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Lead Web Developer Job London, £40K

By Niall | Published: January 5, 2011

Edit: Wooohooo! This job post has been filled. We’re excited to have some new additions to the Interactive Resorts tech team for 2011!

Salary: One Billion Dollars.
Location Fulham, London
Contract Permanent
Sector IT Services

Asp.Net / PHP / SQL Server – Web Developer £40k London, Fulham

Recognised as an Industry leader InteractiveResorts.co.uk, a leading UK Ski travel company seeks an experienced developer to lead technical development. The candidate will be confident and experienced using CMS’s, ASP.net, PHP, databases (MSSQL and MySQL) and web-development in general. The role will be focused on developing and maintaining the company backend systems as well as front-end consumer facing web-sites. This role requires a confident, experienced lead web developer who is comfortable working on multiple projects, is self-organised,competent at time-management and ready to hit the ground running.

Job Requirements:

  • Good knowledge of the following technologies: XHTML, PHP, JavaScript, ASP.NET, . NET (3.0 / 3.5), XML/XSLT, TSQL, SQL Server 2005/2008, SQL Reporting Services
  • Exposure to content management systems (e.g. WordPress, Joomla) would be desirable.
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills are a pre-requisite.
  • Able to work alone or as part of a team.
  • An effective team-player who is a self starter with a can do attitude and a passion for coding and providing technical solutions.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills (essential for reporting to stakeholders, product owners)
  • Exposure to full project life cycle, with knowledge of development methodologies
  • Practical hands-on experience, with a good Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar degree highly beneficial.

Interested? Sorry, It’s too late to apply because we just filled this vacancy!

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A 5 Star Holiday in Val d’Isere

By David Froom | Published: December 22, 2010
Mention early season skiing and a few resorts always spring to mind. For the best early season snow record, some of the best chalets and service in the Alps and a generally superb time, Val d’Isere is close to unbeatable. Nick and I had the pleasure of staying a few nights last week in Chalet Chablis, one of the Bellevarde Lodges in Val d’Isere.

It wasn’t your typical ski break, as we only actually spent two nights in our sumptuous surroundings. Sadly, trips out to view chalets are fun but all too often short-lived. We won’t dwell on that though, instead I’d like to focus on the superb surroundings and brilliant organisation which meant that we came back feeling as though we’d been away for a whole week Read More »

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An Early Season Ski Weekend in St Anton

By Isabel Evans | Published: December 10, 2010

St Anton – not the highest resort in the Alps and thus not the natural choice for a pre-season ski weekend away, right? Wrong. I had the pleasure of visiting St Anton on 26th November this winter for a 3 day weekend and was greeted with fresh powder and an opening weekend of skiing to rival the highest French resorts like Tignes and Val Thorens! Although the legendary Krazy Kangaruh and Mooserwirt bars weren’t in full flow yet, there were plenty of opening weekend parties going on in town to keep us well stocked up on Gluhwein for the weekend!

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Ski Sales Staff Wanted!

By David Froom | Published: December 10, 2010

If you’re a sales professional with a healthy interest in Skiing or Snowboarding or even an ex seasonaire simply looking for a change in career path, then Interactive Resorts may well have the answer. We are currently on the lookout for seasonal sales staff to add to our expanding sales team, based in Fulham, SW London.

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Meet the Interactive Resorts team!

By David Froom | Published: September 10, 2010

Interactive Resorts is now established as the UK’s biggest ski specialist travel agent. Unlike some other agencies, we deal only in Ski and Snowboard holidays which means our specialist knowledge of ski resorts is unrivalled in the industry. Not only that, but we’re completely independent, which means that when you deal with us for your Skiing or Snowboarding holiday, you’ll receive completely impartial, objective advice and help with choosing your holiday. In order to provide such a service, we dedicate a lot of time to picking only the very best people to work in our sales team. Everyone in our sales department has done at least one season in resort, with some having done upwards of 5 seasons abroad. This is the first in a series of “meet the team” articles which will profile some of our staff members old and new and give you the chance to find out about the people who make your holidays happen.

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The history of Val Thorens in the Three Valleys

By Holly Waddell | Published: August 6, 2010

From St Martin de Belleville through De Bettaix and Les Menuires all the way up to the breathtaking heights of Val Thorens nestled at 2300m above sea level, the Val Thorens Valley and its neighbouring resorts of Meribel and Courchevel make up Europe’s largest and most popular ski area. So how did it all come about…?

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The surprisingly interesting history of La Plagne

By Matt Simpson | Published: August 2, 2010
La Plagne is one of several “mega-resorts” in the northern Tarentaise area of France. La Plagne is made up of 10 different villages with each offering a completely different ambiance. This means La Plagne generally has something for everyone, from unmatched ski access and amenities of Plagne Centre, to the quiet and secluded traditional alpine village environment of Les Coches. Having spent 2 seasons in La Plagne and 5 years defending its honour here at the Interactive Resorts sales office, I thought it the right time to open your eyes to the interesting history behind its development. 

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Eurostar to the Alps on sale this morning

By David Froom | Published: July 13, 2010
Although a majority of our clients tend to book a package with flights and transfers included, a growing number now make their own travel arrangements to the Alps and the direct Eurostar services to the Tarentaise are always very popular indeed. This year there will be the usual two direct services, one leaving London St Pancras on Friday evenings, arriving in the Alps early on Saturday morning, and one leaving on Saturday mornings which arrives on Saturday afternoon. Sadly the Snow Train via Paris, with its famous disco carriage, will not be running this year.

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Morzine – A Brief History

By Chris Callaghan | Published: July 12, 2010
The polar opposite of 1970s tower-block resorts like Tignes and La Plagne, the beautiful, charming ski resort of Morzine began life as far back as 1090. The area was one of only two crossing-points over the river Dranse and as such was of great geographical importance.
 

Around the start of the 12th century, Cistercian monks began arriving in the area of St Jean d’Aulps on pilgrimage from other areas in France, most notably Dijon. The term Cistercian comes from the Latin ‘Cistercium,’ which was the name given to the Dijon village of Cîteaux from whence the monks mostly came. By 1181 they had fully established themselves in St Jean d’Aulps and in the surrounding territories, and Morzine became a “monastic grange” from the abbey of the same name. Read More »

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The History of Zermatt in Switzerland

By Kirsty Edwards | Published: July 7, 2010
 

Today, Zermatt is one of the top ski resorts in Europe, if not the world, but how did it all begin? Has Zermatt always been a popular ski destination for the rich and famous, or has this only developed in recent times? Having visited the resort for the first time earlier this year and as I spend most days talking about the resort’s various chalets, I thought it would be interesting to look back in time and find out how Zermatt gained its international reputation.

A view over Zermatt and the Matterhorn - Spectacular!

A view over Zermatt and the Matterhorn - Spectacular!

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