news archive january 2010

26 January 2010

New Article about being prepared for your independent walking trip

We have added a new article to our recently added section called top-tips. This will be the first of three articles about staying safe in the mountains or remote locations. It looks at how you should prepare yourself before you set off for your walk. The others will look at preparing your rucksack and what to do in an emergency.

This advice applies equally to people venturing out for the weekend in UK mountains as it does to mountainous or remote regions abroad. It also applies to our independent walking holidays in mountainous regions such as our trekking tour in the Queyras and our self-guided self catering holiday in the Vanoise region of the French Alps.

20 January 2010

New Top tips for Walking Trips

High Point Holidays is pleased to announce the addition of a new section to its website. Called Top-tips, the section forms part of our commitment to adding useful information for our customers to our site.

Overtime we'll be adding a range of articles designed to keep you safe and happy whilst walking or cycling in the great outdoors. Some advice will be specific to certain activities, such as independent walking, or visiting certain destinations such as Morocco, whilst others will be more general.

We will update you when new articles are added to this part of the site by providing a short summary on this news page as well as on our Facebook page. At the moment we have two articles, one on how to protect yourself against the sun, the on how to keep going when the walking gets tough.

We hope you enjoy keeping up to date with our top-tips.

Published 11 January 2010

Oh Snow!

Just like the UK, France has been caught in one of the coldest and snowiest winters for nearly 30 years. Road congestion, airport closures, trains stuck in the channel tunnel have all caused chaos over recent weeks. Here in the Beaujolais region, 20cm of fresh white snow lies all around, making for a very pretty scene.

For those heading off to the French pistes the snow is excellent news. Most French resorts have excellent amounts of powder snow. The risk of avalanche is very high at the moment, so please don't take any unnecessary risks and stay on piste.

For all those heading off to French resorts this week by road take extra care as conditions on the French roads are still difficult after heavy snow Saturday evening. If you are flying please ensure you allow plenty of time to travel to your departure airport. If your flight is cancelled or delayed due to weather, please check with the airline as to what arrangements they are making for you.  

Published 7 January 2010

New online Outdoor and Travel Store

We are pleased to announce the introduction of our new online outdoor and travel store. We have been searching the Internet for some of the best outdoor retailers selling top brands and have now assembled them in our store. Our aim is to provide rapid and secure access to all of your needs for your outdoor and walking trips. We also aim to bring you some of the best offers available on the web. As soon as we hear of any bargains you'll be the first to know.

Our store is made up of the following departments:

Gear and equipment: For clothes, boots, rucksacks, accessories etc

Books and maps: For your guide books, walking maps, outdoor magazines etc

Travel store: For airport parking, flights, ferry crossings, car hire etc

Travel Insurance

Selection: A selection of online retailers which could be useful for your trip or just helping you save money

Special Offers: The latest deals