Action Outdoors
Action Outdoors was created in 2004 by Mark Gillis & David Robertson, originally from a frustration of searching for a reasonably priced way to go skiing. “For many years we spent holidays, with a big group of mates, squeezed into a tiny French Ski apartment. The final straw was probably in 2002, when we had 14 of us in a 8 person apartment. We then discovered how the French went skiing – UCPA – and have never looked back.”
A partnership was formed with UCPA to bring UK clients to their centres in France and the numbers have grown every year since.
Mark & David are both still very actively involved with Action Outdoors and outdoor sports in general. In 2007 Julie Slaughter joined the team and has helped the company grow from strength to strength. Along with the team of seasonal staff they are here to help you get the most from your activity holiday.
Partners
UCPA
Union national des Centres sportifs de Plein Air – is over 40 years old and quite simply is how the French do outdoor sports. It was originally set up by the government to encourage young people to take more holidays and get outdoors. It is now a “not for profit” organisation, still with a charter to help people get outdoors and enjoy their sports. The quality of the activity, instruction and equipment is second to none. The accommodation tends to be fairly simple (although some of the newer centres are close to hotel type standard). There is very much a shared, communal, social aspect – which is a big part of the spirit of UCPA.
There are a huge range of winter and summer sport courses available, ranging from beginners all the way through to very expert.
Inspired To Ski
Was set up by Sally Chapman and offers carefully planned, performance coaching to small groups, by top British instructors. All levels are catered for and it appeals to people who really want to improve their skiing to the next level. Accommodation is of a good quality holiday standard across a variety of top resorts. Look out for the courses within our ski section.
Chalet In Chamonix
Is a stylish, comfortable, chalet in the home of alpine sports. We offer a variety of courses (linked with Inspired To Ski) as well as more traditional weekly chalet lets. See our separate site
www.chalet-in-chamonix.co.uk for full details.
Safegaurding Your Money
We hold an ATOL Licence issued by the government Civil Aviation Authority CAA department. Our licence number is 9658. You can check if any operator holds a valid licence on
www.caa.org.
We also work with Travel & General Insurance company with their TOPPS scheme, this provides a second safeguard of your holiday monies.
Contact Us
By Phone: 0845 890 0362 or 0208 133 4551
By E-mail: info (insert @ symbol) action-outdoors.co.uk
By Post: Our official registered address is 6 Langdale Close, Old Felixstowe, Suffol