J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by mfc

Ian Wickham wrote:

freezywater wrote:whilst i agree Ian, unfortunately they do a rather good job. for example i've priced up holidays to Austria on a diy basis and TO and can't see enough of a difference to make it worthwhile. maybe it's me and i'm not looking in the right place but i'd prefer to pay that little bit more in return for not having the stress of having to book all the individual parts

It really depends what you want, I like to select the people I go on holiday with, with the TO's unfortunately you can't do that, also in hotels they screw the hotels to a low per person price and what suffers is food quality, I have stayed in a couple of chalets in the summer and hated it I do have a very low fresh hold for dealing with pompous fools and I have met a few on these chalet stop overs.

I only speak for myself and my family if I stay in a hotel I expect a certain standard of food which I have always found on a direct book hotel, and this has not always been the case on a TO book hotel, I will not settle for an averagely prepared meal, I have never stated anywhere on my postings that it is cheaper to DIY your holiday because it isn't. I do it because I prefer to.. 8)

Ian Wickham wrote:I'm pleased that you guys are having a laugh at my expense, remember "I am An Athlete" and "my body is a temple" and before you guys say it it's not the Taj Mahal, here in Norfolk we have plenty of flat paths to peddle my bike, and with every push of those pedals is another few ounces that I will not be carrying around with me, as for trencher you will not get me in a gym for love nor money, well may be love if she is fit enough, but no I am not into weights.
I maybe thought someone out there would give me some sort of an idea as to what milage I should start off with and how should I increase the milage over the weeks, but I shall have to develop my own milage chart and hope the old legs can cope.

Happy Cycling

Lance Armstrong :wink: :wink: :wink:

Pablo Escobar wrote:Mountain bike or road bike?

Tony_H wrote:

RoseR wrote:Have heard through grapevine that Crystal have pulled the plug on all their Lapland hols. They were one of the biggest tour operators to go to Lapland it seems strange. I know several families who had booked for 2010 to be told to-day they are all cancelled. Any-one else heard this and are their any other resorts affected?

Interesting. I have been informed they are also pulling out of a number of other properties but I dont know about resorts as a whole. I do know that pricing of accommodation for next season has rocketed thanks to the exchange rate, and the tour ops have made decisions to pull out of certain places that are either less profitable or that dont sell out as regularly. I was also tipped off by an agent not to use Crystal for catered chalets as their menus and cooking leave a lot ot be desired in comparison to other tour ops, so he said!
I havent heard about other tour ops pulling out of anywhere. Inghams prices are up quite a lot though. Maybe Crystal are feeling the pinch more than the others. I've never been on a Crystal ski holiday, but have used Nielson and Inghams before.
The Crystal preview brochure for next season has Finland, but there is no Lapland holidays in it. They have, interestingly, added Formigal in Spain though.

Tony_H wrote:

mfc wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Roger.

Let us know what the gyppos are up to )

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We dont use "roger" any more, but know what you mean. Hopefully i will pick a channel with no gypos around 8)

I thought your name was Roger?

Tony_H wrote:Roger.

Let us know what the gyppos are up to )

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