New Site Booking System

Well something had to be done, I really couldn’t quite believe it when told how many cancellations are being made, so much speculative booking, just because they can. However, the reason we used the Club was because if we really had to we could cancel. In all the years we only ever did this twice, once because my Mum became critically ill and once because we had problems with the van. Towing a van is more risky for hols, the car has to be in good order and the van. 21 days notice is unlikely to help with either of these potential problems. Might as well book with a commercial site now as there will be little difference with deposits. Personally I would have taken non refundable deposits from anyone who had cancelled two or more bookings in any one calendar year, thus not inconveniencing genuine bookers. I think there will be empty pitches from people who need to cancel within 21 days but now just don’t bother to let the Club know.  Good to be able to book a pitch type though, long overdue and might help with the early morning queue at the gates.

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Many CLs already take some form of payment in advance, V. They know it's good business sense to keep the cash rolling in and it's my belief it is also a driver behind the club's move to deposits.

+1 I never knew C&MC existed until I was older. When the family was established & they were old enough they explored the world with a guide-me👍🏻

Some commercials not only charge a (sometimes refundable) deposit but also the balance payment two weeks or so before arrival. Our New Year site has just emailed a reminder.

I guess that makes the club quite generous in allowing the balance to be paid on arrival or the night before..

tours with several club sites booked together will now need a deposit to cover 20% of the total cost, again little different to a tour of commercials or C&CC.

I don't really care about deposits as our touring here during the UK better weather will include CL/CS/THS sites and commercials where deposit terms can vary.

However, I'm interested in how 'booking a tour of CC sites' might be made easier in some way with the new booking system, when the primary impediment to linking multiple sites together for desired dates is the availability of pitches at each of those individual sites...no different to now..

the new system might save a few clicks by adding a 'book a tour' button and availability might be improved if all the clubs spin re deposits is to be believed.

we will wait and see...in the meantime I'll continue to make any bookings for sites we want to be at next year...a concert at one venue already booked and a couple of additional sites to create a mini tour...

will doing this sort of thing be easier or trickier next year?...the jury's out.

Myself, I prefer to use the site App or the web site. I have been using digital membership of the C&CC ever since its inception without problems.  I have no need of paper and I hope the Club follows C&CC's lead.

peedee

 

Like PeeDee, I use the two club apps...easy map reading with a real view of how sites are located in relation to towns etc, along with simple route mapping, and even pictures which aren't in the directory.

I use apps for all my site/lpg/aire searching as it's so easy to just zoom for location and then tap to get full details...

I am glad to note that the touring on sites as you also post , has not been at this time it seems covered by any QAs from the club as I tried to say yesterday, but it seemed that it was as many of my posts an attack on whoever did not read what I was trying to point out, 

Not every one who posts has what it seems is needed a degree in the English language to make some understand, ?

Morning

I don't think there will be empty pitches from people cancelling within 21 days, or even people not bothering. If you haven't turned up on the day of arrival we will attempt to contact. Next day the booking is no showed and pitch back for sale. Deposits confirm commitment and will hopefully give some people a bit of focus.

The early morning queue at the gates, well, the only difference is hopefully the early morning arrival will have paid already so will be handed a site plan with available pitch surface that has been booked and crack on, should take all of two or three minutes. Unless of course the site is full, then it will be come back after the advertised arrival time.

JK

 OK