Ifyouski.com - Club Med Gold Great Advisors

We’re delighted to announce that IfYouSki.com has been awarded Club Med Gold Great Advisor status for 2026 – recognition of our experience, expertise and long-standing relationship with Club Med.

For us, though, the award is about much more than having another badge to put on the website.

It reflects something we've been doing for years: helping our customers choose the right Club Med ski holiday, using genuine firsthand knowledge of the resorts rather than simply relying on a brochure or website.

And there’s another piece of news we’re particularly proud of: our Managing Director, David, has personally been awarded Club Med Platinum Great Advisor status, recognising his exceptional Club Med expertise and long-standing relationship with the company.

So, what does all this actually mean when you're looking to book a Club Med ski holiday?

What is a Club Med Gold Great Advisor?

Club Med's Great Advisor recognition is awarded to travel professionals with significant expertise and experience selling Club Med holidays.

Achieving Gold Great Advisor status therefore recognises our knowledge of the Club Med product and the relationship we've built with Club Med over many years.

But from a customer's point of view, the important part isn't the title, It's the expertise behind it.

Club Med has an extensive collection of ski resorts, and while the all-inclusive concept connects them, the experience can differ considerably from one property to another.

Choosing between Club Med Val d'Isère and Club Med Tignes, for example, isn't simply a question of comparing two hotels. The resorts, skiing, atmosphere, accommodation and ideal customer for each can be very different.

That's where specialist advice really matters.

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We've stayed at every Club Med in the Alps

This is perhaps the biggest reason to speak to us before booking.

We've personally visited and stayed at every single Club Med property in the Alps.

That means when you ask us whether we'd choose Club Med La Rosière or Club Med Les Arcs Panorama for your family, we're not comparing a couple of fact sheets.

We've actually been there. We can talk to you about the rooms, restaurants, bars, ski access, children's facilities, atmosphere and – crucially – the skiing.

We can tell you which properties work particularly well for families, which we'd choose for a group of adults, where we'd send confident skiers and which Club Meds we'd recommend if having genuine ski-in/ski-out convenience is at the top of your wish list.

Independent advice – even when that means recommending somewhere else

Being a Club Med Gold Great Advisor doesn't mean we're going to tell you that every Club Med is perfect for everybody. Quite the opposite.

We're an independent ski travel specialist, and our job is to find the right holiday for you.

If you call us wanting to book a particular Club Med and, after speaking to you, we think another property would suit you better, we'll say so.

Similarly, if we think Club Med isn't the right choice for a particular trip, we'll tell you that too.

A ski holiday is a significant purchase, particularly when you're travelling as a family or larger group. Getting the resort or hotel wrong can have a much bigger impact than saving a small amount on the initial holiday price.

We'd rather understand how you actually ski and what you want from your holiday first.

Which Club Med is right for you?

This is one of the questions we're asked most frequently – and there's no universal answer. Whilst some aspects of the experience are uniform (catering, entertainment, kids’ clubs), there are significant differences between many of the hotels.

For some customers, Club Med Les Arcs Panorama is exactly what they're looking for: a modern Club Med with fantastic access to the enormous Paradiski area.

Others might be better suited to Club Med La Rosière and its combination of French and Italian skiing.

For high-altitude skiing, Club Med Tignes is an obvious contender.

If you're looking for something particularly special, Club Med Val d'Isère offers Club Med's Exclusive Collection experience in one of the world's great ski resorts.

Then there are properties such as Club Med Alpe d'Huez, Club Med Grand Massif Samoëns Morillon, Club Med La Plagne 2100 and Club Med Val Thorens Sensations.

They're all Club Med. But they're certainly not all the same.

Why is Club Med so popular for ski holidays?

Club Med's all-inclusive approach works particularly well for skiing because so many of the expensive elements of a ski holiday are bundled together.

Club Med's ski packages include accommodation, food and drinks alongside lift passes and group ski lessons. Flights can also be incorporated into the package, with transfers included.

For families, there's another major attraction.

Club Med offers children's clubs across a wide range of ages, with its ski resorts designed to make the logistics of getting a family onto the mountain considerably easier. Children aged 4–17 are automatically registered for the relevant Mini Club and Passworld programmes as part of its all-inclusive package.

When you add everything together, the appeal becomes obvious.

