In Part Due to the Credit Crunch a Lot of Skiing Operators Will Be Cutting Their Number of Luxury Catered Chalets

Because of the recession ski occupancies fell last season.

In spite of cracking early bookings coupled with great skiing.

These reductions in no.s comes after 7 years of growth within the skiing industry, and the number of vacationers fell from 1.05 million in 2008/9 to less than a million last ski season.

Perhaps due to holiday makers giving the season a miss, while additional snowboarders who’d generally have two ski vacations, only had the one.

The independent travel sector fell by 15% and a handful budget airlines reducing the amount of their routes to some airports.

Moreover tour operators also saw their numbers reducing by about the same amount.

Nonetheless, the top six tour operators market share stayed at just over a healthy 70% and skiing holidays France retained its position as the favourite ski destination with around 37% of the market.

Due to this several large tour operators cut down the no. of luxury catered chalets they operate this year.

The catered chalet markets will surely witness a fall in clients as a luxury catered chalet costs more with regards to chefs and lease if it is empty.

It seems unlikely that we shall benefit from the special offers which were on the market last season.

Costs are probably going to to augment, prices are unlikely to go up substantially.