gailtravels
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Hi Julia

Please can you tell me if there are any singles going on any of the available trips with Travelsphere to Romania this year? Might consider going with them if there are a few on their own.

Julia
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Hi Gailtravels,

All dates except the 31st May departure have at least one traveller marked as a solo traveller, whether or not they already know any of those travelling as a pair I'm afraid I can't tell.

So...

May 10th : 2 solo travellers

Jun 21st: 1 solo traveller

Sep 6th: 3 solo travellers

Sep 20th: 1 solo traveller

One thing that you might be interested in knowing is that some of these dates (10 May, 21 Jun, 6 Sep) are part of the Travelsphere sale so you can save up to £50 if you book before 16th February 2015.

Kindest regards,

Julia

Lindsay04
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Hi Julia

I think my curse may have struck again. I understand we were to travel with Easyjet, but I understand they will not be flying there after March 2015. Are there flights with another airline?

Regards

Lindsay

Julia
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Hi Lindsay,

The team are currently working on this at the moment so we should have an update next week but yes, we will look to use an alternative airline.

Kindest regards,

Julia

Lindsay04
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Hi Julia

I just wondered if there is any update about the flights yet?

Lindsay

Julia
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Hi Lindsay,

I was just talking to my colleague who is working on this earlier today. They have a provisional plan in place at the moment which is in the process of being confirmed - It is, as suspected with an alternative airline. Once this has been finalised I'll give you an update.

Kindest regards,

Julia

Lindsay04
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I am keeping my fingers crossed that you will not be using Ryanair, who seem to be one of the very small number of airlines going to Bucharest.

Lindsay

BGray
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Hi Lindsay,

I wouldn't worry about travelling with Ryanair - I've flown with them many times and have never had a problem - comfortable seats (although a bit on the compact side!), excellent punctuality and an outstanding safety record! I only flew with Easyjet once and really didn't like them. I'm looking at doing this Romania tour in a year or two (hoping JY introduce their own version of it, but if not, I'll do it with TS). As far as I'm concerned the flight is just a means of getting from A to B and my holiday begins once I land!

Best wishes,

Bob

Lindsay04
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Hi Julia

I see that the departure on Travelsphere has changed to Heathrow, so is this confirmed now?

Lindsay

Julia
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Hi Lindsay,

When the announcement was made, the provisional plan was to fly with British Airways from Heathrow. This has now been loaded into the system so it is our preferred route and is as confirmed as it can be at this stage.... Flights are always subject to change, and all flight details would be confirmed in your final information.

Kindest regards,

Julia

Lindsay04
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Thanks Julia. That is the best possible news as Heathrow is my local airport. I was not looking forward to leaving Gatwick at 5 am! Heathrow is a 15 minute bus ride with a 24 hour service, so I am very happy now.

Now all I need is another single traveller or two and the tour to be confirmed as running :)

Lindsay

gailtravels
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When are you going to Romania with Travelsphere Lyndsay and are you a single traveller?
Lindsay04
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Hi Gail

I am the only single traveller on the 20th September. I usually do JY tours, but this one sounds too good to miss :)

Lindsay

gailtravels
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I might join you but will decide later on in the year.
gailtravels
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The only date I can go is 31st May.

Julia I notice you haven't put any numbers for that date has it been cancelled?

Julia
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Hi gailtravels,

31st May doesn't have any solo travellers booked on this date, there are however 10 travellers booked at the moment.

Kindest regards,

Julia

Lindsay04
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Hi Julia

I was wondering if there are any more single travellers booked on 20th September. Also what is the maximum size of the group, and has it been cleared to operate yet?

Thanks

Lindsay

Julia
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Hi Lindsay,

There are 3 travellers listed as a single traveller and the group is now up to 13 and the maximum group size we can take is 42.

It hasn't been cleared to operate, but having a quick chat with my colleague she is feeling quietly confident. This is a new tour for 2015 and has been selling really well (the earlier dates either full or almost full).

Please ask me for another update in a couple of weeks.

Kindest regards,

Julia

gailtravels
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I am a little disappointed as I thought the new brochure would include Romania as a new tour sadly not still only Travelsphere have it. Please Julia can Romania be considered for a singles tour sometime soon?
Julia
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Hi gailtravels,

The team have been really impressed with the number of travellers who want to visit Romania with Travelsphere so to quote one of my colleagues "it's only a matter of time". They are already looking at options for Just You - whether it will make it into the next brochure, I'm not 100% sure.

Thanks

Julia