Anyone been and any good?

I have worked out what it would cost us to go to Tignes at October half-term, and it is considerably more than the headline £99 each.

Basic price = £125 (because it's after the 23rd October)
En-suite extra = £12
Currency extra = £18 assuming the pound stays low
Flights = £85 return with EasyJet to Geneva

Total = £240 (plus insurance)

However, this is still pretty cheap, because it includes transfers from Geneva to the chalet and back, breakfast, tea and supper, ski and boot hire, ski pass, shuttle to and from the funicular, and free use of their facilites like their computer with internet connection.

And they say that if the ski slopes shut they will sort out some other activites although these will have to be paid for.

Tino, if you can find me a better price for Hintertux before Monday I will go there instead :D

Ally

Ally, your price is only CONSIDERABLY more than the headline price because you have built flights in.
You cant do that. And its £99 only if you go earlier in the year, you have chosen a date when the headlince price is only £125pp.
Your only extra cost is the room supp, and you have factored in the currency adjustment which they MAY add in.
I dont think you are being fair in your assessment, as you know full well you have to add in travel costs.

Tony,
You have to pay the currency surcharge of £6 per person per night if the pound stays below 1.15 euros to the pound, and £3 pppn if it is between 1.15 and 1.35 euros to the pound. I can't see the pound getting above 1.35 euros to the pound.

And it costs even more than £125 per person basic price if you go later again (can't remember right now and can't be bothered to check).

I am just giving people the benefit of my calculations and costings, so that they can get an idea of what it will actually cost them, without having to read through all the small print, go on the Easyjet website, and work it all out for themselves.

As I said, it is still pretty cheap, but the cost for me is actually 2.5 X the headline price :cry:

Ally

Nonsense Ally. Your cost is £30 above the headline price, which is £125. The £99 is only for earlier dates. Your additional charges are the room supp and this potential curency charge, £30 in total.
You are still building in the cost of flying and it is quite clearly exclusive of travel.

Tony,
Never mind arguing about my description of the cost, the cost to me has just gone up :shock:

I got the early e-mail from them, because I pre-registered, and I e-mailed them straight back, and then left them a phone message, but I still hadn't heard anything from them.

So I phoned them again just now, and the only room left for us was one with a balcony, which costs more again :shock:

But at least I have booked it now :D

It is very busy because it is half-term.

Have you booked yours yet?

Now I will get the flights. They have probably gone up as well :cry:

Ally

Tony - Ally's been perfectly clear about how she's working out the cost to her, and her total costs are likely to pretty similar for anyone who doesn't live in Tignes! :roll:

Thanks Admin :D

I have booked the flights now :D
And my flight costs include one bag each plus carbon offsetting but none of the other extras.

Total extra cost - £6 each for the balcony, and £5 more for the flights, so not too bad at all :D :D :D

I haven't included transport costs from home to/from the British airports, because obviously this is going to vary greatly from person to person depending on where everyone lives.

I just hope that there is plenty of snow and the sun shines. It will be great to try out my new boots and see if I am any better at ski-ing.

And we will probably book another coaching session with TDC like last time (cost last year 90 euros for 3 hours for the two of us). If it's the same guy, I hope he thinks we've both improved since last year.

Ally