Easter booking
i tried to book a club site for Easter to no avail,they all showed that they are full,so checked the camping caravan site I could book any site why? is it where I got to pay a deposit. I know it's been discussed before why don't the caravan club charge a deposit it will stop all the block booking,you can't tell me that all them bookings will be fulfilled
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I would have thought with over 300,000 + members the most popular sites at times like Easter & Whit & other bank holiday weekends fill up really quickly.
I doubt it's got very little to do with the CC not taking deposits , I'm sure there's always going to be others that put the usual spin out & the speculation , when they can't get what they want . I'm sure this old chestnut will continue to run& run every year.
The current booking system is open & fair to every member.......There should be no excuses on anyone's part 🙈🙉🙊
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Big Kev, I suggest you read the current club magazine Page 62 for your answer. In case you haven't got a copy you will see that indeed this block booking is a myth and that the vast majority of those bookings will be fulfilled.
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So why doesn't it happen at the camping caravan club
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The difference between the booking patterns on the CC and C&CC also has something to do with clientele. I think tenters/trailer tenters are more likely to book later than caravanners as there take up of pitches is more likely to depend upon the weather. The C&CC are going to have a good proportionof tenters as members. I'm not going to get sidelined into a discussion about deposits yet again as the arguments for and against have been stated many times before and are well recorded.
David
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I just read that response from the CC and found it a little confusing.
They appear to be saying that about 500 people book 'many dates' on the first booking day and then later cancel them. Not sure what 'many' means.
Apparantly these people then go on to make even more bookings.
Let's just assume that 'many bookings' means 25 bookings. That means that 12,500 bookings are made on the first booking day, only to be later cancelled. Apparantly 60,000 bookings are made on 'frenzy day'......so about 21% of those bookings are what could be described as 'block bookings' made for later cancellation.
I'd say that is a problem.Also, If they can quote these figures, I just wonder why they have consistently refused for several years now, to release the number of bookings that are cancelled just outside the 72 hour cut-off period?
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If that's the case I shouldn't be able to book these sites 2 days before Easter
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maybe because not as many people want to go there? Sites are not as good?
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I was merely asking two questions thrown out for discussion, (hence the question marks at the end of each sentence) and not making any generalisations at all my dear Ian, I was merely offering two other possible reasons for the apparent popularity of clubs sites against CCC sites.
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I'm not sure I understand the reference to them "all" being full, kev. How many sites did you try? I just searched for availability over the Easter weekend and loads of sites appear to have space.
It's not a major surprise though, is it, that some sites may be booked for Easter a couple of months in advance? Which area are you looking for? I'm sure there are many folk on here who might be able to suggest alternatives for you.
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My thoughts as well, Corners, old chap.
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I'd love to go to Chatsworth this weekend or perhaps next weekend , but guess what it's all booked up .......How strange it's one of the most popular sites on the network & I can't get on , that's terrible all these people who probably won't turn up . 😇
I should have booked early , shouldn't I ....... thats how it is , it's no one fault but your own , stop blaming the system & except the fact that some people pre plan their holidays , it's not rocket science..........👍
Well maybe not for some members........🙊🙉🙈
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As stated by others it is no real surprise that Easter is a popular time. However, many of medium popularity sites could have been booked for Easter, several days after booking day. So I am afraid that would have been the time to book, not now. As to the honey pots they would have been booked within an hour. I am not sure there are very many folk going to the trouble of sitting constantly clicking the button to later cancel the booking, without a very good reason.
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"so checked the camping caravan site I could book any site"
So 3 options
- Go to a C&CC site.
- Go to a commercial site or CL
- Book a CC site that has availability.
Simples, stop moaning if you expect to get whatever site you want at peak times such as Easter, you had the same opportunity as the rest of us to book your holidays at CC sites.
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So where would you like to go? I have just checked a few regions for the Easter period and there are sites available. If you want a particular site for a busy bank holiday period you have to book early. It's no surprise that most sites are fully booked two months prior to Easter. There are of course lots of very nice CL's to choose from that may well still have availability. Hope you can find somewhere.
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I've tried rowan park, daleacres, cherryhinton,ferry meadows,seacroft, they all within 150miles from me
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Easter has always been known as the first getaway period for most folks who don't go away in the colder months, it's also the first long weekend break since Christmas, so it's no surprise that lots of holiday accommodation of various sorts is booked up. Couple that with the OP living in the most densely populated region of the UK, many like him, thinking about going away, and it's not rocket science to realise that to get exactly what you want, when you want it, requires a bit of pre planning! A bit more sadly than you have given it this time around. Nothing to do with deposits, all to do with being organised and pro active, or being willing to compromise on where to stay. There are hundreds of sites within 150 miles of Essex, give UKcampsites a try.
Hope you get something sorted!
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BigKev, Break free from Club sites.
If you want Cambridge try Highfield Farm Touring Park instead of Cherry Hinton. And it's altogether more pleasant. .
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I have just found three Club Sites all with space at the Easter period, Suffolk and Norfolk area. If I was marking homework, comment would be "must try harder". Sites and space are out there, just need to look, Club or otherwise.
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That's what I'm saying I can't get many cc sites but I can ccc I've booked into there site in Cambridge
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Good news, it is supposed to be a nicer site anyway than Cherry Hinton! Glad you got sorted.
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