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Ski Famille is an independently owned tour operator entirely focused on the family ski market. Established in 1990 Ski Famille now has 11 catered chalets spread between the French resorts of Les Gets and Reberty Village (Les Menuires, 3 Valleys). The UK office is in Farnborough, Hampshire.

All chalet holidays include 5 days of free childcare. This is provided in individual chalets rather than a centralized crèche, as is more common for this type of holiday. All properties are ski in/ski out or very close to the piste.

The business has a high rate of repeat business and the majority of new guests choose Ski Famille as the result of a personal recommendation. Ski Famille grew guest numbers by just under 40% in the challenging period between the 2007/08 and 2010/11 ski seasons.

Ski Famille press requests are handled in-house by Managing Director Chris Thompson. Chris joined the business in 2003. As well as running Ski Famille Chris represents a range of ski businesses on the Committee of ABTOF (Association of British Travel Organisers to France) and is available to comment on more general industry trends and issues.

Contact

Name: Chris Thompson, Managing Director

Phone: 01252 519 239

Email: chris.thompson@skifamille.co.uk

twitter: @skifamille

Recent press releases

• Easter school holiday offers - Feb 2012
• An exceptional season for families - Jan 2012
• Ski Famille Christmas bonus - Dec 2011
• January sale - Dec 2011
• Fresh snow and Christmas savings - Dec 2011
• The rise of the Manny - Nov 2011
• Home visits for groups - Nov 2011
• Early season family skiing offer - Nov 2011
• Win a Ski Famille holiday - Nov 2011
• The arrival of a family doesn’t mean the end of skiing - Sept 2011
• A boom in early bookings bucks the trend - Sept 2011

Recent coverage

• 3 Valleys skiing: staying in the satellite villages - Telegraph, December 2011
• Home visits for groups - In The Snow, December 2011
• Skiing trips by train - The Times, Nov 2011
• Putting your kids on skids is piste of cake! - Independent Practitioner, Oct 2011
• Sloping off for winter - Yorkshire Post, Oct 2011
• Tour Operators offer skiers new deals - Daily Mail, Oct 2011
• Making family sking simple - London Mums Magazine, Sept 2011
• Junior Travel Awards 2011 - Junior Magazine, May 2011
• Thumbs up for catered ski chalets - Ciao Bambino, Dec 2010

Other documents and reports

• ABTOF ski lunch key note speech - Sept 2011
• Ski Famille 2011/12 brochure - July 2011

Images

Ski Famille image library

Please contact us for a wider selection of images and high resolution copies. All images are © Ski Famille 2011 and we must be credited as the source. No image may be manipulated or cropped without our permission.