BESPOKE HOLIDAYS WITH PERSONALISED FIVE-STAR LUXURY
Powder Byrne is not a travel agent we are the luxury upgrade.
We deliver unrivalled five-star in-resort services which, combined with your chosen hotel, ensure you enjoy a seamless luxury family skiing or summer holiday.
At Powder Byrne we do not compromise on quality and everything we do revolves around taking care of the little details so you can enjoy, relax and have a hassle-free family holiday.
Our unique approach ensures you can enjoy the holiday you want without compromise.
Our decades old reputation is for delivering unbeatable quality services for winter and summer holidays.
A Powder Byrne holiday provides a 360-degree five-star luxury service for your entire family, where you will get access to our expert travel consultants, dedicated and discreet client concierge and exclusive luxury resort services, you can trust us to deliver on our promise.
SKI SEASON RECOMMENDATIONS
Let us share with you our unique approach to family skiing with Powder Byrne.
Our award-winning children’s skiing programmes, complimentary adult ski guiding, non-ski Mountain Host programmes and other turn-key services for parents ensure your skiing holiday will run seamlessly.
Contact us today to start planning your upgraded Winter Skiing Holiday.
OUR SUMMER RECOMMENDATIONS
We deliver bespoke family solutions for the spring and summer holidays.
In addition to our flagship Powder Byrne summer resort in Crete, we create unique family experiences in the Swiss and Italian mountains, private guided itineraries which give families the perfect introduction to Japan as well as exhilarating family ‘Learn Together’ programmes at Polo Valley in Andalusia.
Contact us today to start planning your Summer adventures.
THE POWDER BYRNE DIFFERENCE
Imitation is the highest form of flattery and Powder Byrne continues to define luxury skiing and summer family holidays.
We are proud to be the original luxury ski holiday company to provide the highest quality, flexible service to generations.
Our holidays offer flexible booking conditions and are financially protected by our ABTA membership.
OUR EXPERT TEAM
Every member of our team has personal knowledge and experience of Powder Byrne service, programmes and destinations and is able to recommend the best luxury family holiday experiences suited to your requirements.
Hear some Powder Byrne recommendations from just a few of our talented team below.
You can speak to an experienced member of our travel team by calling +44 (0)20 8246 5300.
ONCE A CLIENT, ALWAYS A CLIENT
OUR STORY
Our Story
Started by a young entrepreneur Rory Byrne in 1985, Powder Byrne was the first UK tour operator to marry bespoke skiing experiences with quality service, sharing our passion for powder skiing and our intimate knowledge of the Alps.
As time moved on, Powder Byrne has become renowned for the best luxury resort services and experiences across Original Skiing Holidays, Summer Resorts Programmes, and Air & Space Adventure Holidays. To this day, no one else can do a Powder Byrne holiday and we are proud that the company still embodies our ‘Everything’s Possible’ philosophy.
Our Commitment
“From the very first contact, our team will welcome you and take away all of the hassle of planning a luxury holiday experience. We advise you on the best destinations, and the hand-picked luxury accommodations, all wrapped with our award-winning and exclusive services suited to your family. We believe that once a client, always a client, and our dedication to this means that our expert team is always on hand to help deliver a truly seamless and unrivalled luxury experience.”
Simon Meeke
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Our Approach
We are an established brand. One that our clients trust through the generations.
We are a privately owned business that is honoured to have the industry’s greatest team who are truly passionate about what we do.
Our people are our greatest asset and have an intimate knowledge of our resorts, properties and services. We are uniquely placed to provide honest recommendations and expert advice on the best of our destinations that we know you will enjoy.
Upgrade to a Powder Byrne holiday
You may find deals for chalets and accommodation but Powder Byrne does not take luxury for granted.
We are trusted by our clients who expect an entirely tailored, seamless and hassle-free holiday, with the highest level of dedication and service to match.
All of our services are exclusive to you, from our award-winning children’s programmes, nanny and babysitting services, to our Ski Butler services, our professional driver services, our experienced ski guiding and summer sports programmes, our own private flights, and everything in between – ‘Everything’s Possible’ for you on your Powder Byrne holiday.
Our programmes are designed to continually exceed our client’s expectations, so the only surprises you can look forward to are the good ones.
We are Swisstainable
We are Swisstainable. We are proud to be a part of the sustainability programme Swisstainable and classified at Level I – committed.
The sustainability programme Swisstainable unites businesses and organizations along the entire Swiss tourism sector. With our participation, we commit ourselves to continuous sustainable business development, we pursue measures in the field of sustainability and thus make a concrete contribution to sustainable tourism in Switzerland.
For Swisstainable visit MySwitzerland.com/Swisstainable.
