Tour ops - who uses which ones?

Just think...one of those kids could be one of us. Not me, we weren't in 'colours' :(
Is this more 80's?

Dids1 wrote:Just think...one of those kids could be one of us. Not me, we weren't in 'colours' :(
Is this more 80's?

I think you may be right ...... 1980's 8)

As you will see from my previous posts I have only skied for the last 4 years and have used Mark Warner (but not brochure prices) every time.

We now travel in an ever increasing group (16 next trip) of experienced skiers and the impression I get is that I have been spolied by the overall service.

In/out sking (L2A), proximity to ski school, accomodation and food has been great. The ski hosting is also great for me with little experience of the mountains or pistes.

We have been looking for an alternative to MW or a second trip including chalets etc but no-one else seems to offer the equivalent all round package from Scotland/North and knowing only one way am cautious about trying someone new especially skiing with kids........comments?

snowplough wrote:As you will see from my previous posts I have only skied for the last 4 years and have used Mark Warner (but not brochure prices) every time.

We now travel in an ever increasing group (16 next trip) of experienced skiers and the impression I get is that I have been spolied by the overall service.

In/out sking (L2A), proximity to ski school, accomodation and food has been great. The ski hosting is also great for me with little experience of the mountains or pistes.

We have been looking for an alternative to MW or a second trip including chalets etc but no-one else seems to offer the equivalent all round package from Scotland/North and knowing only one way am cautious about trying someone new especially skiing with kids........comments?

Why change if your happy with their service :shock:

Probably the best company I've been with in 35 years-plus! If you like Mark Warner stick with em. If you want equivalent quality I think you'll have to pay top dollar for a company like Powder Byrne etc.

I always found MW prices high. Unless anyone knows any different.....?

Tony_H wrote:My experience puts them in this order for me:

1. Skiworld - totally professional, fantastic food in chalets, could not be nicer people
2. Inghams - very friendly and well informed staff
3. Neilson - take themselves a little too seriously, and not as available as others
4. Panorama - cheap and cheerful
5. Rocketski - aimed really at the schools market
6. First Choice - could not get any kind of response from our rep at all when there was an issue in the hotel

Anyone?

Never used Neilson, but agree with what you say there (unsurprisingly, given the shared experiences you and I have had.)

One point though - as good as Skiworld were in resort in St. Anton I do recall the first experience of them at Gatwick ski-drop not being quite so hot!! :D

skidaddle wrote:

Tony_H wrote:My experience puts them in this order for me:

1. Skiworld - totally professional, fantastic food in chalets, could not be nicer people
2. Inghams - very friendly and well informed staff
3. Neilson - take themselves a little too seriously, and not as available as others
4. Panorama - cheap and cheerful
5. Rocketski - aimed really at the schools market
6. First Choice - could not get any kind of response from our rep at all when there was an issue in the hotel

Anyone?

Never used Neilson, but agree with what you say there (unsurprisingly, given the shared experiences you and I have had.)

One point though - as good as Skiworld were in resort in St. Anton I do recall the first experience of them at Gatwick ski-drop not being quite so hot!! :D

Not from our point of view, no, as the rep tried to make us all pay £35 each A SECOND TIME for ski carriage whilst checking in as her paperwork did not confirm we had paid it. I think you might recall my blunt response to her though, seemed to do the trick.
I should have kept quiet when she came down the queue and asked who was travelling with Skiworld....

As for the resort rep and our chalet host in St Anton, you will not meet 2 guys who were up for a crack and who could take a serious amount of ribbing. Top people.