Membership Fee Increase

Me too but, tbh, I wouldn’t bother to renew C&CC if it wasn't at half price veteran's rate.

Why is that TW? 

It (CC) dare not put pitch prices up too much, there would be a huge outcry from members and they are close to being uncompetive with many commercial sites.

If CC is 'close to being uncompetive' then surely that means that it is competitive? 

Sites might be attractive out of peak season but many don't sell well in the peak season.

I obviously do not use CC sites in peak times then. I see many sites pretty full in June weekends for example. Depends where they are. 

Tintent115 – Sorry, I should have written in my post on page 1 - “I won't be renewing my C&MC Membership whatever the cost.”

If CC is 'close to being uncompetive' then surely that means that it is competitive?

In some cases it is uncompetitive. There are many factors to consider, e.g. like for like, charges for dogs and awnings and not least the cost of children. If you do find a commercial site to your liking and don't have a dog or wish to put up an awning then the chances of finding a good commercial site cheaper are better. I regularly stay at a good commercial site cheaper than any of the Club sites around the area. The more the Club puts up its prices the more chance there is of finding cheaper sites just as good and sometimes better. Competitiveness is not just about prices either, it is also about facilities and sometimes I will pay a little more for these rather than stay at a Club site.

ET, You may well notice Club sites full at weekends in peak times but that does not maximise income for the Club if they half empty for the rest of the week.

peedee

Ah, right it is clearer now....

But from reading your post you spent only very few nights on a full fat club site (one site?).

On that basis, if the other membership benefits are of no value to you, then membership was no use to you whether it was £49 or £51..?

ET, You may well notice Club sites full at weekends in peak times but that does not maximise income for the Club if they half empty for the rest of the week.

That will always be the case PD unless the CC take action to discriminate against weekend only bookings in some way. 

I don't do weekends only, nor do I tend to do full weeks. I do require to use some weekend days as part of most of my bookings however and if weekends are generally booked up that prevents my booking a site. Of course usually won't affect me as I book early. 

If commercial sites do not suffer in the same way it is generally down to their use of minimum booking periods during peak times. 3, 4, 5 day minimum bookings are fairly common with some having 7 day minimum bookings. 7 day minimum bookings mean that I am unlikely to use a site unless I am prepared to book and pay 7 nights and only stay for 5. 

Club sites apart from the couple of "honey pots"although they show full can normally, we have found,be "accessed"by a phone call to the site concerned if we need a longer period which encompases the said full w/end, but as some wardens have said, they are aware that some will try the tactic to get the w/end,then amend the booking shorter,and some are noting the booking number to check nearer the time,

ET, You may well notice Club sites full at weekends in peak times but that does not maximise income for the Club if they half empty for the rest of the week

That will always be the case PD unless the CC take action to discriminate against weekend only bookings in some way.

So you are agreeing that in peak season Club sites are not being used to their full potential?

peedee

I don't suppose that The Caravan Club is at all bothered who makes up their "membership" as long as there are more of them than last year.

It could be made up entirely of new people who join in January and February 2018 and the ship would still sail majestically on.

My answer to the problem of the honeypot sites (and perhaps weekends) is to require the person booking to have been a member for five or so years to qualify.

So you are agreeing that in peak season Club sites are not being used to their full potential?

Was not agreeing as far as I know. I was stating that on some sites and at some times of the year that there was a possibility of weekend bookings preventing longer bookings. 

I am not saying that the problem should be addressed however. But then I am not unduly concerned although there are 'complaints' from some that they cannot get longer stays (either as part of an ongoing tour or a longer stay on a single site or two) because weekends are taken. 

The C&CC have, as I mentioned earlier, tried to address this on their more popular sites with minimum booking periods. I have no idea how successful that is.