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I wasn’t sure if this is the right forum area or not as it’s about solo ski trip but not trying to find others to go with. Options for going solo are book best available deal at normal price (often with single supplement) or see f you can get a holiday operator to give you a holiday at last minute at a discount. Latter working on assumption tour operator would want to sell holiday even at reduced profit. BUT do tour operators ever really do the last minute offer for solos. I tried once before and they would play even a few days out from the holiday. Has anyone experience of getting a last minute solo deal?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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On our trip last year to a lovely shared chalet in Meribel a guy booked the last room on his own two days before. They wanted to charge him a supplement but he ended up just paying the price for one person. Definitely deals to be had, but it's a case of approaching companies directly late on I think.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@bitoffluff, if yo;re hppy to sort your own flights dmaybe transfers then yo umight get a solo room in a chalet more easily than a single room from a tour op
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What exactly are you looking for, @bitoffluff? If you rent a studio the cost is the same for one or two and there are masses available. Transfers are an issue but if you look at schedules of the busses from airport to resort that need not cost you any more as an individual, either. Or as @nbt suggests, look for single spots in independent chalets. I'd forget tour operators.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Try YSEski. Unfortunately only Val d'Isere but their chalet/hotel les Chardons has lots of single rooms with no supplement.
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| bitoffluff wrote: |
| Latter working on assumption tour operator would want to sell holiday even at reduced profit. BUT do tour operators ever really do the last minute offer for solos. I tried once before and they would play even a few days out from the holiday. Has anyone experience of getting a last minute solo deal? |
This is something I used to do quite regularly, nearly always for a double room in a chalet with single occupancy at no supplement. Often with a discount as well as no supplement. But most trips were 5+ years ago, I'm not sure it's so easy since Brexit simply because there seem to be less operators, so less spare capacity.
You mentioned "a few days out" but the vast majority of mine were booked either Thursday afternoon or Friday for Saturday travel in mid/low season. Sometimes I've already been in resort with a hire car and just decided to stay another week and started ringing around. Companies I've got deals from include: Crystal, Silverski, Ski Total, Ski Beat, Skiworld, Snow Retreat and Inghams.
In the majority of cases, the holiday was already advertised as a last minute deal on a site like Igluski, so the negotiation point was simply the, "I want a double bed and don't want to pay a single supplement" bit. I used to pick a shortlist of say, 3-4 discounted deals on a Thursday afternoon on Igluski and then ring them and ask Igluski to ask the question of the operator. I think with the big companies you've got more chance if you let a broker negotiate on your behalf, if it's a small operator, go direct to the owner.
Best result ever was having the entire ground floor of a chalet in Aspen to myself - superking bed, walk-in shower, my own living area with TV, fridge, the lot!
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As above  ️.. ditto those companies and about 6 or so for me last m8nute as a duo! again all 5 years ago. Always on the phone and always within 7 days of travel. Best deals Thursday/Friday for that weekend.
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when skiing solo i always book up with a catered chalet company, that way you always have the social meal every evening and it dont feel so lonely, i usually look around about a week before i go, i ask them if they have a room with no single supplement, and i have always got one.
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| philusher76 wrote: |
| when skiing solo i always book up with a catered chalet company, that way you always have the social meal every evening and it dont feel so lonely, i usually look around about a week before i go, i ask them if they have a room with no single supplement, and i have always got one. |
which companies would you recommend for this?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I have had last minute solo deals, especially with smaller chalet companies.
I called one, they had availability but like another poster, they wanted a supplement, I simply said I wasn't interested in that case. They gave in & let me have the room without the supplement. It was a very last minute thing, so they were unlikely to fill the space.
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[quote="Je suis un Skieur"]
awesomely useful answer! I just sucked up the DIY apartment approach again next year as I got too nervous Id end up not getting a trip at all, but may try taking the risk next year of a last minute TO. I guess its a gslightly bigger challenge as I only have a realistic option of the 2 main Scottish airport - being London based Im guessing would be easier for deals.
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| Dravot wrote: |
| philusher76 wrote: |
| when skiing solo i always book up with a catered chalet company, that way you always have the social meal every evening and it dont feel so lonely, i usually look around about a week before i go, i ask them if they have a room with no single supplement, and i have always got one. |
which companies would you recommend for this? |
any chalet company, just email or ring them all until you find one, the last one was with ski magic in la tania, before that it was puremountainholidays in les gets, there are a few more that dont exist anymore, but i never had any trouble getting a deal.
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You know it makes sense.
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Well I've just booked a solo holiday for 10th March. Going to Chalet de la Vanois in Montchavin, found using Chalets Direct solution room. Got a sensible flight price from Jet2 Manchester to Geneva ... there's a discount on ski carriage at present £17.50 each way. Happy to share details if anyone needs them.
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