SkiBound Holidays

Name

SkiBound Holidays

Legal name

Ski Bound Ltd

Website

https://skiboundholidays.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brighton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ski Holiday Packages: SkiBound generates revenue through bundled ski holiday packages sold on a per-person basis. Packages include return flights from UK airports, overseas resort transfers, 7 nights accommodation (half-board with 6 evening meals), and access to Clubhotels in French Alps resorts. Pricing ranges from £849 to £1,299 per person depending on resort and dates. Child discounts and special offers for lift passes and equipment packages are also available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SkiBound Holidays is a UK tour operator that sells all-inclusive ski holiday packages to French Alps resorts (Alpe d'Huez, Les Deux Alpes, Les Menuires, Serre Chevalier). Packages bundle return flights from UK regional airports, overseas resort transfers, and 7 nights of half-board accommodation at the company's own exclusive Clubhotels or featured partner hotels, with child discounts and optional lift pass, ski hire, and winter sports insurance add-ons.

Product overview

SkiBound Holidays operates as a ski holiday package provider offering all-inclusive trips to French Alps resorts. Their core portfolio consists of exclusive Clubhotels (owned properties: Clubhotel Vallée Blanche in Alpe d'Huez, Clubhotel Skilt in Les Menuires, Clubhotel Frejus in Serre Chevalier) and featured partner hotels (Hotel La Brunerie and Hotel Turan in Les Deux Alpes). Packages include return flights from UK airports, overseas resort transfers, and bed-and-breakfast or half-board accommodation. The company also offers ski holiday insurance as an add-on service. All packages are ATOL and ABTA protected, with bookings covered under Package Travel Regulations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ski Holiday Packages All-inclusive ski holiday packages to French Alps resorts bundling return flights from UK airports, overseas transfers, and 7 nights of half-board accommodation, targeted at families and groups seeking affordable ski breaks.
• Clubhotel Vallée Blanche

Quantifiable outcome

• Families and groups can save significantly compared to booking independently, with testimonials citing paying less for 4 people in half-board than they did for 2 in a 3-star hotel

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Blue Marine FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkiBound Holidays, as part of the Experience Education Student Travel Group, has partnered with Blue Marine Foundation for ocean conservation. The group intends to donate at least £1 million over 3 years to support conservation and restoration of 7,000 hectares of marine ecosystems through seven global projects, from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean, Kenya to Indonesia.
• ABTAcoreOthersSkiBound Holidays is fully bonded by ABTA (The Travel Association), providing financial protection for customers. ABTA provides insolvency protection and claims handling for customers if services are denied due to SkiBound's insolvency. Located at 30 Park Street, London, SE19EQ.
• ATOL (Civil Aviation Authority)coreOthersSkiBound Holidays holds ATOL No. 2165, providing financial protection for package holidays including transport. If SkiBound becomes insolvent after the start of the package and transport is included, repatriation of travellers is secured.
• Experience Education Student Travel GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkiBound Holidays is part of the Experience Education Student Travel Group, which unites diverse travel businesses with the common purpose of 'enriching lives through inspiring travel experiences'. Sister company SkiBound operates school ski trips, sharing the same Clubhotels.
• TravelopiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSki Bound Ltd (trading as SkiBound) is part of the Travelopia group of companies. Travelopia is a collection of travel businesses. Registered Office is at Platinum House, St Mark's Hill, Surbiton, Surrey.
• Various Airline CarrierscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSkiBound uses a variety of carriers including charter, low-cost, and scheduled flights to transport customers to ski resorts. Flights operate from UK airports including Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle, Bristol, Edinburgh, and Glasgow.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Inghams: Inghams is a long-established UK ski and snow holiday tour operator offering packaged trips to Alpine resorts. Comparable to SkiBound in serving UK families and groups with bundled flights, transfers, and accommodation, and a similarly heritage brand with 80+ years of history.
• Esprit Ski: Esprit Ski specializes in family ski holidays in the French Alps with childcare-focused packages and chalet-style accommodation. It competes head-to-head with SkiBound for UK families seeking affordable French Alps ski holidays with bundled services.
• Mark Warner: Mark Warner provides activity-focused family ski and beach holidays with hotels offering structured programs and included amenities. Comparable to SkiBound in targeting UK families and groups with package holidays to Alpine resorts, though positioned slightly higher in the price band.
• Crystal Ski Holidays: Crystal Ski Holidays is one of the UK's largest ski package tour operators, offering flights, transfers, accommodation, and ski holiday packages to families and groups across the Alps. It is a direct competitor to SkiBound in the UK outbound ski package market with overlapping resort portfolios and similar target customers.
• Travelski: Travelski is a French ski specialist offering package holidays and ski-in/ski-out accommodation across the French Alps. It directly overlaps with SkiBound's French Alps resort portfolio and bundled package format, though focused primarily on the French domestic and European source markets.
• Neilson: Neilson offers ski, beach, and activity holidays with an all-inclusive package format targeting families and groups. It overlaps directly with SkiBound's bundled ski holiday offering and club-style hotel accommodation model (Neilson ski chalets and hotels).
• Ski Solutions: Ski Solutions is a UK-based ski travel specialist arranging bespoke and package ski holidays to Alpine resorts. It is comparable to SkiBound in targeting UK outbound ski customers with a curated set of resorts and accommodation options, though positioned more toward the luxury end.
• SnowTrex Holidays: SnowTrex Holidays is a UK and European ski package tour operator offering flights, transfers, and accommodation to Alpine resorts with a value-focused proposition. It competes directly with SkiBound for price-sensitive UK family and group skiers seeking French Alps packages.

Broad incumbents

• TUI Ski: TUI is Europe's largest integrated tourism group, with ski holidays forming part of a broad package holiday portfolio. As a broad incumbent, TUI offers overlapping ski products to UK customers but competes across many travel categories beyond just ski, giving it scale advantages SkiBound lacks.
• Club Med: Club Med operates all-inclusive ski resorts in the Alps with owned and managed properties, similar to SkiBound's Clubhotel model. It is a broad incumbent in ski packages with premium positioning, contrasting with SkiBound's value orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.skiboundholidays.co.uk
• Xx.com/SKBholidays
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skibound-holidays

Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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