ACSI 2024
Returning to European touring after a couple of years gap I am wondering whether anything much has changed with ACSI? Similar number of sites in France? Also, we don’t need the handbooks so will go with the digital subscription but that means that we won’t have a card to deposit at reception as surety. Will we need to give them a passport?
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We started using ACSI in 2017 then lost a couple of years due to Covid. On checking in at sites I am reliably informed by my lovely wife that we have had to show our passports, despite me thinking it has only happened on a few occasions. Who am I to argue, I know my place.
Colin
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We have never had to show passports in France where we normally holiday. At least not in recent years, although I do recall doing so 30 years ago. For a few Euros you can get an ACSI identity card, which has your name, dob and passport details on it. They may want to hang onto it but are generally happy to just copy down the details.
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Thanks. I have never had to show my passport but have often been asked to leave the ACSI card at reception until check-out, hence the question. Yes, I could buy the ID card.
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At €5.95 plus postage we find the ID / camping carnet a very useful investment. It’s something we have always travelled with from when we started camping in France over 40 years ago. In those days we had ones provided by various organisations / clubs. It was a necessity at a few small municipals as they valued the liability insurance it provided.
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I think the club also do one but not sure of the details.
It is the Camping Key Europe card. A similar price and function to the ACSI card and provided free if you take out red pennant. I believe it also gets you a reduction at participating sites. However, perhaps it’s just the type of sites we favour, which are generally the smaller ones, as we have only found the odd one saying they take it. Where as the ACSI card seems to be recognised more ore less anywhere.
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You are more likely to be asked to show your passport in Spain than France. But it’s years since we’ve been asked to leave identification at reception. They sometimes ask because it’s easier to copy your name and address, than it is to cope with foreign pronunciation..
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