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Beat My Quote! Travel Agents Thread

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  • Penny1981
    Penny1981 Posts: 92 Forumite
    • The Quote itself: Attached at the bottom of this post
    • Who the quote is from:Kuoni
    • Is there a booking fee:No
    • The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel:Emirates
    • The departure Airport/Post:manchester
    • The Holiday Dates:14/26
    • The number of people travelling (inc kids ages):4 adults
    • The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival):
    • The Board (self catering/half board etc):all inclusive a la carte
    • Any specific requirements:
    • Is an in-flight meal included:
    Itinerary Summary:
    14 Jan 11 Manchester/Dubai Depart 13:30 Arrive 00:25
    Emirates EK018 Economy Class
    15 Jan 11 Dubai/Male Depart 03:25 Arrive 08:30
    Emirates EK658 Economy Class
    Group transfer to
    Kuramathi Island Resort - Beach Villa 7 nights
    A La Carte
    22 Jan 11 Group transfer to
    KurumbaMaldives - Deluxe Room 1 night
    Room & Breakfast
    23 Jan 11 Group transfer to
    Male/Dubai Depart 09:55 Arrive 13:00
    Emirates EK659 Economy Class
    Group transfer to
    Le RoyalMeridien Bch Resort And Spa - 3 nights
    Deluxe Seaview Room
    Room & Breakfast
    26 Jan 11 Group transfer to
    Dubai/Manchester Depart 14:35 Arrive 18:25
    Emirates EK019 Economy Class
    Costing:
    Unit Price($) Total($)
    Total Holiday Price 9593.00
    Please note that this quotation and itinerary details are provisional and subject to change

    We dont do this every year its a special birthday and would like one big holiday
    with our feiends before babies arrive
    Thanks in advance
    Penny1981
    TTC #1 02/11
    :jEED 12/11:j
    MFW by 2020 Currently £91,272.49 28/06/11

  • Caracul
    Caracul Posts: 37 Forumite
    • [FONT=&quot]Desired destination(s) [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Corralejo - Fuerteventura
      Suite Hotel Atlantis Fuerteventura Resort[/FONT]
    • [FONT=&quot]Quoted as 380Gbp.[/FONT]
    • [FONT=&quot]Which airport/ports?[/FONT][FONT=&quot] London Gatwick[/FONT]
    • [FONT=&quot]Holiday Travel Dates. [/FONT][FONT=&quot]17th May 2010 - quote for 19th.[/FONT]
    • [FONT=&quot]Duration of holiday. [/FONT][FONT=&quot]7/10 (have off until 26th)[/FONT]
    • [FONT=&quot]Number of people travelling[/FONT][FONT=&quot] 2 Adults[/FONT]
    • [FONT=&quot]Board basis[/FONT][FONT=&quot]? All inclusive Double[/FONT]
    • [FONT=&quot]Hotel[/FONT][FONT=&quot]?Suite Hotel Atlantis[/FONT]
    • [FONT=&quot]Are night-flights or stopovers acceptable? [/FONT][FONT=&quot]No stopovers.[/FONT]
    • [FONT=&quot]Any specific requirements [/FONT][FONT=&quot]– The flights must not be with easyJet.[/FONT]

    Anyone able to help with this? Or something similar... really want it for 300pp, but can afford more.
  • Can anyone beat this quote...............Many thanks


    Destination:Cuba
    The Quote itself: £2712
    Who the quote is from: Direct Holidays
    Is there a booking fee: No
    The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: Thomas Cook
    The departure Airport/Post: Gatwick
    The Holiday Dates: 3-Aug 2010-17Aug-2010
    The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 Adults and 1 Child
    The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): Sol Rio De Luna Y Mares
    The Board (self catering/half board etc): All Inclusive
    Any specific requirements: No
    Is an in-flight meal included: Yes
  • Em_ster
    Em_ster Posts: 31 Forumite
    Hi there

    Grateful for any help you can offer with the following:

    The Quote itself: £807.58
    Who the quote is from: Last Minute.com
    Is there a booking fee: No
    The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: Delta / KLM
    The departure Airport/Post: Manchester
    The Holiday Dates: 14th October at 13.20 MAN to YYZ (Toronto)
    Returning 20th October at 19.40 from JFK to MAN
    The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults

    Happy to return from any NYC airport and preference is for an evening flight on the 20th

    Thanks
  • quoia
    quoia Posts: 14,516 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 6 April 2010 at 9:25PM
    Not sure if I can ask this here - but if anyone specifically works for Thomson ?

    I'm confused over a price differential

    This is an online booking where ALL parameters are the same with 1 exception in each of 2 cases - Departure airport OR Accommodation

    It's basically 4 persons going to Marmaris self-catering for 14 nights leaving on Thursday June 3rd

    HOWEVER ....

