Captain America goes skiing…
Wondered who that was whizzing past you at top speed on the slopes? Could it have been Captain America? Maybe Spiderman? Okay, they are fictional characters, but what is real is that Marvel have produced a new line of comic book covers with a ski or snowboard theme. Honestly, I hadn’t heard of some of...
The sad demise of the catered chalet ski holiday
Looking through a recent survey from Le Ski, I was struck by one stat in particular. While it was encouraging to read that the number of UK skiers and snowboarders is predicted to grow by 14% in winter 2023/24, the fact that only 13% stay in catered chalets highlighted how much the market has changed....
New survey shows number of UK seasonal staff down by 69%
The cost of obtaining visas, work permits and other paperwork after Brexit has been blamed for a huge decrease in British seasonal staff working in the EU. A new survey – ‘Unlocking Travel’s Potential: The importance of UK-EU mobility for jobs and growth’ – commissioned by Seasonal Businesses in Travel (SBiT) in conjunction with ABTA...
Industry gathers for LISTEX Luxury in London
Tour operators, destinations, properties and members of the media gathered in London last week for ‘LISTEX Luxury’ – a focus on the top end of the market. After networking sessions in the morning, James Gambrill from the Ski Club of Great Britain opened the afternoon forum session with a look at the data behind the...
Where bubble lifts go to die…
We’d already heard of the Taninges bubble graveyard, near Morzine in France, but never managed to visit. Now we don’t need to, as Alex Irwin from the YouTube channel ‘150 Days of Winter‘ has done it for us. Alex spent several hours exploring the many fascinating chairlifts, gondolas and cable cars spread across the site....
7 takeaways from the latest Ski Club of Great Britain consumer research
Earlier this month, we attended LISTEX online, organised by the Mountain Trade Network. During the event, The Ski Club of Great Britain presented their latest consumer research. Here are seven quick takeaways from that report… Book early Almost 1/4 of people have already booked their ski trip for next winter. Most of these will be...