Booking difficulty for pre covid members

Redzed32 replied on 30/08/2020 10:25

Posted on 30/08/2020 10:25

With the onslaught of the covid virus and the massive restrictions on foreign travel , it appears not only that the existing membership are filling up club sites , but I suspect also a large influx of new members are too . This is great for the campsites , as they have all faced a very difficult season this year . However , I am experiencing that finding pitches now is very difficult , and a great deal of the sites that could be booked a month in advance previously are full to the end of the season . This obviously makes me question whether membership is actually worth it now , as so far this summer after about  6 weekend breaks , I have realised that none of these were possible through the club . 

This is obviously very disheartening , but there is a much bigger concern at play here , and that is next years bookings . No one has a crystal ball regarding the impact of covid , and we cannot predict what will happen next month , far less what will happen next year . We have the possibility of much of next years sites being booked up by people who would normally holiday abroad , and taking advantage of the booking system . If this occurs , and next year we have little or no travel restrictions , we will end up with a situation again where pre covid members cannot get pitches , and the sites will have a whole load of pre-booked vacant pitches . 

Can I ask ; are other members here experiencing this as well ? And Also ; Does the club itself have concerns about the possibility of the above situation occurring , and how to address this ? 

Cornersteady replied on 03/09/2020 21:32

Posted on 03/09/2020 21:32

The site here has filled up again significantly, must be about 95 per cent full, so either the effect of staycation or whatever, the asking price of (from tomorrow) of £30 per pitch per couple or £34 for a SP hasn't appeared to deter many. 

The price tonight is £36 for a standard pitch.

SeasideBill replied on 03/09/2020 21:43

Posted on 03/09/2020 21:32 by Cornersteady

The site here has filled up again significantly, must be about 95 per cent full, so either the effect of staycation or whatever, the asking price of (from tomorrow) of £30 per pitch or £34 for a SP hasn't appeared to deter many. 

Posted on 03/09/2020 21:43

No idea where ‘here’ is, but to me says nothing other than lots of people pursuing limited places. Unprecedented demand from people desperate to secure pitches maintains high prices (obviously) and some are willing to pay over the odds for additional services, rather than make the effort themselves.

As a fully paid up CMC member, I wouldn’t pay £36 for a standard pitch, unless it included breakfast and room service!

JVB66 replied on 03/09/2020 22:17

Posted on 03/09/2020 21:43 by SeasideBill

No idea where ‘here’ is, but to me says nothing other than lots of people pursuing limited places. Unprecedented demand from people desperate to secure pitches maintains high prices (obviously) and some are willing to pay over the odds for additional services, rather than make the effort themselves.

As a fully paid up CMC member, I wouldn’t pay £36 for a standard pitch, unless it included breakfast and room service!

Posted on 03/09/2020 22:17

Unless you are talking about commercial sites some who tend to normally give loss leader prices to try to attract custom at what in normal times would start about this month 

Both clubs prices are published  in the previos year or early in the current year and do not alter ,unless they get cheaper with as some pools closed or the VAT reduction which has been passed on ,unlike other organisations it seems by posts on here 

Tinwheeler replied on 03/09/2020 22:28

Posted on 03/09/2020 22:01 by SeasideBill
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Posted on 03/09/2020 22:28

Why not say what you mean instead of making jibes about people not making the effort? 

I don’t need to get over myself thankyou very much but I do object to folk having digs at others for something they're entirely at liberty to choose to do!

JVB66 replied on 03/09/2020 22:37

Posted on 03/09/2020 22:28 by Tinwheeler

Why not say what you mean instead of making jibes about people not making the effort? 

I don’t need to get over myself thankyou very much but I do object to folk having digs at others for something they're entirely at liberty to choose to do!

Posted on 03/09/2020 22:37

undecided?

peedee replied on 04/09/2020 07:14

Posted on 04/09/2020 07:14

As a fully paid up CMC member, I wouldn’t pay £36 for a standard pitch,

Niether would I without checking what the alternatives are out there. If you are not too fussy there are plenty of alternatives. Check out the Haven offers.. They are usually pretty good once schools have gone back.

peedee

SteveL replied on 04/09/2020 07:27

Posted on 04/09/2020 07:27

We have and do pay, as we are happy with the product. Not that we go away in peak much. There are many things we buy that we could get alternatives for less, we might even think they are expensive, however we are content with our choices, as presumably are those who go elsewhere. Surely that is all that matters.

replied on 04/09/2020 07:43

Posted on 04/09/2020 07:14 by peedee

As a fully paid up CMC member, I wouldn’t pay £36 for a standard pitch,

Niether would I without checking what the alternatives are out there. If you are not too fussy there are plenty of alternatives. Check out the Haven offers.. They are usually pretty good once schools have gone back.

peedee

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