One Day Bank Holiday Weekend
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I am guilty of booking a number of one night stays last year. We are not able to get away on a Friday due to work. So we leave early on Saturday, have a night out and get back late Sunday. One of the advantages of a motorhome. However I don't advance
book any one night stays, I take advantage of the late availability and book a few days before, sometimes even the day before. I too have been frustrated when I'm unable to book a weekend for a longer break, but usually there is a way around and I've never
not found somewhere to stay. The good thing about the CC is it's first come first served. Everyone has the same opportunity to book a site. If you leave it too late then tough!You are not 'Guilty' JD. As you imply at the end of your post, CC treats us all equally and we are all free to book whatever suits. CC will never to able to accommodate everyone's differing circumstances, nor should they as that is due to our own personal
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Like ET we tour for up to 10 wks at a time. The only Bank Holiday weekend we don't book is Easter and we've very seldon not been able to get onto a site of our choosing. Perhaps that's because we use CLs and the non-facility CC sites.
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Perhaps there is another reason why sites are full and unavailable at weekends. There is another thread currently running about weekend Rallies being held on Club Sites. Could Block booking of pitches by Rally centres be a contributary factor. ????.
The simple answer is no as the club does not allow rallies on their sites during busy periods.
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Do what you want JD - you pay the same membershio fees as everybody else.
I dare say various elements on here will say your being "selfish" !!!
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The simple answer is no as the club does not allow rallies on their sites during busy periods.
Write your comments here...Andy -- Since Weekends are for CC sites, their busiest time, it is gratifying to hear there will be no rallying on a CC site at that time.
K
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The simple answer is no as the club does not allow rallies on their sites during busy periods.
Write your comments here...Andy -- Since Weekends are for CC sites, their busiest time, it is gratifying to hear there will be no rallying on a CC site at that time.
K
Unfortunately they do allow rallies on site at weekends, as we found out.
Either that or the wardens allowed 20+ vans in on a Monday morning by 12:30 when we arrived, so some must have been there well before 12:00 if that was the case.0 -
The simple answer is no as the club does not allow rallies on their sites during busy periods.
Write your comments here...Andy -- Since Weekends are for CC sites, their busiest time, it is gratifying to hear there will be no rallying on a CC site at that time.
K
Unfortunately they do allow rallies on site at weekends, as we found out.
Either that or the wardens allowed 20+ vans in on a Monday
morning by 12:30 when we arrived, so some must have been there well before 12:00 if that was the case.Of course they allow rallies at weekends but only during times of the year where the site is under uyilised. As usual we can rely on K to interpret what we say in a different way to what was intended.
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"As usual we can rely on K to interpret what we say in a different way to what was intended.
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It must be that darned language barrier again!! If only the Scottish education system was up to scratch!!
Write your comments here...Queen Nicola will remain tight lipped in that instance.
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The simple answer is no as the club does not allow rallies on their sites during busy periods.
Write your comments here...Andy -- Since Weekends are for CC sites, their busiest time, it is gratifying to hear there will be no rallying on a CC site at that time.
K
Unfortunately they do allow rallies on site at weekends, as we found out.
Either that or the wardens allowed 20+ vans in on a Monday morning by 12:30 when we arrived, so some must have been there well before 12:00 if that was the case.Of course they allow rallies at weekends but only during times of the year where the site is under uyilised. As usual we can rely on K to interpret what we say in a different way to what was intended.
Write your comments here...How else can the rest of us interpret your comment Andy ---- Your Quote :- " The simple answer is no as the club does not allow rallies on their sites during busy periods". Anybody familiar with this forum will appreciate that on CC sites, the weekends are by far their busy periods. Hence my appreciation of your statement. --- My Quote :- Since Weekends are, for CC sites, their busiest time, it is gratifying to hear there will be no rallying on a CC site at that time.
A "straightforward" Interpretation of your words.
