With the pound fetching less than the Euro at Travelex, you’d reckon there would be a lot of excellent skiing break bargains to be booked in alpine resorts this ski season as skiers stick at home to beat the financial crisis. Initial numbers just publicised show that ski areas are 86 % full over the New year period. 13 % up on the equivalent time period last year.
One will have better luck in January which presently has a 39 percent reserve rate. The signs of a recession is across the significant Feb ski holiday month that has 68 % reservations, 1 % less than last ski season. Information centers in the resorts of Tignes, Alpe d Huez, Val Cenis and Hautacam have noted good bookings during Nov boosted by the excellent early season snows. Les Houches has better bookings compared to a year ago, and Portes du Soleil experienced a supreme New Year.
However there is substantial call for bigger luxury ski chalet, 6 to 11 beds, as folk group up to save the pennies. Early evidence highlights that DIY skiing holidays are holding up well, perhaps pointing to the fact that serious boarders are not going to give up their ski trip. Bookings for package ski holidays are down.