Travel & Holiday

Flights, ferries, and Eurostar trains are being disrupted by another general strike in France this weekend. UPDATED

Industrial action in France is disrupting skiers & snowboarders trying to get to and from the Alps this weekend.

Finnair has just started flying direct from Helsinki to Sapporo and has announced it will be year-round not just for winter.

Finnair has just started flying direct from Helsinki to Sapporo and has announced it will be year-round not just for winter.

Skiers booked on this winter’s first Eurostar train service direct to the French Alps will miss a day on the slopes after timetable changes.

Check out some of the smaller and less well-known resorts. You may be surprised by what is on offer…

Bulgaria offers the best value with some Italian resorts not far behind. It comes as prices rise in 80% of resorts surveyed.

You can get from the Austrian airport of Klagenfurt to your hotel in Schladming or Nassfeld for free – saving £170.

The short break specialist, Ski Weekender, has a few places left. There will also be no Single Supplement over Xmas.

The Ikon pass gives access to 41 resorts across the world. There are two weeks left to save £100+ for this season.

Plans to force cars to fit winter tyres or carry snow chains on certain mountain roads will not be in force this winter.

This season hasn’t even started but the company has already laid its plans for next winter. Prices remain the same.

It can work out much cheaper plus there is no weight or luggage restrictions. We hear from Erna Low.

Ski Solutions is one of the most respected UK ski agents and once again it has new products and holidays for next winter.

This season hasn’t even started and yet the UK’s largest tour operator has started selling holidays for the following winter.

Ski Safari is living up to its name and offering a week in Norway taking in the ski resorts of Hafjell and Kvitfjell.

If you want to be at home for Xmas and New Year with a ski in between then step forward Ski Weekender.

Do you want to reduce your carbon footprint and save some money too? Perhaps travelling by coach to the Alps is the answer.

Balkan Holidays expands its ‘City and Ski’ option with time in Sofia after skiing its surrounding ski areas.

That’s the claim from a UK snowsports travel agent and is backed up by our observations here at PlanetSKI.

Kvitfjell and Hafjell are added to its winter programme. PlanetSKI reports.

Inghams celebrates its 85th birthday and is gearing up for Winter 2019/20 with a range of new product, catering changes and great offers available.

UCPA is running the trips away from its home in France to the north of Norway around Tromsø& the Lyngen Alps.

Take a look at Decathlon’s new children’s ski range and kit out your little ones at the best possible prices.

Norway has seen a sharp rise in people visiting in recent years. Why? It’s a winter experience like no other.

Bansko in Bulgaria regains top spot for cheapest family skiing but Italian resorts rate best for value overall.

Fake websites selling non-existent ski holidays are up and running. This year the scams are more elaborate than ever.

Here to bring you early ski holiday deals and discounts for next season. Take your pick of holidays and Book now to save money: ROLLING

Esprit Ski is offering discounts on Baby & Toddler weeks, free ski & boot rental, lift pass offers and other family savings.

Independent rail-to-resort guide from our friends over at Snowcarbon explains how to book.

Is it the most luxurious accomodation in the Alps? Les Airelles is in the Jardin Alpin, the most elegant area of Courchevel 1850. NEW

The UK’s largest ski tour operator has launched a campaign to inspire skiers as the season gets closer.

He’s waiting for you and your children in Lapland. But you’ll have to hurry as spaces are filling up.

Emma Lewis and family head north to Ruka, in Finland’s Lapland for skiing and other snowsports fun. Read more about her adventure in the Arctic circle.