The next announcement???
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replied on 25/02/2018 09:33
SteveL replied on 25/02/2018 09:46
Posted on 25/02/2018 09:24 bylast week in July & first week in August
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Posted on 25/02/2018 09:46
So if they release July and August together folk will be booking next years holiday before they have even taken this. Many with no idea if they will be able to get the time off work. 🤔 We generally avoid these months except perhaps for a week so will have little affect. However, for those that need multiple weeks in these peak months, there is going to be the issue of do we book and hope, how long dare we leave it. As the cancelation policy remains the same, the default will probably be to book early and cancel if work holidays are not obtained.
Cornersteady replied on 25/02/2018 09:55
Posted on 25/02/2018 09:46 by SteveLSo if they release July and August together folk will be booking next years holiday before they have even taken this. Many with no idea if they will be able to get the time off work. 🤔 We generally avoid these months except perhaps for a week so will have little affect. However, for those that need multiple weeks in these peak months, there is going to be the issue of do we book and hope, how long dare we leave it. As the cancelation policy remains the same, the default will probably be to book early and cancel if work holidays are not obtained.
Posted on 25/02/2018 09:55
Yes I think you're right. as I said those who know their holidays far in advance (I mentioned teachers but there are others and certainly retired folk) will benefit more. And yes as you say will this lead to more 'book and hope' bookings?
PS is 'book and hope' fake news for speculative bookings?
DavidKlyne replied on 25/02/2018 11:25
DSB replied on 25/02/2018 11:56
Posted on 25/02/2018 11:25 by DavidKlyneYes but I was using that as an illustration of the sort of phrase the Club would come up with, personally I want everyone to be able to book a hardstanding.
Tinwheeler replied on 25/02/2018 13:06
Posted on 25/02/2018 06:42 byI think that it will make little positive difference. In fact for those wanting a specific popular site for Easter 2019 they will have to think further ahead.
https://caravanclub.co.uk/membership/improving-your-club-experience/
Posted on 25/02/2018 13:06
Thanks for the link.
Although it’s true that the club can’t hope to please all of the members all of the time, this has to be a step forward and should help many.
Wifi, too, is being improved and may now be worth the money. I see several remote Scottish sites now have a hotspot where they had nothing before.
It's all good news.
replied on 25/02/2018 14:00
Posted on 25/02/2018 13:06 by TinwheelerThanks for the link.
Although it’s true that the club can’t hope to please all of the members all of the time, this has to be a step forward and should help many.
Wifi, too, is being improved and may now be worth the money. I see several remote Scottish sites now have a hotspot where they had nothing before.
It's all good news.
Posted on 25/02/2018 14:00
I think that it will disadvantage more than it helps TinW.
As for hotspots - they hold no interest for me at all. I have used one once on a site with a cafe where I had a pot of tea whilst checking some info but used it for 20 mins when staying 6 nights. Would I pay for such a service? Would I heck as like. Just use my mifi.
Navigateur replied on 25/02/2018 14:21
Posted on 25/02/2018 14:21
several remote Scottish sites now have a hotspot
That has me chuckling remembering a fast food outlet many years ago on the road from Leeds to York that had a large sign on a pillar above a very small table. The sign read "WiFi now available here". However, I could not get any wifi signal at all so I asked a waitress, who replied with the usual Yorkshire charm that I was sitting in the wrong place. "Can you not see the sign? It's big enough."
She was right though. The only place one could get the wifi was indeed there - at that one table!
Tinwheeler replied on 25/02/2018 15:25
replied on 25/02/2018 15:31
Posted on 25/02/2018 15:25 by TinwheelerWhy is everyone being negative? Things may not be perfect but it’s surely a move in the right direction. Let’s try it and see. Glass half full, eh?
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