| It appears that some ski holiday chalet companies are | | | | maintained a star-studded client list that includes |
| liquidating their assets due in part to the weak | | | | David and Victoria Beckham, JK Rowling and Rowan |
| economy. Early estimates show that luxury chalet | | | | Atkinson. |
| bookings are down about 17 percent compared to | | | | Prince Andrew hosted a party at Descent in January |
| last year's early bookings. Ski companies and luxury | | | | 2009 and pre-booked another for the same week in |
| chalet rentals are trying to maintain pricing as usual, | | | | 2010. His deposit of approximately 30,000 pounds |
| but many have had to offer incredible price breaks to | | | | was a small fraction of the 450,000 pounds in total |
| lure guests back. | | | | deposits for bookings for the 2009 to 2010 ski |
| Descent International, one of Europe's most famous | | | | season. Recovery of the deposit moneys is unknown |
| and prestigious resorts, has begun total liquidation of | | | | at the present time. |
| assets. Over the years, Descent International has | | | | |