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Chamonix preparing bid to host 2030 Winter Olympics

Chamonix preparing bid to host 2030 Winter Olympics

UPDATE (10 January 2023): Mayor of Chamonix, Éric Fournier, has confirmed that a joint bid (with Valais and the Aosta Valley) for the Winter Olympic Games “is not on the agenda” ————- Chamonix is currently preparing a bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympic Games, in partnership with the Valais region of Switzerland and the...
SkiYodl investment looks overvalued

SkiYodl investment looks overvalued

According to a press release earlier this week, ski holiday booking platform SkiYodl is currently aiming to raise £1.5 million in crowdfunding investment. In January 2021, the company used Crowdcube to raise £770,000 from 450 investors. Founder previously worked in Verbier Founder Oli Dannatt previously worked as a ski instructor for Richard Branson in Verbier....
Harry Kane kicks off the season in La Clusaz

Harry Kane kicks off the season in La Clusaz

There was jubilation in France when Harry Kane blasted his penalty over the bar in their World Cup quarter-final against England. ‘Les Bleus’ took a step closer to retaining their crown and sad Englishmen had to accept that it wasn’t ‘coming home’. Meanwhile, as the Harry Kane memes started to take over the Internet, in...
Zermatt article on Fall Line Skiing

Zermatt article on Fall Line Skiing

Iain’s recent ‘Ask The Expert’ interview with Ed Mannix from Matterhorn Chalets has been published on the Fall Line Skiing website. Ed shares his insider tips both on and off the mountain for a trip to Zermatt.
7 Things We Learned from the 2022 Skift State of Travel Report

7 Things We Learned from the 2022 Skift State of Travel Report

The 2022 Skift State of Travel Report is packed full of data with 175 insights over 194 pages. Too long? We took a look and picked out these highlights for you: Covid devastated International Tourism Twenty years of consecutive growth (barring a small dip in 2009) were wiped out in one single year (2020) thanks...
The Outdoor Industry Demands Climate Policy

The Outdoor Industry Demands Climate Policy

We encourage all businesses working in the snowsports industry to join this campaign, organised by the lobbying group Protect Our Winters, asking policy makers to catch up and produce policies that support increased sustainability while penalising bad practices. These demands will be presented in an open letter to European policy makers ahead of COP27. A...