Club sites - advance booking system
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not big ideas at all, Ask, it's just that the CC IT ideas (and its capability in delivering them) are very small....
i sympathise with your view, it's an oft discussed matter but the club will not move back to deposits, nor charge for dogs, nor for awnings, nor for ehu......it just has its way of doing things.....and that means (unfortunately) having to join the 'process' to get a popular site at a popular date.
why not give the site a ring, if a vacancy comes up, they will call and let you know.....perhaps this will happen and ypu could cancel any other alternatives you are planning...this worked for us at Baltic Wharf recently.
the club doesn't do 'flexible' in the way many tourers see it, it relies on a 'desire/perception' to book it's sites, giving the situation that TDA alluded to upthread of a group of 'honey pot sites'....
i wish you luck with your situation, you might get lucky....
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wonder why club sites are so popular then?
I mean that's the bottom line isn't it? The club has a product that people want, and this must upset some who keep asking for these changes and big or small ideas, that keeps on selling year by year?
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Anybody using CMC capsites have to assume that the figures on availability are accurate. The CMC have not published any figures to support the fact that pitches are being booked and people are not turning up.
Rather than assuming that the figures are wrong just because occasionally there is an unused pitch on any site, accept that there could be a good reason for that. It may be that there has been an illness or a mechanical breakdown or the pitch is being held for one of the Warden's friends to use. there are many reasons why not all pitches are populated all the time.
Have some faith in the booking system, it's not perfect, but works well most of the time.
K
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I am a customer of many, many successful businesses, CC included...
it doesn't stop me having a view on their (any business') products, processes, etc....
being successful (not being debated here) doesn't necessarily mean perfect (exactly what the OP is on about....
CC provides good quality site pitches, usually coupled with the basic facilities of toilets/showers, again usually of good quality in the mid/upper price bracket......but this is not the point of the thread....
the OP is questioning the 'nuances' of the booking/cancellation system.
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indeed the OP is, but then perhaps you should stick to that?
I mean what do prices for awnings or dogs have to do with this thread?
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you know very well I was illustrating that the club does things it's own way and were unlikely to change any of the those things, including moving back to deposits...(and dogs and awnings and.....)...as mentioned in the OP.
sometimes it seems that you try very hard 'not to understand' postings (especially from one or two people)...in order to make some sort of pedantic point yourself.....(now what was that post the other day about teacher and classroom...?)
I'm sure that isn't the case.....but perhaps it may be 'those people' who are the catalyst or just that you just simply 'don't understand'....
ill try and add a couple of footnotes next time
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yes that would be helpful BoBo
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It would matter not a jot, me thinks, what booking system is in place, popular sites will always remain popular. Having deposits, or whatever, will not increase the number of pitches on a site! When all said and done the present system apparently does work across the C&MC network of sites and is possibly seen as fair in many folks eyes.
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+1
what is needed is more pitches
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Mmmmm.... watch this space
JK
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Oh no................not another site near Scarborough.......
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Last early May bank hol I was away in my m/h in Yorkshire when I heard from my niece early in the morning that my 89 yr old sister in West Cornwall had been taken into hosp gravely ill. I set off straight away on a 400 mile drive. I phoned a CAMC site en route (which was shown as fully booked on the website) under great stress and explained. The lovely lady said that they were fully booked but to call in when I arrived and she would see what could be done. She phoned me back an hour later to tell me that she'd spoken to a couple of nearby sites (under her own initiative) who assured her that they would find room if necessary. I arrived at the site about 9pm. and she said someone had paid for that night but had left early so a pitch was available. I got to the hosp at 9.45pm and my sister died at 11. The warden had left the gates unlocked for me and found room for the 3 nights following which enabled me to deal with formalities. Bless her.
Yes, always worth a phone call.
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When called upon, they do go way beyond the call of duty.
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Spriddler, thank you for sharing your story which shows how good wardens can be. It must have helped ease the stress at a very difficult time for you.
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+1
I've said it before but the wardens are a USP of the club
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I haven't read through the whole thread, but just to clarify about the new booking system........
"Looking to book for 2019? Right now, you can book up to and including 31 March 2019. We've changed the way we put UK Club site pitches on sale so you can now book up to a year ahead, all year round. All you need to remember is whichever month we are in, you can book up to and including the same month next year. Find out more: http://bit.ly/2HmzgEa
David
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An ideal time to book an early break next year at Rowntree Park or Baltic Wharf (if it's still open?).
I should add, as I've just been looking, that you might need to wait for each month to clear, some pages look full at first glance if you're using the forward arrow.
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Get in there Jimmy! Birthday treat booked next year! No fuss, no hassle, love it❤️
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Booked our usual January, February & early March holidays at Chester and York without having to wait until August and do not expect to cancel any although having been cancelled twice and evacuated twice at Rowntree Park who knows.
Maybe we'll get lucky like earlier this month and arrive and depart on a lovely day but be on a two third empty site for much of our stay because of the snow. It did not bother us at all other than the lack of arrivals and departures was a unique experience at RP.
I did not think I would say this but I think it's an improvement on the old booking system. However I do think that cancellations may increase.
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I'll go stand in the corner and face the wall then
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must admit looking forward to booking May 2019 in a few weeks. It will be interesting to see if the two May BH get booked up as quickly as on non-Frenzy day? Soon find out.
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same here, 2 sites we havent been to and one old favourite but at a 'popular' time....
good system this, goodbye Frenzy Day, good riddance
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