By Gavin Buckingham on February 24, 2017
The name’s Buckingham, Gavin Buckingham. It doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, does it? When was young I always fancied being the next James Bond, I gave up on the idea a few years ago. The life insurance premium was extortionate and my dear mum would have a heart attack every week. Being […]
By Andy Castle on February 7, 2017
In early December I was lucky enough to be a part of a fantastic familiarisation trip to Meribel and Val d’Isere with one of our key luxury chalet operators. The first port of call was Meribel and we were hosted for a night in the freshly crowned “France’s Best Ski Chalet 2016”, the jaw-dropping Chalet Mont […]
By Gavin Buckingham on January 25, 2017
Another year has passed and more luxury chalets have become available. Just when we think luxury chalet can’t surprise us any more another one comes along and Wows us with new features. Take Chalet La Datcha VT in Val Thorens for example with it’s Formula 1 and Golf simulators. Below we take a look at […]
By Will Hobbs on January 19, 2017
This week I am going to shine the light on the luxury family Chalet Trois Ours in Meribel, the perfect family chalet that comes with all the Ultimate Luxury requirements to ensure that your holiday hits the high notes. In December I was lucky enough to get out of the office and over to Meribel for a […]
By Hannah Harris on January 6, 2017
What was the one thing you always wished you could change as a skier? There was always only ever one reason why I was jealous of snowboarders and no it was most definitely not the 2 feet strapped to one board scenario. It was their comfortable boots for apres of course. The way they […]
By Andy Castle on December 22, 2016
We are facing a growing issue in our industry with fraudulent and scam websites popping up. It all started with a few fake listings on the likes of Airbnb, but the number of fraudulent chalet listings on Airbnb is continuously growing and not being suitably acted upon. Couple this with the ever increasing number of […]
By Gavin Buckingham on December 2, 2016
Few of you will have heard of the Swiss ski resort of Davos. Davos is better known in financial circles than it is in the ski circles as each year it hosts the World Economic Forum or WEF as it is commonly referred by. All of this is about to change though. The resort is […]
By Will Hobbs on November 25, 2016
This week our blog takes a look at the new attraction to take over Val Thorens in the Three Valleys. Not only can you ski over 600 km of piste, you can now take part in a new type of adrenaline whilst enjoying your family winter holiday. Ice Driving Val Thorens started in 2014 and […]
By F-J Charton on November 17, 2016
Having spent the past five winters of my life in the Alps; more specifically The Three Valleys; it gives me great pleasure to present to you my guide to some of the best restaurants in the Three Valleys. Some of these I have experienced and others are still on my list having heard so many resort […]
By Andy Castle on November 11, 2016
Val d’Isere is always a popular luxury ski holiday destination with our clients. There are an abundance of luxury ski chalets in Val d’Isere offering high levels of catering and sumptuous facilities. The ski area of l’Espace Killy connects with Tignes and gives access to skiing over 3,500m and 300km of piste. Coupled with the outstanding apres-ski […]
By Will Hobbs on October 26, 2016
With the nights drawing in and the temperature becoming increasingly colder, the thought of booking your next winter holiday in the glorious snowy mountains is getting to be at the forefront of your mind. Here we give you access to the Ultimate Luxury Chalets knowledge bank and present you with the 5 of the best ski in/ski out […]
By Hannah Harris on October 7, 2016
Having just experienced my first ever work trip to Zermatt I believe the question shouldn’t be why Zermatt, but why anywhere else? Let me talk you through my first experience and why I completely and utterly fell hook line and sinker for the charming ski resort of Zermatt.