K
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There is a letter with a similar theme to yours Jimbo in the March issue of the CC Magazine. However it is difficult to understand what it says, as it seems to infer that the Club has allowing the Easter Saturday to be solely booked up?? I think that what
has occurred is that with the coming and going of members the only night over that weekend that is fully booked is the Saturday night, and that it's not something that the club has "managed". Members are allowed to book whichever nights suit them and occurances
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So it is established that The Caravan Club do not allow rallies on their sites except when they do, and with a pecunary advantage to some and not others.
Is that the end then?
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Probably not, nav. Strange that we've not heard from HO or one of the ralliers. Although I think that your comment is in the wrong post.
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Its not just CC Centres that rally. It is perfectly possible for people who form a rally to book direct in the same way as everyone else and then just choose pitches as close together as possible. The club has no control over that, nor do the "ralliers"
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So it is established that The Caravan Club do not allow rallies on their sites except when they do, and with a pecunary advantage to some and not others.
Is that the end then?
We have established that the club does allow some rallies during quiet periods and there is a small pecunary advantage to the ralliers. However as CC rallies are open to all CC members that pecunary advantage is also available to all.
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Block booking :-- Does that mean that any group of caravanners who block book pitches on a CC site are entitled to the same huge discounts per night that those from rally centres are given..
That will be an advantage to those with an extended family of caravanners.
But what about the couple who camps independantly on say pitch number 10 paying £ 23.00 per night being pitched next to someone on pitch no 11 who is paying considerably less for the same goods and services just because there was that "block book" loophole.
Some people might think that is a tad unfair.
K
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Block booking :-- Does that mean that any group of caravanners who block book pitches on a CC site are entitled to the same huge discounts per night that those from rally centres are given..
That will be an advantage to those with an extended family of caravanners.
But what about the couple who camps independantly on say pitch number 10 paying £ 23.00 per night being pitched next to someone on pitch no 11 who is paying considerably less for the same goods and services just because there was that "block book" loophole.
Some people might think that is a tad unfair.
K
Since when is approximately £3 "considerably less" than £20. It is a small cost saving. And what about those who paid using site night vouchers? After all, they are paying nothing at all, should we ostracise them too? The opportunities are available to all
members, if they choose not to take advantage of them then that is their choice and they shouldn't complain about it.0 -
Block booking :-- Does that mean that any group of caravanners who block book pitches on a CC site are entitled to the same huge discounts per night that those from rally centres are given..
That will be an advantage to those with an extended family of caravanners.
But what about the couple who camps independantly on say pitch number 10 paying £ 23.00 per night being pitched next to someone on pitch no 11 who is paying considerably less for the same goods and services just because there was that "block book" loophole.
Some people might think that is a tad unfair.
K
..Have I missed something again ? where do we find out how much if any, considerably less reduction is available
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We were on a package holiday in Gran Canaria a couple of years ago. There was a guy there, on his own (unsurprisingly!) who we must have overheard almost every day at the bar/pool/restaurant asking other s how much they paid and when had they booked. It
would have been sad if it hadn't been so entertaining.The last thing I'm bothered about when on a holiday of any description is what other people paid and whether they're getting a slightly better deal than me. It all harks back to the "it's not fair, he's using more electricity than me" debate it seems to
me!Just get on with your holiday and enjoy life!
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We were on a package holiday in Gran Canaria a couple of years ago. There was a guy there, on his own (unsurprisingly!) who we must have overheard almost every day at the bar/pool/restaurant asking other s how much they paid and when had they booked. It
would have been sad if it hadn't been so entertaining.The last thing I'm bothered about when on a holiday of any description is what other people paid and whether they're getting a slightly better deal than me. It all harks back to the "it's not fair, he's using more electricity than me" debate it seems to
me!Just get on with your holiday and enjoy life!
..So very true
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Block booking :-- Does that mean that any group of caravanners who block book pitches on a CC site are entitled to the same huge discounts per night that those from rally centres are given..
That will be an advantage to those with an extended family of caravanners.
