The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults
  
• The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): Meeru Island, Maldives
  
• The Board (self catering/half board etc): AI
  
• Any specific requirements:
• Is an in-flight meal included: Yes, flying Emirates

Quote is for a Water Villa and includes speedboat transfer.

Thanks

Just to update this. I managed to save myself an extra £300 by ringing round some more. I had about 5 or 6 different quotes from various agents and I always made sure I told whoever I was speaking to that I had 'someone coming back to me with a price' which gave me the opportunity to ring them back and tell them that their quote had been beaten. I whittled the 5 or 6 down until I ran out of excuses

In the end I even managed to convince the agent we booked with the waive the credit card fees so I could use my Amex card and get cashback. :T

freebiequennie

Thats great bigspender and def what I plan to do in october when we book for our nov hol as we are not fixed on one island either have whittled it down to a few we would like. who did you book with in the end - will def try the waiver credit card fee as would like this added security but dont want to pay 2% for it!!

Ashok_2

Hi, can anyone beat this? I'm not bothered about having a hotel as have family to stay with, flights is key thing.

The Quote itself: £439
Who the quote is from: terminala.com
Is there a booking fee: no
The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: Air India
The departure Airport/Post: London Heathrow to Mumbai, India
The Holiday Dates: Depart Mon 17th August (AM), Arrive Sat 22nd August (AM)
The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults
The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): n/a
The Board (self catering/half board etc): n/a
Any specific requirements:
Is an in-flight meal included: yes

I'd appreciate if someone gets back to me ASAP because I have to book this by 1PM today.

Thanks