about Crystal
Crystal is long established as one of the UK's leading specialist tour operators, offering 6 major products; Ski & Snowboarding, Finest, Active, Lakes & Mountains & Family.
Crystal is run by a highly knowledgeable travel team who recognise its customers are a little more discerning. This is reflected in the way in which we shape and develop our specialist programmes in order to match the expectations of our customers.
Sustainable Tourism
As a travel organisation we are in the business of selling people a different environment than their day to day life. Holiday destinations are often popular because of their climate, beauty and the activities that the landscape makes possible such as sailing, skiing, hiking and biking. It is important that we consider both our home, working and destination environments in all aspects of the business.
The Sustainable Tourism section of the website provides information about the ways in which we operate our business to support environments, communities and wildlife and helps our customers to play their part in responsible travel.
Since 2003, Crystal has been awarded the CarbonNeutral® brand mark
for their head office in Kingston and their call centre in Harlow. For
this we measure our CO2 emissions, put in place a plan to reduce, and
that includes immediate actions to offset through forestry in Oxfordshire,
waste gas power projects and energy efficient lighting in various parts
of the world. Crystal is also working with The CarbonNeutral Company
on an innovative programme to allow customers to take part in the CarbonNeutral®
programme, offsetting the greenhouse gas emitted from their flights.
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ski
Crystal are the UK’s Number One Ski Specialist, featuring 140 resorts in 14 countries worldwide, with a great range of accommodation including Chalets, Club Hotels, Apartments and Hotels. The huge variety of destinations on offer ensure that there really is a ski resort to suit everyone – from beginners on our ‘Learn to Ski’ packages, right through to intermediate and advanced skiers and boarders. Meanwhile our ‘Pepi Penguin’ kids clubs and Nanny service are sure to keep the children entertained throughout their holiday.
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lakes
Crystal Lakes features a diverse range of holidays to the most beautiful regions of Europe and North America. Your holiday can be as active or as relaxing as you wish, with a huge choice of beach resorts, walking breaks, city stays, touring holidays and more.
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family
The Crystal Family Brochure is a brand new addition to our holiday range and offers a ‘one stop shop’ for all your family holiday needs. The brochure offers a diverse range of year round holidays for the entire family, featuring theme parks, city breaks, activity holidays and skiing. Each of the resorts are graded for their suitability to tots, kids and teens so you can pick the perfect holiday for the entire family.
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active beach
Fantastic beach holidays with a difference - great locations with inclusive water sports activities. Try your hand at sailing, windsurfing and sea kayaking - all equipment and RYA level tuition is included in your holiday price. We offer inclusive beach club centres in Propriano in Corsica and Ortakent / Bodrum in Turkey. However if surfing is your passion, then head for our centre in Messanges on the south west coast of France where you can catch the waves along a glorious sandy beach. So for a holiday that involves more than just lying on a beach try a Crystal Active holiday.
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active mountain
Invigorating holidays in fantastic mountain locations, giving you the chance to enjoy the great outdoors as well as taking part in a range of exhilarating activities. We offer 11 fantastic resorts across France, Austria, Italy, Andorra and Slovenia. Choose from a variety of exciting activities including hiking, biking, climbing, rafting and paragliding! We offer holidays to Chamonix, Les Gets, Kaprun, Kitzbuhel, Mayrhofen, Kirchdorf, Saalbach, Zell am See, Bovec and Soldeu. Crystal Active holidays are suitable for all ages and levels of fitness, and accommodation in our catered Club Active Hotels means you are assured of a relaxing base to return to after your adrenaline charged days out!
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skiing for schools
As Britain's Number 1 Ski Specialist, we have hand picked a number of our Crystal Chalets and Club Hotels as the best choice for school groups. This is backed up by our overseas Crystal Service. Our representatives undergo a selection and training programme prior to being accepted in the vital role of ensuring that our school groups have a smooth, worry free and enjoyable ski holiday. Our service in the Chalets and Club Hotels are second to none and combine great home cooking, a relaxed and friendly atmosphere and excellent value for money.
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finest
Crystal – The Finest offers stylish hotels and ski chalets in Europe’s premier resorts, the perfect base for a week or two skiing. The chalets range from quaint, traditional chalets, ideal for families to large, contemporary chalets perfect for groups of skiers. At The Finest we provide exceptional service tailored to each individual’s needs. This starts from our specialist reservation team who have visited each and every chalet, through to our friendly and professional resort staff whose attention to detail will enable our guests to enjoy the perfect ski holiday.
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international academy
Become a Ski, Snowboard, Scuba Diving or Flying instructor! Are you looking for an invigorating gap year experience, career break or seeking a new direction in life? The Crystal International Academy provides a range of professional instructor training courses worldwide that lead to recognised qualifications. Enjoy the fantastic mountain life and ski resorts of Whistler-Blackcomb or Banff / Lake Louise, submerse yourself in the magical waters of the Red Sea, or take to the clear blue skies of stunning Florida. The choice is yours!
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