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Beat My Quote! Travel Agents Thread

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  • greenface
    greenface Posts: 4,871 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    are you on your own ??
    :cool: hard as nails on the internet . wimp in the real world :cool:
    • The Quote itself: £1367
    • Who the quote is from: Alpharooms
    • Is there a booking fee: NI?
    • The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: Hotel: Residencial Greco
    • The departure Airport/Post: BHX - FNC
    • The Holiday Dates: 16th August 7 nights
    • The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 Adults 1 child (2yo)
    • The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): Residencial Greco
    • The Board (self catering/half board etc): HB
    • Any specific requirements: Inc Transfers
    • Is an in-flight meal included: No
    Hi everyone - hope you can help me. Hotel is not THAT important - want cheap and cheerful so open to suggestions but must be in funchal. Please PM me any quotes

    Thanks

    Me x
  • zoecan82
    zoecan82 Posts: 15 Forumite
    • The Quote itself:£3981
    • Who the quote is from: virgin
    • Is there a booking fee:no
    • The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: virgin
    • The departure Airport/Post: gatwick
    • The Holiday Dates: Start date: sat 14th may or Mon 16th /Tues 17th 2011
    • The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults 2 children (9 & 6)
    • The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival):lake buena vista resort & spa for 10 days, hilton clearwater 4 days
    • The Board (self catering/half board etc): self catering at lake buena / breakfast at hilton
    • Any specific requirements:
    • Is an in-flight meal included: yes, car included
    Virgin would get it down by £150 by booking over phone with specific operator. This is £400 over budget. any help be much appreciated - how can we get price down.????

    Thanks for help xxx
  • dellwood_2
    dellwood_2 Posts: 36 Forumite
    Hi,

    Ive sent you a PM with some quote details in.

    Kind Regards
    Donna
    zoecan82 wrote: »
    • The Quote itself:£3981
    • Who the quote is from: virgin
    • Is there a booking fee:no
    • The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: virgin
    • The departure Airport/Post: gatwick
    • The Holiday Dates: Start date: sat 14th may or Mon 16th /Tues 17th 2011
    • The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults 2 children (9 & 6)
    • The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival):lake buena vista resort & spa for 10 days, hilton clearwater 4 days
    • The Board (self catering/half board etc): self catering at lake buena / breakfast at hilton
    • Any specific requirements:
    • Is an in-flight meal included: yes, car included
    Virgin would get it down by £150 by booking over phone with specific operator. This is £400 over budget. any help be much appreciated - how can we get price down.????

    Thanks for help xxx
    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.
  • carbal
    carbal Posts: 76 Forumite
    • The Quote itself:£1764.00
    • Who the quote is from: Direct holidays
    • Is there a booking fee:no
    • The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: Thomas Cook
    • The departure Airport/Post: Bristol
    • The Holiday Dates: Start date: Thurs 14th July 2011 to Sun 24th July 2011
    • The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults
    • The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival):Iberostar Costa Calero
    • The Board (self catering/half board etc): All inclusive
    • Any specific requirements:
    • Is an in-flight meal included: yes
    Any help greatly appreciated. Thankyou.
  • JVRMac
    JVRMac Posts: 217 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    The Quote itself:£2761
    Who the quote is from: Travel City Direct
    Is there a booking fee:no
    The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: virgin
    The departure Airport/Post: Manchester
    The Holiday Dates: Start date: sat 21st may 2011 14 days
    The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults 2 children (8 & 5)
    The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival):Hampton Inn Pointe Orlando
    The Board (self catering/half board etc): inc breakfast
    Any specific requirements: to include transfers no car
    Is an in-flight meal included: yes

    Can anyone confirm if the location is good for non drivers, as normally stay at top end of I-drive.
  • bert&ernie
    bert&ernie Posts: 1,283 Forumite
    The Quote itself:£2092
    Who the quote is from: Thomson (.co.uk)
    Is there a booking fee : no
    The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: Thomson
    The departure Airport/Post: Manchester (Birmingham would be better, Gatwick OK)
    The Holiday Dates: Depart 02 June for 14 nights (flexible +/- 3 days)
    The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults
    The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): Grand Palladium Palace & Royal Suites Turquesa (Jr Suite), Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
    The Board (self catering/half board etc): Jr Suite - All Inclusive
    Any specific requirements: Want to book the Royal Suites Turquesa. Thomson don't list this as a separate resort, but say that the Jr Suite room upgrade is located in the Royal Suites Turquesa
    Is an in-flight meal included: yes + 20kg luggage + coach transfers
    The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
  • joirish
    joirish Posts: 47 Forumite
    The Quote itself: £2441 ( inludes free child offer)
    Who the quote is from: First Choice
    Is there a booking fee: No
    The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: First Choice / Thomson /Coral Sea Resort, Sharm El Sheikh
    The departure Airport/Post: East Midlands / Doncaster
    The Holiday Dates: 16th Oct 2011 - 27th Oct 2011
    The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 4 (2 ad & 2 ch, 8&5)
    The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival):
    The Board (self catering/half board etc): All-Inclusive
    Any specific requirements:
    Is an in-flight meal included: no ( children would rather have sandwiches etc )

    Many thanks in advance for any help, I've finally convinced my husband that we need/ deserve a beach holiday and would love to get any good deal there is.
  • Hi there

    I have sent you a pm with details.

    Kind regards

    Jamie
    joirish wrote: »
    The Quote itself: £2441 ( inludes free child offer)
    Who the quote is from: First Choice
    Is there a booking fee: No
    The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: First Choice / Thomson /Coral Sea Resort, Sharm El Sheikh
    The departure Airport/Post: East Midlands / Doncaster
    The Holiday Dates: 16th Oct 2011 - 27th Oct 2011
    The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 4 (2 ad & 2 ch, 8&5)
    The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival):
    The Board (self catering/half board etc): All-Inclusive
    Any specific requirements:
    Is an in-flight meal included: no ( children would rather have sandwiches etc )

    Many thanks in advance for any help, I've finally convinced my husband that we need/ deserve a beach holiday and would love to get any good deal there is.
    I am a Travel Agent

    My company’s ATOL/ABTA numbers are U7416 (TTA) and T7334 (ATOL). 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.
  • dblue75
    dblue75 Posts: 668 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    The Quote itself:

    Outbound
    Glasgow (GLA) to Red Sea Riviera - Sharm El Sheikh (SSH) 09 Aug 2010 07:30 - 14:15
    Inbound
    Red Sea Riviera - Sharm El Sheikh (SSH) to Glasgow (GLA) 23 Aug 2010 15:30 - 20:35

    Inflight Meals included
    Hotel B+B Basis.

    Flight pricing information Unit price Quantity Sub total
    Taxes £45.00 2 £90.00
    Adult seat £284.00 2 £568.00
    Atol protection (apc) £2.50 2 £5.00
    Tc children's charity £2.00 1 £2.00
    20kgs luggage £20.00 2 £40.00
    Ticketing £14.00 1 £14.00
    Return Trans £16.80 1
    TOTAL COST = 989.80

    Thanks :T
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