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Beat My Quote! Travel Agents Thread
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Bit of a weird one guys but hopefully someone can help me out!
I'm just after a hotel only price - booked everything else!!
The Quote itself: £281.29 (best i can get)
Who the quote is from: OnTheBeach.com
Is there a booking fee: No
The Holiday Dates: Sunday 10th January to Sunday 17th Jan 2010 (7nts)
The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults
The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): La Penita Apts
Please please please someone have a go at that, i shall thank you like you've never been thanked before oh ooer
Cheers :beer:0 -
Hi
Sent you a PM and saved you hundreds of pounds
Thanks
Delreliable65 wrote: »The Quote itself: £5620
Who the quote is from: FIRST CHOICE
Is there a booking fee: NO
The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: FIRST CHOICE / THOMPSON AIRWAYS / IBEROSTAR PUNTA CANA
The departure Airport/Post: MANCHESTER 28/07/2010
The Holiday Dates: 28/07/2010 to 11/08/2010
The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 ADULTS AND 2 CHILDREN 17 AND 14
The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): IBEROSTAR PUNTA CANA
The Board (self catering/half board etc): ALL INCLUSIVE IN 2 X DOUBLE ROOMS
Any specific requirements: N/A
Is an in-flight meal included: YES and TRANSFERS INCLUDED
Can do various amendments to above
We can travel between 24th and 29th
We are willing to go to the following hotels - IBEROSTAR COSTA DORADA / IBEROSTAR BAVARO
wE ARE WILLING TO HAVE ALL 4 OF US IN 1 ROOM IF IT BRINGS COST DOWN
Thanks for looking
I can be contacted on [EMAIL="littlebw@gmail.com"]littlebw@gmail.com[/EMAIL]
JUST FOUND EXACT SAME HOLIDAY AT onthebeach.co.uk
its coming out at Total Holiday Cost: £5,340.85
and i think there is a 1% code off for this so
£5,287.44
credit cards will incur a 2.95% handling fee therefore
£5,443.34I am a Travel Agent
My company’s ABTA numbers are P6046. MSE doesn't check my status as a Travel Agent, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Travel Agent Code of Conduct.0 -
Bit of a weird one guys but hopefully someone can help me out!
I'm just after a hotel only price - booked everything else!!
The Quote itself: £281.29 (best i can get)
Who the quote is from: OnTheBeach.com
Is there a booking fee: No
The Holiday Dates: Sunday 10th January to Sunday 17th Jan 2010 (7nts)
The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults
The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): La Penita Apts
Please please please someone have a go at that, i shall thank you like you've never been thanked before oh ooer
Cheers :beer:
Have you tried Travel Republic ? very competitive
https://www.travelrepublic.co.uk0 -
Can anyone beat this flight quote?
London (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO)
27/08/10 14:00 - 16:45 British Airways 287
New York (JFK) to London (LHR)
02/10/10 21:35 - 09:35 British Airways 114
2 x Adults
£711.63 inc all taxes and fees and 1 baggage checked in.
Thanks alot!0 -
Hi,
Thanks but already tried! was one of the 1st port of calls after using them a few times in the past.
Hotel that i'm after is not even listed
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Not entirely made our mind up on which hotel to go to and have a little bit of flexibility as to departure dates if needs be (as long as in the school hols)
Tour Operator: Balkan
Visiting: Bulgaria, Golden Sands
Departure Date: 2nd August 2010 for 11 nights
Return Date: 13 August 2010
Depart from: Gatwick
2 Adults and 1 child (aged 8)
All Inclusive - no inflight meals or travel insurance included - coach transfers to hotels included.
4*+ Iberostar Obzor/Izgrev £1961.74
4*+ Riu Bolero £2128.31
Thanks for your time.
Joanne D0 -
Hi,
Thanks but already tried! was one of the 1st port of calls after using them a few times in the past.
Hotel that i'm after is not even listed
http://www.findmeaccom.com/fusion/displayhotels.pl?sessionkey=4CA900F4-1877-42E5-B256-51CA0BC04473&resultkey=default
This link had lots of apartments in the same area from £129.GC Jan £318/£350, Feb £221.84/£300, Mar £200.00/£250 Apr £201.05/£200 May £199.61/£200 June £17.25/£200
NSD Feb 23/12 :j NSD Mar 20/20 NSD Apr 24/20
May 24/240 -
http://www.findmeaccom.com/fusion/displayhotels.pl?sessionkey=4CA900F4-1877-42E5-B256-51CA0BC04473&resultkey=default
This link had lots of apartments in the same area from £129.
SUPERB! £269.94!! cheapest yet!
duly thanked :beer:
Nice site, hope it's kosher, not really came across that one before.0 -
The Quote itself: £435
Who the quote is from: Thompson online
Is there a booking fee: NO
The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: Thompson
The departure Airport/Post: Birmingham 12/06/09
The Holiday Dates: 12/06/2010 to 19/06/2010
The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 1 ADULT
The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): Cosmo Maris Lardos
The Board (self catering/half board etc): self catering studio
Any specific requirements: N/A
Is an in-flight meal included: No but TRANSFERS INCLUDED in quote
I am flexible on hotel choice and resort but not so much with dates as this holiday is to attend a wedding on 16th June.
Many Thanks0 -
Hi
Not sure if on right forum page, if so let me know which page I need to go to.....
Basically, we are looking for a cheap, cheap deal..
Dont really know where to start looking
LOCATION - FUERTEVENTURA-correlejo(OR LANZAROTE-playa blanca)
DATE - 25 JAN 2010 (+/- 3 DAYS)
DURATION - 7 NIGHTS
PARTY - 2 ADULTS AND 2 CHILDREN (AGED 4 AND 2)
AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM OR EAST MIDS
BOARD - S/C OR H/B
HOTEL - 3 OR 4 STAR
If anyone can help, would be much appreciated.
Thanks guys
:beer:0
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