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Club Med Panorama wins Ski Hotel of the year 2018/19

We looked at several new hotels opening for the first time this year but once again, for the third year running Club Med win our ski hotel of the year for their new Panorama hotel in Les Arcs. We make no excuse for being huge fans of Club Med, not just because we are their most successful agent in Europe but because once our clients try a Club Med ski holiday, they want to book a second and bring family members and friends along too.  The all-inclusive concept of a Club Med skiing...

Is Your Ski Group Stuck In A Rut?

7 alternatives to ‘ski resort Ground Hog’ week! Are you fed up with skiing the same ski runs, eating and drinking in the same places and staying at the same hotel or ski chalet?  You either need to find new friends to ski with or choose a different ski resort for this year’s ski holiday! Every skier and snowboarder has a favourite ski resort, mine is Val d’Isere and it seems it’s a favourite with a lot of you too as Val d’Isere has consistently been our #1 selling ski destination for...

The ultimate guide to skiing in Portes du Soleil

Portes du Soleil is perhaps the easiest and quickest of the big three ski areas in France, to reach from the UK being within an hour’s drive time from Geneva airport. This is a fact not lost on many British families who choose to ski in the Portes du Soleil each winter because of it easy journey and convenience.  This ski area is popular with intermediate skiers who enjoy the circular route that gives a feeling of real travelling on skis. The Portes du Soleil ski area quietly dropped its...

As Canada legalises weed, will the ski slopes of Canada be full of stoners?

Today (17th October 2018) marks the first day of Canada’s legalisation of cannabis, after an election pledge by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau back in 2015. We understand that many private businesses jumped the gun and that in some towns and cities marijuana has been openly sold for several months, with police turning an eye providing the businesses didn’t cause any local issues. Although now legalised, there are still rules, for now, only dried and fresh marijuana, oil, seed, plants and pre-...

Go Skiing For A Week This Christmas And Only Use 3 Days Holiday

Savvy skiers have spotted you can go skiing this Christmas and use 3 days of your holiday entitlement.  Leaving you enough time to get away skiing again later in the season. Christmas day falls on a Tuesday this year, so with two public holidays, Christmas day and Boxing day, make the most of winter, go skiing over Christmas. Christmas is a wonderful time to be in the mountains, the ski resorts look at the best, white, of course, and decorated with Christmas cheer, firework displays and...

Crystal encrusted “bling” cable car opens in Zermatt

Zermatt opened its newest lift last month and it promises more than just comfort and speed as four of the cable cars will be encrusted with thousands of Swarovski crystals and featuring an integrated glass floor through which passengers will be able to observe the 200m drop below their feet. The new Matterhorn Glacier Ride lift sets a new record as the highest S3 Cable car in Europe at 3821m and forms part of Zermatts intention to create a super ski area of 540km to rival the three valleys....

Find The Ski Deal That Sees You Take Off In Style

You may think that people booking a skiing holiday all want the same thing, a great ski resort. However, there are diverse types of skiers and there are many different components that go into making a tremendous ski holiday. At Ski Line, we are pleased to offer a range of ski deals aimed at helping our clients have a brilliant break, but we know that some breaks and deals are more popular than others. When it comes to deals, there is almost universal agreement about a lower price being better...

Don’t Miss Out On Brilliant Easter 2019 Ski Holidays

Summer is not long finished, and we are yet to enjoy Halloween let alone Christmas, but if you are a keen skier, you need to know that the best Easter ski holidays for 2019 are booking up already. If you don’t have children, you have a lot more flexibility when you arrange a holiday but if you have youngsters or you work in the educational sector, you need to book holidays in the allotted time. This means Easter 2019 ski holidays are already in great demand, but we still have exciting deals...

Chinese Turned On By Skiing Olympics

Chinese Turned on by skiing Olympics, which really turned on Club Med and ESF! Above Club Med's Newly opened resort in Hokkaido Japan Under its new Chinese owners, Club Med have announced they're bringing ESF instructors to its Chinese ski resorts. They already have a growing number of resorts in Japan and several in China. In addition to Club Med summer destinations in Asia. But clearly was enamoured by the standard of instructors available, so they are bringing their mates from ESF to...

Slovenia: 2019 Ski Destination With Lots To Offer

If you are on the lookout for a ski destination that is a little bit different, Slovenia may be the ideal ski resort destination for your 2019 travels. There are not too many tour operators providing trips to Slovenia, so we are pleased to help you experience the delights on offer. One of the strongest reasons for considering Slovenia is that it offers an affordable way to enjoy a skiing trip; which is ideal if you are on a strict budget. It would be fair to say that there is a small selection...