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The Interactive Resorts Ski Trip to Val Thorens

By David Froom | Published: May 5, 2010

The build-up was big, top billing in the office for weeks before we were due to leave. Pre-departure was littered with nerve jangling worries over how we’d get there, and whether we’d even be able to. In the end, it all went relatively smoothly and we’ve been back in the office for a few days recovering from one of the best ski trips in recent memory. Our Val Thorens ski trip 2010 was a rip roaring success and this is the tale of how it all went down!

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Val Thorens 2010 – 4 days and counting

By David Froom | Published: April 13, 2010

Here we are, another season has come and almost gone and this Saturday the Interactive Resorts crew are heading back to the mountains for one last week of skiing, sunshine, fun and games before summer. The last three years of the official company trip have all been to Val d’Isere but this year promises to be a complete change as we’re heading to Europe’s highest resort of Val Thorens!

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A week’s Ski Holiday in Zermatt and Verbier

By David Froom | Published: March 25, 2010

Having worked in the ski industry since 2004, I’ve seen a lot of resorts. In fact, until last week there were only 2 major resorts in our programme that I had never visited. I won’t tell you which one I’m still to experience, but Zermatt has now been ticked off the to-do list. The only question I was asking myself is why has it taken me until the age of 30 to get out there?

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BA cabin crew strike

By David Froom | Published: March 12, 2010

We are extremely disappointed that Unite, the union that represents the majority of British Airways (BA) cabin crew, has announced that it intends to take strike action.

We are currently considering our response to this strike threat and what action we will need to take to minimise disruption. All our flights are operating normally at the moment.

We will be updating this page with further details as soon as it is available.

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Simon Seeks – A new website dedicated to passionate travellers

By David Froom | Published: March 5, 2010

If you’re part of the Travellers and Bloggers community, you’ve probably heard about the new travel website Simonseeks.com from the entrepreneur Simon Nixon. In one of their recent blog posts, Interactive Resorts has been recommended as a great site to visit when trying to find your perfect skiing holiday. In June 2009, Simon launched this new site which aims to give an opportunity to everyone interested in writing holiday reviews about their trips, a chance to make money from it. You can read a variety of reviews ranging from cheap hotels in Paris to the best hotels in London and a lot more besides.

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Industrial action on both sides of the Channel

By David Froom | Published: February 24, 2010

We are aware that there is an air traffic control strike currently taking place in France which began yesterday (23rd February) and is scheduled to finish on Saturday 27th February. At this moment we have received no information from any of our tour operators or airlines about how this action may affect any holidays due to depart on Saturday or Sunday.

We are also aware that British Airways staff may strike at some stage over the Easter break. As yet we have received no notification of the dates on which such action is likely to take place and how this action may affect our customers.

At the moment we would like to reassure all customers that any information we receive from tour operators and airlines will be passed to you as soon as we receive it. We would advise that you do not make any alternative travel arrangements unless you are advised that any action is likely to affect your holiday. Unless otherwise advised, please proceed to your departure airport and check in as normal.

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BA industrial action 22nd December to 2nd January

By David Froom | Published: December 14, 2009

Just a very quick post for anyone who thinks they may be affected by the industrial action at BA that has been announced this afternoon. If you missed the news, BA cabin crew have voted to go on strike from 22nd December until 2nd January in a move that is widely thought will bring chaos to anyone travelling with BA over that period. Only around 5% of our customers booked to travel during that period are booked on BA flights, and all of those are charter flights. We do not yet have any information from any tour operators and as such our advice to anyone booked onto a BA charter flight is not to panic and wait until we recieve further information. As soon as information reaches us it will be forwarded to all bookings that are affected.

If you have booked a chalet with us, travelling independently to the Alps with BA, then we recommend that you contact BA with regard to your travel plans. We’re betting it will all be fine.

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European Ski Resort Opening Dates 2009-10

By David Froom | Published: December 3, 2009

Remember, remember, the 5th of December. So Tignes and Val d’Isere have opened their lifts, Saas Fee and Zermatt never shut theirs and snow is falling everywhere. Saturday sees the biggest date of the season so far and it looks like the weather has read the script. Most of the major resorts are going to be fully up and running this weekend, including the Three Valleys, Chamonix and surrounds, Nendaz in Switzerland and Lech in Austria.

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Espace Killy: 3 days and counting!

By David Froom | Published: November 25, 2009

Here we are, another year has passed and another ski season is about to kick off. Forget all those excited blogs and tweets in October about new snow in Europe and a few resorts in the States opening early, we’re now getting ready for the real snow. The first guests for UK tour operators will be arriving in Tignes and Val d’Isere on Saturday, that’s the 28th November, which is the official opening date for the Espace Killy.

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Road Trip, anyone?

By David Froom | Published: November 16, 2009

So, we’ve established that travelling to resort by train is fun and surprisingly efficient. If you really must, then fly, But what about the third way, the Road Trip? Surprisingly, for someone who had done 4 seasons and been on family ski holidays since the age of 5, I’d never driven to France until March of this year when we drove from Dover to Morzine. Not strictly a holiday, as work were sending us to familiarise ourselves with chalets, but a Road Trip nonetheless.

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