Dynamic pricing to be introduced

It is very good value, but if you cancelled it within 14 days it would cost you £78. Personally, when I see full payment required on booking, no matter when you book, I look elsewhere. You say you need flexibility, sites like Beechwood certainly don’t give you that.

That is, of course, the rub of using commercial sites that require full payment 4/6 weeks before arrival. The CMC system is still more generous than others out there in the camping market. 

David

Not necessarily. If you want a very late booking, outside of school holidays, some non Club Sites are very generous. They use dynamic pricing to fill any pitches just short of their sell by date at a reduced price…….if you ask😁

There are of course exceptions to every rule. However, even after the recent changes CAMC T&C’s are more generous than most other suppliers. They may be more expensive, but how many other sites will let you book ahead for a single night during a bank holiday weekend.🤔

We paid in full as we booked it on the Sunday night and arrived on the Monday morning! Booked and arrived in 12 hours (ish), if something happened within that time you’ve got no chance at any site including CAMC.

So what you are saying Steve is you’re not prepared to pay in full if you book the night before? Can I ask why? Surely this is something the club are moving away from as part of the booking you can pay in full or pay the deposit. It sounds like you’re not prepared to pay as you might not turn up and only want to loose your deposit?

The flexibility on this booking comes from late availability and a cheap price, something that CAMC didn’t have. Yes the club site had availability but at near double the cost it’s a straight no.

So on the back of the DP I’ve just checked Beechwood club site and the site is most probably less than half full. I’ve just looked at booking to stay there from tonight and the price is the same as a week ago which shows it doesn’t decrease if the site has an abundance of spaces available. It also shows the price at just over £50 (2 adults, 1 child) which is ridiculous. It’s no wonder the place is empty.

Dynamic Pricing has a different meaning to the CAMC than other leisure industry providers.

We've just had an email from a holiday cottage that we stayed at  2 years ago offering a £100 reduction for a weeks stay over Easter, as obviously they still have availability. Could be any reason, late cancellation etc. but this in my view is what should be happening with unsold pitches on club sites. Not "we'll leave the price unaltered and the pitch unsold."

Agree WN. We pick up some real bargain cottage prices via late availability. Given that the Club don’t use DP to offer similar on book on the day prices at half empty sites, I have come to the conclusion that they simply make so much income having a site even half full, they don’t need to bother!🤷‍♀️

Another email today, telling me there’s lots of pitches available at a good number of site locations🤷‍♀️

From experience ttda you're ever so slightly off the mark. Sites like mine at £20 per night are struggling already. Your email should have read that those decent value service point only sites need support Another year at a massive loss won't bode well I think.

JK

So what you are saying Steve is you’re not prepared to pay in full if you book the night before? Can I ask why? Surely this is something the club are moving away from as part of the booking you can pay in full or pay the deposit. It sounds like you’re not prepared to pay as you might not turn up and only want to loose your deposit?

Not sure where I said that, I stated “when I see full payment required on booking, no matter when you book, I look elsewhere.” As we typically book at least 6 months in advance there is no way I would hand over the full cost. Similarly if I buy a product on which there is a long lead time I don’t hand over the full amount but am prepared to leave a deposit. Like most we would honour a booking except in exceptional circumstances. However, those do occasionally happen and whilst I am prepared to leave the box ticked to pay before arrival, it would have to be a very special site to convince me to part with the full cost more than a few days before.

Off topic I know, but when are they going to have the courtesy to start posting a warning about maintenance. I tried to post this last night but when I hit save post I got a picture of Bunree  and lost everything.😡