Crystal Ski

JennyR wrote:Could it be because Crystal have been bought by Thomson? Perhaps they are consolidating.

Tony_H wrote:

RoseR wrote:Have heard through grapevine that Crystal have pulled the plug on all their Lapland hols. They were one of the biggest tour operators to go to Lapland it seems strange. I know several families who had booked for 2010 to be told to-day they are all cancelled. Any-one else heard this and are their any other resorts affected?

Interesting. I have been informed they are also pulling out of a number of other properties but I dont know about resorts as a whole. I do know that pricing of accommodation for next season has rocketed thanks to the exchange rate, and the tour ops have made decisions to pull out of certain places that are either less profitable or that dont sell out as regularly. I was also tipped off by an agent not to use Crystal for catered chalets as their menus and cooking leave a lot ot be desired in comparison to other tour ops, so he said!
I havent heard about other tour ops pulling out of anywhere. Inghams prices are up quite a lot though. Maybe Crystal are feeling the pinch more than the others. I've never been on a Crystal ski holiday, but have used Nielson and Inghams before.
The Crystal preview brochure for next season has Finland, but there is no Lapland holidays in it. They have, interestingly, added Formigal in Spain though.

JennyR wrote:Could it be because Crystal have been bought by Thomson? Perhaps they are consolidating.

JennyR wrote:Could it be because Crystal have been bought by Thomson? Perhaps they are consolidating.

freezywater wrote:interetingly popped in to Thomson yesterday to price up a holiday to Niederau. Wanted to fly into Salzburg due to the possbile delays associated with flying into Innsburck only to find out that TUI (Thomson/Crystal/First Choice) are streamlining their flights / transfers and now only offer Niederau in to Innsbruck. Seems that despite huge price hikes the tour operators are still feeling the pinch!