Sites Directory and pitch charges

The introduction of Dynamic Pricing means there are no fixed prices, other than the headline 'from' price, so it is not now possible to show price details in the handbook or website. The price per night is discovered on the calendar when you use the booking system.

https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/club-together/discussions/club-talk/club-membership/dynamic-pricing-to-be-introduced/

I suppose it depends on how you chose a campsite. For us it's usually location first with price being a secondary consideration. Unless there are alternative campsites which meet our requirements regarding location price is a bit academic. I am not saying I would pay "any price" but if a campsite is where I want it to be the price not the most important factor. It may depend also how long you generally stay on a campsite, for us a week is usually the maximum and it's more likely to be from 3 to 7 days. Personally I find it only takes me a few keystrokes to establish the price per night I will pay on my PC. The truth be told I hardly look at the site directory much these days.

David

It is helpful to have a tariff available to compare prices, it's now very difficult to find value for money places etc. I think you can compare things on the new booking system but it isn't as  easy as having a straightforward sites price list with seasonal adjustments. The C&CC provide this on line and in their directory even though the prices can be subject to change but  you get a good overall view from this list about comparative site costs and low, mid and high season charges. Other companies provide tariffs too.

It's unfortunate with CAMC that anyone looking for value in their searches can't do this without a big trawl through the over engineered booking system.

I call it obfuscation but it might also be lack of interest in what helps people find the right holiday.

I checked things out in the member offers section and apart from mentioning the very few non ehu pitches plus dogs and awnings go free etc there is nothing on offer or any guidance to compare prices which certainly vary over the whole network.

This has nothing to do with dynamic pricing it's to do with comparing the varying prices on offer.

Dynamic Pricing means prices more than x days/weeks ahead are unknown so cannot be listed for ease of comparison. Therefore, it has much to do with DP but, as CAMC doesn’t shown any interest in helping members compare prices to obtain best vfm, DP makes it easier for them to hide fees from clear sight. Obfuscation, certainly!

It wouldn't take much for this club to produce a simple leaflet giving 'from' prices for all the sites as C&CC do and publish it online for all to see.

As brue says its so easy to just look at the list and one can instantly see the 'from' price without having to do dummy bookings.

It would be helpful for areas where there are a choice of sites at differing prices. 

Yes TG. There is a base line for all pitch pricing on sites and even if the prices go up there is still a valid comparison to be had between sites. However with CAMC it's now not available.

I suppose if you are going to confine yourself to C&MC sites and don't have any thoughts on where you want to go then then it might be long winded to decide a destination. We always approach our away time very much like David, the location comes first and then we hunt for a site excluding nothing and only then chosing a site considering how long we might stay and is the price reasonable/VFM for the purpose.

peedee

I think most of us do it that way Peedee but it would be nice not to have to do dummy bookings to get a price.

A leaflet or price guide online would be so handy to compare quickly without going through the sites directory. 

I honestly can’t see the problem. If you want a rough comparison guide of base prices in an area, as has been mentioned, zoom in on the map. It shows you the from prices at the site locations. If you put dates in, it shows you the from prices at those times.

What it really boils down to for those having difficulty is they have no idea where thry want to go!

peedee