The European economy began to grind to a halt several weeks ago and it doesn’t appear likely to recuperate before long. The credit crunch, coupled with the historical low value of the pound sterling against the Euro, and that annual snowboarding trip begins to look like much more of a treat than last year.

Skiers have been returning home from their skiing vacations in the alps with stories about the great ski conditions and the eye watering prices in holiday resorts with costs increased by 34 % on last year. The good tidings is that there are many reduced breaks around, which in several cases are offsetting the growth in expenses in the holiday resorts. None the less it is time to be money conscious. Fortunately we’ve compiled a top 5 to economising on your luxury ski chalet holiday.

1. Shop in the valley instead of the ski resort if you’re on a self catered holiday
2. Drive yourself to resort saving a small fortune on both plane tickets and airport transfers
3. Pre Book Ski Gear online for good savings
4. Smaller ski resorts will have both cheaper accommodation and lift passes
5. Ski close to home – even with the strength of the Euro a week’s ski trip in France will cost you less than a trip across the pond

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 at 4:02 am and is filed under Best Travel Resources, Center For Recreation. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.