Zermatt Lodge available last minute at 20% off

Possibly one of the most luxurious chalet apartments in Zermatt and quite unique. A five bedroom luxury attic lodge taking up the whole of the top floor (320 square meters) of a new chalet located in the centre of the village with a splendid Matterhorn vista. The Lodge features a terrace jacuzzi hot-tub with a view of the Matterhorn, its own sauna/steam bath, two wood fires, stylish interior design, computer with wireless broadband, surround sound, flat screen TV, DVD and a full suite of services to match.

The Zermatt Lodge is now being discounted by 20% for any arrivals between now and 13th March 2011. To find out more call the team on +44 (0) 1865 398130.

Fantastic Half Term Offers

With a promising set of snow forecasts across all resorts for this week. Things are looking good for a great half term holiday period across the Alps. If you are still thinking of getting out to the snow then please give us a call for come excellent last minute offers on full chalets. We have a number of properties currently offering outstanding value for next week:

Chalet available for 20th February – Chalet Boréale (below) in Meribel 10 + 2 guests, the brochure price £36,500 reduced to £19,500.

We can also offer Five Roses, Verbier (below) for CHF 20,000 on a self catered basis from the 20th – 27th of February giving a CHF 6,000+ discount on the catered rate.

And finally, Chalet Razzie, Courchevel 1850 (below) is down from €55,000 to €35,500 for next week!!

Please contact one of the team on 01865 398 130 or go to our website for more information and last minute discounts on these stunning properties.

Late ski offers still available in the Alps!

As the holiday period looms on the horizon we have some excellent late offers:

• 12th March – Chalet Killy, Val d’Isere, down to £795 from £845

• Last two rooms in Virage, Meribel, for 20th February. The prices is now £1200 per adult and £799 per child (up to 12 years).

• Thinking about February in Zermatt? Where the 20% discount still stands and includes the following chalets for any week apart from the 20th February: Gemini, Castor, Pollux, Carmen (pictured above).

Please contact one of the team on 01865 398 130 for more information and last minute discounts on any of these stunning properties.

Great conditions in Klosters!

Last minute availability for the 2nd January week.

With excellent snow across the Alps we still have a few chalet left for the week from the 2nd -9th January:

La Dranse (sleeping 6 adults 2 children), central Verbier, 2nd Jan to 9th Jan, catered CHF20000 (reduced from CHF23250), self catered CHF12500 (reduced from CHF15650)

Skye (sleeping 10), close to Medran, 2nd to 9th Jan, catered CHF20,000 (reduced from CHF30000), self catered CHF15000 (reduced from CHF20800)

For these and many more great offers, visit Oxford Ski or call us on +44 (0) 1865 398130.

Reduced transfer times for Val d’Isere chalets

Meribel Ski area updated for the 2010/11 season.

Beginner skiers and snowboarders will be able to take advantage of improvements being made to the Altiport area (Meribel’s designated area for beginner skiers/boarders) which include a new ‘cool moon’ quiet piste and a wooded nature trail piste for children learning to ski. The Doron Zen area above Mottaret is also being made gentler to make it easier and more fun for beginners.

Other changes include an overhaul of the Plattieres Snowpark to make it more accessible to skiers and boarders of all levels and upgrades to the blue (beginner’s) freestyle course at the Moonpark which is being enlarged and new obstacles added.

More experienced skiers will benefit from the improvement to the Cote Brune chairlift which will have an increased capacity of 15% next season making it quicker to get to the higher altitude slopes in the Meribel Valley as well as over to the pistes in Val Thorens. New snow fences (which accumulate the snow) will improve the snow conditions on the Campagnol and Venturon pistes whilst the middle section of the Lac de Chambre piste (coming back from Val Thorens) is also being enhanced.

Improvements will be noticeable in neighbouring Courchevel and include the installation of new snow cannons ensuring that guests can enjoy the tree-lined runs down to La Tania all season long, as well as upgrades to the Family Park and redevelopment of the Women’s World Cup course ready for the race on 21 December.

View some of our fantastic luxury properties in Meribel.

Free ride world tour visits three of Oxford Ski’s European resorts:

The best freeriders on the planet will have two extra opportunities to prove themselves next season, as the Freeride World Tour is expanding from four dates to six.

For the male riders, the first stop on the Tour will be Chamonix on 22nd January. St Moritz is a new addition, on 29th January. The Freeride World Tour finals take place at the Nissan Xtreme Verbier by Swatch on 19th March.

Why not check out Oxford Ski’s properties in these three world-class resorts – www.oxfordski.com

Peak Date Availability

Demand often outstrips supply for Christmas, New Year, February Half Term and Easter, however, below are some chalets still currently available for these peak dates of the season.

Christmas (departing Sun 19th December)
» Chalet Hermine, Courchevel 1850 – £32,500 with exclusive use
» Chesa Falcun, Klosters  - CHF 60,700 with exclusive use
» Summit View Lugano, La Plagne  - £1,099 pp with flights & transfers
» Chalet du Vallon, Meribel  - EUR 12,000 with exclusive use
» Chalet Chloe, Saas Fee  - CHF 19,780 with exclusive use
» Chalet Getrud Gabl, St. Anton  - EUR 1,195 per person
» Chalet de la Cloche, Tignes – £30,000 with exclusive use
» Chalet La Bergerie, Val d’Isere  - £20,950 with exclusive use

New Year (departing Sun 26th December)
» Club Chateau, Alpe d’Huez  - £1,660 per person with flights & transfers
» Chalet Amazon Creek, Chamonix  - £29,500 with exclusive use
» Chalet Marmotte, Courchevel 1650 – EUR 23,000 with exclusive use
» Ferme de Moudon, Les gets – £34,385 with exclusive use
» Chalet Bonnehomme des Neiges, Meribel – £41,500 with exclusive use
» Chalet du Pre, Morzine  - £1,550 per person with flights & transfers
» Haus Jessica, Saas Fee – £14,080 with exclusive use
» Chalet Valpierre, Val d’Isere – EUR 35,400 with exclusive use

February Half Term (departing Sun 20th February)
» Zermatt Lodge, Zermatt  - CHF 37,070 with exclusive use
» Chalet Bebour, Verbier – £11,500 with exclusive use
» Chalet Davos, Val d’Isere – £2,287 per person with flights & transfers
» Chalet Chesetta, St. Mortiz – CHF 70,000 with exclusive use
» Chalet Floralie, St. Martin de Belleville – £1,500 per person based on 16
» Montana Lodge, Morzine – £1,759 per person with flights & transfers
» Chalet Chopine, Meribel – £22,500 with exclusive use

New BA app offers mobile boarding passes

Available on iTunes from 19 July, the free BA2go app aims to make getting your flight information even easier

The BA2go app for the iPhone is free to download from iTunes.

Currently available for the iPhone, the free “BA2go” app from British Airways offers mobile boarding passes which can be scanned at check-in to passengers who are members of the BA Executive Club – a service which is free to join online.

The app is also free to download for passengers who are not members of the Executive Club who can access improved flight information, travel news, FAQs, a Twitter news feed and the ba.com mobile website all direct from their iPhone.

“Mobility and convenience is key for our customers” commented BA Head of Digital Marketing Chris Davies. “The Mobile Boarding Pass feature for Executive Club iPhone users will be especially welcome for those customers unable to print off their own boarding cards when returning from overseas”.

The mobile boarding pass functionality is being rolled out on both UK and international flights. A version of the app for Google Android and Blackberry devices will also be available in July 2010.