Abbey Travel - Denmark
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Topic: Abbey Travel - Denmark
Posted By: TioPepe
Subject: Abbey Travel - Denmark
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2017 at 4:12pm
| I assume they'll charter a flight from Dublin? |
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Posted By: alihau41
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2017 at 4:25pm
| are you flying it sbyrne? |
Posted By: daboi89
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2017 at 9:01pm
| its sold out already |
Posted By: belt
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2017 at 9:11pm
Is this for definite? One of the lads had decided he was going this way to guarantee a ticket |
daboi89 wrote:Posted By: Darraghn92
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2017 at 9:13pm
| You have to register for info. Nothing yet regarding prices or details |
Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2017 at 9:13pm
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It couldn't be, as a friend rang them. Tomorrow they are releasing their prices, they weren't sure if they were doing a day trip at the time on top of an over night or not. I've friends who would use them nearly religiously, it will sell out within an hour or two. I was curious if they usually charter a flight, since there is no other direct flights on the Saturday for the demand.
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Posted By: Gigibongi33
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2017 at 9:18pm
Marathon Sports are chartering flights. Day Trip. No Ticket. €349 plus €70 tax is the earlybird price. They emailed me earlier saying first flight is sold out. [IMG][/IMG]
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Posted By: Butch
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2017 at 9:20pm
What time is that KO in the picture ? Local time or Irish time |
Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2017 at 9:21pm
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There's no ticket, that would surely be madness. At least abbey guarantee a ticket, making it justifiable.
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Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2017 at 9:22pm
Imagine paying that without getting a ticket
------------- "He drives two Ferraris; I think he's a very lucky lad to have 50 caps for Ireland," Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan |
Posted By: Gigibongi33
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2017 at 9:29pm
 This is the email they sent with flight times. It's ridiculous price when no ticket is included |
Posted By: ColG
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2017 at 9:31pm
| People have lost it paying that price for a day trip with no tickets! Madness! |
Posted By: Newryrep
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2017 at 9:32pm
I daresay they will sell out for a sat game, a thur game no a Friday game no but a Saturday game ? ------------- 'Irish' Songs for an Irish team - no SPL EPL generic sh*te Richard Dunne - 6th Sept 11 - best marshalling of a defence in Moscow since General Zukov Russia V Germany 1941 |
Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 10:08am
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€600 Euro for the night trip €500 for the day trip |
Posted By: Maccatacca
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 10:15am
| Rip off. Still considering paying it though. |
Posted By: The White Cafu
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 10:37am
| How could you possibly consider paying that? I've done all flights and an extra night accom for just over a third of that price. |
Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 10:40am
Handiness, guaranteed match ticket
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Posted By: The White Cafu
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 10:42am
So some people would pay that much over the odds for a guaranteed match ticket. Would this not then make Abbey Travel glorified touts?
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Posted By: TheFieldsOfAthenry
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 10:42am
| I went to Scotland and Wales with Abbey you get what you pay for it's a good service but sadly I simply don't have the resources to pay 650 in one go for this one. Gutted as I was going to gamble and just book 16.99 flights to Denmark day before draw. |
Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 10:42am
In says above not Included MATCH TICKET |
Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 10:43am
Get off it. I see the logic to Abbey Travel, particularly if you're a new away traveler its a chance to built points as well.
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Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 10:44am
That's not Abbey, thats Marathon.
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Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 10:59am
Sorry didn't notice that  |
Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 11:12am
Can anyone get through to Abbey? I've friends saying theres no one answering 
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Posted By: Shedite
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 11:30am
Prefer to pay €600 to get to the game than €300 and sit in a pub.
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Posted By: belt
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 1:50pm
| It's pricey but can absolutely see the appeal. If they went for two nights and included another night's accommodation in that, I'd have probably went for it as am certainly not guaranteed a ticket as it is. |
Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 6:49pm
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Had sold out one hotel by 2pm and well on their way to selling out a second at 3:30. 4 mates signed up, I've booked into the same hotel.
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Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 6:52pm
| Actually looked at their website, totally sold out. |
Posted By: ColG
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 6:57pm
How many hotels were they offering? Surely they wouldn't of sold out more than a single flight at them prices! I suppose the match tickets is a big pulling factor! |
Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 7:03pm
My mates paid 650 euro each. They're in the Imperial, they had 3 hotels. One 3 star, two 4 stars. I've used them to Bosnia, Scotland and a few others. They generally run a good show, they will have filled two planes or close to it. As they're doing two different trips. I see the logic, i priced it myself my flights to Copenhagen from Madrid where 60euro but coming back to Dublin the easiest was near 300 plus a hotel there's not a huge amount in it. When you add the two flights out and back, decent hotel, transfers and match ticket.
