Round-up of last-minute wintersports offers
Thursday, 09 Jan, 2013
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- Neilson has some selected discounts throughout January and February, including up to £244pp off a seven-night package to Sauze d’Oulx in Italy during half-term. The package costs from £785pp for flights from Manchester, transfers and half-board accommodation in the four-star Hotel La Torre.Discounts are also available on last minute packages throughout January and the operator has two-for-one deals on lift passes and ski equipment.
- Ski Safari has knocked £125pp off self-catering packages to family friendly Geilo in Norway, which now cost from £489pp departing on January 26. Accommodation is at the slopeside four-star 2-bedroom Havsdalsgrenda Apartments. The price is based on five sharing and includes flights and transfers.
- Skiweekends is offering 50% savings on lift passes in France’s Three Valleys to the first 200 clients who book weekend breaks. The offer represents a saving of £66 per person. Weekend break packages start at £249 per person, travelling to Brides Les Bains by coach with three ski days and two nights at the Club Hotel Verseau.
- Also available from Skiweekends is a half-term offer of free places for up to three children (under 12) when sharing with two adults in a family room in the French resort of Morzine. Travelling on a coach to the French resort on the February 16, the offer means a family of five is able to travel for £1,218 rather than the full price of £3,045. The deal includes half-board accommodation at the Chalet Club Gourmets.
- French self-catering specialist Pierre & Vacances has reduced the price of a one-bedroom apartment in Belle Plagne, part of the enormous Paradiski area, by £165 to £545 for seven nights, starting on January 19. The 3* Residence Les Gemeaux has been recently renovated.
- The Residence Electra in Avoriaz is a recent addition to the Pierre & Vacances portfolio and the price has recently been reduced by £245 to £699 for seven nights, starting on January 27.
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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