But what about the couple who camps independantly on say pitch number 10 paying £ 23.00 per night being pitched next to someone on pitch no 11 who is paying considerably less for the same goods and services just because there was that "block book" loophole.
Some people might think that is a tad unfair.
K
Since when is approximately £3 "considerably less" than £20. It is a small cost saving. And what about those who paid using site night vouchers? After all, they are paying nothing at all, should we ostracise them too? The opportunities are available to all
members, if they choose not to take advantage of them then that is their choice and they shouldn't complain about it.Looks to me more than 10% in cost saving - do you not think that is not considerable ?
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Not sure where the figure of £3 comes from. The only amount I can see from someone who knows is £1.50 ( page 13 on the other thread). Am I going to jump up and down and stamp my feet about that?
...Thats what i was wondering or was a number just pulled out of somewhere? to try to "justify" the gripe
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Not sure where the figure of £3 comes from. The only amount I can see from someone who knows is £1.50 ( page 13 on the other thread). Am I going to jump up and down and stamp my feet about that?
...Thats what i was wondering or was a number just pulled out of somewhere? to try to "justify" the gripe
As an example there is a rally for the Northern Region AGM in December which will be on the Beechwood Grange site. The cost for the weekend is £33. If you book on the site independently for the same dates it will cost you £39.60. Difference of £3.30 per night. As I said, it is a small amount rather than a considerable difference. If you are planning to go to Beechwood Grange for the first weekend of December, book on the rally, it will save you £6.60. By the way I have no gripe to justify. I am merely trying to state the facts.
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Not sure where the figure of £3 comes from. The only amount I can see from someone who knows is £1.50 ( page 13 on the other thread). Am I going to jump up and down and stamp my feet about that?
...Thats what i was wondering or was a number just pulled out of somewhere? to try to "justify" the gripe
As an example there is a rally for the Northern Region AGM in December which will be on the Beechwood Grange site. The cost for the weekend is £33. If you book on the site independently for the same dates it will cost you £39.60. Difference of £3.30 per
night. As I said, it is a small amount rather than a considerable difference. If you are planning to go to Beechwood Grange for the first weekend of December, book on the rally, it will save you £6.60. By the way I have no gripe to justify. I am merely trying
to state the facts.No matter what the amount it is still more than 10% .
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Not sure where the figure of £3 comes from. The only amount I can see from someone who knows is £1.50 ( page 13 on the other thread). Am I going to jump up and down and stamp my feet about that?
...Thats what i was wondering or was a number just pulled out of somewhere? to try to "justify" the gripe
As an example there is a rally for the Northern Region AGM in December which will be on the Beechwood Grange site. The cost for the weekend is £33. If you book on the site independently for the same dates it will cost you £39.60. Difference of £3.30 per night. As I said, it is a small amount rather than a considerable difference. If you are planning to go to Beechwood Grange for the first weekend of December, book on the rally, it will save you £6.60. By the way I have no gripe to justify. I am merely trying to state the facts.
No matter what the amount it is still more than 10% .
...What companies do not offer at least 10% off for a large order
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Not sure where the figure of £3 comes from. The only amount I can see from someone who knows is £1.50 ( page 13 on the other thread). Am I going to jump up and down and stamp my feet about that?
...Thats what i was wondering or was a number just pulled out of somewhere? to try to "justify" the gripe
As an example there is a rally for the Northern Region AGM in December which will be on the Beechwood Grange site. The cost for the weekend is £33. If you book on the site independently for the same dates it will cost you £39.60. Difference of £3.30 per
night. As I said, it is a small amount rather than a considerable difference. If you are planning to go to Beechwood Grange for the first weekend of December, book on the rally, it will save you £6.60. By the way I have no gripe to justify. I am merely trying
to state the facts.No matter what the amount it is still more than 10% .
Or just less than a pint of Doom Bar! I'm sorry, but I'm still not going to jump up and down and stamp my feet! Particularly as there is a straight forward solution of just signing up for the rally !
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