2008 Ski Holidays Price Rocket

A new report shows that a skiing holiday has'The difference in prices between different resorts is
reached it's highest ever price, and it's come at asurprising. We would expect some regional and local
time when the ski industry is trying to turnaround avariance but not to the extent we are seeing for the
drop in bookings last year.2008 ski season in Europe and North America.'
The surprise report shows that the price of a typicalThe lower priced ski countries could see an upswing
ski holiday has risen everywhere in both Europe andin visitors in 2008 - much needed after a poor 2007
Noth America - except for Germany and the Unitedseason in countries like Austria and Andorra. Both
States - with Canadian ski holidays rising in price as acountries are investing in their ski infrastructure and
direct result of the strong Canadian dollar against thebenefitting too from low cost airlines offering more
Euro and British sterling.flights to skiiers.
Pushing prices up for the 2008 skiing season are notSeveral airlines recently announced a plan to
just higher aviation fuel costs and government leviedencourage more trips to ski resorts by opening up
flight taxes, but lift passes, equipment hire and skiadditional routes for travel to European ski resorts.
instructor lessons have all risen faster than inflation.These fly passengers directly to the airports that are
Comparing different ski resorts striking differencesclosest to several of the major skiing destinations for
emerge with ski lift passes costing 90 sterling inmany individuals and families on holiday. For example,
Bulgaria and Romania - but over 240 sterling in Banff,the UK's biggest low cost airline flies passengers on
Canada - nearly treble the cost.holiday into Barcelona, which is the nearest airport to
And private ski lessons also showed great pricethe Andorra skiing resorts.
differentials. Some ski resorts in Romania are offeringIn addition to the flights taking passengers to ski at
lessons for 11 sterling, in Switzerland 35 nut in Banff itAndorra, there are several more flights connecting
gord up to 65, nearly six times the cost of theirskiiers to their favourite ski destinations. Flights from
Romanian counterparts.London, Glasgow, Bristol, Liverpool, Blackpool and
Once the skiing is over for the day the priceNewscastle all connect UK skiiers individuals to their
differences are still as sharp. While a cup of coffee infavourite ski resorts.
Italy is around one Euro, in Norway it is nearer toThe reason airlines have chosen to increase the
three, and for those who prefer alcohol a beer innumber of direct routes they provide to ski resorts
Bulgaria is a pound, but astonishingly over five poundsfor the 2007 winter holiday period is due to the fact
in Norway - and the cost of a meal shows similarbusiness is booming. As of the end of October, one
price differentials.airline had over 2.5 million bookings for individuals and
Commenting upon the report, an Andorra travel guidefamilies wanting their flying services to travel to skiing
who include ski holidays information comments thatdestinations in Europe during the winter of 2008.