“Travel Agents looking to boost their 2023 commissions should look no further than the Alps in December”, says Ski Beat, who sell around half of their ski chalet holidays through agents.
“Metres of snow have fallen in the last few weeks, ski conditions are excellent, French resorts are festive and snowy, and many are offering similar attractions to Santa’s usual North Pole home, with Christmas markets, festive lights and events, Elf shows and Santa workshops. Coupled with shorter flights, keener prices, and departures out of term time on both 16th and 23rd December, families looking for a quick getaway, for either Santa or ski, should look no further than the Alps.”
Ski Beat has week’s stay in a traditional, Alpine ski chalet, with chalet hosts to cook and cater for the Christmas week for £1026pp, was £1326pp, saving £300pp, departing on 23rd December and including return LGW or MAN flights, transfers, cooked or continental breakfast, afternoon tea with home made cakes, and three course evening meals with unlimited wine, plus a festive four course dinner on Christmas Day. www.skibeat.co.uk/deals and 01273 855100.
Here are some of the highlights of France’s answer to Santa’s North Pole home.
Photo credit : Val d’Isere Tourisme
La Rosiere – Santa & his elves, ugly sweater competition and Christmas skiing, saving £300pp
Departing on 23rd December, Ski Beat has a week’s Christmas ski chalet holiday in La Rosiere 1850, where parades, Santa’s arrival, snowman and ugly sweater contests, igloo building and face painting are part of the resort’s four day Christmas fest.
Spend Christmas week in La Rosiere for £1026pp, was £1326pp, saving £300pp, based on two sharing an ensuite room in the cosy, homely Chalet Les Grandes Alpes and including chalet hosts to clean, cater and prepare and continental breakfasts, afternoon tea, three course evening meals with wine, a festive four course Christmas Day dinner, with return flights from Gatwick and Manchester (£1036pp), and airport to resort transfers. Skibeat.co.uk, 01273 855100.
Photo credit : La Rosiere Tourisme
Val d’Isere – skiing Santa, dancing with Elves, Santa parade and Santa‘s Sons hit the drums
The glitz and glamour of Val d’Isere takes a festive turn as the town turns itself into a Christmas wonderland from 23 – 29 December. Santa skis into the resort on Christmas Eve, his Elves sing, dance and parade and `Santa’s Sons’ bang the drums on Christmas Day.
Arrive in Val d’Isere on 23rd December to welcome canapes and aperitifs at Chalet Cristal, where chalet hosts will have decorated the tree and chalet and got Christmas totally under control. A week’s stay costs £1606pp, including cooked and continental breakfasts, three course evening meals with wine, a festive four course Christmas Day dinner, home cooked cakes with afternoon tea, return flights from Gatwick and Manchester (£1616pp), and airport to resort transfers. Skibeat.co.uk, 01273 855100.
Photo credit : Val d’Isere Tourisme
La Plagne – Christmas market, Santa’s workshop, parades and shows, saving £300pp
Spend Christmas in snowy La Plagne, with its traditional Christmas market, elf parade, Santa’s workshop, festively lit atmosphere, competitions and parties, and vast ski area.
Departing on 23rd December, Ski Beat has a week’s stay in La Plagne for £1092pp, was £1392pp, saving £300pp, based on two sharing an ensuite room at the cosy Chalet Arpette, with cooked and continental breakfasts, three course evening meals with wine, a festive four course Christmas Day dinner, home cooked cakes with afternoon tea, return flights from Gatwick and Manchester (£1102pp), and airport to resort transfers. Skibeat.co.uk, 01273 855100.
Val Thorens – Santa, Christmas torchlight descent, fireworks, saving £300pp
Father Christmas will be in Val Thorens over Christmas, where the resort is celebrating the festive season from 24th – 29th December, with fireworks, concerts, a torchlight descent, a `Voyage to the North Pole’ and magic show for younger children.
Christmas week in Val Thorens costs £1343pp with Ski Beat, was £1643pp, saving £300pp, based on two sharing an ensuite room at the charming Chalet Caribou, where high altitude meets high standards. The price includes chalet hosts to clean, cater and prepare cooked and continental breakfasts, three course evening meals with wine, a festive four course Christmas Day dinner, home cooked cakes with afternoon tea, and return flights from Gatwick and Manchester (£1353pp), and airport to resort transfers. Skibeat.co.uk, 01273 855100.