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Although many of our resorts and most of the
accommodation we have personally selected are not
featured by any other UK tour operator, we have found
the odd apartment residence in some of the larger
tour operator brochures.
A few interesting price comparisons:
Crystal 2007/08 Preview Edition
Saint-Sorlin, Les Sybelles
Apartments
1 Bedroom Alcove apartment sleeping 5/6
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Crystal with flight per pers
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Crystal with Eurotunnel per pers
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Crystal with Eurotunnel per party of 5
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Peak Retreats* with Eurotunnel** per party
of 5
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Saving
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22/12
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£464
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£337
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£1,685
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£538
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£1,147
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16/02
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£498
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£371
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£1, 855
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£955
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£900
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19/01
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£328
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£201
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£1,005
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£395
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£610
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* local tourist tax not included (about £22 for
6 people)
** Inclusive of FlexiPlus
Valloire, Les
Valmonts
1 Bedroom alcove apartment sleeping 6
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Crystal with flight per pers
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Crystal with Eurotunnel per pers
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Crystal with Eurotunnel per party of 5
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Peak Retreats* with Eurotunnel** per party
of 5
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Saving
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22/12
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£520
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£393
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£1,965
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£899
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£1,066
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16/02
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£610
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£483
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£2,415
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£1124
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£1,291
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19/01
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£356
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£229
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£1,145
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£572
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£573
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* local tourist tax not included (about £20 for
6 people)
** Inclusive of FlexiPlus
Peisey-Vallandry (Les Arcs),
L’Arollaie
1 Bedroom alcove apartment sleeping 6
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Crystal with flight per pers
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Crystal with Eurotunnel per pers
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Crystal with Eurotunnel per party of 5
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Peak Retreats* with Eurotunnel** per party
of 5
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Saving
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22/12
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£554
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£427
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£2,135
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£1,120
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£1,015
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16/02
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£634
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£507
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£2,535
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£1,421
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£1,114
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19/01
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£420
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£293
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£1,465
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£699
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£766
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* local tourist tax not included (about £30 for
6 people)
** Inclusive of FlexiPlus
Argentiere, Le Cristal
Apartments
1 Bedroom alcove apartment sleeping 5
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Crystal with flight per pers
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Crystal with Eurotunnel per pers
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Crystal with Eurotunnel per party of 5
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Peak Retreats* with Eurotunnel** per party
of 5
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Saving
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22/12
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£539
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£412
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£2,060
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£983
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£1,077
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16/02
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£585
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£458
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£2,290
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£1,117
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£1,173
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19/01
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£384
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£257
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£1,285
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£583
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£702
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* local tourist tax not included (about £45 for
6 people)
** Inclusive of FlexiPlus
Thomson Ski 2007-2008 Online
(No online discounts were included)
Les Deux Alpes, Le Prince des
Ecrins Apartments
1 Bedroom apartment sleeping 4
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Thomson with flight per pers
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Thomson with Eurotunnel per pers
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Thomson with Eurotunnel per party of 4
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Peak Retreats* with Eurotunnel per party of
4
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Saving
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22/12
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£449
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£319
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£1,276
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£751
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£525
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16/02
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£519
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£389
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£1,556
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£874
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£682
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19/01
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£325
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£195
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£780
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£498
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£282
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Inghams 07/08 2nd Edition
Chamonix, Les
Aiglons
Twin/Double room for 2 people
(B&B)
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Inghams with flight per pers
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Inghams with Eurotunnel per pers
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Inghams with Eurotunnel per party of 2
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Peak Retreats* with Eurotunnel per party of
2
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Saving
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22/12
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£760
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£651
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£1,302
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£794
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£508
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09/02
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£939
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£830
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£1,660
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£864
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£796
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19/01
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£639
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£530
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£1,060
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£794
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£266
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** Inclusive of FlexiPlus
Chamonix, La
Ginabelle
2 Bedroom apartment sleeping 5/6
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Inghams with flight per pers
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Inghams with Eurotunnel per pers
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Inghams with Eurotunnel per party of 5
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Peak Retreats* with Eurotunnel per party of
5
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Saving
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22/12
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£492
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£349
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£1,741
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£1,350
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£391
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09/02
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£574
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£434
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£2,171
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£1,537
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£634
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19/01
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£405
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£266
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£1,326
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£793
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£533
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* local tourist tax not included (about £38 for
5 people)
** Inclusive of FlexiPlus
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How about special offers then?
Well no we don’t have systematic misleading
special offers, as we prefer not to inflate our
prices artificially in order to allow for any
discount or free pen type of offer.
How do we do it?
We don’t employ local representatives, as we do
not feel that you will find them necessary. Instead
we rely on our French partners to ensure that your
stay is as enjoyable as it should be.
We don’t sell through high street travel agents
who demand high levels of commission for what often
turns out to be poor service.
As a small specialist operator we do not pre-buy
wholesale chalet beds or airline seats, which means
that you only pay for your holiday and not the empty
space that larger operators inevitably incur.
We work in France all year round and have very
successful relations with our French suppliers, which
mean that we can secure the best prices for our
clients and that we do not have to rely on the winter
months as a source of income.
We don’t have huge overheads and we don’t
have institutional shareholders who demand high
levels of profits.
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