Booking difficulty for pre covid members

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  • brue
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    edited September 2020 #32

    I'm sure there's a certain Mr Bond who thinks "You Only Live Twice" but in the meantime I'm doing my best. wink

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  • GETPoole
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    edited September 2020 #34

    I managed to find a September week in Devon without too much difficulty by booking a couple of weeks ago. Although a bit frustrating that the usual range isn’t available at this time of year, it’s worth remembering that new members and lots of site take-up keeps the Club and our sites viable. I do hope though that those who have booked actually turn up.  My hope is that the increased interest continues.

  • cyberyacht
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    edited September 2020 #35

    Back in July I put together a tour incorporating Club sites, Commercials and CL's with a couple of car parks thrown in for good measure. Compared to organising the previous two years trips to the continent, it was decidedly stressful chasing around trying to get a pitch. Roll on when we can get back to touring on a whim "over there".

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  • SeasideBill
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    edited September 2020 #37

    It’s not as traumatic as discovering my local has run out of salt & vinegar crisps!

  • SeasideBill
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    edited September 2020 #38

    Viable or oversubscribed?

    My hope is that the increased interest goes away and we can get back to normal which suited me just fine.

  • Cornersteady
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    edited September 2020 #39

    There certainly are an increased number of posts and threads complaining about not being able to get a pitch on a club site ( and makes the idea of club sites being 'expensive' a little null and void) but as to the questions by the OP in order:

    I've found no difficulty in booking up into next year but would suggest one starts asap.

    I have no idea if the club is concerned, all it will look at is increased income to make up for a poor year up to the start of July.

  • SeasideBill
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    edited September 2020 #40

    and makes the idea of club sites being 'expensive' a little null and void

    No it doesn’t.

  • Cornersteady
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    edited September 2020 #41

    Well my view certainly and backed up by an example why.

    Perhaps you could say why and how you think not?

  • SeasideBill
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    edited September 2020 #42

    Basic economics...supply & demand.

    If demand increases (as it obviously has this year) and supply remains unchanged (as it obviously has) then it leads to higher prices. 

  • JVB66
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    edited September 2020 #43

    It seems to show by the way many are finding it dificult to find pitches on club sites, when commercial sites seem to show many vacancies,

    we have just booked with ease a very well recomended  and with great reviews site in Norfolk and was advised when booking they have pitches for most dates 

  • JVB66
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    edited September 2020 #44

     And still by your reckoning of higher prices? it remains difficult to get pitches on cc  so the demand is not lessening

  • Cornersteady
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    edited September 2020 #45

    That's not always true and irrelevant in this case

    You are talking about the future, while I and others including the OP are discussing the present situation where there have been no price rises yet there are significant difficulties in getting a pitch. It would seem that these 'expensive' club sites are not putting people off paying the prices I would say.

    Also some post to say other non club sites, often quoted as being cheaper,  have plenty of pitches.

    Certainly this site is about 90 per cent full and was full over the BH and it's one of the more expensive sites on the network. Hasn't put people off .

    Any way up early tomorrow for more walking. 

     

  • JVB66
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    edited September 2020 #46

    I think what you actually mean to say, which is nearer being correct, they are not more expensive  ,but do not need to introduce discounts to try to attract business as happens so often on commercial sites ,as we have just found with our booking a commercial site as we could not get a club site for the dates we wanted

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited September 2020 #47

    I think, Seaside, the basic law of economics here is that people are more than willing to pay the current prices so clearly don’t consider sites to be expensive. 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • SeasideBill
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    edited September 2020 #48

    You’ll need to ask the ‘people’ about that....something along the lines of “as a CMC member are you happy to pay the same or higher rate as non-members pay for comparable sites, even though you pay a subscription of £54 (plus joining fee)?”

     

  • SeasideBill
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    edited September 2020 #49

    That certainly is an element, why offer discounts or competitive pricing when you don’t need to? 

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited September 2020 #50

    No need, Seaside. Their actions, ie paying to use club sites, speaks volumes.👍🏻

    Of course, the reverse can also apply "Are you happy to be paying less on a CAMC site than on many commercial sites". I think I know the answer to that one as well.😂

  • EasyT
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    edited September 2020 #51

    as a CMC member are you happy to pay the same or higher rate as non-members pay for comparable sites

    I would point out that as a CMC member over very many years I do not just use CMC sites. I am happy to pay the same or even more when I use a CMC site as ,for me, they generally tick my boxes better.

  • SeasideBill
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    edited September 2020 #52

    The only problem with that assumption is that I’m a member and I’m not happy which is why, with very exceptions, I’ve booked CCC or commercial sites in preference to CMC sites this year. Maybe I’m the only one in the entire CMC membership, but I feel more qualified to make that statement as somebody who has researched and used a number of sites this year. You, in contrast, according to your posts haven’t been on any.

    As for your second post, sorry but the joke is lost on me. 

  • EasyT
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    edited September 2020 #53

    Not been out this year. Happy and busy though.

    In recent years (and before) CMC have made up around 60 percent of my sites usage. If they are where I wish to be they are my firs choice. 

  • SeasideBill
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    edited September 2020 #54

    So, for example. If you wanted to stay near Malvern and there were two sites next to each other, one CMC and the other CCC. Assuming (like me) you were members of both, would you choose CMC even though it was £9 a night more expensive for the same facilities?

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited September 2020 #55

    This year, last year - it makes no difference at all. Moans about prices have been going on for years but still there are complaints about not being able to book due to full sites. One belies the other.🤷‍♂️

  • SeasideBill
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    edited September 2020 #56

    Well actually it does, this discussion is about an acute situation arising this year from a unique set of circumstances. 

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited September 2020 #57

    Well, I beg to differ as I've seen the same complaints year after year on here. So, Seaside, we'll have to agree to disagree.

    Also, the thread is about booking problems, not price comparisons if you really want to get back to the original topic.

  • Justus2
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    edited September 2020 #58

    I would book the cheapest if the sites were near to each other, we in fact recently stayed  at Sandringham C&CC in preference to this club's site which is just around the corner. I would normally do so again but I am not alone in finding the C&CC booking system and website extremely problematic at the moment and wonder if that is having an impact on the levels of booking with this club. After many attempts and fault reports I have now given up with bookings with C&CC for this year, it just isn't working, which for us has resulted in 24 nights booking with CAMC for the autumn months. I expect others who are members of both clubs may have done the same which may well have impacted on CAMC booking levels.

  • JVB66
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    edited September 2020 #59

    Competitive pricing is very subjective ,as it depends whether the product is not so already ,which if not so would have "customers " filling other places that it  seems is not the case , as we have found for next week

  • JVB66
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    edited September 2020 #60

    We joined the ccc ,then realised that what you get for your membership was by far "lost"by the problems we also found  with their booking system

    plus for us the membership was much more expensivecool ,

     

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