An Israeli couple from Tel Aviv who booked a ski holiday to Turkey and ended up on a beach holiday instead have won a court case against the tour operator who sold them the holiday.
The couple booked a ski holiday to Turkey in March through Eshet Tours and pre purchased lift passes and ski insurance as well as skiwear.
However on arrival in resort they found the ski lifts non-operational and were told that the ski centre had closed for the season. Locals directed them to a nearby beachside hotel. There they had difficulty contacting a tour operator representative who advised them it would take more time to organise return flights back early and that they would cost $1000. They eventually decided to stick with the booked return flights and have a beach holiday.
Back in Israel the couple asked for as refund of their 7,600.00 NIS (New Israeli Sheqalim / $2,100 US) ski holiday costs but the tour operator refused saying they had taken the holiday and not returned early. The couple then sued the tour operator for the cost of the ski holiday, unused skiwear, loss of income, emotional distress and legal expenses for a total 17,800 NIS ($4,940).
The tour operator argued it could not be held responsible for weather conditions and that it had fulfilled its legal duties in the circumstances. They said it was the couple’s responsibility to check if there was adequate snow before they left Israel. The judge decided it was the tour operator’s responsibility to provide a ski holiday if they sold a ski holiday and ordered them to pay the couple 9,000 NIS ($2,500), after rejecting the couple’s claim for lost income.
With the world economic crisis crippling much of the world and sending shockwaves everywhere, largest ski resort operator, the Compagnie Des Alpes issued a specific statement regarding the profitability of its operations.
The world’s largest ski resort operating company, Compagnie des Alpes, manages 17 ski resorts in the European Alps made the decision to publish a statement regarding the health of its operations after the French bank and insurance broker, Fortis published a report on the level of indebtness of French companies.
The corporate statement outlined that:
Compagnie des Alpes wishes to emphasize that its financial situation is sound and especially that it is respecting all of its financial covenants.
The capital intensity and sustainability of the Group’s operations are sufficient to warrant long-term debt financing. It has therefore sought long-term maturity dates, chiefly in 2011. Moreover, the lines of credit that Compagnie des Alpes has at its disposal easily surpass its foreseeable needs for financing.”
Compagnie Des Alpes is scheduled to release the 2007/2008 sales figures on October 30.
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Meanwhile we thought we’d give you a quick overview on the top 10 magazine stories that you liked the most.
1) August skiing in Europe?
2) Jamaica: the sequel - return to 2010 Winter Olympics
3) Whistler announces self sufficient green power initiative
4) Las Vegas WET expands with skill hill
5) Glasgow’s snowdome breaks all time attendance record
6) Tour operator offers ski touring opportunities in Morocco
7) New Fashion from Nike this Fall…
New unkown resorts offered up to UK skiers
9) WORLD LIFT TICKET PRICE REPORT 2008 PUBLISHED
10) Solar powered ski lift may provide new solutions for ski resorts
The globally successful British snow forecasting business, SnowForecast.com, has decided to expand its worldwide appeal by publishing its snowfall projections in more languages. Seven new languages are available now with three more to follow, as follows:
French: http://fr.snow-forecast.com
German: http://de.snow-forecast.com
Portuguese: http://pt.snow-forecast.com
Italian: http://it.snow-forecast.com
Dutch: http://nl.snow-forecast.com
Spanish: http://es.snow-forecast.com
Greek: http://gr.snow-forecast.com
Bulgarian, Turkish and Russian are to follow
Ken Read couldn’t keep his directing hand out of the ski business for very long.
The former Crazy Canuck downhill star has taken up the position of president of Alpine Alberta, a job vacated in July by Thomas Grandi, who elected to end his retirement to come back as a slalom skier for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
Read himself had stepped down as Alpine Canada’s chief executive officer in July in a move to eliminate any conflicts as his son, Erik Read, rises to national team level in Alpine Canada.
Glen Griffin, ICER AIR creator, has announced that on October 18th, McCovey Cove will be the site of the fourth annual Esurance ICER AIR, an action sports, music and lifestyle event featuring some of the world’s best Olympic and X Games skiers and snowboarders at the event’s signature big air ski and snowboard competition. The event will also feature freestyle motocross, skate, BMX, headliner music acts, interactive exhibits and a beer garden.
Continue reading ‘Fourth annual esurance ICER AIR comes to San Francisco’
Quiksilver has announced that it has received a binding offer from Chartreuse & Mont Blanc to buy the Rossignol Group for 100 million euros ($147.2 million). The group includes the Rossignol, Dynastar, Look and Lange, now known as “brands.” Quiksilver paid $560.8 million ((today 378 million Euros) for Rossignol three years ago.
Chartreuse & Mont Blanc also has a non-voting minority interest by Jarden Corp, the parent company of K2 and Volkl and is run by a former chief executive officer of Rossignol.
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