Booking difficulty for pre covid members

Redzed32 replied on 30/08/2020 10:25

Posted on 30/08/2020 10:25

With the onslaught of the covid virus and the massive restrictions on foreign travel , it appears not only that the existing membership are filling up club sites , but I suspect also a large influx of new members are too . This is great for the campsites , as they have all faced a very difficult season this year . However , I am experiencing that finding pitches now is very difficult , and a great deal of the sites that could be booked a month in advance previously are full to the end of the season . This obviously makes me question whether membership is actually worth it now , as so far this summer after about  6 weekend breaks , I have realised that none of these were possible through the club . 

This is obviously very disheartening , but there is a much bigger concern at play here , and that is next years bookings . No one has a crystal ball regarding the impact of covid , and we cannot predict what will happen next month , far less what will happen next year . We have the possibility of much of next years sites being booked up by people who would normally holiday abroad , and taking advantage of the booking system . If this occurs , and next year we have little or no travel restrictions , we will end up with a situation again where pre covid members cannot get pitches , and the sites will have a whole load of pre-booked vacant pitches . 

Can I ask ; are other members here experiencing this as well ? And Also ; Does the club itself have concerns about the possibility of the above situation occurring , and how to address this ? 

replied on 07/09/2020 22:39

Posted on 07/09/2020 21:26 by Redzed32

It certainly doesn't mean CAMC or bust , as it clearly says in my post . I have had 6 weekend bookings , none of which were with the CAMC . 

Posted on 07/09/2020 22:39

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RowenaBCAMC replied on 08/09/2020 16:54

Posted on 08/09/2020 16:54

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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