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Posted By: Butch
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 7:09pm
| Last time to Cardiff did they use city jet air craft ? Hardly that big of a aircraft Byrner ? |
Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 7:14pm
I'm not sure why i keep getting called Byrner  But speaking from my experiences, they used a319 to Bosnia. In and around 100 on their aircraft CRJ900, New Russian thing and the Avro.
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Posted By: PhilliyK
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 11:40pm
Because it's plainly fkn obvious ya thick, you can't even keep your new cover story pretence consistent ------------- 1312 |
Posted By: Newryrep
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 11:56pm
------------- 'Irish' Songs for an Irish team - no SPL EPL generic sh*te Richard Dunne - 6th Sept 11 - best marshalling of a defence in Moscow since General Zukov Russia V Germany 1941 |
Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 18 Oct 2017 at 11:59pm
Sir, I don't have a cover story. I'm an Irish man who resides in Spain, simple. Frequent traveler, to most away games as every game is away for me. Thought id sign up to the forum to meet my some fans. |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 12:51am
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Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 11:32am
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 11:50am
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It's so obvious he's Byrner. Within seconds of Byrner being banned during the Scotland game, Pepe suddenly appears. I'm aware he posted for a while before that but the posting style is the exact same. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: rolo
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 11:59am
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Got a PM last night from a ybig member and all I'm going to divulge here is: its definitely, 100% Sbyrne. ------------- "I'm off to see the Queen tomorrow too, don't forget that" |
Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 12:02pm
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I refute these absurd claims.
The story is well rehearsed now, yet the same answer remains I'm TioPepe. You lot really do have an odd fetish for Sbyrne, I want to meet this chap.
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Posted By: Sligo Hornet
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 12:02pm
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Posted By: Butch
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 12:06pm
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So true |
Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 12:08pm
YBIG Mi6? You're ruining a thread for advice/information for those trying to compare me to Sbyrne once again. Were you lovers who fell out?
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Posted By: rolo
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 12:08pm
Clearly a lot of people do give a sh*t. ------------- "I'm off to see the Queen tomorrow too, don't forget that" |
Posted By: Butch
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 12:10pm
Does it matter if it is him ? Why does it offend so many people on a Internet forum ? |
Posted By: rolo
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 12:11pm
Not MI6. Someone who you befriended on Facebook. ------------- "I'm off to see the Queen tomorrow too, don't forget that" |
Posted By: colemanY2K
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 12:12pm
Because he's spouting irritating drivel. ------------- "One of the dominant facts in English life during the past three quarters of a century has been the decay of ability in the ruling class." Orwell, 1942. |
Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 12:13pm
What an odd forum this is. £20 to whoever stalks me today. This is how this forum treats new members, essentially stalks them and compares them to other posters who were banned who they also had a hatred off.
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Posted By: rolo
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 12:15pm
I suppose it matters as his last profile was banned, initially from the whatever section for trolling, and then a complete ban. Doesn't bother me personally that he is back, as long as he can resist trolling. The new profile gives him access to whatever/roi sections again, but knowing that its him now at this stage means less leeway with him, if he starts trolling again we'll be onto him sooner than last time. Thats why it matters. ------------- "I'm off to see the Queen tomorrow too, don't forget that" |
Posted By: Butch
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 12:16pm
But the more people fascinate wether it is hom Or not the more he thrives on it and best to ignore |
Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 12:17pm
- But i'm not him. The only person trolling and breaking YBIG rules is you. You're harassing me now. |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 12:18pm
------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 12:26pm
 ------------- Lansdowne Road debut aged 52 and 201 days . |
Posted By: eireland
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 11:13am
| Do abbey travel still have packages available? |
Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 11:18am
Sold out the day they were released.
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Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 12:51pm
| I know these lads provide a service partculalrly to older lads not in tune with the wonders of the world wide web, but as sson as people stop using this lot and they disappear from offering packages the better. |
Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 2:32pm
------------- Lansdowne Road debut aged 52 and 201 days . |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 3:12pm
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Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 3:21pm
Most nations have a travel partner, I don't see the issue with them.
