Messages posted by : andyhull
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There's already far too little competition in the holiday market. I don't think Thomson/Tui would be permitted to buy them.
I guess any potential buyers are going to wait and see if they go under, get the debt largely written off by the administrators then step in and pick up the pieces. Bottom line though is if the banks don't bail them out and they go bust, they banks are going to take a big hit. So it's probably in their interests to help. |
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I hate artificial snow, but it's better than nothing!
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I wouldn't have booked through them before they reported this.
I used to book through them, but stopped following one or two problems. They weren't geared up for booking big groups (20-50 places). With that many people things change, they wanted to charge every time. In contrast Skiworld make it all so easy! |
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I hope people do continue to book with them, there are 30,000 jobs on the line.
Annual turnover is £3.4 billion. Staff costs of around a billion. Pre tax loss reported in March of £269M Drop in share price means business now worth only £87.5M |
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Very glad we're booked up with Skiworld!
Any business of that size in debt to the tune of a billion pounds it at best in for a very rocky future, at worst no future at all. The next few weeks following these reports will be crucial. If people stop booking with them the business will collapse. |
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Spot on! There's only one Val D'Isere! |
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The key bit of what you said is: 'consciously keep weight central, or slightly forward of centre, equal pressure on uphill edges of both skis.'
People get into trouble when they lean into the hill and the edges can no longer bite. The Face isn't always icy. I've also skied it with perfect 8 inch deep fluffy snow on it. Incredible. |
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There's no way that's a genuine photo, there's snow on the ground... |
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