Crystal launches short ski breaks to France and Austria
Crystal Ski has launched short ski breaks for winter 2019/20.
Short ski breaks with Crystal Ski Holidays includes resorts across France and Austria with short transfer times of up to 90 minutes.
The operator says all accommodation is close to the town centres. Half-board, bed and breakfast or self-catering options are available.
Short ski breaks to Austria include the popular resorts of St Anton, Mayrhofen and Zell am See, also Hinterglemm, Saalbach, Ischgl and Soll. Crystal’s short ski break French resorts are Avoriaz, Chamonix and Flaine.
Weekend trips depart Wednesday or Thursday to the Sunday; or from Thursday or Friday to the Monday. Mid-week short ski breaks are from Sunday to Wednesday or Thursday; or from Monday to Thursday. Crystal reps will meet arrivals at the airport to see customers onto their transfers.
Short ski breaks launch this winter and will be available for the whole season, with the first departure on December 22.
Crystal Ski MD Chris Logan said: "Short ski breaks is a really exciting addition to our programme. We know customers like to book multiple ski trips throughout the season and with our new short ski break holidays customers now have the choice of booking a three or four-night ski holiday.
"Customers can book short ski breaks online, they can call us or visit our expert team at one of our Crystal hubs based at five indoor Snow Centre’s across the UK, where our expert Crystal service will be available from start to finish.
"As with all our ski holidays short ski breaks include flights, transfers and accommodation. We are confident that our short ski breaks will attract new customers encouraging them to consider us when booking their trip to the slopes this winter."
A spokesman confirmed customers will also be able to book in TUI stores.
For short ski breaks in France there are 10 UK gateways flying to Geneva. The five London airports are Heathrow, Stansted, Gatwick, Luton and City and the five regional airports are Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol and Edinburgh.
For short ski breaks in Austria there are two UK gateways to choose from, with Heathrow and Gatwick flying to Salzburg and Innsbruck.
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