Winter 2016 may only just have started, but the UK’s largest winter-sports holiday tour operator, Crystal, have today launched their 2016/17 programme for the winter AFTER this.
Although the company doesn’t make its big news announcements for the following season until the summer, it has said it will be adding the Lapland ski areas of Levi and Yllas to its programme in 2016/17.
Due to Christmas falling on a Sunday in 2016, in the run-up to Christmas and New Year, Crystal say they’ll be switching their Sunday flights to selected resorts to leave on Tuesdays, giving customers a seven-day ski holiday and the benefit of still being able to ski on Christmas Day. Only resorts in Andorra, Finland, Norway and some in Eastern France and Western Italy accessed from Turin airport are affected as most resorts are served with Saturday flights.
What’s more, for those who prefer a five-day break, they’ll be flying out on Tuesday 3 January and returning Sunday 8 January when normal Sunday flights will resume.
Please note, only some resorts are affected as the majority of their flight programme is based on Saturday departures.
(Very) early booking offers for 2016/17 announced include two-for-one ski/board hire or carriage offer, saving up to £184 (based on advanced ski rentals in Courchevel), and a two-for-one lift pass offer, saving up to £598 (based on a 13-day lift pass in Tremblant) if you book before 30 March 2016.
Hotel credit is back. Book one of Crystal’s selected hotels by 28 September 2016, and you’ll get up to €100pp.
There’s also £100 off Crystal childcare at selected Pepi Penguin and Whizz Kids clubs (children aged six months to 11 years) when booking before 27 April 2016 in selected accommodation in France, Austria and Claviere (Italy) as well as free child places on every departure date.
Lift passes are included in packages to La Clusaz, Valloire, Chamrousse and Engelberg and Crystal Ski Plus packages, which cost from £435pp but include local lift pass and ski/board hire or ski carriage as well as the usual flights, transfers and accommodation and back and must be booked by 30 November 2016.
Crystal operate to over 130 resorts in 13 countries in Europe and North America, with departures from 21 UK airports and St Pancras and Ashford stations as well as numerous ferry points.
2017 prices start at £335pp (based on four sharing) for a week’s self-catering at the Résidence Sunotel in Les Carroz, France, departing on 7 or 14 January 2017 from Gatwick including airport transfers. crystalski.co.uk
