Booking difficulty for pre covid members
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This is what we have found in the last few years, peak season has been extended , shoulder season extended, far too many different pricing bands, resulting in much less incentive to use sites when days are shorter and temperatures lower
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I think the problem for both clubs is the closure of sites for the remainder of this year, CAMC closed 18 sites, C&CC closed 26, C&CC also closed facilities on some sites. This left much less of a choice especially for some who want facilities so the pressure for bookings has been on both clubs since sites re-opened. I believe the C&CC opened a few more facilty blocks but it seems a combination of most wanting uk holidays, a shortage of staff to man sites and other private sites not opening has made bookings a challenge for some this year.
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But the conversation invariably goes along these lines and it is undoubtedly true that, for some folk, club sites work out more expensive at some times of the year.
The point is that, for families, in peak season, the club, though maybe seeming expensive to those of our age, is often a more economical option as show in my example earlier comparing Heligan with Merrose Farm.
Some will no doubt say that club sites are the last place they'd take young children, but plenty seem to do so anyway.
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I think what makes the club more attractive is that children are priced as children while under 18 (on some sites it is as low as 14) and additionally many 'family' club sites have kids for a £1 per night. So if you're taking away 16 or 17 year olds one is saving quite a bit.
But again the prices on all sites are clearly shown and people make their own mind up.
Yes as you say during school holidays there are a lot of families using club sites.
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Absolutely, but all those closures look a bit OTT now when you see what’s going on around you.
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So what onsite attractions are there on non club sites that you would want to see on club sites?
But yes I've said many times most families go off for the day, that is the norm on club sites.
The only exceptions are sites like Seacroft.
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Possibly M. I have taken grandchildren to a seaside site for a week but never taken my own children to a Club site for a holiday. We always used to go to France or Spain for the sunshine and the great on site facilities and entertainment for kids. El Delfin Verde was our favourite.
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I agree with your comment on the flexibility we used to enjoy . I have not blamed the club for the situation . As I said in my post , this year has been a shocker , and the sites really needed this to save something from this year . I think every business will quite rightly be grabbing everything with both hands right now .
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Hi everyone,
Many thanks for your comments which I have forwarded to my colleagues for their feedback.
We are looking at various options to support future demand and our pop-up site at Blenheim Palace (discussion here) is a great example of this.
Also if you are looking for weekend pitches it's worth checking our late availability or our wonderful CL Network.
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