Zermatt – heaven if you like chocolate

Switzerland is probably best known for its cheese, watches and last but by no means least its chocolate – something that’s very dear to my heart. What is it about Swiss chocolate that makes it taste so good? It’s so smooth and full of flavour. Probably due to the fact that it has a higher

Things to do in St Moritz

There is a statistic about the Winter tourists who visit St Moritz, and it’s a fairly surprising one. Of all those people spending two nights or more in this famous town, fewer than half of them purchase a lift pass! St Moritz has twice played host to the Winter Olympics. Famous for its 350km of

Getting to know Lech & Zürs

Our team arrived in Lech and Zürs at the beginning of December and it was the first time in the area for all of us. We had a range of experiences in our team – there was the ‘ancient’ seasonaire on their fifth season, we had the experienced skier but first time representative, and even

Davos – Sport, conferences and culture

Davos, the highest town in the Alps with a permanent population of around 10,000, is a complicated mixture of different, and sometimes competing, characteristics. Beginning as a small, agricultural district, it gained a reputation, in the 18th century, as a health resort, because of its high altitude. The town, at over 1500m above sea level,

An exciting season ahead in Morzine…

It’s only the start of season but the team here in Morzine are extremely excited to meet our first guests to Chalet La Source and to get everything under way. There are lots of festive events to look forward to as we work are way towards Christmas and can’t wait to share them with everyone.

Chalet La Source, Morzine

Lapland: Not just for Christmas!

When I chat about Lapland to my friends back at home or to my guests during the summer months, everyone has thousands of questions about living way up in the north of Finland, 200km above the Arctic Circle.  How cold does it get? (Very!) Is it dark all the time?  (No!) What is the best age

Introduction to Lakes & Mountains with Inghams

When we moved to leafy Surrey in June 2012, we were inspired to take a fresh look at our Lakes & Mountains Programme. Our Product and Overseas Team were asked to come up with new holiday ideas, destinations and offers for you. Here are some of my personal favourites which I’d like to share with

Stunning Lake Bled and Island, Slovenia

Where is the best place to go skiing?

Inghams Reservations Manager, Simon McIntyre, answers the unanswerable question! Where is the best place to go skiing? I’ve been asked this five times this week and my answer has been different every time. It’s not an easy one to answer, I’ve been lucky enough to have skied and worked in some amazing places, from Japan