The markets for adventure holidays is growing each year and with more people looking to get out and do something on their yearly holiday instead on laying on the beach or following the other half around the shops looking to buy that perfect holiday souvenir.

Mountain Biking Holidays

I am bit biased on this subject as I cant think of anything better than going mountain biking for a couple of weeks. There has been a long battle between walkers wanting to keep the mountains to themselves and questioning the deluge of mountain bikers on the hills but many of the larges ski resorts are developing dedicated biking areas to keep everybody happy, well  nearly everybody? The ski season in some of the large resorts does not last for very long and it can be very difficult for the accommodation providers to cover their costs over the short season. So why not turn over the lifts to the mountain bikers and bring some money into the resorts and create a much larger season for travellers.

We can all win – travelling to some of these larger resorts out of the main season can offer some great savings on the accommodation as these are effectively times that they would struggle to fill normally so many are now offering big discounts. I found a very nice apartment in Tirol Austria sleeping 4 people for £196 for 7 nights which works out to be £49.00 each for a weeks accommodation I am sure that you would find it hard to find a cheap hotel for that price per night let alone a week. All of the low cost airlines allow you to take a bike on the plane as sports luggage for an additional cost, please check with the airline before travelling for individual rules for sports equipment and costs.

This weeks offers are focussing on villas Austria with many of the main resorts catering for the all year round traveller taking the opportunity to save some money on booking out of the main school holidays. It will be a good few weeks until the snow appears in the hills, the mountains are a great place to get some quality hiking in around the alps.

Salzburg

Annaberg Lammertal – 26/09/2009 – 7 nights Sleeps 8 – £459 Save 14%

Carinthia

Sotour Maltschacher See, Feldkirchen Ossiachersee – 26/09/2009 – 7 nights – sleeps 4 £375 Save 14%

Faaker See Carinthia – 26/09/09 – 7 nights – sleeps 6 – £375 Save 20%

Styria

Gastehaus Hartweger, Haus Ennstal bei Scladming – 19/09/09 – 14 nights sleeps 3 £576 Save 14%

Bungalow Bad Mitterndorf Tauplitz – 19/09/09 – 7 nights – sleeps 5 £486 Save 10%

Haus Faitl, Bad Mitterndorf Tauplitz – 19/09/09 7 nights – sleeps 8 £341 Save 14%

Vorarlberg

Sonnenblick, Silbertal – 19/09/09 7 nights sleeps 6 £324 Save 9%

Landhaus Martha, Gaschurn – 19/09/09 7 nights sleeps 4 £309 Save 9%

The Tirol region of Austria can supply you with an adrenaline filled holiday or a relaxing trip enjoying the Tyrolean streets lined with traditional wooden chalets. Containing some of the best ski resorts in Europe if not the world the Tirol’s 36 different holiday areas can cater for most holidaymakers requirements. It is be very easy to book private ski accommodation with cheap flights to Austria, once you arrive there are many transfers to get you swiftly to the resort at very low costs. The train services from the main airports run very frequently through the season and are extremely reliable visit http://www.oebb.at/ to pre book your tickets and check timetables before travelling.

The range of ski chalets Tirol are already available online for early season offers, don’t leave it too late to get the best property, yes we do display a large selection of last minute deals on the site for all areas but the you will have to get in early if you want to secure the best accommodation and dates for your holiday.