Client Testimonials
AN ESTABLISHED BRAND THAT YOU CAN TRUST
Festive Skiing – 2023
“Grandchildren loved it and your ski guiding experience was one of the best ever. A very positive experience all round.”
Festive Skiing – 2023
“Excellent PB team across the board. The perfect winter vacation. Thank you!!!”
San Cassiano – February Half Term 2024
“Outstanding. From the pick up in the boot room, through to the ski grouping, SnoZone was fantastic. Our daughter’s skiing has really improved and she loved going along with the group for the week. We felt totally secure in sending her off each morning knowing she would have a brilliant time with inspirational teachers and group leaders – crucially, they all made it fun and providing the kids with independence, whilst learning at the same time. The race event on Friday was brilliant and brought a close to the week in a lovely, fun way (especially with Rob’s hilarious commentary)”
Arosa – February Half Term 2024
“Thank you for the most wonderful holiday! What makes it so special is all the incredible staff who really are exceptional. Particular thanks to Eddie & Paul who were the best guides, Elsa who kept us well informed and Kira and Harriet who have the patience of saints and who our children adored. “
Festive Skiing – 2023
“The boys had the best time and fell even more in love with skiing. I really want to call out Kieran, Eve, Mary, Poppy and Emma who all made our holiday such a great experience. Then boys were so happy and well looked after. Kieran is one of the best guides we’ve skied with. Then rest of the team were also excellent and went above and beyond. Thank you!”
Festive Skiing – 2023
“Outstanding overall service. Staff incredibly attentive and responsive to every request and every aspect of our experience was truly first class. We cannot speak too highly of the amazing level of service from James, Steffie, Eddie and Dirk and the apartment was much better than we could have expected. Thanks so much for a truly wonderful holiday.”
San Cassiano – February Half -Term 2024
“Steffie called me in October to start the planning for the February trip and was meticulous in ensuring everything was in order, from the transport to-from Innsbruck, to ski hire, to what restaurants we might want to book. It felt like we were really valued as clients and Steffie was very well organised in making sure everything that needed to be booked was done so and confirmed on email in a logical and structured manner. We were really impressed with the planning”
San Cassiano – February Half Term 2024
“We loved every single minute of the week’s holiday and the resort team were largely responsible for that. Steffie didn’t stop working until everything was perfect, she was so diligent in making sure that nothing was left to chance. Both Steffie and Andrea are by far and away the best travel team we have ever worked with. They are simply brilliant and an absolute pleasure spend time with.”
Festive Skiing – 2023
“We had a really lovely holiday, your team and private chef looked after us so well! Everything was perfect, easy and as expected. Thanks so much!”
Andermatt, February Half Term – 2024
“Very very happy. My son keeps asking when we will have our next Powder Byrne holiday. We changed our programme constantly and our needs were met beautifully and seamlessly. Joe and the team have been amazing, we were more than taken care of. I couldn’t recommend Powder Byrne enough”
Festive Skiing – 2023
“Seamless holiday. Children very happy all week. We had the pleasure of Kitty and Hamza – both amazing. Lovely staff all round. Thank you”
Festive Skiing – 2023
“All the staff were excellent; very organised and helpful. Pick-ups to all the lifts were very handy – good idea to head straight to Hornli to get over to Lenzerheide quick-fast on the final day.”
Festive Skiing – 2023
“The overall Powder Byrne experience has been five out of five as always!””
Festive Skiing – 2023
“The whole PB team were very good and seemed to work really well together. Everything was brilliantly organised and coordinated, and nothing was too much trouble.”
Festive Skiing – 2023
“Once again a fabulous holiday. James has been wonderful in ensuring everything has run according to plan. Bookings, taxi drivers, nothing is left to chance.”
Festive Skiing – 2023
“To all the wonderful Powder Byrne staff – thank you for taking care of us this week, we have had the best week. Thank you Joey for being our guide and keeping us safe, we loved your stories and spending time with you. Thank you to all the staff, you have been great. See you next time xxx”
Arosa – February Half-Term 2024
“This year’s team were of the highest standard. It was as if you had intentionally raised the bar and it showed. We were super impressed.”
Festive Skiing – 2023
“The team went above and beyond to help us have a great holiday with 2 small children, many thanks to everyone for being so flexible and helpful. Big highlight was the support from Steffie, James and the team in sourcing us lactose free milk after our youngest had a reaction to cows milk. This really was above and beyond…”
Flims, February Half Term – 2024
“This was an amazing holiday because of Powder Byrne, we really loved the skill and effort of the team. One of our favourite, most memorable family vacations ever. Everyone at PB made it so special for us. Liv, Hattie, Marcus, Dan, Hamza, Rupert, Kitt – we adore you all. “