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Got an email reply from UEFA about the try again in 5 minutes error:
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Anyone got one of those links that automatically downloads the whole fixtures into your Outlook calendar?
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Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
try this Stutts, you should be able to merge it into outlook, I have the times as local time so an hour ahead of us, so see what you think:
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120 euro Ireland V Spain tickets up on UEFA Portal.
does that mean we have tickets or not ?Quote:
Originally Posted by holidaysong
their phone number is +0048 22 5009437
UEFA are some geniuses in fairness. First sell the tickets months in advance, get the cash then. Then for those who dont want the tickets charge a very handsome sell on fee. make a profit on the same tickets, twice basically.
Heard tonight that the travel agents packages are almost certainly going to be 1700 for 2 games and 2500 for 3 games, excl the price of tickets.
Same thing happened me, the tickets are in my account, but no email.. Not in spam folder either. Have you got email since?Quote:
Originally Posted by zero
It's very unclear isn't it? I'm assuming we don't have those tickets, SBG. My VISA card hasn't been debited for that particular 'purchase' of Spain tickets, and they were quick enough to debit the VISA for the other tickets I bought last week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silly Billy G
I received an enail for one purchase of tickets but not for the other. I'm not too bothered about not getting an email; given they have taken the money from the VISA card I'm assuming that constitutes a contract, and the tickets for both purchases are in the sack. (Although the sack may not be closed and the tickets are scurrying around inside the bag...)Quote:
Originally Posted by Cabs88
Have you taken a look at hotel room prices in Poznan on the internet? I can see nothing less that €200 per night for a twin room, with the average price of what looks like a 2 star hotel more like €250+ per night.Quote:
Originally Posted by elroy
Ya Poznan is about 300 for three nights with Gdansk a little cheaper for the same amount of nights. To be honest I reckon the travel agents will def get much better deals for themselves than you or I would so doubt they are incurring anything like that sort of cost. Also I have heard alot of people say that many hotels are refusing to provide quotes until the new year. More capacity may come about with these hotels when the travel agents have filled their lot. To ease the cost of the trip, alot of lads are looking to base themselves in places like Torun in between the games. You can get a four star there for about 80 per night.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddy the Dog
i worked for a travel agency before and unless they do a lot of business in Poland you can get the hotels online for the same if not cheaper than they will get them from their suppliers. I stayed in Torun last June 2011 for a stag, beautiful city. V cheapQuote:
Originally Posted by elroy
Slowly but surely better deals are popping up. I got a double room in Gdansk for three nights around the Spain game for 500e. Still not cheap but at least not crazy prices. Being quoted about the same in Poznan for 3 nights around the Italy game but there definitely appears to be alot more availabilty appearing in poznan than in Gdansk. Many places telling me to come back to them in February when they expect some availability to have come up for June.
The prices the travel agents are charging are unreal. 1495 is the cheapest two game package I saw and thats without tickets and you are not even based in the host cities. Plus flying out the night of the Italy match!!
and its sold out i believe!Quote:
Originally Posted by elroy
Has anybody gone down the camper van route in past tournaments? Do you just turn up at the relevant location and try to find a place to park it from there or should I really have something organised beforehand? I intend doing quite a bit of driving from city to city so the latter could be difficult enough. Obviously we won't be able to just pull up outside the approapriate nightclub and fall back into it afterwards!! Any information is appreciated.
might find something here (Polish Federation of Camping)...Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
http://www.pfcc.eu/ang/main.php?nazwa=campingi2
Out of interest, who is doing packages?Quote:
Originally Posted by elroy
The sad thing is not that the charges are rip-off, but people will pay it.Quote:
Originally Posted by elroy
Indirect flights to/from Berlin around the dates are atm, less than 300. A return bus to Gdansk from there on the Spain gameday is 77. The bus comes back the next day. Poznan can be reached in less than 3 hours by train from Berlin, although the train back takes a bit longer and is overnight. If you ignored the Spain game and just concentrated on the other two, you could stay in Germany where there's loads of accommodation in several cities, and just make your way in/out for the Poznan games. It is awkward admittedly, but the whole trip is awkward however it's done. Anyone who forks out 1500 for a package, before other costs, should ask if it's really worth it.
at least half the attraction of these tournaments is being in the host country at the time and in the match cities preferably the night before and after our matches. basing yourself in Germany and undertaking a large amount of travel for each of the matches diminishes the tournament experience imo. anyone at WC 2002 who experienced the nights japan and korea were playing will understandQuote:
Originally Posted by mypost
yes, its proving quite expensive but i will do it all ex tickets for less than my flight alone cost for japan!
747 is about 1500 for 2 games, 1800 for 3. Abbey is 1700 and 2500. Both pretty much offer the same packages but Abbey have access to tickets whereas 747 dont. All packages fly home the night of the Italy game - really poor if you ask me (of course thats before you even begin to look at their prices).Quote:
Originally Posted by johnp
I agree entirely. What I most wanted was to be in the host city the night before and after the match, didnt really care where I spent the rest of the time. Unsurprisingly the night before the match is the most expensive one charged by the host city hotels, some are even looking for min 3 nights accomodation before they will take a booking,Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
Japan and Korea have wonderful cities and diverse cultures. Poland is a fairly drab place in general, and staying 8-10 days in Poznan/Torun etc, will be tough going.
I appreciate the romance of being in the cities/countries themselves, but accommodation is scarce, expensive, and there's long distances to travel anyway. For the cost conscious traveller who can't find the guts of 1,5k for a 10 day package in central Poland, alternative options should be at least considered.
