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Bulgaria’s Hidden Nature Gems: Pamporovo and Smolyan

2014-12-08 by Phil Butler

The Stream Resort Pamporovo

Most UK ski enthusiast have heard of Bankso, one of eastern Europe’s most publicized budget ski destinations. However wonderful this relatively new resort may be, Winter treasures in neighboring Bulgarian towns, they represent timeless beauty most people in the world never heard of. It’s these sorts of places, we at Argo love to share.

Tags: backpacking, Bulgaria, Bulgaria skiing, Europe hiking, Golyam Perelik, nature, Pamporovo, Rhodopes Mountains, ski vacations, Smolyan, Sophia, The Stream Resort, Thrace

Aeroflot flies your ski gear free

2014-10-31 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Aeroflot logo

Russia’s biggest airline, Aeroflot has announced still more incentive to fly with them. Starting November 1, 2014 till March 31, 2015 the air carrier will have free extra baggage piece for carrying one set of skiing equipment under 23 kg. According to the press, passengers get one set of skiing equipment including one baggage piece with one pair of skis (or snowboard) […]

Tags: aeroflot, Russian airlines, ski vacations, skiing, Winter deals

The Line on Skiline and Other Ski Vacation Sites

2011-08-30 by Phil Butler

Google Slope

With the Winter travel season almost upon us, news from Sliline, a leading UK ski holiday site, offers the first of this year’s ski news snippets. The company’s launch of a new user friendly site, and other value propositions aims to awaken hybernating snowboarders and skiers to upcoming travel deals.

Tags: Alpine Elements UK, Crystal, Fasttrackski.com., First Choice, Google Slope Finder, Ifyouski.com, Igluski.com, Inghams, Orbitz, ski vacations, Ski.com, Skiline, SkiUtah, Skivacations.org, Skivermont, Snowpac.com, ThompsonSki -, TUI

Taos Ski Valley Leverages VacationRoost for Vacationers

2011-07-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

An image from Taos Valley Facebook

In resort news, Taos Ski Valley has hired VacationRoost to enlighten and empower their reservation services by updating and integrating their systems to provide customers with better support and more options. The platform will help travelers better plan where they stay, their airline accommodations, and help with their rentals and etc., according to the news.

Tags: Adriana Blake, Julian Castelli, New Mexico vacatons, ski vacations, skiing, Taos travel, Taos vacations, vacation planning, vacations, vacations technologies, Winter resorts

SnowTrax Compares Beyond Compare

2010-12-22 by Phil Butler

SnowTrax filtering

There’s a new ski trip search dynamo out there, and SnowTrax is the name it goes by. For refined ski vacation search, there may not be a better example on Earth. But, and there are always “but’s”, corporate lip service social engagement will never do for any new tech startup. On the consumer Web, there is no room for slip ups when professing social media kinship. Aside this flaw, SnowTrax has a foot in their skis for flawless ski vacations.

Tags: Airfare, Airfare.com, airlines, consumer search, hotel deals, Joe Bous, Movolo, search engines, search filtering, ski deals, ski search, ski vacations, SnowTrax, startups, travel search, travel startups

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