Thomson looks to family ski market

THOMSON is looking to exploit the growing demand for family ski holidays in its Thomson Ski and Snowboarding 2002/03 brochure.

It will be opening its first creches for children aged six months to four years at Villars, in Switzerland, Alpe d’Huez and La Rosiere, in France, and its Italian resorts are offering free lift-passes for under sevens.

“We aim to make it as easy as possible for parents to take their children ski-ing, said product director Gareth Crump.

The programme also features seven new resorts including Lillehammer, in Norway and Utah from £429.

Meanwhile it has boosted its network of regional flights by adding a raft of new routes including Newcastle to Dagali, in Norway, Newcastle to Toulouse and Southampton to Geneva.

Prices start at £199 per person at the Club Hotel Terril Blanc, in France, on December 7.