Club sites - advance booking system

I don't think it has been aired on here before, but its worthy of a good discussion

But is it right we should prejudge peoples intentions 

Deposits? How come that’s not been mentioned before? 

There’s no doubt in my mind that a fiver will make such a difference to people showing up. 

I think you simply have to assume that those who’ve booked will show up, Ask. 

The Club has now changed the booking system (still no deposit) in the hope of making it fairer, details on the website,  so if I've read it right if your 2 week stay spans from July into august  you book your pitch for July then wait to book your second week in August 

I think this may have been "mentioned" in a few other threads,and the clubs respone have been some what  vague,as they say that its basically a myth that there are large amounts of "short notice cancelations"

I'd rather KNOW that those who've booked will show up rather than cancelling right up to the last minute (or the last 72 hours to be accurate) - that's where our Club could assist by providing some figures.  Maybe I'm in a minority on this!

But historical figures will not help you KNOW in securing a pitch this year, so you still will not KNOW for certain.

I think a B&B is the safest bet.

If you secure a booking, Ask, can you categorically state beyond all shadow of doubt that you will not cancel? 

Are you certain you won’t be ill, your car won’t break down, we won’t have a terrific storm......  There are no certainties and I’m afraid taking deposits, or knowing what happened last year, will not help you. 

The club does not measure the cancellation rate outside of the 72 hour limit. As they said themselves, why would they? If the cancellation period was changed to a week, people would still ask how many cancelled 8 days before. It would be a pointless exercise to record the number of cancellations prior to cut off. 

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Metheven, perhaps rather than making fun of my capitalisation, you might consider and respond to the serious point I have tried to make. I think it's a real problem if the availability calendar is wildly inaccurate because of people booking early and then cancelling nearer the date.

People who need to go on specific dates will do as you as you have suggested I do, and book a B&B instead. Not everyone wants, or is able, to keep logging on to see if a pitch has become available, and leave booking until the last minute.

And if people are booking B&Bs when they would rather have booked pitches on a Club site, they may decide it's not worth being members at all, and that's not good for our Club!

 

Many thanks for the tip Deleted User User - yes, on this occasion we do want to be in the village as we are going with a large group (not all caravanners).  And we understand that it's a popular site.