Marketing and ski resorts? From the best and worst USA.
17 MayMarketing is a word that is repeated continuously at every level and in every sector. When there is a problem cause/solution they seem to be always referable to marketing. The addition of the term digital or digital marketing has exponentially increased the flow of information / messages and the resulting feedback that is now almost immediate. Ski resorts do not…
Snowfarm: a sustainable practice for snow conservation
05 MayI read an article published in @mount_city that questioned the choice made by Riale in Val Formazza (VCO) to use the snowfarming technique to accumulate and maintain the snow of the winter season just ended in order to prepare a cross-country ski trail for an early start of the next season. Personally, I think it’s a good choice for a…
Ski lift operators must commit themselves to the financing of hospitality properties
26 AprThe objective is to promote the creation and upgrading of tourist residences in the mountains, in the In Savoy at the end of the 80’s the real estate crisis stimulated the operator of Les Trois Vallées to invest in sustainable housing programs to promote the development of the resort, today they have become the largest winter resort in Europe and…
Social Media alert! My credibility is important, do not manipulate it!
25 AprAll of us, for leisure and a lot of work, use social media as a channel of information, to promote our business, products and services. We do this in order to reach the market more easily and economically. That is, other users/companies that through social networks search for activities, products and services. This delicate balance between supply and demand, on…
easyJet Put 19-20 Winter Season Flights On Sale Early – This Thursday
09 AprEasyJet has announced they are putting seats on sale for all flights for almost all of next winter this Thursday 11 April 2019. Probably the small alpine ski resorts or however the more traditional ones are not realizing “hunger” of ski holidays that there are around the world It’s the earliest the airline has out tickets on sale, some almost…
Protect Our Winters (POW) Annual Report 2018
06 AprThe science is screaming that we are in a no-fall zone. As climate change continues to alter both built and natural landscapes, the loss of powder days will be the least of our worries. Our businesses, landscapes and communities are at stake. OUR CHALLENGE IS PAST VS. FUTURE The past perpetuates unsustainable technologies. It banks on complacency to stifle innovation…
Club Med’s strategy for the Mountain of the Future
02 AprClub Med celebrates 2018 with an 8% increase in turnover and a 6.7% increase in attendance at its facilities. One of the group’s objectives is the internationalisation of its clientele, which is now close to 70%, with Brazil, South Africa, Taiwan and Australia leading the way. The trend will be to take advantage of the bi-seasonal nature of the mountains…