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Coach Safety

We use a core of selected British coach operators - all of which are well established and reliable companies.

Audits are completed for all our selected coach companies to ensure that they provide us with good quality, safe and reliable vehicles. Seat belts will be available for all pupils on British coaches (this does not necessarily apply to foreign coaches). The frequency and detail of the audits is set by the School Travel Forum.

The area of Piedmont has passed a law requiring that all children under 18 years are required to wear helmets. This new legislation will affect groups skiing in the Milky Way resorts including Claviere, Sestriere, Sansicario, Sauze D’Oulx, Cesana and also Bardonecchia.

Groups travelling this season will be contacted by the Equity School Ski head office in due course. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us on 01273 622 111.

Italian Inspection Visit

Join us on the slopes this Easter, as we showcase five of our favourite resorts in the Italian Dolomites. We’ll be staying in Aprica, home of our Italian office and a central base from which to explore the surrounding area, including the ski resorts of Folgarida and Passo Tonale.

Prices include return flights, all overseas transfers, ski hire, 5 one-day lift-passes and 6 nights half-board accommodation, plus the services of your Equity host throughout the week, and Equity Party Leaders travel for free!

Don’t miss this great opportunity – contact the team today to reserve your place!

Prices: Party leader: £599 Second adult: £649

Dates: Saturday 7 – Friday 13 April, 2012

T&Cs: One free Party Leader place is offered for groups with a 2012/13 Equity Ski confirmed booking with a minimum of 40 full paying passengers. Should you not yet have a confirmed booking but proceed to make one, we will refund the price of the Inspection Visit from your school trip invoice. Please note that we will only accept adults over the age of 18 on this Inspection Visit.

If you are trying to contact us by phone this morning, 9^th May, we are experiencing some technical difficulties with the phone systems.  We are working as quickly as we can to resolve the issue.  If you have an email address for the person you are trying to contact please send an email directly and we will get back to you. 

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We guarantee that we will not surcharge a booking where currency fluctuation results in additional costs. In the event of this, we will absorb these costs so that you can prepare in confidence for your tour.

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If you are in charge of organising top quality school ski trips, there are a few things that Equity Ski would like you to consider during the planning stages in order to ensure that your students enjoy the best possible holiday. Here are some top tips to make your break on the slopes go without a hitch!

Make Sure You’re Protected:

You are going to be handing over other people’s money to the company that will organise your school trip, so make sure that you do the research and check up on the companies’ background. The ABTA licence and membership of the School Travel Forum will demonstrate your operator’s financial health and the existence of a reliable safety management system, so they are both important to look out for. In addition, most school ski operators will offer testimonials, and there is a range of accreditation to look out for as an indicator of reliability.

View Equity School Ski’s financial protection information

Get Permission Early and Plan Well in Advance:

It is important to make sure that you gain permission for your school ski trip at the earliest opportunity. There are several places that you may need to get permission, including Head Teachers, School Governors and Local Authorities. Approvals and agreements should be reached before you book your school ski trip or lay down a deposit, to make sure that no unforeseen occurrences can jeopardise your plans.

Choose the Right Place:

This is, naturally, a vital element for a successful trip. There are so many potential destinations that it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the choice on offer. For students from the EU, there is far less red-tape when it comes to considering destinations in Europe – the Alps and the Pyrenees are particularly easy to reach. One of the most important considerations for teachers is the ability level of those going on the trip. It can be difficult with mixed-ability groups, but there are a range of different resorts to suit beginners, intermediate and experienced skiers. It is also important to bear in mind the size of the resort, and what other attractions are available for your students.

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We would like to ask you take part in some important research that we are conducting. Because we recognise your time is valuable we've added an incentive- a free prize draw to win an iPad 3.

Just leave your email address at the end of the survey and we will include you in the draw which will be made on Friday 15th June 2012.

The survey should take no more than 10 minutes.
Take the survey here

The aim of the research is to help us better understand the needs of the ever changing educational travel market, keep ahead of trends and hence, help us serve you better. We want to make sure we’re offering the right types of trip to you and understand how we can help you in deciding where and when you want to go.

We think the survey will be of interest to you and so we are happy to offer you the opportunity to receive a summary of the research - if you want to receive this please leave an email address at the end of the survey. The close date is Friday 8th June 2012.

Complete the survey to enter the prize draw >

1. The draw is open to UK residents aged 18 and over, except Education Travel Group employees and their families, their agents or anyone professionally connected with this prize draw.
2. The closing date for the receipt of all entries is 8th June 2012.
3. Only one entry per participant is permitted.
4. The prize must be accepted as offered. There is no cash alternative.
5. The winner will be notified by email within 28 days of the closing date.
6. The promoter’s decision is final and binding. No correspondence will be entered into. The winner will be the first entry drawn by an independent person.
7. Entry implies acceptance of these rules.
8. Education Travel Group reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value should circumstances make this necessary. If the prize is not claimed within one month, a re-draw will take place.
9. For details of the winner, send an SAE to ETG Survey Prize Draw, c/o Marketing Department, Education Travel Group, 3rd floor, 1 Jubilee Street, Brighton, BN1 1GE.
10. The promoter is the Education Travel Group, address as above.