Interski

What Interski does

Interski (legal entity: Inter School Travel Ltd, company registration 979341) is a UK-headquartered ski travel operator founded in 1978, based at 8 Acorn Business Park, Commercial Gate, Mansfield. The company packages fully inclusive ski holidays — combining return transport from the UK, accommodation, meals, lift passes, ski/board/pole hire, tuition, insurance, and après-ski programming — and delivers them primarily to UK secondary schools and colleges across eight resorts in Italy (Courmayeur, La Thuile, Pila, Bardonecchia, Gressoney), Andorra (Grandvalira, Pal Arinsal), and Spain (Cerler, Formigal). It self-describes as "the UK's leading school ski trip provider for over 30 years" and reports serving 280,000+ clients since founding.

Core products are organised under three pillars: (1) Schools & Colleges ski trips (the primary revenue line, priced from £729 per person with no minimum group size, no supplements for over-18s, and free staff places at a 1:7 ratio); (2) Snowsports Holidays for adults, families, and groups via the interskiholidays.co.uk brand; and (3) Training Academy for gap year, performance, and instructor courses (BASI Level 2, ISIA). Add-on services include Interski Rentals (ski jacket and salopette rental at £45pp/week) and Howden Insurance (formerly Endsleigh)-backed group travel insurance. Underlying technology is operational rather than AI-native: a Client Booking Portal (bookings.interski.co.uk) for booking management and an RFQ-driven sales workflow rather than a proprietary AI/ML product.

The business model is asset-light package distribution with multi-channel distribution: enterprise field sales targeting schools and colleges via dedicated account managers, direct-to-consumer sales via UK office phone/email (01623 456333) and online booking, plus family/adult DTC through the Holidays sub-brand. Revenue is generated per package sold (school trips, holidays, training courses) plus ancillary rentals and insurance. Commercial credibility with school procurement is anchored by ABTA membership (V6114), ATOL protection (1409), School Travel Forum "fully assured" status, Learning Outside the Classroom (LOTC) quality badge, and BASI affiliate status. Ownership remains with directors Mr C P McIntosh and Mrs E A McIntosh, with no institutional investors, parent company, or disclosed funding rounds; the company is family-managed and self-funded.

Name

Interski

Legal name

Inter School Travel Ltd

Website

https://interski.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Interski (Inter School Travel Ltd) is a UK-headquartered, family-managed ski travel operator founded in 1978 that sells fully inclusive ski trip packages — primarily to UK schools and colleges — across eight resorts in Italy, Andorra, and Spain. It also serves adult/family holiday-makers, snowsports trainees, and ancillary rental/insurance customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ski Holiday Operator

NAICS

Tour Operators (561520), Travel Agencies (561510)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Winter Activity & Experience Operators (Ice Climbing, Dog Sledding, Fat Biking, Ice Skating) (THAAAJAJ)

Keywords

• School ski trips
• Ski package holidays
• Snowsports instruction
• Ski instructor training
• Ski clothing rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Mansfield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. School Ski Trip Packages: All-inclusive package pricing for school groups including return coach transport from UK, 5 nights hotel accommodation, all meals including hot lunches, 5-day lift pass, ski/boot/pole hire, 24 hours tuition, full après-ski programme, free staff places, and party leader concessions. Deposit structure: £100pp coach, £250pp air.
2. Ski Clothing Rental: In-house ski clothing rental service (Interski Rentals brand) providing jackets and salopettes. Delivered to hotel in Italy, collected on departure. For Andorra/Spain, delivered to school before departure. Priced at £45 per person per week.
3. Snowboard/Freestyle Supplement: Supplement of £40 per person for snowboarders and freestyle classes due to smaller class sizes and lower instructor-to-student ratios.
4. Family and Adult Packages: Package holidays for adults, families, individuals and groups including accommodation, lift passes, tuition options, childcare, and ski hire extras.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Interski is a UK-based ski travel operator offering fully inclusive ski trip packages across resorts in Italy, Andorra, and Spain. Core offerings combine transport, accommodation, lift passes, ski/board hire, BASI-qualified tuition, meals, insurance, and après-ski activities, delivered through dedicated UK office sales, online booking, and on-the-ground resort teams.

