Holiday News - Direct

Ski resorts across Europe are popular with many UK tourists, with their fantastic views of mountain ranges, ski runs and log cabins it is no wonder visitors return every year.
Switzerland is one of the most fabulous resorts to go skiing, especially the most popular destination: Verbier.
For intermediate and advanced skiers off piste skiing is the […]

Winter 2009-10 ski season is almost near and with Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland preparing to open in the first few weeks of October.
Many glaciers are opening earlier than planned as snowfall has unexpectedly fallen heavier than in previous years.
Tignes in France is due to open 26th September for this season and is […]

Here is the latest update of summer ski news from Ski-Direct.co.uk for European resorts:
The French ski slopes will re-open for summer on June 13th 2009, commencing with Les Deux Alpes, followed by Tignes and Val d’Isere.
In Italy Val Senales opens 13th June 2009, whilst Passo Stelvio re-opened last week for summer skiing, Presensa Glacier above […]

The latest news on ski resorts and destinations around the world:
Ski season begins 5 weeks early in Southern hemisphere due to early snowfall, with Australia’s mount Buller running ski lifts after 35cm snowfall.
New Zealand’s first tracks of the season were laid last weekend where Mount Hutt opened, with many enthusiastic skiers. Snowfall fell at […]

Skiing in the US resort of Telluride (Colorado) is one of the most exclusive ski resorts in the world; it’s the resort where you can rub shoulders with celebrities like Tom Cruise and Jerry Seinfeld.
The resort of Telluride was a mining village, and looks nothing like a ski destination. The town is based in […]

Later this year Bulgaria will launch into rural and eco-tourism, their new caption will be “The nature welcomes you”. The launch of such a specific area of tourism has come into play as travel and tourism is currently suffering in the recession.
The Bulgarian tourist board are introducing the initiative in order to […]

Many families will be heading off to holiday in half term week, whether it’s a sun holiday or a ski holiday. Ski holidays are very popular this time of year as its half way through the season, although prices sometimes rise as demand increases.
The most popular ski destinations at half term are Austria, France […]

Cheap holiday deals and heavy snowfall has meant Ski Resorts across Europe are getting busier than previously anticipated. Last minute ski and snowboard fans are hitting the piste while accommodation is cut-price and amazing deals can be obtained.
The recession has caused lodgings and hotels to cut prices in order to gain some capital this […]

According to a recent report by the prestigious Italian Touring Club Study Centre the Alta Badia region of the Alps is the best ski resort in Europe.
Alta Badia is comprised of five stunning ski villages, including Colfosco, Corvara, La Vila and San Cassiano. The survey involved 111 Alpine ski resorts and looked at all the […]

Traditionally skiing holidays have been thought of as one of the more expensive types of holiday, but recent research has shown that there are some excellent skiing destinations in Eastern Europe offering great value accommodation and a fabulous ski experience.
Bulgaria’s increasingly popular ski resorts of Bansko, Borovets and Pamprovo offer great, low-cost deals on ski […]

The “SkiWelt- Kitzbüheler Alpen” ski resort in Tirol, Austria is to unveil a revolutionary news solar powered ski lift which will come into service for the coming ski season.
The solar powered conveyer belt and T-bar style lift will take skiers and snowboarders from near the swimming lake at Brixen up to a new 8-seater cableway. […]

The Association of SnowSports Countries (ASC) is planning to offer free skiing across 46 resorts in some of the most popular skiing resorts in Andorra, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Norway and Switzerland.
This one-off offer is open to 1000 genuine first time skiers, for one week only beginning either on the 17th or the 24th […]

A new ski pass has been launched, allowing access to 10 ski resorts run by “’La Compagnie des Alpes Domaines Skiables”.

As the ski season 2008/09 looms near, airlines are launching their flight routes and schedules to the ski resorts across Europe.