Ski holidays - New Freedom

Ski holidays used to be fixed stay 7 day holiday packages organised by Tour Operators, with flight, transfer and hotel or chalet accommodation included, and a rep in resort to help you sort out your ski packs and any problems. As more and more people become experienced travellers, this this of packaging becomes less necessary, and with the advent of low cost carriers providing literally millions of low cost seats to all the ski destinations, arriving all days of the week, most people are more than happy to do it by themselves!
Nowadays more and more hotels are opening up to flexible arrival days, meaning that savvy skiers can still get their 6 days on the ski slopes, but can fly in on a Tuesday morning, book 5 nights accommodation, ski on the last day and fly back out late on Saturday night, saving them 2 nights accommodation and benefiting from cheap flight prices on the Tuesday. This entails a radical change from traditional booking patterns where late booking was guarantee of a good deal... Now, you can book early, make the most of cheap airfares, and Early Booking Discounts on accommodation, sometimes up to 20% if you book before the end of August. You are able then to plan your holiday to make the most of the weekends, take less time off work and save yourself money getting exactly the ski holiday you want.