Posted by IanLocke on November 9, 2009 under Ski Blog News, Ski Deals, Ski Resorts | 
www.internet-cottages.com is offering a great ski deal at the recently renovated Chalet Genevieve Verchaix in Samoens. With 4 double bedrooms, sleeping 8-10, this chalet is fully catered and has a relaxing hot tub. Your hosts offer a free shuttle service to the Grand Massiff’s 78 lifts.
Price £385 per person (was £449). Seven nights, from 31st January. Just 55 minutes from Geneva airport.
Book directly on-line
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Posted by admin on October 8, 2009 under Ski Blog News, Ski Travel |
No, before you say it, I wasn’t struck by the photo of these jolly Swiss Air pilots (presumably implying what fun people the Swiss actually are…hmmm), but by the lead price of £77 return for flights between the UK and Switzerland, with no charge for your skis (or at least your “first set of skis”, but I’ve only got one, so don’t mind that really!).
They can probably say it better than I can though, so:-
SWISS offers up to 28 daily flights from the UK (London City, London Heathrow, Manchester and Birmingham) to Geneva, Zurich and Basel – 3 ideal gateways to your ski resort.
This winter we have introduced an additional Saturday and Sunday flight from Manchester and two additional Saturday flights from London Heathrow to Geneva – ideally located for the famous skiing resorts of Verbier, Zermatt, Crans Montana, Saas Fee as well as the French and Italian Alps.
Hit the slopes for less this winter with SWISS.
Switzerland from £77 return
As the skier’s airline of choice, we are happy to transport your first set of skis or snowboard equipment free of charge.
SWISS flight prices are return fares and include all taxes, surcharges, SWISS service and Miles & More.
Obviously you’re not going to get this super headline price unless you travel at odd times and during the week, but from what I’ve seen, it looks like there are some good options if you’re doing a long weekend, say out Thursday, back Tuesday, where you’re looking at around the £100 mark return.
Not therefore actually bad, especially when you consider that with Ryanair flights nowadays, you have to pay £10 return to check in, £30 return for your first bag, about £50 return for airport taxes - oh yes, and then the flight itself of course!! I gave up even looking at Ryanair ages ago in favour of Easyjet, but the options from Swiss certainly seem comparable.
Posted by IanLocke on March 19, 2009 under Ski Blog News, Ski Travel |
Hugely expensive Easter flights are coming up. Click here to find out the true difference in costs between air, car and train
By Ian Locke Managing Director Internet Cottages
We have to fly, drive, and fly/drive regularly to the French Alps. We’ve never been by train but recently we’ve been considering it and wondered how the costs would stack up against the alternatives.
Here is an assessment based on the following assumptions:
A family of four, travelling at high season (Easter holiday)
Departing from London, destination Bourg St Maurice for Tignes or La Plagne in the French Alps.
In order of economy
1st.
Car (driving all the way)
Mileage : 1226 (London- Bourg St Maurice)
Tunnel : £214.00
Tolls : £120
Overnight stay for 4 : £185.00 (optional)
Vehicle depreciation : £126.60
Fuel : £176.13
Total : £821.91 or £636.73 without overnight stop.
2nd.
Train (London Bourg St Maurice direct)
Fare : £836 (£209 pp)
Car hire : £220
Tolls : £0.00
Fuel : £ 5.56
Total : £1061.56
3rd
Flying (London Gatwick to Geneva)
Fares : £883.92 (£220.98 pp)
Car hire : £250.38
Fuel : £38.95
Tolls : £24.79
Total : £1246.05
As one might expect, driving is the cheapest, but surprisingly the train comes in cheaper than flying when you’re booking last minute for peak times. It’s also carbon neutral.
Notes
Calculations based on family of four travelling from London to Bourg on 28 March 2009 returning on 4 April 2009.
Flight: Easy Jet outward LGA-GVA return GVA-LGA
EuroStar Direct service for train (7.5 hours non stop from London St Pancras),
Car prices from AutoEurope.co.uk