Instead of separately arranging your accommodation, lift pass, lessons, meals and various other elements, much of the holiday is taken care of before you arrive. Everything is arranged in one convenient location. Club Med are the only brand with ESF exclusivity, meaning that if you want your ski lessons to start at the ski room of your own hotel, Club Med is the place!

Do I pay more to book Club Med through IfYouSki.com?

This is probably one of the most important points. Thanks to our pricing agreement with Club Med, you won't pay more for your Club Med holiday by booking through IfYouSki.com.

Our specialist advice and booking service doesn't come with an additional fee to you.

So rather than choosing between booking Club Med and using an independent ski specialist, you can have both.

You get the Club Med holiday you want, combined with our experience and independent advice to help you choose it.

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We know the skiing as well as the hotels

There's another important distinction when you're booking a ski holiday. Knowing a hotel isn't enough. You need to know the mountain.

A beautiful property could be completely wrong for you if the surrounding ski area doesn't suit your ability or the way you like to ski.

When we're comparing Club Med resorts, we're therefore thinking about much more than bedrooms and restaurants.

How convenient is the ski access?

What's the skiing like for beginners?

Will strong intermediates have enough terrain for a week?

What about experts?

Is it suitable for a mixed-ability family?

How easy is it to get children to lessons?

What happens if different members of the group want to ski different terrain?

And, naturally, what is the après-ski like?

Those are the questions that can turn a good ski holiday into a brilliant one.

Club Med for families

Club Med can be particularly attractive for families because it removes many of the logistical headaches traditionally associated with taking children skiing.

Meals are taken care of. Ski lessons are included in the ski package. Children's clubs are in-house. Club Med properties are positioned with convenient access to the slopes.

For parents, that can make mornings considerably easier. But choosing the right Club Med remains important.

The best property for a family taking young children skiing for the first time may be completely different from the one we'd recommend to a family with teenagers who can already ski the entire mountain.

Tell us who's travelling, their ages and skiing abilities, and we can narrow down the options.

Club Med for couples and groups

Club Med isn't just about family skiing.

Several resorts work extremely well for couples and adult groups, particularly if you want a sociable atmosphere and the simplicity of having most of the holiday included.

For a group, the all-inclusive format can also remove one of the perennial complications of a ski holiday: organising everybody.

There's no debate about where you're eating every night, no need to split restaurant bills between ten people and no daily discussion about who still needs to buy their lift pass.

Instead, everybody can get on with enjoying the mountain.

And if après-ski and nightlife are important, we'll point you towards the Club Med properties and ski resorts that best fit the bill.

David – Club Med Platinum Great Advisor

While we're extremely proud to have achieved Gold Great Advisor status as an agency, we're equally delighted that our Managing Director, David, has individually been awarded Club Med Platinum Great Advisor status.

It's recognition of years spent working with Club Med and developing an exceptional level of knowledge about its resorts and holidays.

For our customers, it adds another layer of expertise.

There aren't many ski holidays where we can't offer a firsthand opinion – and when it comes to Club Med in the Alps, we've experienced the complete collection.

The same Club Med holiday, with our expertise included

Ultimately, that's the real advantage of booking through IfYouSki.com.

You're not choosing between Club Med and us.

You're booking your Club Med holiday with an independent ski specialist alongside you.

You have access to our firsthand resort knowledge. You can ask us which property we'd choose ourselves. You can tell us exactly what your family or group needs and let us narrow down the options.

And if we don't think the Club Med you originally had in mind is the right one, we'll tell you. All without paying extra for our service.

Our Club Med Gold Great Advisor status for 2026 is something we're incredibly proud of, but more importantly, it's recognition of the knowledge and experience our customers can draw on every time they book.

And we'd like to thank those customers too.

It's your continued loyalty – both to Club Med and to booking through an independent ski specialist – that has helped us achieve it.

Ready to find your perfect Club Med ski holiday?

Whether you already know exactly which Club Med you'd like to visit or you're trying to choose between several resorts, speak to us.

Tell us who is travelling, when you'd like to go, how well everyone skis and what's important to you. We'll do the rest.

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Find out more about our Club Med Gold Great Advisor status

Or call our ski holiday experts on 020 3384 3300 to discuss which Club Med is right for you.