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Inspiring Travel launches ski range in Europe and North America


Inspiring Travel has added a ski portfolio to its programme, with hotels, chalets and lodges available in more than 20 resorts in Europe, alongside options in Canada and the US. The luxury specialist will


mark the launch with two agent training events next month: the first will be at the Chill Factore,


Crystal Ski offers £100 deposits and boosts Snow Promise


Crystal Ski Holidays’ winter 2024-25 programme has been released with a low deposit offer of £100 per person across all destinations. The Tui-owned operator


features more than 120 resorts in 14 countries across Europe, North America and Japan. The company has also


recently introduced a more flexible Crystal Snow Promise for customers. It now allows all customers


who book before November 30 to change their holiday before they travel fee-free if fewer than 10% of runs are open in the ski area to which they are travelling. Customers can upgrade to the


Crystal Snow Promise Extra for £25 per person, which provides more flexibility with fee-free changes if fewer than 50% of runs are open at the client’s resort. crystalski.co.uk


Inghams Ski offers extra rail packages to reduce emissions


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Inghams Ski has introduced additional rail packages as part of efforts to tackle carbon emissions produced by winter sports holidays. Train travel is being offered via Eurostar from


London St Pancras with changes en route to France, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, covering 22 resorts. The initiative comes after Inghams identified


that 59% of carbon released on an average holiday comes from customer flights. With most destinations being short-haul from the


UK, the operator saw how rail travel could boost its drive to halve carbon emissions by 2030. A seven-night half-board holiday at Hotel Butterfly


in Zermatt, Switzerland, costs from £1,499, departing December 16. It includes all rail travel, accommodation and transfers, based on two adults sharing. Trains depart from London at 06.31 and arrive in Zermatt


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at 18.51. The same holiday with flights from Gatwick costs £1,489 and would take one hour and 40 minutes, plus about eight hours for check-in, transfers, wait times and four-hour train journey from Geneva to Zermatt. Senior sustainability officer Krissy Roe said: “Flights


make up the largest slice of the pie when it comes to our holidays’ carbon footprint and it’s one of the fastest- growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. “That’s why we’re determined to make it as easy


as possible for customers to choose to travel to our resorts by train instead of plane. To be able to offer a lower-carbon alternative that is convenient and competitive on price is very exciting, and travelling through, rather than above, these European landscapes is going to be a big part of the future of travel. “We are already seeing the effects of temperature


changes on our mountain environments. We must act collectively now to reduce our emissions.” inghams.co.uk


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Manchester, on October 5, and the second will take place either at the operator’s head office in Chester or via Zoom on October 6. Agents taking part have the


chance to win a ski holiday. The portfolio includes France,


Switzerland, Austria and Italy. Seven nights at the Four Seasons Hotel Megève in France is on sale


for £6,589, based on two adults sharing, with easyJet flights from Gatwick on January 12, 2024. Managing director Lisa Smith


said: “To launch ski holidays is a major addition for the Inspiring Travel brand. We can now provide the very best winter holidays.” agencysales@itc-uk.com inspiringtravel.co.uk


Four Seasons Hotel Megève


Inghams is offering rail trips to 22 European ski resorts


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