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13 Jan 2022

Relief as France lifts UK travel ban

Relief as France lifts UK travel ban

Ski companies have spoken of their relief and delight that France has this morning confirmed it will lift restrictions tomorrow, in time for skiers to travel this weekend. In a televised announcement at…

8 Jan 2022

Will French drop British travel ban next week?

Will French drop British travel ban next week?

As rumours abound that restrictions in France on British travellers entering the country for leisure will be lifted at the end of next week, one company has estimated that ski resorts in the country have…

30 Nov 2021

Inghams suspends Swiss ski trips

Inghams suspends Swiss ski trips

French ski holidays are back on, following confirmation this morning that skiers are to be permitted to transit through Geneva airport without quarantining or taking the PCR tests necessary for travel…

22 Nov 2021

Skiers urged to remain confident in Austria

Skiers urged to remain confident in Austria

Skiers should have confidence in booking a holiday in Austria this season, says the owner of a ski instructor academy in Kaprun, which today is sending home 200 of its students. Ski Instructor Academy…

26 Oct 2021

New ski flights open to Grenoble and Chambéry

New ski flights open to Grenoble and Chambéry

Several new regional flight routes have been announced for the upcoming ski season to Chambery and Grenoble, both airports that offer easy access via shorter transfer times to a host of popular ski resorts…

22 Oct 2021

Inghams launches Covid hub

Inghams launches Covid hub

Inghams is the latest ski operator to report extremely strong sales for winter 2021-22, as it launches a new Covid-19 online hub to help guests navigate myriad ever-changing covid rules before and during…

14 Jan 2021

GHIC replaces EHIC for British skiers

GHIC replaces EHIC for British skiers

Travellers are being warned not to be conned into paying for the new Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) that has this year replaced the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), following Britain’s departure…

29 Sep 2020

France and Austria release Covid ski measures

France and Austria release Covid ski measures

With fresh snowfall across the Alps last week thoughts are turning to skiing and guidance on keeping skiers safeguarded from Covid-19 have been released from the French and Austrian governments. This advice…

15 Mar 2020

Skiing in France and the US now ends

Skiing in France and the US now ends

France and the US have now followed Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Norway and Andorra in closing their ski lifts for the remainder of the season due to the COVID-19 threat. Skiers due to travel…

20 Oct 2015

Esprit holds crèche at Family Travel Show

Esprit holds crèche at Family Travel Show

If you’re heading to the Family Travel Show in London next week, Esprit Ski will be running a crèche to give your children a taste of what’s offered in the Alps. Esprit Ski offers catered chalets…

21 Jul 2015

Eurostar launches Lyon ski service

Eurostar launches Lyon ski service

Eurostar has opened booking for its ski train service for the coming season, and added a direct service to Lyon offering new rail access to a host of French ski resorts including Les Deux Alpes and Alpe…

3 Jul 2015

New flight routes for ski season

New flight routes for ski season

A number of new flight routes have been opened between the UK and Europe for the coming ski season making it ever easier for skiers to get to the mountains. Yesterday, easyJet announced it has added twice-weekly…

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