Site fees

i think the price increase is a bit heavy considering inflation has been low for a long time now,but you go to a club site and you know what you will get i.e no suprises in the toilet blocks,pitches not to close,etc.and most comercial sites were dearer in
my experience,they are catching up pity its all in one go.If they go up to much people will cut back and it will have an adverse effect.

Welcome To the forum  as you will find there are the majority who are basically happy with the way the Club is going then there are One or two who post with negative comments on most aspects of the club 

Welcome mrlabbo, your post is an interesting interpretation of how this thread has evolved! Hope you will enjoy being part of the forum, it isn't by any means the real world, that is out there on the sites, and is rather different in most ways than reading
some of the posts on here! 

Any plain vanilla site, CC or commercial, is unlikely to get my custom once the price goes above £20. The stretching of the 'peak period' smacks of 'squeezing until the pips squeak'. There has been a suggestion that peak prices should rise to reflect demand
in order to maximise income. There was clearly a significant demand for air travel but it is only the low cost airlines that have led to increased passenger numbers. For many the established players were just too expensive and they didn't buy the product.
Is that what we want for CC?

I believe Cornersteady was asked for his opinion, by Alan Alde some 6 hours ago,  on  how far they can put the prices  up before he considered it a step too far  .---  Have I missed the reply ??. 

K 

yes you have missed it, and I answered

but I am amused that you think a) I have to answer or b) been waiting for an answer to a  question you never asked, c) why you aren't asking anyone else as the question was aimed at 'members' not just me.

Write your comments here...As the question was from AA why are you aiming your comments in my direction. Seems very strange behavior .

I must admit I am disappointed in your answer. As a mathematics teacher your answer  was devoid of any mathematical logic.

At least you did answer  though so we should be content with that. Others kept their head down.

K

That's a rather strange point, K! I'm sure Corners can speak for himself but I assumed he was answering your question "have I missed something?"

BTW, I'm sure your pointed remark about reopening old threads is just trying to detract from what folk who don't share your views are saying; it couldn't be that you'd mistaken friendly banter between two posters for something more cynical could it? 

I think this equations fits, one of my favourites, it has all human history in it, has been used for countess proofs (even the existance of God), so should fit with what' K wants.

 

Write your comments here...What it doesn't do however, is provide the answer to the question asked of you by AlanAlde. 

A Exam marker would give exceptionally low marks for that effort due to the examinee either not understanding the question, or giving a totally incorrect answer. 

 Let me bring this thread back on track by saying that the CC site fees IMO should follow the standard Tourist industry model. i.e.  Make as much profit as possible during periods of high demand to offset huge reductions during slack business periods. 

Every other leisure business finds this effective and profitable, why should the CC retail business not follow suit. 

K 

Whilst not entirely disagreeing with the business model you support K, it is possibly not the aim and objective of the CC to operate on such a cut throat basis, hence the "Club" element and some of the  operating/booking/payment options, such as no deposits, unpenalised cancellation quite close to take up date. I have no doubt that a lot of these elements are what most members love about the Club, and what makes membership still popular. I admit that personally, it isn't always what suits us, but as we are members almost solely for access to CLs, and get our fee back via the Great Days out offers, then we are happy to stay members. We also make best use of the cheap no facility sites, and big Winter discounts.

Edit: you have criticised C for not responding to a question, have you any clarification on the post I asked you about on the previous page?

Any plain vanilla site, CC or commercial, is unlikely to get my custom once the price goes above £20. The stretching of the 'peak period' smacks of 'squeezing until the pips squeak'. There has been a suggestion that peak prices should rise to reflect demand
in order to maximise income. There was clearly a significant demand for air travel but it is only the low cost airlines that have led to increased passenger numbers. For many the established players were just too expensive and they didn't buy the product.
Is that what we want for CC?

CY, have you recently changed your brand of Tea? One or two phrases are very reminiscent of another poster, very fond of vanilla and pips squeaking!

So i am new to the forum and the club (only joined about 30 minutes ago) but reading this has really opened my eyes. We were only telling my sister in law how friendly a bunch caravanners were so i wont be recommending this forum if these posts are anything to go by.

As i read it, the OP said he was unhappy with a 22.8% increase in pitch fees which i found to be a very valid point. Someone then said that they felt that as fuel had gone down then that was ok.

The OP asked what fuel prices had to do with pitch fees and the whole thread descended into a rather strange exchange for an outsider to read. 

For my opinion, i agree that fuel costs have nothing to do with whether an increase of 22.8% is justified and bore no relevance to the discussion. As with the comments of "you knew the price before you booked" again no relevance to the question of justification more aimed at the snide retort that companies and larger organisations use when dealing with customers. Not a comment that needs to be even used in the case of the OPs question as he happily admitted to knowing the price, he just felt it to be unjust. My car insurance went up this year so i voted with my feet and swapped insurer, if members who are unhappy with large price hikes did this then things may change (they may not but who knows without trying).

as i write this i am aware that as a new member this may not start me off on a good foot with some but i feel all involved in this 16 page discussion needed to hear from a newbie on his first experience of coming back into the caravaaning world of all good friends together i remembered

Some excellent comments there, mrlabbo..........especially the bit about snide comments.

It would be interesting to know how raising prices at peak times ( penalising families) presumably in order to cut off peak prices (advantaging those who can pick and choose when tobgo, ourselves included of course) fits with a desire to encourage families
to use club sites. 

What does two A and two C mean?

guess that would be two adults and two kids

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