Cost of C & MC sites

As is often said, you cannot please everybody.

peedee

Don't know whether it is down to me or the site. Its is difficult to see what you are typing on this site and I think it occurs when you try and do an edit to make corrections. I can certainly type faster than it appears. There is quite a lag between input and output and it only occurs on this site.

peedee

It will be interesting to see how they treat existing, pre change, bookings. Will they let them just work their way out of the system or will members be expected to pay a deposit post booking? You could perhaps imagine a situation where those that have made lots of bookings you will suddenly see mass cancellations? Unless of course they cancel all outstanding bookings and invite members to rebook with a deposit, not sure that would be popular?

Simplest way to introduce booking deposits is to start them from a month in the future that has not yet been released for booking.  That has the additional advantage that by the time it comes around to make the booked visit we will have had a year of paying deposits to get used to the idea.

I would expect a line in the sand and bookings, maybe changes to bookings would be charged after th the deadline

It will be interesting to see how they treat existing, pre change, bookings. Will they let them just work their way out of the system

My betting is after the introduction they will let the existing  non deposit  bookings work out of the system.

peedee

I didn’t have any problems moving the deposit. It was one we had already moved on  a year from May 2020 due to covid. I phoned over a month before, as it coincided with our second jab. I was told I could move it or have a refund. I opted to move it to another site this August. I suppose if there was a problem it was the time it took and that was just for one booking. If it was a string, I would have been on for ages.

Similarly when I was sent a new credit card. I rang to inform them of the change, as they take the residual on the morning of arrival. It could not be done centrally and had to be applied to each booking and an additional pound debited from each. There were four bookings and it took about 15 minutes.

Some of the Camping Club sites look just the same as ones "owned"  by the Club, but they are actually owned by their operators (or a third party). I recall a long explanation of this from a warden/owner to an American who loudly wanted to know why he could not transfer deposits to another site.  As neither site involved was actually a Camping Club operated site, the accountancy required stopped it from happening.

At least the Caravan Club labels them as Affiliated Sites.

If what Peedee posted on another thread come to fruition? Then there should be a statement? Before the Second wed of Sep as that should be when Sep 2022 bookings are released? If deposits etc are to be introduced 

I agree that would be the logical way forward. It would also, for many, mean the introduction of deposits wouldn't be felt for some time which would give people time to time to get used to the new system. However it would mean that those who don't book months in advance would be seem to be at a disadvantage. If they do as you suggest, depending on the notice given, it might create a rush to get even more bookings in place before the deadline?

David