Budget friendly half term family fun for all the family, skiing in Europe

European ski destinations are favourites for families looking to go away for the half term break with activity holidays being particularly popular for the February half term, which is at the height of the ski season.

Winter activity holidays such as skiing and snowboarding are enjoyed by children and adults alike and finding a skiing holiday in Europe to suit both parties can be quite a challenge.

Online travel agency, Ski-Direct.co.uk specialise in providing information on family ski resorts in Europe, as well as accommodation. Finding a resort which will suit all the needs of the family is highly important.

Jon Pearce of Ski-direct says, “We strive to find the best resorts for families in ski destinations in Europe, from our experience we understand what the needs of the family are and have a great selection of resorts to suit all types of skiing ability plus the family après ski experience.”

Online travel agency Ski-Direct has a great selection of popular ski resorts for families for the February half term:

• Andorra – Arinsal
• Bulgaria – Borovets and Pamporovo
• Switzerland –  Murren, Saas-Fee and Wengen
• Austria – Ellmau, Lech, Mayrhofen and Neiderau
• France – Avoriaz, Flaine, La Plagne, Les Arcs, Risoul and Valmorel
• Italy – Bardonecchia, Cervinia and La Thuile

Jon continues, “Bulgaria is great for beginners and early intermediates which suits a family heading off on a first ski trip.  For more experienced family skiers, Bardonecchia in Italy is a beautiful ski resort suited for Intermediate skiers which is not overly expensive.”

Early booking skiing holiday discounts for 2010/11 season are available from http://www.ski-direct.co.uk/.

About Ski-Direct

Ski direct is one of the UK’s best ski specialists, selling ski & snowboard holidays to Austria, France, Italy, Canada, USA, America, Bulgaria, Andorra, Switzerland, Romania, Slovenia, and Sweden.  The Ski-Direct team have over 100 years combined experience of Skiing and selling Ski holidays, and they’re people who ski with their families and friends in ski resorts across Europe and North America.

They work with all the major Tour Operators including Inghams, Neilson, Airtours, First Choice and Crystal Ski, as well as the specialist Ski companies such as Ski Total, Ski Esprit, Skiworld and Mark Warner.

Ski-Direct is part of the Midlands Co-operative Society Group and is a member of ABTA.  Midlands Co-op Travel, incorporating Ilkeston Co-op Travel, is the No 1 independent travel agent in the Midlands.

For further information call 0844 553 3501 or visit http://www.ski-direct.co.uk.

For more information about Midlands Co-operative Travel please contact:

Julie Carey / Laure Doucet / Dawn Walker at Midlands Co-operative on 01543 414140

Email – firstname.lastname@midlandsco-op.com

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