Before You Book a Ski Trip, Learn How to Save on Mountain Hotels, Ski Rentals and Lift Tickets

About this episode

The episode discusses how to save on ski trips, covering costs for hotels, rentals, and lift tickets, along with travel news and tips.

Learn how to cut the cost of a ski trip before lift tickets, rentals and parking wipe out your budget. How do you keep a ski trip from blowing your whole vacation budget? When should you buy a season pass instead of a day ticket? Hosts Meghan Coyle and Sally French discuss how to save on ski and snowboarding trips to help you plan a cheaper mountain getaway. But first, they break down the latest travel headlines, including Marriott’s more-flexible free night certificates, bigger Marriott welcome offers, rising fuel surcharges that could push airfare higher, and what the new Ikon Pass prices mean for next ski season. Then, fellow travel Nerd Craig Joseph joins Meghan and Sally to discuss ski trip costs, with tips and tricks on choosing between season passes and day tickets, lowering rental, lodging and parking costs, and using points, hotel stays and credit card perks to offset the price of a mountain vacation. They also discuss whether skiing in Europe can actually cost less than skiing in the U.S., what non-skiers can do on a snow trip from tubing to ice skating, and what to look for in a credit card if you’re flying with skis or a snowboard. Card benefits, terms and fees can…

People in this episode

Hosts: Meghan Coyle, Sally French

Guest: Craig Joseph

Topics covered

• ski trip savings
• mountain hotels
• ski rentals
• lift tickets
• travel headlines
• credit card perks
• European skiing

Keywords

• ski trip
• mountain getaway
• season pass
• day ticket
• travel savings
• credit card benefits
• skiing in Europe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marriott, Ikon Pass

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