EasyWay payment Programme
Launched last year in response to difficult financial times, our EasyWay payment Programme will continue to be on offer to anyone booking accommodation with us. We are not out of the woods with this recession so we are extending our offer to spread the load & ease the pain of one large payment 8 weeks prior to arrival by paying off the balance monthly or as often as you like prior to the balance due date.

How it works
Book your holiday with us and pay the 30% non-refundable deposit to secure the booking. Your balance of payment is then due 8 weeks prior to arrival but our easy payment facility allows you to pay off as much or as little of this prior to that time.

What to do
Just tick the box on your Booking Form to use this facility or just make your payments as you wishand ensure you include your invoice number for our reference. There are no set amounts, no set payment schedules, just pay as you like, when you have the cash. Simple.


Mountain Rooms & Chalets EASYWAY Payment Programme... ...making life a little easier. .

Last season (winter 09/10) we reduced our prices thanks to the co-operation of our property owners along with reducing our margin. But one thing we didn’t do was compromise the quality of our product. We put our heads down, worked harder for less money and we focussed on maintaining occupancy.

This was a reaction to the economic uncertainty and fragile market place. This year we are faced with new pricing challenges whilst still being aware of the continued crisis that grips the world. The strength of the pound has a drastic consequence on our pricing due to the fact we have local costs in euros. It is the same for everyone. So we have to budget sterling against the euro in order to establish our pricing. This year, we have recommended to owners to freeze their rent and to continue to accept lower rental yields to retain occupancy levels. The majority have accepted this.

However, looking at exchange rates and forecasts, we agonise over the rate we will budget sterling at and for winter 10/11, we have set our pricing at a fixed euro/£ rate that has immediately increased our prices from this year. This is something we cannot control. This is dictated by the markets. So you will see an increase in prices from last winter to this, but please be assured we have maintained our reduction in rents & margin to do as much as we can to stabilise prices.

Sunday to Sunday
As Christmas falls on a Saturday this year we are running Sunday to Sunday from the start of the season to the 16th January 2011. This means 19-26th for Christmas week, Sunday to Sunday and 26th – 2nd for New Year.

Booking patterns
Season 08/9 was the winter of last minute bookings yet this past winter (09/10), we saw very little of this. People are booking the high season weeks early in order to guarantee their preferred property so don’t wait too long if you are interested in a particular week and a particular property.

The next hurdle for any company is to convince its customers that your money is safe and your ski holiday will go ahead as planned. Many companies will fail following winter 09/10 but we won’t be one of them.

We are often asked why we don’t have ABTA and ATOL bonding.  We don’t sell travel, we are not a Tour Operator, we only rent accommodation and we don’t qualify for either bonding. If we sold flights we would have to be, but we don’t.

Our business model is stable, safe and risk is not part of our vocabulary. So we can assure you we are here to stay and your holiday is safe with us.  Many companies have collapsed due to the travel element of their business, not the accommodation in resort. 

We stand by our statement from last summer – we care about our clients, your continued support over the years and together we can get through the crisis by offering as much as we possibly can in order to continue housing you for your precious ski holidays.

Anyone is welcome to consult Debbie White, our founder to ask any questions in relation to the above points on UK 020 3393 0812, extension 101.