New Site Booking System

Actually i did take your advice ,and re read both articles ,  one in the  magazine and the other  on clubs web site ,
You post
You have continually said that the 25% of bookings which are cancelled are speculative. They are not. 25% of bookings were often cancelled. That is not the same as saying they were all speculative. Nobody knows how many were speculative. 

Never posted ALL ,but 25% is a huge figure 
Also your comment 
They are not. 25% of bookings were often cancelled.

The club says the article you told me to read,  this has become a growing problem 
Maybe you should take your own advice 

Give it a rest. You used to be an effective debater.

The Clubs comments
As you can imagine, a lot of members all cancelling a few times a year soon adds up! After reviewing the market, speaking to members and looking at other campsite providers the best solution to reduce speculative bookings is to introduce a deposit system. This will reduce the number of speculative bookings and create more availability for members. 

Read ,The  club specifically states speculative bookings.

Please read 

In a normal year, we often see over 25% of all bookings being cancelled (that’s over 950,000 cancelled nights...every year!)

Of those cancelled nights, over 25% are made within four days of arrival, so it’s very difficult for other members to take advantage of the newly vacant pitches.

And it’s not just a small minority of ‘block bookers’ who are cancelling, almost half of all members who make a booking each year make at least one amendment or cancellation too. As you can imagine, a lot of members all cancelling a few times a year soon adds up! After reviewing the market, speaking to members and looking at other campsite providers the best solution to reduce speculative bookings is to introduce a deposit system. This will reduce the number of speculative bookings and create more availability for members.

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As ‘appy-ippy’👍🏻

Cheers, Rocky. I was close to saying that👍🏻

I wonder if the Club could tell us how many of the the cancelled 25% of bookings were later taken up by those like us who book either a couple of days in advance, actually while on the road travelling, or extending a stay if a late cancellation happens? We have done this dozens of times, and that us, just one couple. So be interesting how many others do the same. All three stays at YRP we have extended our stays, last year we got the only pitch going on a Friday night at Marazion. That will make inroads into the 25% of cancelled pitches, but by how much we are unlikely ever to find out.

Figures and statistics can be made to fit almost any point of view if change is in the offing. I know because it was part of my job for 25 years. I am not opposed to the Club bringing in deposits, or only giving folks more than three weeks to cancel. Couldn’t care less to be honest as it will affect our touring style and choice of Site not at all. If the Club gets easy income in via this, then I suppose the Club is joining the many other businesses who operate the same, as has been said before, it’s a business that needs to survive. It is going to affect some negatively, maybe others positively. Only time will tell.

 

 

 

And it’s not just a small minority of ‘block bookers’ who are cancelling, almost half of all members who make a booking each year make at least one amendment or cancellation too

It just goes show that almost half of all members are using the system as it's designed to be used, the club would be well and truly broke without them and not in the financial secure postion it's in now.

Hi question if you have booked already for this year when you turn up on site will you just be put on grass not out to grass as later bookings have had the choice  on the new system to book hard standing 

TDA, I doubt whether the club could fill over 200,000 late cancellations at short notice, I'm sure some get taken but this seems an excessive amount to fill. Even if all sites were open 365 days that would require around 548 per day  bookings maybe more to make up the shortfall.