I would have initially had considered going with a package but when I saw the prices I decided against. I can only make the last two games but for that the best package was 1500 for 4 nights and leaving straight after the Italy game not to mention travelling from Gdansk to Poznan first on the day of that game.
I booked only a week or so ago and got 6 nights accomodation and direct flights for just under 1k. Not cheap by any means but the wife is coming with me and with not much annual leave to play around with it I was limited in how I could go about it. So for an extra two nights and a better all around plan, 3 nights Gdansk, 3 nights Poznan, doing it DIY was over 500 cheaper than the best package for 4 nights. Now Im crossing my fingers that I get the tickets I need in the FAI ballot but Im hoping that if not, tickets would be too hard to come across.
Likewise we waited on the package prices and then went DIY instead. however our plan is a bit more hectic than elroys!
we are going to frankfurt on 13th AM, to pick up a camper van for the 6 of us (3hr train from frankfurt to pickup point). then either head to Gdansk or Poznan, not decided yet as we have no tickets so far and maybe the Poznan fanzone would be good for the Spain game. Return the camper on the 20th AM with flights back from Frankfurt later that evening. 6 days off work which is the max I can afford, given Im getting married the following month (hopefully ;)) it will be some last hurrah!!
Oh and the costs so far are flights ~160, camper ~1000, so between 6 thats 325. still need to pay for parking etc
We're flying from London to Wroclaw, where we will collect our camper van. The Czechs are playing Russia in Wroclaw the day we arrive so it would be nice to get a ticket for that. Finding places to leave the camper van and obviously match tickets are our only concerns now really.
Lived in Wroctaw for two months - certainly not a drab place at all - good fun and any nation that can provide good quality vodka isnt a place I would deem boring:DQuote:
Originally Posted by mypost
I e-mailed my FAI guy in the ticket office re this query but havent got response yet so was wondering if anyone could enlighten me. Are you only allowed apply for a max of 2 tickets for each group game through the FAI portal on UEFA.com? We were block bookers and bought 4 tickets per home game with FAI.
Also, when I finalised my application, it said we'd have to wait until the end of March to know whether we got them, is this correct? That would leave us very unsure of whether to book flights and accomm or not. Also, does anyone know the chances of getting tickets through the FAI?
I emailed them with a big huffy email!!! Here's hoping!
So the vodka was one of the "sights" then?Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
You will know by Paddy's Day, whether you got tickets or not. UEFA will draw out the FAI's allocation, at the same time as all the other nation's ballots.Quote:
Originally Posted by lionelhutz
You're only allowed apply for 2 tickets per head, so whether you've applied already or wait until the end of February, your chances of getting your tickets are exactly the same. But the longer you leave it, the less you will have to wait for your answer.
Lads, does anybody know if you can get lockers to store bags at polish train/bus stations?
Basically, have all my accommodation sorted. Only night I'm not sorted for is the night of the Ireland Italy game in Poznan. Ridiculously expensive there. Was thinking I'm probably going to be on the lash all night so it's not like I need a hostel/hotel and apparently the summers in Poland are good so I can kip on a green or something :cool:
I'm flying in to Wroclaw. Was hoping to stay there but it's crazy expensive. Gonna head to Krakow from the 7th - 10th June, then Poznan for one night. Then to Wroclaw to take in the Greece Czech game on the 12th. Leave for Gdansk and stay from the 13th - 15th there. Then on to szchezein. Got an ibis hotel there for 115 for 3 nights. Then back to Poznan to hopefully sing the night away and wake up in a happy drunken state on a park green/Mcdonalds celebrating Ireland's march to the next round. Generally found accommodation very reasonable in cities like Krakow and szchezein.
Also, will keep people posted, as I have a spare Croatia ticket going. My mate who I got it for has just been made redundant so is not sure if he's going to be heading.
if you have 4 bb tickets my understanding is that you need to get a password for each for the portal that will allow you apply for 2 tickets per match per bb ticket. the ticket office should provide these.Quote:
Originally Posted by lionelhutz
id say applications will have a 50% success. probably 10,000 applications for about 4-5,000 tickets available to the ordinary fan. my hope is that spain and italy dont take their full allocations and that their left overs go to us
Well it certainly makes the sights seem a whole lotta more interesting!:oQuote:
Originally Posted by mypost
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Thomson Sport packages are on sale tomorrow at 11amQuote:
Originally Posted by johnp
Save your cash from going to the Greece-Czech Republic game, and spend it on semi-decent accommodation where you need it. It's an insult to fans that some have to rest in a field, which could be subject to bad weather like at the last Euros, when there were thunderstorms on some evenings. Personal security is also an issue in a situation like that. You could be robbed, assaulted or both. Have some dignity and get a solid safe roof over your head, even if it's just a night. It'll be worth the expense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bungle
There are a number of private "taxi" firms advertising transport to Berlin from Poznan, which could come in handy if you're doing that route after Poznan games during the tournament. You can schedule them for times that suit you, and rates are reasonable, instead of having to depend on trains with inflexible schedules.
i haven't come across these ads - i saw the airport minibus info alright. i'd appreciate a link or two if you have them to hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by mypost
I'm flying in to Gdansk matchday flying home Friday morning. Thinking about kipping in the airport after a few beers.... Anyone ever done this before?Quote:
Originally Posted by mypost
Hotels in Gdansk are ridiculously expensive!
slept in dublin airport to welcome the team home after wc qualification in 2002. was the longest 6/7 hours of my life!Quote:
Originally Posted by JGKyne
I was thinking it could be like that...Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
Cheers for that mate. Probably need a bit of sensible reasoning!!:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by mypost