Suburban skiing 'can save money'
29
Sep
2008
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For a low-cost alternative to skiing in Europe's prime locations, winter sports enthusiasts have been advised to look to the suburbs.
The Times reports that "luxury chalets in the middle of town" are not necessarily more convenient than those on the edge of a resort.
By booking into a cheaper edge-of-town hotel or apartment, the publication suggests that skiers can "look posh while pinching the pennies".
Meanwhile, travelling to the resort itself may not need to be expensive, as cheap ski flights and train travel could help holidaymakers to reach their accommodation.
Cheap flights to Geneva may be used to reach destinations further afield via a rail link, as the Times notes.
Verbier is among the communities to which the article claims return rail tickets are available.
Geneva International Airport carries information on its website about the different forms of public transport available to travellers disembarking from cheap flights to Geneva.
These include bus services to French resorts - which could make the city an ideal stop-off for anyone looking for cheap ski flights to reach slopes in France.
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