We are Hotelplan Limited, trading as Inghams Travel,
Short Breaks, Just France and Inghams Villas. We are delighted to welcome Inghams clients
as well as new browsers to our website.
Registered in England and Wales as Hotelplan Limited. No 350786.
Registered office address: 10-18 Putney Hill, London SW15 6AX.
Since 1934 Inghams Travel has grown into one of the UK’s
leading specialist tour operators, and is also part of one of the
premier travel groups in Europe. Our successful Swiss parent company,
Hotelplan, is a distinguished brand on the continent and has as
well as Inghams has offices in Switzerland and other European countries.
As a group Hotelplan carried 1.891 million passengers in 2005 and
the Hotelplan turnover was 1728 million CHF. For full information
on the Hotelplan group visit www.hotelplan.ch Hotelplan in turn, is part of the Migros organisation, the largest
grocery wholesaler and retailer in Switzerland. Migros' philanthropy
is illustrated by the continuous funding provided for a range of
cultural and social activities and community projects.
Walter Ingham, born in the UK moved in the 1920’s to Vienna.
As a lad the Austrian mountains were his playground and he developed
a passion for skiing, ski mountaineering and walking. He returned
briefly to the UK as a junior salesman for Remington Typewriters
but the appeal of the mountains lured him back.
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1934 Walter advertised a private ski party in the British national
newspapers where he asked participants to join him on his Christmas
adventure. The trip was a success and five more followed that season.
As the business grew, the main activities were skiing and ski mountaineering
in the winter and mainly walking in the summer, with overseas reps
recruited from past clients.
In 1962 Walter decided to hang up his skis, after all he had built
up a reputable company over 28 years carrying 14,000 skiers each
year with an enormous volume of repeat clients. He sold to Hotelplan,
a Swiss company, and enjoyed the remainder of his days on the island
of Elba.
Sir Walter’s legacy lives on and Inghams continues to go
from strength to strength. In this new era the company has gone
through its most substantial developments taking Inghams to market
leader positions in Ski and Lakes and Mountains as well as developing
our specialist business units of Just France and Eurobreak. Innovation
and dedication strengthened our position in our main markets with
offices in Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Andorra
and Canada. Bladon Lines was purchased in 1995 boosting the ski
programme with the addition of quality chalets and club hotels in
top ski resorts.
All of these businesses have benefited from the financial strength
and the central infrastructure of Inghams. Product knowledge is
the key to our success and Inghams discerning clients appreciate
the advantages of booking their holiday with a reputable specialist
tour operator. Inghams provide a wide choice of products, accommodation
and services, all of which have been carefully selected and vetted
by our experienced staff. Inghams provide a guarantee of quality
and a holiday experience second to none.
Today Inghams six defining products are: Inghams Ski and Snowboard, Inghams Luxury Ski, Inghams Lakes & Mountains, Just France, Inghams Villas and Short Breaks.
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