Poster: A snowHead
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We are looking to book for Xmas - going out on 20th Dec for a week - preferably from Birmingham Airport.
How late should we leave it to book - we want to hold out for a deal but not hold out too long and miss out all together Looking to go catered chalet.......it is such a gamble - do we cave in now or wait a couple of weeks?
Also, which are the best deal websites - apart from Iglu (which I always find dearer than eveyone else) ,Fast Track and Ifyouski???
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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bottleofbolly,
Best thing is to find something you like on iglu or other 'broker' site ; then search for the 'accomodation' on google which will hopefully locate the 'original' holiday provide ( & possibly a bit cheaper).
I would hang on a few weeks.........xmas week usually doesnt fill up till late; guess most people want to be home for xmas day................couldnt persuade my lot to go away that week & couldnt afford the new year week
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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bottleofbolly, Let us have a bit more info, ie numbers, and make up of party. We can then see what we can offer you at Le Morzenettaz, in Morzine.
Not promising that we can help, but worth a look.
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Hi - just 2 of us - looking for a twin room in a catered chalet 20th Dec from Birmingham for 1 week - thanks for looking for me x
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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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Firstly - most travel operators run sat to sat - so the departures are going out on the 19th Dec
My advice
the later you leave it the worse it gets
the accommodation is usually the pits, because by choice nobody wanted it and other better but cheaper options were already snapped up ages ago
and actually you don't save any money at all - you just get less choice of accommodation, resorts and miles from the lifts
my friend left it to the last minute to book to go whistler for xmas as couple of years back and the price had doubled and he had to stay in a hotel about 3 miles from the resort in the middle of nowhere
really mate - you are not gonna get anything good leaving last minute and let's put it this way, everything - I mean everything (every room, flight, etc) will be booked at xmas - I think the flights are the problem - there are only so many seats and when they're gone, there are no more
I book xmas in July - it is actually cheaper and even then the best choices are already gone.
Also you have to be particular where you book at xmas - there is not going to be much snow (and melting) below 1800m - and definitely in trouble by 1600m - if you look at the piste maps and see where the top and bottom of the runs are - you need to be getting the bottoms of most runs above 1800m. if you leave it to last minute, only the resorts that are not snow sure will be available - so you'll be packed to go skiing and no blummen snow to ski on
trust me I go every xmas and new year
look at the follow high resorts - as a clue
Tignes, val claret, val d'sere
Alpe D'huez
Chamonix
St Anton
la plagne villages / les arcs
Zermatt
Verbier
Saas Fee
Les deux alpes
Sestriere
3 Vallees but pick upper towns - even here has had no snow about 4 years ago
good luck
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bottleofbolly, Will get Nina to PM you tomorrow with what we can offer.
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