October 2018

EASTER SKI TRIP 2018

Dear Parents

Your son/daughter has expressed a wish to join us on our sixth Ski trip to New England, USA in 2018 (Sunday 31st March – Sunday 7th April 2018). The group will be staying at the North Conway Grand Hotel and skiing at the spectacular resorts of Wildcat and Attitash. These resorts cater for all degrees of skiers from beginners to experts and the instructors are well trained to deal with school parties. The hotel has excellent facilities including a large indoor pool and hot tub, a heated outdoor pool and hot tub, and a games room. A superb American buffet breakfast and two course evening meals are included in the cost. The cost of the holiday is £1395.00. This includes:-

  • Return coach to London Heathrow airport.
  • Return scheduled flights from London Heathrow to Boston, including all airline and airport taxes.
  • Overseas coach transfers and in-resort shuttles (where applicable).
  • 6 night’s half-board accommodation – breakfast and evening meal.
  • 5 day lift ticket (3 days at Wildcat and 2 days at Attitash).
  • Ski lessons (5 days x 4 hours).
  • Ski equipment hire for 5 days (Skis, boots and poles).
  • In-resort representation and 24 hour emergency service.
  • Full comprehensive ski travel insurance (including ski breakage and snow guarantee.
  • There may be a small additional charge for some additional evening activities.
  • All travel documentation, luggage labels and resort information.
  • Compulsory Ski Helmet Hire.

Please note that an Air Passenger Duty Tax of £75.00 will be applicable to students age 16 and over at the time of travel.

This visit is open to all students and there are a maximum of 30 places available on a first come first served basis.

If you would like your son/daughter to take part in this once in a lifetime opportunity, please return the attached slip together with a deposit of £300.00(please make payment via WisePay or cheques payable to Byrchall HighSchool) before 10th November 2017 to

Mrs Barton in the school office.

After confirming your son/daughter’s place on the trip the payment schedule will be as follows:- (stage payments are payable to Equity Ski and are non-refundable).

Half of the remaining balance of £550.00 by 15th December 2017.

Final payment of £545.00 by 9th February 2018.

These deposits are non-refundable in the event of cancellation on your part or failure to adhere to strict behaviour policy detailed below.

Should you have any queries regarding the holiday, please do not hesitate to contact me via the school office. We appreciate that this is short notice for such an expensive trip, but have been offered an excellent deal by our travel company.

Yours sincerely

M Scott

M SCOTT

GROUP LEADER

REPLY SLIP

To Mrs Barton, Byrchall High School

I give permission for my son/daughter ______in Form ______to go on the Ski Holiday to New England and enclose a deposit of £300.00 which I understand is non-refundable in the event of cancellation on my part.

I understand that ______will be unable to participate on the trip and all monies paid will be non-refundable if my child is subject to any fixed term exclusions, behaviour that results in internal exclusion in Student Support, any instances of extreme behaviour, and failure to obtain ESTA (ie any police cautions outside of school will result in failure to travel to the USA via the visa waiver programme).

Signed ______

Parent / Guardian

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