 Poster: A snowHead
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i have already started looking at prices for next years ski holiday to see if there are any early booking bargains to be had.Our lad will be twelve when we are planning to go when i type his age in we pay nearly full price for him but when i type in child age eleven we get a free child place.How does the to check child ages i am basically honest but if ican get away with something and save £500 doing it i am prepared to live with feelings of guiltYour knowledge and thoughts on this subject would be appreciated.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| doghead wrote: |
| i am basically honest but if ican get away with something and save £500 doing it i am prepared to live with feelings of guiltYour knowledge and thoughts on this subject would be appreciated. |
Bit of a typo there; should read 'I am basically dishonest providing that I think that I can get away with it ...'. Man up, pay the money or stay at home, are my thoughts, since you ask for them.
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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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| doghead wrote: |
| How does the to check child ages |
everyone has their own passport now, evern children. It has date of birth in there. if yuou book for an 11 year old and turn up with a twelve year old...
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mmmm richmond, has it bang on the nail there for me!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Ricmond I know i am going to have to pay up but this will be the first time i will have paid for the little b******* right in the middle of a period of financial meltdown desperate times require desperate measures and any plan no matter how badly flawed it may be is better than no badly flawed plan at all.
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doghead, You are not the only one suffering in these times, so are the people you are thinking of cheating, no matter who they are.
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| doghead wrote: |
| first time i will have paid for the little b******* |
Is that anyway to refer to your child? 
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doghead, you'll have to pay the full price for him. It will be good practice for when he's 18/19/20, you're subbing him at uni, and he still wants to go skiing with you 
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You would spend the whole lead up worrying about whether it would be noticed that the passport has a different date of birth from the ticket, and worrying about a fraud complaint (at worst) or being denied travel (at best) if it was. Not worth the stress in my book.
I would have thought you might manage to negotiate/charm some type of discount given that there is no difference between the cost of providing a place for an 11 and 12 year old.
I am not sure that your definition of "desperate times" is necessarily the same as other people's given that you can manage the rest of the cost of the holiday!
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Not worth the aggravation... travel by car maybe and hire an apartment direct with the owner?... that way you just divide the overall cost whichever way you see fit.
E.g. we are paying £600 for our apartment - as I see it that is £200 per adult and £100 per child... or you could say £300 per adult and the kids are free. If we were driving the kids would be 'free' as it costs the same in petrol, tunnel, tolls etc whether we have 2 of us in the car or 4?
Christine
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| doghead wrote: |
| Ricmond I know i am going to have to pay up but this will be the first time i will have paid for the little b******* right in the middle of a period of financial meltdown desperate times require desperate measures and any plan no matter how badly flawed it may be is better than no badly flawed plan at all. |
Tell me about it. It certainly stings, but you'll have to get used to it, I'm afraid. DIY is probably the way ahead; it always seems to be cheaper in Europe, given that last minutes are out of the frame.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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there's no such thing as a free lunch, or a free child. You pay, somewhere along the line. As others have suggested, drive a car down, rent an apartment, and you pay the same, whether you are a party of 2, 3 or 4. Or 5, if you have a big enough car.
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| pam w wrote: |
| there's no such thing as a free lunch, or a free child. You pay, somewhere along the line. |
That's what I thought until we booked our trip in April last year with a "free" place. We are off to Zell am See in 2 weeks time - yippee! I checked what the same booking would cost now and, sure enough, we would have to pay another £600 if we booked today.
So a place might well be free for the recipient, although everyone else pays collectively for it at the end of the day of course!
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You know it makes sense.
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Hi
The best thing is not to go on a package. Book the low cost flight and then accomodation and transfer ( although 1 week car rental is cheaper at only € 149 inclusive of winter tyres and insurance ) . It really is That simple. Our apartments are based on occupancy so for example 2 persons in an apartment with third person sharing is € 12 per night extra. From March 14th children get a free ski pass.
Do not risk changing the age as you could get to the airport and be denied boarding , and loose what you paid. You would be in contravention of the booking conditions, and there would be no chance to offer and cough up the extra money at the airport as they have nothing to do with the sales.
Best find an affordable alternative in the first place. 
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