    Flight A (Birmingham) --->>> Apartments A - £292 per person
    Flight A (Birmingham) --->>> Apartments B - £307 per person

    Flight B (East Midlands) --->>> Apartments B - £307 per person
    Flight B (East Midlands) --->>> Apartments A - £365 per person :eek:

    Obviously we want to fly from East Midlands and stay in Apartments A

    ..BUT it's £73 MORE EACH than if we fly from Birmingham.

    Yet if we stayed at Apartments B we could fly from either airport for the same price ...

    .. but to go to Apartments A instead - we would actually be sitting in THE SAME SEATS on either flight as we would to go to Apartments B

    For £292 (4 x £73) we will get someone to take us to Birmingham instead of East Midlands - about 30 miles further and will take around an hour - instead of 10 miles and the 15 minutes to our REALLY LOCAL airport.

    Any ideas regards the PRICE HIKE for the same seats on a plane JUST because you've changed where you want to stay ?

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  • berrya1
    berrya1 Posts: 54 Forumite
    Can anyone beat this quote?

    The Quote itself:
    £2040
    Who the quote is from: Holiday Genie
    Is there a booking fee: No
    The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: American Airlines/ Orlando Days Inn International AND Sandpearl Resort Clearwater.
    The departure Airport/Post: Manchester
    The Holiday Dates: 13th September 2010 for 2 weeks (1 week in Orlando, 1 week in Clearwater).
    The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 Adults
    The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): As above
    The Board (self catering/half board etc): Self Catering
    Any specific requirements: No
    Is an in-flight meal included: No

    At the moment this does not include car hire but I can taylor make the holiday myself (expedia, etc) and get car hire included for the same total price. Can anyone beat this price???? Hotels are flexible. In addition I am happy to pay the same (even more) if other things are included such as different board/food, in-flight meals etc...
  • dellwood_2
    dellwood_2 Posts: 36 Forumite
    Hi Ive sent you a PM with some quote details in.

    Kind Regards
    Donna.

    berrya1 wrote: »
    Can anyone beat this quote?

    The Quote itself: £2040
    Who the quote is from: Holiday Genie
    Is there a booking fee: No
    The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: American Airlines/ Orlando Days Inn International AND Sandpearl Resort Clearwater.
    The departure Airport/Post: Manchester
    The Holiday Dates: 13th September 2010 for 2 weeks (1 week in Orlando, 1 week in Clearwater).
    The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 Adults
    The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): As above
    The Board (self catering/half board etc): Self Catering
    Any specific requirements: No
    Is an in-flight meal included: No

    At the moment this does not include car hire but I can taylor make the holiday myself (expedia, etc) and get car hire included for the same total price. Can anyone beat this price???? Hotels are flexible. In addition I am happy to pay the same (even more) if other things are included such as different board/food, in-flight meals etc...
    I am a Travel Agent

    My company’s ABTA numbers are F5983. 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.
  • dellwood_2
    dellwood_2 Posts: 36 Forumite
    Hi Ive sent you a PM with quote details in.

    Kind Regards
    Donna


    Em_ster wrote: »
    Hi there

    Grateful for any help you can offer with the following:

    The Quote itself: £807.58
    Who the quote is from: Last Minute.com
    Is there a booking fee: No
    The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: Delta / KLM
    The departure Airport/Post: Manchester
    The Holiday Dates: 14th October at 13.20 MAN to YYZ (Toronto)
    Returning 20th October at 19.40 from JFK to MAN
    The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults

    Happy to return from any NYC airport and preference is for an evening flight on the 20th

    Thanks
    I am a Travel Agent

    My company’s ABTA numbers are F5983. 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.
  • clare232
    clare232 Posts: 2 Newbie
    edited 7 April 2010 at 7:47PM
    The Quote itself: £940pp
    Who the quote is from: Thomson
    Is there a booking fee: No
    The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: Thomson
    The departure Airport/Post: Manchester or Birmingham
    The Holiday Dates: 03.07.10 2 weeks
    The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 Adults
    The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): Oasis Canoa
    The Board (self catering/half board etc): All Inclusive
    Any specific requirements: No
    Is an in-flight meal included: Yes
  • Hi! Would be great if anyone could beat these prices for BA flights- they're the best I can find. I'm also a student if there are any relevant discount codes out there???

    Outbound: (MAN-LVI) 29/07/10
    1720 MAN-LHR 1815
    2115 LHR-JNB 0905 (next day)
    1100 JNB-LVI 1245

    Return: (CPT-MAN) 24/08/10
    2010 CPT-LHR 0650 (next day)
    0855 LHR-MAN 0955

    inc meals & 1 checked bag...

    £938.60
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