Ski capacity will be well down this winter, with a cumulative reduction of as much as one third on two years ago. However, Inghams chief executive Litsa Constantinou fears that too much remains available.
Fears for ski capacity this winter
Ski capacity will be well down this winter, with a cumulative reduction of as much as one third on two years ago. However, Inghams chief executive Litsa Constantinou fears that too much remains available.
Constantinou told the Barclays Travel Forum: “A lot of capacity has come out for this winter – out of flying and out of the chalet market. We all taking capacity out, but it is not enough.
“We will definitely have 15% less capacity this winter [on last] and we had 15%-20% less in winter 2008-09 [on the previous year].”
Constantinou said the health of the sector depended on the outlook for the economy in September-October.
“Keen skiers will go anyway,” she said. “But a lot go two or three times a year and we are seeing the second or third ski holiday cut or people going in the off season.”
