Annual discount card for those who use CL's only

Kennine replied on 16/06/2018 13:07

Kennine

Posted on 16/06/2018 13:07

There are many customers who never use an all singing all dancing CMC site but really enjoy using CL's for their holidays. They are left with a dilemma of not paying £51.00 at all and using the many fine private campsites in areas of outstanding beauty, which are available across the land. -OR- Paying the £51.00 to subsidise the CMC sites which they will never use, just to get access to privately run CL's. So they opt for not paying anything to the CMC at all.

The positive solution is to have two annual rates. ---- £ 51.00 for those customers who use CMC campsites ---OR --- a simple registration fee of £10.00 to enable access to the private CL network for those who much prefer CL's. There would be no losers as this would give customers a clear choice. ------------------ The CMC would still benefit from all those £10.00 fees and the CL's would benefit from the increased demand that this would bring.

A Win Win situation all round.

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Simon100 replied on 16/06/2018 20:00

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Posted on 16/06/2018 20:00

I can never understand why people get so uptight about paying the membership fee!!! It is only a £1 a week.

What does £1 get you nowadays? Half a cup of coffee, a pint of milk, some chocolate, just over a litre of fuel and very little else.

Why make life so difficult for so little return.

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johnathome replied on 16/06/2018 20:49

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Posted on 16/06/2018 20:49

I think £51 a year is fine,it's the nearly £51 a night club charges in high season that are not acceptable.

thats another reason that it's worth the membership cost for CL info and use.

nelliethehooker replied on 16/06/2018 20:50

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Posted on 16/06/2018 17:35 by Kennine

Fear you not good people. The £10.00 registration fee would only entitle the card holder to access, book and stay on the CL network, which are all private business.--- Nothing else.

If somebody decided that they wanted to upgrade in the future to access CMC products they would be obliged to pay the extra £41.00 That is only fair and equitable.

I have discussed this with some caravanning friends and they are in agreement that this proposal has legs and would be good for the CMC and it's customers.

K

Posted on 16/06/2018 20:50

Have you put this idea forward to the C&CC members too, K,or is it just another of your diatribes against all things CC?

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Takethedogalong replied on 16/06/2018 20:52

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Posted on 16/06/2018 19:13 by Vicmallows

K. I am in full support of your idea!

The aspect that particularly annoys me is that the two big clubs will not allow a 5-van site to join both of their networks, even if the site would like to do so. Therefore, unless people are willing to join both clubs simply to gain access to both CS and CL, the potential customer base for any 5-van site is effectively halved.

I know there are other routes available to be a certificated site, but that then excludes the site from the marketing exposure and inertia that the clubs provide.

It seems clear to me that both clubs know this well, and will do all they can to maintain the situation, even jeopardizing the viability of some CS/CLs.

Posted on 16/06/2018 20:52

I wonder if a lot of CAMC members would enjoy the use of CS's, unless they had stayed on some as a CCC member. They can be a bit different, as alongside the 5 vans, they can accommodate a further 10 tents I think as well? Certainly the CS sites we use take tents.

nelliethehooker replied on 16/06/2018 20:54

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Posted on 16/06/2018 17:10 by eurortraveller

I don't understand the need for a membership fee at all - I just pay as I go with all the hotel chains - just pay a nightly rate. Isn't CMC a travel chain too?

Posted on 16/06/2018 20:54

No one is forcing you to pay the membership fee, eurort. Should you want to visit a CC site you can always pay the additional nightly charge as a non-member. Simples.

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Kennine replied on 16/06/2018 20:57

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Posted on 16/06/2018 20:50 by nelliethehooker

Have you put this idea forward to the C&CC members too, K,or is it just another of your diatribes against all things CC?

Posted on 16/06/2018 20:57

How rude When a poster is being positive and trying to add value to a retail business, I wonder about another poster's motivation to be completely negative.

moulesy replied on 16/06/2018 21:00

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Posted on 16/06/2018 20:49 by johnathome

I think £51 a year is fine,it's the nearly £51 a night club charges in high season that are not acceptable.

thats another reason that it's worth the membership cost for CL info and use.

Posted on 16/06/2018 21:00

But which club sites cost £51 a night, John?

As a point of interest, Concierge Camping, recently mentioned glowingly on another thread is £55 a night, min 2 nights for the next available weekend and £59 a night in August. And looking at the picture on the website (I have to confess I've never visited) the layout looks remarkably similar to the racetrack style so derided by some on club sites!

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KjellNN replied on 16/06/2018 21:06

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Posted on 16/06/2018 20:00 by Simon100

I can never understand why people get so uptight about paying the membership fee!!! It is only a £1 a week.

What does £1 get you nowadays? Half a cup of coffee, a pint of milk, some chocolate, just over a litre of fuel and very little else.

Why make life so difficult for so little return.

Posted on 16/06/2018 21:06

You have expensive milk.......we pay 96p for 2 litres.

However fuel is now almost £1.30 per litre.