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Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 3:27pm
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Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 3:31pm
They are a dying breed, but for lots of people they're an essential way to go on holiday. As they can pay in on it. Most can't afford to pay £3000 for flights up front added with the hotel and transfers. Local travel agents in towns have died off, most large names will always remain. TUI/Thomas Cook/American Holidays even Abbey themselves aren't a small retailer. True, it may not be fair system. Keep in mind, some who on the Abbey trips are season ticket holders and attend away matches anyway. I priced the Abbey deal, for what they were offering there wasn't a huge amount in it. The 4 star hotel was 160-180 euro with breakfast for a twin room. SAS at the time wanted 900 euro for a direct flight return, Ryanair still want in the 400-500 region. Add in a match ticket, transfers and breakfast there is arguably 100 euro in it. 100 Euro for a guaranteed match ticket.. most will pay.
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Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 3:50pm
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Again it comes down to personal choice. No issue re the annual two weeks of misery in the sun with the missus and the nippers. People can plan well in advance etc, save or pay off as required. When it comes to sports events particulalrly such as the upccoming game thats where I have issues with them. If you or anyone else want to stay in a 4* hotel on a football trip and pay a travel agent a premium for doing so, thats your choice, but you are throwing money away, but agian your choice if you have it to throw away. Regarding tickets, In the case of regular match goers, again no issue, as Ive said before they do provide a service for the computer illiterate, but there is so much better value out there than travel agents. Flights accom for 3 nights in Copehangen has cost me €280 and thats a 3* city centre hotel. Lots of poeple i know have paid less or maybe a little more. Anyway Such is life. |
Posted By: Maccatacca
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 4:49pm
Agreed. I think by the time I’d booked it was costing 700 with abbey. But if I went independently, flights would be 4/500, hotel 150/200, and a ticket in the region of 50/100. |
Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 4:56pm
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I flew with Abbey Travel to the Faroe Islands, think it was over €400 for the day trip! Only for them I wouldn't have got there. ------------- "He drives two Ferraris; I think he's a very lucky lad to have 50 caps for Ireland," Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan |
Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 5:05pm
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How do travel agents exist in this day and age? Whey pay more money for something you can do yourself? It's not 1978 anymore ------------- Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more... 97.6% chance this post will be replied to by Baldrick (source: PWC) |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 5:08pm
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Because some people don't do it themselves ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: TioPepe
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 5:12pm
Its simple, because you can pay in on it. Thats their main bonus, a lot of people also don't have a clue about holidays or where to go or stay.
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Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 5:31pm
Sham how much did you pay ? ------------- Lansdowne Road debut aged 52 and 201 days . |
Posted By: Steve Amsterdam
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 6:10pm
Commission from hotels and excursions, lower rates on certain rates and packages. Personal knowledge about what to do, where to go, how to get there etc. Especially for the more adventurous destinations. ------------- Molly Malone's pub- The home of YBIG in Amsterdam! |
Posted By: greenmachine68
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2017 at 10:29pm
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Fella in work uses these boys. Money no object to him. Meet him the odd time at away games for a pint , to be fair he's all at sea away from his corporate family. I think abbey will always be there! Money talks! ------------- theres only one tony grealish |
Posted By: Il Principe
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2017 at 1:49am
the amount of people who have never been on holiday or even own a passport would frighten you
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Posted By: eireland
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2017 at 11:44pm
It would frighten me more some of the people who do have a passport tbh |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2017 at 2:02pm
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Posted By: kevincronin2000
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2017 at 2:28pm
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Think the first 10 places were sold at €370 because I phoned them after the first 10 places were sold to see if they would sell it to me for the €370 and they wouldn't budge. ------------- time is the stuff that life is made of, don't waste it. |
Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2017 at 10:40pm
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Yeah I think I paid €400 for it as well, having been suckered in by the advertisement. I don't know how many got it for €369 but it can't have been many. ------------- 
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Posted By: kearney304
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2017 at 10:51pm
| What did you get for €400 SD? |
Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2017 at 11:00pm
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Day return flights and the bus from the airport to Torshavn and back. It was a great deal compared to the alternatives. Like, Copenhagen to the Faroes is normally the best part of €200 of itself, not to mention the fact it probably required at least an overnight both ways, and accommodation there wasn't cheap. -------------
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Posted By: clareob
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2017 at 10:19pm
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Does anyone who is booked to travel with Abbey know what time that the charter flight leaves Copenhagen Airport for Dublin on Saturday night. ( Have they got the flight details yet?)
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