Dynamic pricing to be introduced

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  • chris23
    chris23 Forum Participant Posts: 38
    edited April 2023 #242

    I just checked the Carnon Downs site for us. It’s £40 a night and doesn’t have availability until 28th April. Not much good to us.

    so shouldn’t the DP mean the price should be higher if there’s no availability until the end of the month? Beechwood is empty and is £50 a night. Something doesn’t add up here CAMC

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited April 2023 #243

    Not sure how you have got that Chris, unless you are possibly only looking at serviced pitches. I had a look just now, and there’s lots of pitches right through until end of April. Either £44 or £39.20, depending on dates you want. I didn’t check serviced pitches. 🤷‍♀️

    York BG is coming up either £42 or £46 for me for a couple. What has surprised me is that York RP is coming up cheaper.

     

  • chris23
    chris23 Forum Participant Posts: 38
    edited April 2023 #244

    Apologise, if I look at hardstanding it comes up with lots of availability @ £48.60 a night for us.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited April 2023 #245

    It’s ok, it’s not the easiest Site to use to get a price🤣

    You set me off looking at a few other things as well. Cornwall being one of our favourite places, I had a quick glance at a few cottage websites. Late availability, which suits us, there are some very nice one bedroom cottages dotted around, and at around £500 for a full week, it’s not worth bothering hauling the MH down there at that price differential, and that’s via a letting agency, so owners direct contact will be even cheaper. 

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2023 #246

    Oooh, I’ve just noticed that Modbury has moved to Cornwall 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • Tammygirl
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    edited April 2023 #247

    TTDA, Chapel Lane is a full facility site not non facility. ☺️

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited April 2023 #248

    Thanks TG, someone else put me right. It’s not a site we are familiar with, I think I’ve mixed it up with another place👍😁

  • Tammygirl
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    edited April 2023 #249

    Sorry I've only just read all the new posts, teach me to not start at the end 🤣🤣

  • MikeyA
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    edited April 2023 #250

    We have just returned this afternoon from a weeks all inclusive holiday in a first class hotel in Spain for £1040. Weather was fabulous. It makes £500 for a self catering holiday seem expensive to us.

  • MikeyA
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    edited April 2023 #251

    Just to clarify the £1040 included all flights and transfers. 

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited April 2023 #252

    Don't think you would like it anyway, tda, too much like a car park, even more so than other CC sites IMO.

  • davetommo
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    edited April 2023 #253

    Which is your Site at £20:per night JK it sounds like my kind of site 

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2023 #254

    It’s in North Devon which is much like Cornwall, DT. You’d hate it. 🙂

  • davetommo
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    edited April 2023 #255

    I can just about put up with Devon TW especially at £20 per night, as long as it is for 2 adults. The wife insists that I bring her.😀

  • brue
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    edited April 2023 #256

    Our favourite low priced site is Plymouth Sound. smile

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited April 2023 #257

    I think we stopped at Plymouth Sound around 35 years ago Brue😁 Back in the days when we took four days to get to Cornwall🤣 can’t remember much about it. We probably did Bath as well that time, I do recall that being nice. 

    Our favourite (used to be) cheap CC Site? Two actually, Exeter Racecourse and Marazion. ER has an area just like a large CL, it’s fantastic for walking and cycling and you have the Devon Riviera Coast nearby, and fabulous Dartmoor 10 minutes away. I think we would like Stover as well, but we get waylaid by Exeter every time🤣

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited April 2023 #258

    Ours used to be Much Wenlock (Presthope), grand walking out on the edge. We like the Stover and Bromyard Downs sites too.

  • Wherenext
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    edited April 2023 #259

    A well respected CT member reported that upon arrival at Cayton Village on Sunday 16/04 that there was quite a few empty pitches yet the price had not altered at all. So Dynamic Pricing only works one way with this "Club" and that is upwards. 

    It would appear that they would rather have empty pitches than offer a reduction that might have earned them some money.

    Perhaps someone from the club could come on here and confirm under what circumstances the "club" would lower prices to entice customers.

  • Wherenext
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    edited April 2023 #260

    Maybe someone could report my post to see if we get any response.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2023 #261

    Done that, WN👍🏻

  • Wherenext
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    edited April 2023 #262

    Cheers TW. Doubt it will provoke anything useful but sometimes you have to let the money crunchers know you are not blind to their ways.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2023 #263

    +1

    Those photos are pretty conclusive.

  • Burgundy
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    edited April 2023 #264

    If prices were going to be lowered then “from” price would need to be changed to “guide” price. 

  • brue
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    edited April 2023 #265

    Looks like CAMC are now responding to empty pitches with 20% reductions on selected sites. https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/uk-holidays/special-offers/ 

     

     

     

  • SteveL
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    edited April 2023 #266

    Surely the from price is also dynamic, so in theory at least can go down as well as up.🤔

    Personally I can’t see last minute reductions happening much if at all in this first year. The club clearly want folk to book early to bring in the deposits, hence the increase as the date approaches and particularly if the site is filling up. In the colder months when occupancy may be down, it is perhaps better to leave pitches empty than to sell them off at bargain prices, only for it to cost in increased electric usage. Perhaps if / when all pitches are metered there will be more scope.

    Just seen brues  post. That’s more the type of reductions I expected to see as it still brings in the deposits. 

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2023 #267

    That's dynamic pricing in action. They’re reducing prices to sell pitches. The only surprise to me is they’re announcing reductions so far in advance.

  • Hja
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    edited April 2023 #268

    These offers are interesting. However, the reduction is off the pitch fee but is is possible to see the pitch fee anymore?

  • SteveL
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    edited April 2023 #269

    I can only do it for one site, but it does give an idea of the  savings over waiting / booking early. We booked early and are paying 11% less than the current price. Therefore by waiting we would have saved 9% more. Although currently one of the 3 days we booked is unavailable. 

  • SteveL
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    edited April 2023 #270

    If it’s only off the pitch fee then there might not be much difference in booking early and the offer, as my figures were off the total price.🤔

  • Goldie146
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    edited April 2023 #271

     The Ts&C's say the reduction is off pitch price and guests.

    https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/uk-holidays/special-offers/spring-sale/#terms

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