Poster: A snowHead
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Just received a letter to say that Handmade Hols has been taken over by Skitopia. They say we have 2 weeks to cancel our booking for christmas, if we wish to.
I have never heard of Skitopia. Looking at their website, they seem to be a kids'club.
Any comments anyone?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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No, sorry, but welcome to snowHeads, RobertC! It's generally quiet at the weekends here. I've just popped in for a quick peek whilst eating a sandwich. Most of the activity here is in working hours I'm sure you'll get plenty of comments come Monday morning, though!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I have never heard of Skitopia though it's quite a nifty name, isn't it. If they're going to continue with the Handmade programme and presuming they are fully bonded, etc, I'd be inclined to keep my booking and not rock the boat.
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Thanks.
Surprisingly, they have not provided any information about their plans. Just an offhand take-it-or-leave-it, which I suspect is a regulatory requirement.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I was thinking of going with them last year to montgenevre. I mentioned this to the boss of Ski Miquel to see if he could offer us a deal anywhere near what they were offering. He was rather derogatory to say the least, but then they are competitors.
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Went with Skitopia to Alpe d'Huez last year....they were excellent...not to mention one of the best bargain holidays we've ever had! (£299 catered including lift pass, ski & boot hire and free beer!). Reps & chalet staff were all helpful and happy, food was good and chalet wine was even drinkable! Small company with a limited range of resorts and accommodation but we were very pleased overall. Not a kid in sight so if they do do school groups they must keep the two operations separate.
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RobertC, the Hand Made Holidays web site produces a pop up news flash when you enter the snow section which says they have teamed up with Skitopia to give even more choice. 'Teamed up with' is not necessarily the same thing as being taken over by ????? But the phone number is the same. Has that changed ??
I thought I saw an ABTA bond on the TJM site but I can't find it now.
Whatever, you've got a glowing recommendation from homphomp
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Thanks everyone. No bad news yet! The letter from Skitopia just says they "have now taken over future operations of the HH ski programme".
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