New Site Booking System

An alternative view is that a pitch thats available is an empty pitch, is that really what the club wants lots of empty available pitches then having to offer discounts and incentives to sell them.

You calculation is not applicable. The 25+% is a calculation of the total nights booked ,against cancelled , not gross capacity

Weather very unlikely to put us off, but we would change our routes. I have witnessed high sided vans go over on the A1 on more than one occasion in high winds, and we have often been out in snow.  Strong winds are easier with MH, but a big 4x4 towing van is easier in snow. I don’t think the Club could do anything else but keep the deposit though for a no show. Too many variables. 

It’s certainly the case that the C&CC have a lot of special, limited time offers, as well as the very generous age related discount. It does make me wonder if they struggle to fill their sites. Well more so than the CAMC who’s  discounting is minimal.  Those C&CC we have visited seemed similarly full to this club, however presumably it required the discounts to get them that way.

Hopefully they will still allow extension at one site and reduction at the next without penalty, in a poor weather situation. A few years ago when we still had our caravan, the snow came further south than forecast and there was several inches at Chapel Lane. There was no way I wanted to try towing up the necessary hills to get to Cirencester. A visit to the site office extended our stay there and reduced our booking at Cirencester.

 I agree but revenue from lost deposits will go some way towards recouping costs. If CAMC adopts their rivals position it might be that discounts can then be offered to reduce peak demand eg discounts on less popular sites or pitch types.

We are all weather tourers Steve as well. The one thing we have never done (living in the North) is book a Club Site in advance, in the Winter. Maybe a few days ahead, once we know a bit about weather predictions, but not weeks, months ahead. Luckily we are in a position to do this. If weather looks dodgy, we will opt for a last minute cottage instead. 

I won’t comment on the Club’s statistics and calculations, as it’s hard to see how they have been arrived at. It’s like their 1 million Members claim, is that 1 million lead Members, or 1 million folks of all ages out on the road🤷‍♀️ Unless you are party to how the calculations are arrived at, it’s all………speculation😁

I got my figures from the web TDA, the info out there published by the club. In the end businesses have to run on the proverbial "bottom line."

Yes, I had a look online brue. 30,000 pitches per night available I think they quote, assume this is the average when the closed season, maintenance, flooding, etc….. is accounted for, but still not absolutely sure. 😁