Product overview

Interski is a ski travel operator offering three core products: Schools & Colleges ski trips (the market-leading school ski trip operation), Snowsports Holidays (award-winning packages for adults and families), and Training Academy (snowsports courses and instructor training). The company also provides Rental & Accessories (ski clothing rental) and Schools & Colleges Insurance as add-on services. Schools & Colleges packages are fully inclusive, covering transport, accommodation, meals, lift passes, equipment hire, tuition, and après-ski. The Interski Plus! loyalty programme rewards repeat party leaders. The company operates across eight resorts in Italy (Courmayeur, Pila, La Thuile, Bardonecchia, Gressoney), Andorra (Pal Arinsal, Grandvalira), and Spain (Cerler, Formigal). Interski is a trading name of Inter School Travel Ltd and also operates under sub-brands including Alpine Revolution and interVal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Schools & Colleges Ski Trips
• Snowsports Holidays
• Training Academy
• Rental & Accessories

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• ABTA (Association of British Travel Agents)coreOthersABTA membership (V6114) provides financial protection for customers and ensures adherence to industry standards. ABTA's 'Travel With Confidence' brand is displayed on Interski's website.
• Civil Aviation Authority (ATOL)coreOthersATOL protection (number 1409) by Civil Aviation Authority protects customers who book and pay in the UK, covering air holidays and flights.
• School Travel ForumcoreOthersFully assured member of School Travel Forum, indicating compliance with standards for organizing school trips.
• Learning Outside the Classroom (LOTC)coreOthersHolder of LOTC Quality Badge, validating quality and safety of educational visits and school travel.
• BASI (British Association of Snowsport Instructors)coreOthersAffiliate member of BASI, the professional body for snowsport instructors in the UK. Affiliation indicates professional standards and credibility.
• Howden Insurance (formerly Endsleigh)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Howden Insurance to provide bespoke school group travel insurance covering medical emergencies, cancellation, curtailment, baggage, and 100+ sports/activities including winter sports.
• Atomic (Ski Manufacturer)majorTechnology or IntegrationIn Pila, Interski stocks a huge range of Atomic skis in all sizes. Atomic is one of the leading ski manufacturers, and Interski uses their equipment for in-house ski hire.
• Local Ski Schools in ResortsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong partnerships with local ski schools in each resort ensuring quality instruction. All instructors qualified to minimum BASI Level 2 or national equivalent, all English-speaking.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SkiBound: UK school ski tour operator providing coach- and air-inclusive packages for school and youth groups across European resorts, competing head-to-head with Interski in the same procurement channels.
• Mountain Tracks: UK-based ski specialist focused on instructor-led alpine experiences, off-piste guiding and training courses, overlapping with Interski's Training Academy and adult ski experience offerings.
• Ski Solutions: UK ski specialist offering tailored, high-touch ski holidays to European and North American resorts, overlapping with Interski Snowsports Holidays on bespoke family and group bookings.
• PGL Travel: Large UK educational and activity-based travel operator with school ski programmes alongside its core adventure centres, competing for school-trip procurement budgets with a broader, more capital-intensive product set.
• Action Projects: UK-focused ski and adventure school-trip operator offering instructor-led packages to European resorts, competing in the same UK school procurement landscape as Interski.
• Equity Specialist Travel: UK-based specialist school ski and educational travel operator with all-inclusive packages to European resorts, sharing customer overlap with Interski's Schools & Colleges segment and similar compliance positioning (ABTA/ATOL).
• Halsbury Travel: UK-headquartered school ski trip specialist offering fully inclusive packages to Alpine and North American resorts with multi-night itineraries and group travel logistics, directly competing for the same UK school and youth-group contracts as Interski.

Broad incumbents

• Inghams: Established UK ski holiday operator with a multi-resort European portfolio and a long heritage, competing for Interski's adult/family ski-holiday demand with broader geographic reach and air-inclusive packages.
• Neilson: UK ski and beach holiday specialist offering instructor-led packages at owned/partner European resorts, providing a comparable ski-instruction-plus-accommodation product to Interski's family/adult segment.
• Crystal Ski Holidays: Mass-market UK ski holiday brand (part of TUI) offering broad European and North American ski packages to families and individuals, overlapping with Interski's Snowsports Holidays segment at greater scale and with air-inclusive inventory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/weareinterski
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/interski1983
• Facebookfacebook.com/weareinterski

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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