New Site Booking System

£30 is neither here nor there for most of us I guess.

I just did a dummy booking for Looe, a fortnight for a family of four, in July /August. The deposit required will be £168 upfront. I think most working families will want clear guidelines as to what they might get back, should something occur during the period inside 21 days of booking commencing. It’s going to need clarity on how much is refundable, and inside that 21 days, how to claim back a more substantial deposit. Insurance of some sort is one option of course.

😂😂, you’d be surprised-be it a good idea or not a lot of folk don’t like change. . .Any change☹️. I’m shocked by the angst tbh🤷🏻‍♂️, it’s not going up in price or doubling in price we are merely being asked for an upfront payment(small one at that) as a kind of surety. I have no issue whatsoever be it 25% or 50% no worries. If I couldn’t afford these prices I’d not be booking at all. I pay a smaller amount later to square the bill👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Perhaps the Club have been cleverer than we credit them? Because there has been so much prior publicity about deposits but the introduction has been delayed until April perhaps this was done deliberately in order to let those that want to book their summer holidays enough time to do so without the need for a deposit this year? That avoids the sort of deposit illustrated by TDA . For anyone going away for a 2/3 day weekend the amount of deposit is not that onerous but for two weeks on a Club site it is. Giving this 3 month leeway at the beginning of the year may well take the sting out of needing to pay a deposit in the future?

David

I have read many comments for and against proposed new club rulings, but yet, non have given any consideration toward senior members and those with disabilities, who find even todays rulings very difficult to manage, especially when forecasting their health in months ahead. 
It may be obvious that we are in the minority, however, to impose a 3 week cancellation period with loss of deposit, which could be £60+ for two week bookings, will leave many with little option other than to leave the club, accepting financial losses, or constantly view sites on a daily basis for cancellations.

Personally, with CFS/ME and constant migraines, I have a 12hour window to accept if I am fit to travel on any one day, with my wife having to endure all the tasks in preparing, packing and managing her own health both for outward and inward stages of our holiday.

Would the club be prepared to keep the present 78 hour cancellation rulings, with a deposit if necessary, for disabled members who can give proof of long term disabilities?

It’s been discussed, AHM. We all have issues of one sort or another and I’m not sure the club could accommodate individual circumstances. However, why not contact them directly and make your point?

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I can’t see a problem with introducing a deposit, it just means I will pay a bit less when I arrive , and every other holiday company I have booked with wants a deposit of some sort . Just remember this is a leisure business,the “club” disappeared a long time ago 

if you can’t afford it then don’t go on holiday 

We don't yet know how the Club intend to deal with circumstances like the ones you mention and others such as emergencies and family crisis. As TW suggests its probably a good idea to flag your concerns up direct with the Club as we can't always guarantee that the powers that be see such comments here. The Club have clearly decided that 21 days is now the new 72 hours. 

David

It is possible to reduce the deposit on that stay down to just over £95, but, and this is why I asked the question, will amending a booking incur some kind of admin fee at all? It sometimes does with certain companies when booking something. It’s an anomaly that perhaps needs clarifying.

Today we have booked 5 nights away with the other Club and paid a deposit. The difference  is we are going in 2 weeks and will almost certainly go. We would never book 12 months in advance even for a foreign holiday.

We are looking at a holiday in March/April for the other side of the world and have not even booked our flights, yet many on here are booking a caravan site for next year!