The next announcement???
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So if they release July and August together folk will be booking next years holiday before they have even taken this. Many with no idea if they will be able to get the time off work. 🤔 We generally avoid these months except perhaps for a week so will have little affect. However, for those that need multiple weeks in these peak months, there is going to be the issue of do we book and hope, how long dare we leave it. As the cancelation policy remains the same, the default will probably be to book early and cancel if work holidays are not obtained.
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Yes I think you're right. as I said those who know their holidays far in advance (I mentioned teachers but there are others and certainly retired folk) will benefit more. And yes as you say will this lead to more 'book and hope' bookings?
PS is 'book and hope' fake news for speculative bookings?
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Yes but I was using that as an illustration of the sort of phrase the Club would come up with, personally I want everyone to be able to book a hardstanding.
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Thanks for the link.
Although it’s true that the club can’t hope to please all of the members all of the time, this has to be a step forward and should help many.
Wifi, too, is being improved and may now be worth the money. I see several remote Scottish sites now have a hotspot where they had nothing before.
It's all good news.
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I think that it will disadvantage more than it helps TinW.
As for hotspots - they hold no interest for me at all. I have used one once on a site with a cafe where I had a pot of tea whilst checking some info but used it for 20 mins when staying 6 nights. Would I pay for such a service? Would I heck as like. Just use my mifi.
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several remote Scottish sites now have a hotspot
That has me chuckling remembering a fast food outlet many years ago on the road from Leeds to York that had a large sign on a pillar above a very small table. The sign read "WiFi now available here". However, I could not get any wifi signal at all so I asked a waitress, who replied with the usual Yorkshire charm that I was sitting in the wrong place. "Can you not see the sign? It's big enough."
She was right though. The only place one could get the wifi was indeed there - at that one table!
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Why is everyone being negative? Things may not be perfect but it’s surely a move in the right direction. Let’s try it and see. Glass half full, eh?
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Because it shows that movement is now possible. Hope the rehabilitation now speeds up.
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I notice that they have no thrown the idea of taking a deposit out completely.
"Is the Club going to introduce deposits?"
The Club regularly evaluates the payment terms and conditions. In the event that payment terms change, members will be involved in the process and, of course, notified of any changes in advance.
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Just reading the March mag review on the latest Bailey Seville,it does not seem to be the same c/van that was being reviewed,at Ferry Meadows
as when we spoke to the people from the club doing the review and pointed out the numerous less than user friendly aspects,they were quite "suprised" and agreed with us it fell short in several areas,but then if they printed "honest reviews" they would not get vans to review
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if they printed "honest reviews" they would not get vans to review
However, we would get capable 'vans to use!
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Isn’t that still going on? My edition is the SW one.
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I can't see any negative points about anything Club is changing. Rolling bookings period? Great, about time. Improved communication with members? Has to be a plus. Improved wifi at previously dodgy sites, very good.
Just because the GOG's Club has reservations, or doesn't like something, doesn't mean thousands of others won't benefit!
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Just because the GOG's Club has reservations, or doesn't like something, doesn't mean thousands of others won't benefit!
As far as the booking system goes TDA I doubt it will affect me in the least. It may affect those that say they cannot plan ahead though.
As for improved communication I can see little benefit of being given details of three local sites on a Tuesday with availability for forthcoming weekend when I can get a better picture of sites within striking distance by looking at late availability.
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Nice to find another positive view, TDA.
I've been chuckling all day because it seems the club have given members what they asked for but still the moans continue. I think the club can never hope to win. If they halved site fees and abolished membership fees, some would still find reason to complain.
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