What to pack for a ski holiday
One of the biggest mistakes skiers make is taking too much luggage, but what should your clients be packing? We asked ski chalet holiday specialist Ski Beat to share its top tips.
"Dragging a heavy case is hard work in an airport, let alone a snowy ski resort where high altitude can make it twice as hard," says Ski Beat’s sales and marketing director Laura Hazell.
"The main things skiers should focus on are warm, protective outer and under clothes, eye and skin protection and comfortable clothes for evenings in front of the fire. Heels, formal wear, heavy make-up bags and bottles of toiletries should be left at home, while expensive rings and other jewellery can too easily slip off in the snow. On the other hand, comfy slippers, a plug bank with an international plug adapter, phone chargers and eye protection are essential ‘must packs’."
Here is Ski Beat’s top tips of what to pack, what not to pack and what not to leave behind. Please share it with your ski clients.
Top five ski holiday essentials
Slippers
Plug bank with an international adaptor
Comfy clothes for evenings by the fire
Waterproof mobile phone casing
Ski socks
Top five things to leave at home
Heeled shoes or boots
Formal wear
Heavy toiletries and make-up
Tea bags
Expensive jewellery
Top five most forgotten items to pack
Phone charger
Adapter for international sockets
Sun cream
Sunglasses and eye protection
Swimming costumes (for saunas, hot tubs and pools)
Top five items left behind in ski chalets
Mobile phones and chargers
Soft toys
Gloves and socks
Passports
Plug adapters
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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