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Beat My Quote! Travel Agents Thread

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    • The Quote itself: £609pp
    • Who the quote is from: thomas cook
    • Is there a booking fee: no
    • The departure Airport/Post: manchester
    • The Holiday Dates: 12/5/11-19/5/11
    • The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults
    • The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): sirenis cocotal, dominican republic
    • The Board (self catering/half board etc): all inclusive
    • Any specific requirements: no
    • Is an in-flight meal included: yes
    transfers are also included
    beat my quote :)
    • The Quote itself: £1180
    • Who the quote is from: Jet 2 Holidays
    • Is there a booking fee: No
    • The departure Airport/Post: Manchester
    • The Holiday Dates: 25/09/11 - 02/10/11
    • The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 Adults
    • The Hotel: Hilton Waterfalls Resort, Sharm El Sheikh
    • The Board (self catering/half board etc): All Inclusive
    • Any specific requirements: No
    • Is an in-flight meal included: No
    Transfers included... Beat my quote please :)
    • The Quote itself: £473.44
    • Who the quote is from: TravelRepublic.co.uk
    • Is there a booking fee: No
    • The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: TravelRepublic?/RyanAir/Los Pueblos Apartments
    • The departure Airport/Post: Birmingham
    • The Holiday Dates: Friday 18 Mar 2011 - Friday 25 Mar 2011
    • The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults
    • The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): Los Pueblos Apartments
    • The Board (self catering/half board etc): Self Catering
    • Any specific requirements: No
    • Is an in-flight meal included: No

      This price also includes:
      ONE 15KG HOLD BAG FOR EACH ADULT = £80 FOR BOTH PASSENGERS
      TRANSFER (RETURN) - SHUTTLE TRANSFER = £20 FOR BOTH PASSENGERS
      TRAVEL INSURANCE x 2 = £17.48 FOR BOTH PASSENGERS
  • Wondering if anyone can beat the following RTW ticket quotes. There is some flexibility on dates, and flights are in economy class.

    The Quote itself: £759 plus taxes for a RTW ticket taking the following route: London-Cairns-(Overland to) Sydney-Christchurch-(Overland to) Auckland-LA-(Overland to) New York-London
    Who the quote is from: Roundtheworldflights.com
    Is there a booking fee: n/a
    The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: various
    The departure Airport/Post: London
    The Holiday Dates: Departing 10th August, 1 month each in Oz, NZ and US
    The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 1 adult
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    The Quote itself: £184 per person
    Who the quote is from: Low Cost packages
    Is there a booking fee: No
    The Tour Operator/Airline/Hotel: Areias Village, Albufeira, don't know tour operator sorry
    The departure Airport/Post: Liverpool
    The Holiday Dates: 26th April, 7 nights
    The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults
    The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): Areias Village, Albufeira
    The Board (self catering/half board etc): Self catering
    Any specific requirements: None
    Is an in-flight meal included: Don't think so

    Includes flight, baggage and self catering apartment. Can travel from any North West airport, leaving anytime between 22nd - 26th April inclusive.

    Many thanks.
  • Hi,

    We are looking for 2 adults leaving on the 4th or 5th july from glasgow or edinburgh to new york. looking for a decent standard hotel as my partner is 40. we are looking to go for 5 nights

    If the price is right i will book and pay today.

    Thanks
    Janette xx
  • delwynshd
    delwynshd Posts: 2,907 Forumite
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    Thanks
    Del


    Hi,

    We are looking for 2 adults leaving on the 4th or 5th july from glasgow or edinburgh to new york. looking for a decent standard hotel as my partner is 40. we are looking to go for 5 nights

    If the price is right i will book and pay today.

    Thanks
    Janette xx
    I 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.
  • Hi Can anyone beat my quote?...

    The Quote itself: £3092
    Who the quote is from: thomas cook
    Is there a booking fee: no
    The departure Airport/Post: Birmingham
    The Holiday Dates: 13/6/11-28/6/11
    The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 2 adults 3 kids (8, 5 & 5)
    The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): Bodrum Holiday resort Spa
    The Board (self catering/half board etc): all inclusive
    Any specific requirements: no
    Is an in-flight meal included: yes

    thanks in advance!
  • The Quote itself: £3082
    Who the quote is from: First Choice
    Is there a booking fee: No
    The departure Airport/Post: Manchester
    The Holiday Dates: 05/07/2011-19/07/2011
    The number of people travelling (inc kids ages): 3 Adults, 1 Child (8)
    The Hotel (or * if it’s allocate on arrival): Luabay Costa Los Gigantes /Holiday Village Tenerife
    The Board (self catering/half board etc): All Inclusive
    Any specific requirements:
    Is an in-flight meal included: No

    Can anyone beat this price? Dates are very flexible but need to be after 2nd July. We can travel from Glasgow (preferred), Edinburgh, Manchester or Newcastle.
  • Flights, departing Apr 10-14th For 10 days

    Depart LHR - USM (Koh samui) with Eva Air £1580 from Lastminute.com (poss. 1% quidco)

    (Prefer this airline as it has lowest overall journey time)

    Hotel 9 nights, prices below from ebookers (poss. 12% Topcashback)

    Buri Rasa £1361.43
    the imperial Koh Samui £1074



    Can anyone beat these?
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