At Easter 2024, Iain Martin, presenter of The Ski Podcast and founder of Ski Flight Free, travelled from Brighton to Les 2 Alpes in a luxury splitter van. What is a splitter van? Firstly, let’s clarify what we are talking about here. A splitter van is like a minibus, but with much more storage and way more space for the passengers. In this case, Iain rented from Vans For Bands – a company that does what it says on the tin: it rents vans for bands. Bands take these vehicles because they need lots of space to store their instruments and speakers and because they are often on the road for weeks at a time. The company has a fleet of 60 splitter vans, which are typically rented out all summer as bands go from festival to festival. In winter, however, there’s the opportunity for the ‘general public’ to rent them – and they are perfect for a ski holiday. How many people can travel in a splitter van? Most of the vans have capacity for 9 passengers, with three in the front and six, in two facing lines of three, in the back. This was Iain’s annual family trip, and his … Continue reading Case Study: The UK to French Alps by Luxury Splitter Van