Booking System Suggestion

jgdlwd replied on 18/12/2021 09:29

Posted on 18/12/2021 09:29

Many feel the proposed deposit system is a case of the minority 'overbookers' Tail wagging the majority 'reasonable bookers' Dog, to the latter's disadvantage.
To help spread the booking load away from popular sites, why not have deposits for popular sites only.The club has the data to identify these. 'Deposit Required' could be flagged on the website.
Those members who dislike paying a deposit would then have choice. There are already various categories of main site eg those with reduced midweek pricing.
Of course the Club would lose cashflow advantage , ie for advance annual bookings of 60 nights @ say 30 pn, deposits would be, @20%, 360 pa...quite an advantage!
Has this approach already been discussed and disregarded?

nelliethehooker replied on 18/12/2021 21:57

Posted on 18/12/2021 21:57

Compass, I'm sure that those at HO will use whatever argument they can put there hands on to validate the 're-introduction of deposits, to appease all those that are opposed to the idea.

Tinwheeler replied on 18/12/2021 22:03

Posted on 18/12/2021 21:57 by nelliethehooker

Compass, I'm sure that those at HO will use whatever argument they can put there hands on to validate the 're-introduction of deposits, to appease all those that are opposed to the idea.

Posted on 18/12/2021 22:03

To appease the accountants, Nellie.

peedee replied on 19/12/2021 07:22

Posted on 19/12/2021 07:22

Those members who dislike paying a deposit would then have choice. There are already various categories of main site eg those with reduced midweek pricing.

When deposits are introduced there will still be a choice at these "under used" sites. Just turn up on the day. smile

peedee

Navigateur replied on 19/12/2021 10:07

Posted on 19/12/2021 10:07

Where does it say that the new system when it launches will be perfect in every way and will never be changed . . . . ?

I do not see anything different between the (one time) Club having different deposit requirements at different times at different sites since that is exactly the position if one were to look at a similar number of independent commercial sites.

Jogon replied on 04/07/2022 21:34

Posted on 04/07/2022 21:34

Thinking about it, there is an even simpler way, first booking you make there is no deposit, have more than one booking allocated to you and the 2nd onwards requires deposits....

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