WHERE’S
WALTER?
Inghams
is celebrating its 75
anniversary with a competition to win £1000 worth of holiday vouchers by finding
four images of Walter Ingham (that have been cunningly hidden
around the site - www.inghams.co.uk
Walter
can be found skiing the slopes in Austria, enjoying a spa treatment and savouring
the spectacular scenery on the south coast of France.
Simply discover where Walter is hiding and enter online by 19 February 2010 to
win £1000 worth of holiday vouchers.
The
competition celebrates 75 years since Walter Ingham advertised in a national
newspaper and took his first group trip to Schoenburg, Tyrol in December 1934 The trip was a huge success and
just two years later Walter set up Inghams Travel.
Walter
Ingham was a pioneer who played a fundamental role in the development of the ski
package holiday. He single handily organised transport, food, accommodation, ski hire and even worked with a local ski
instructor teaching the group how to ski.
Inghams
has come along way since Walter took his first party and 75
years on over
five million skiers have holidayed with the winter sports specialists,
travelling to over 100 different resorts. Inghams has never
lost sight of what makes a great holiday, continuing to create inspirational ski and snowboarding holidays
to
13 different winter destinations.
-Ends-
For more information on Inghams Winter Ski 09/10 Ski and Snowboard
holidays or to enter the Where’s Walter competition visit www.inghams.co.uk or contact 020 8780
4447
THE HISTORY OF
INGHAMS
· Christmas
1934 "
Walter Ingham advertises in national newspapers for a private ski party to join
him on a trip to Austria over the Christmas period.
· 1936 " Walter Ingham rents
one-room office in Arcade House, Bond Street. Walter’s father joins him and
they create F&W Ingham.
· 1936 - Extends holiday offering
to French Alps and French seaside resorts and coach tours.
· March
1938 "
Terminates holidays to Austria when it becomes annexed by
Germany.
· Christmas
1948 "
Launches first post-war ski-party to the Dortmund Chalet of the Austrian Alpine
Club in the Tyrol.
· 1963 " Walter Ingham sells
Inghams to Hotelplan.
· Inghams starts Lakes and
Mountains programme.
· 1984 " Inghams celebrates
50th anniversary
· 1985 " Inghams enters Irish
market with an office in Dublin.
· 1995 - Inghams purchases
Bladon Lines
· 1995/6 - Inghams launches
“Early bird” holiday brochure for the 1996 ski season and sparks “early bird”
booking ski holiday trend.
· September 2005
"
Inghams launches Ski Luxury collection
· 2007 - Inghams rebrands
Eurobreak as Inghams Short Breaks
· 2008 - Inghams purchases
Inntravel
· January
2008 - Inghams launches new Villas
offering
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