"Club" membership and CT

"What none of us can see, of course, is how many people who are not members actually view Club Together. The Club might have that information as I expect they have web stats that show how many looking at the forum are actually logged in?"

well they should be able to collect such information, but i suspect many members view CT but seldom log in, i am one of those.

I do sometimes find useful information but a lot of stuff that is posted, has been posted before, and some posts i find  totally irrelevant as the information can easily be found, and sometimes in more detail, using search engines such as google.

If I am home i maybe look in whilst having coffee in the morning and maybe before i switch off early evening but if away i very seldom use CT. If the weather is not good i might pay more attention to CT but i certainly do not watch for new posts 24x7x365.

"but I don’t think the Club has the forum aspect of CT high on its “must keep” list. " neither do i TTDA

Thankfully, some ex members still post on CT (I include myself as one, though very infrequently)

However, back in 2015 (when I was a member) I was extremely grateful for the knowledge and advice offered to me by some of the other members, particularly as I was interested in venturing ‘over there’ Along with the Caravan Club’s advice and members such as Dianne T, Deleted User User, RoynSharonT and chasandcath (along with others) I was able to glean so much helpful information and it really ‘felt’ like I belonged to a ‘Club’ or community.

I did travel “over there’ and my main reason for leaving the Club was I enjoyed it more ‘over there’ and have stopped touring over here. There were other issues which helped in my decision not to continue membership and most have been mentioned by the OP and other posts within it.

Once the rose tinted Club spectacles are removed, it’s not difficult to see how Caravan Club Limited is being run. Essentially, you’re not members of a Club, but a fee paying individual in a business which just wants to extract as much money from you as possible under the guise of a ‘Club’. (At least with a Tesco Clubcard there are real benefits) Good luck to them. I voted with my feet (and wallet) and how I giggle at the comments about club sites and facilities And YES! They’re more expensive in comparison and in the main of poorer quality than ‘over there’ The attitude at HQ was another driver along with promises of an IT upgrade. Sitting on the M5 for 7 hours not turning a wheel, the M6 for longer (not at weekends or in season) was the final straw. This Island is overcrowded, overpriced, over and out.

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And YES! They’re more expensive in comparison and in the main of poorer quality than ‘over there

We tour in both areas and utilise club sites as well as others and whilst I agree with the first point, the second is certainly not the case. The provided facilities, in my opinion, are generally as good or of a higher quality than over there. The fact that there are usually no swimming pools, bars, clubs or restaurants isn’t an issue, as that is not why we choose to use them and although a pool is occasionally nice, we generally keep well away from such sites in both areas.

If you got the e mail from CAMC yesterday there was an opportunity to express an opinion about the club. There have been more of these surveys recently and I hope the club is listening. They are certainly responding on Trust Pilot but whether action is being taken is another matter.

On the subject of sites I don't think the club has ever been in the business of providing the type of large  "all in" sites found here and abroad. I think it's been successful in providing smaller simple sites in areas people like to visit including the opportunity to use  CLs.

Not sure that the Email I received invited me to express an opinion. It did however encourage me to spend my 'hard-earned' with the club, including 'discounted' overseas sites. 

The problem is that one can usually get a better deal with those sites outside of CAMC. They are also deceptive. A glossy picture purporting to be Les Genets near St Jean de Monts bore no resemblance to the actual site or its location. Anyone accepting the CAMC's blandishments and booking on the basis of that E Mail would have a clear case for misrepresentation.

Was it the same e mail CY, the February Newsletter with a "win a M&S voucher" response attached (I passed on that bit to remain more anonymous. )

I agree about the allure of photos...

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