Weekend fully booked
As this has been discussed many times and this post will be locked to stopped any comments.
Yes you can book a year in advance but this still stops people booking a a whole week (7 days) due to the weekend bookings. The problem is not going to go away until something is done about the weekend blocking. I suggest that the club takes a look at the amount of weekend bookings. I notice that there are discounts for midweek booking so this surely must show that CMC must be loosing out on revenue do to weekend blocking.
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We all have an equal chance of booking. Everyone's holiday is important to them so why do you think your break is more important than someone else's, Hotfog?
The remedy is in your own hands - book earlier and get the dates you want.
You’re right in that the topic had been discussed many times but nothing has changed.
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Utter tosh!! We've booked weekends with as little as 2 weeks notice this year, including during school holidays.
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Lots of people book weekends months in advance, not knowing what the weather is going to be like, and still go away when the time comes what ever the weather is like, then there are people who watch the weather forecast and try and book for the following weekend and feel hard done to when they are unable to book there first choice of sites. Which bracket do you come under.
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all been said above, so +1 to everyone
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Weekend bookings are a vital income stream for all sites, you want to reduce this, then expect to pay more for your full week trips.
I know of a handful of commercial sites that dont take weekend bookings in the summer school holidays, which is an understandable stance to take, but to extend this out of peak would reduce income and possibly force closures.
The CAMC already capitalizes on the weekend trade, looking at my May booking, by increasing the fees, never seen a receipt like it, more akin to a supermarket till printout.
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Keep as is for me too along with the many others. As a young family wth school and work commitments we benefited from the flexibility offered from one night to twenty-one night bookings. The club is not just one touring holiday camp, it is a network of sites across the country.
More frequently today, now in retirement, on those longer trips and tours of a week or more we, like many of us, spend several consecutive nights on several club sites. Long may this touring way remain open to us club members.
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The OP thinks the thread will be locked, if that’s the case why not write direct to the club with the issue.
We all have the opportunity to book club sites so why would the club change that.
During school term time we can only get away for long weekends and we’ve always been able to stay on mainly CLs.
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The CAMC already capitalizes on the weekend trade, looking at my May booking, by increasing the fees, never seen a receipt like it, more akin to a supermarket till printout.
That is just simple exploitation by stretching peak.😉Particularly the early May BH, which for the last few years has also included the Monday night, despite not many stopping as they have to go to work on the Tuesday. Therefore you get a price drop on some sites of over £12 (for two) between Monday and Tuesday.
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Some times things are not what you think they are. I'm retired and have plenty of free time during the week to book a mid week pitch but all of our short bookings are over a weekend. Normally Friday till Monday.
Why you may ask, Well there is the little problem of my 94 year old disabled, housebound mother in law who lives with us and our family and friends can only share the carer duties when their not at work at the weekends.
Dose that make me a weekend blocker or victim of circumstance who is able to take a break because the booking system being as it is. Why try and fix something that isn't broken
p.s. Were actually going to take her with us in the spring to Moreton in Marsh (Midweek you'll be pleased to hear) having booked Her a Glamping Pod to stay in. Should be fun
Just need to work out how we are going to accommodate the wheelchair, walking frame and other kit we'll need to take 
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There are ways around your difficulty providing you are willing to take a bit of a risk. Do what I do. If I want to visit a particular site for particular dates I book the days available and then keep an eye on the booking page and invariably odd days become available which can then be booked until I get the total period I want. You also have the option of phoning the site on the off chance they have had a cancellation which has not yet made its way onto the system. Unfortunately if you want to book your stay in one go months ahead then you are more likely to be disappointed. Booking of pitches can only be done on a first come first served basis regardless of length of booking.
David
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If the weekends are fully booked then it is clearly possible to make weekend bookings. Someone has beaten you to it. If you are so keen to go to Club sites at weekends then get in first a year ahead - book every weekend and cancel later if you change your mind.
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Quite evidently I have hit a raw nerve and bow to your opinions.
Just because most, if not all, posts disagree with you does not mean that you have hit a raw nerve ..... it simply means that others have a different point of view.
I still think that a deposit should be charged with every booking
Are you on the right thread?
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I have just had a look at the Late Availability for the next two weekends - there appears to be loads of space for full weekend stays at many sites.
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So do we, in fact the majority of our bookings are weekends, Fri - Sunday as we work full time and only have limited holidays. When we do have holidays, we plan them in advance and book the sites as soon as we can. If the pitch isn't available, it's disappointing, but we choose and book another.
I don't agree that weekenders should be penalised - after they miss out on the cheaper mid-week discounts anyway.
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Which site did you want to stay on hotfog?
Other than three or four exceptionally busy and popular ones, have to say that we are like Nellie and sometimes phone a site on the dayto get a pitch, even at weekends.
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It’s not a raw nerve as such, HF, but a case of looking at the bigger picture and putting yourself in others' shoes. Remember that what benefits one person can disadvantage others and what we have in this club is equality for all.
I'm not saying it’s the case with you, and you’re certainly not new, but we so often see people join this club knowing full well what they’re signing up to and the first thing they seek to do is to change things because something doesn’t suit.
What have deposits got to do with it?🤔
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I suspect that TW is like me. Making weekend booking restricted would not be likely to affect me but I prefer it does not impact those who wish to weekend.
OH and I used the C&CC site at Bowness last year. Minimum booking 5 nights. Fine for us as we generally stay 5 nights on a site and move on. Out of bounds to weekenders
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Why would anyone have an issue with members who work all week 😜 booking & enjoying their weekends away 😘.
The weekends are not blocked …..they are bookable by every single member .
I think the OP needs help …...in their pre planning skills .👍
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Just proves how popular non club sites are at w/ends
but apart from the few "honey pot" club sites,others can normally be booked at short notice for a w/end,and even then at times it is possible to get a pitch at the more popular honey pots0 -
Hotfog
I am not sure what "raw nerve" has been hit. As you acknowledge in your original post "As this has been discussed many times " It has indeed been discussed many times and as yet no solution, if one was needed, has emerged. It is possible that a deposit system might help but there is no guarantee. Those of us that are retired are generally free agents to go when we want. For working members I am sure those weekends away are valuable to de-stress, they were for me when I worked!
David
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guess, Rufs, you’re all in favour of penalising those who work Monday to Friday. Shame on you. Have you never considered treating people equally?
Oh! def, not. Having not long ago retired fully, we had lots of weekends away, and i would not want to deny anybody this right. But we have to acknowledge that peoples working/holiday patterns have changed significantly e,g. some may have a 2 week holiday foisted upon them at short notice, and it is gauling if you try to book at 2 week stay and are told that the middle weekend is fully booked, yes i know you can now book many months in advance and cxl etc at short notice but this scenario can be even worse. I dont think there is an easy solution to all of this and both clubs operate different schemes. As i said in an earlier post, we tend not to book and have never had a night in a lay by as yet, stayed several times in the late arrivals, & motorway svc area's, Tebay Services can be recommended, but normally only being us and the dog we are fairly laid back about it all.
Gone are the days when a whole town/area would shut down for 2 weeks summer holidays and you knew 10 years in advance as to when the dates would be, and you had no option but to take the set weeks.
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That’s factual and something many other posters have commented on over the years.
Apology accepted.
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