Pricing in the directory and online

Posted on 22/12/2018 18:48 by

As the handbook covers 2 years and there will be a price change in that time it makes sense, to me, to have a separate price list

Posted on 22/12/2018 20:57 by vannersRus

Just received the 2019 Sites Directory & Hand Book. As  rule of thumb it seems that in order to work out the actual cost of a site pitch fee simply multiply the figure by 3 to arrive at the more accurate nightly cost.

Altering pitch prices every three or four nights seems to be the wrong action of a club towards its members.

If the club want to make more money they should consider offering a discount for 10 to 21 nights to keep occupancy rates up and avoid price increases

I believe the club would be better offering a discount on longer stays than penalising club members for more than 3 night stays. Its not to late to offer members an incentive. 

Posted on 22/12/2018 22:15 by vannersRus

In common with other members we find it frustrating when trying to book 21 nights because just two nights Friday & Saturday have been taken. Someone booking a weekend has a priority from people who want to book 3 weeks because there are no spaces over the weekends. Giving a discount on mid week when the whole week is needed does not sort the problem. What happens is that members book up months and weeks before and there are no spaces left to take reasonable holidays. Then just before a weekend, pitches become available, but its to late to take a meaningful break. Hope this explains our experience this year and we feel a change would benefit all members. We are 25year plus members and found it hard this year to get pitches at our club sites.

Posted on 22/12/2018 19:46 by

I agree but I wonder if it has yrt been printed?

Posted on 22/12/2018 19:47 by harryb

Baileyvanman, I agree with you and I too posted a reply under your locked post but unlike you I can’t copy/paste my reply as the post that was locked also seems to have been deleted which is a great shame as there were some different points of view.

If posts are locked because of a similar running topic then why not copy/transfer across the posts from the locked thread to the open thread or at least leave it for others to see. Most annoying for those who have taken the time to compile replies.

Now to this topic

The cleverly designed starter price is new for this year; it was always for 2 people, and leans towards showing a cheap looking price for the site. The club then makes changes to the handbook; every site page omits the full price list and price banding dates. Several rumblings over the past months about the site charges being too high seems to have been taken on board by the club but not in the way members would like. A reduction or price freeze to compete with commercial sites. No, it seems a clever marketing ploy to disguise the high cost that people have been complaining about. Some of the prices for the most popular sites are mind boggling in 2019 even more so if you have children.

I always have site information to hand either at home or on site in the form of the handbook, the member’s bible. I do not always have access to the internet. Sometimes it’s nice to sit and plan using the book and it’s free.

Yes, you can say the handbook covers two seasons but that hasn’t stopped the system working well in years past. They saved money by not producing the supplement last year which saw the listing of the new season’s prices on line to download. That was difficult to accept too, even more so when the supplement was readily at hand by post.

Many traders offer internet services and also trade their goods in catalogues or brochures. All seem to have a price. If they don’t then, like me, I suspect customers will just overlook the item. Something I hope doesn’t happen with the new handbook.

I holiday in Europe every year using the ACSI system and there handbook changes every year but so do their prices which are always at hand without the need for the internet. I have no need for their App. either

Posted on 22/12/2018 22:15 by vannersRus

In common with other members we find it frustrating when trying to book 21 nights because just two nights Friday & Saturday have been taken. Someone booking a weekend has a priority from people who want to book 3 weeks because there are no spaces over the weekends. Giving a discount on mid week when the whole week is needed does not sort the problem. What happens is that members book up months and weeks before and there are no spaces left to take reasonable holidays. Then just before a weekend, pitches become available, but its to late to take a meaningful break. Hope this explains our experience this year and we feel a change would benefit all members. We are 25year plus members and found it hard this year to get pitches at our club sites.