Booking Fees for the Honeypots

Posted on 24/01/2017 08:51 by fatbelly

Hi, On Jan 2nd we tried to book 2 nights in December at one of the so called "honeypot sites" (Rowntree Park). But its fully booked for the whole year and I couldn't even find 1 night in December.  I like the CC policy of no fee when you book and think it should stay, but with a few site exceptions.

I've no doubt that as the year goes by a small number of people who have booked RP will just cancel with no penalty but  member's like myself who wish to book and will not cancel lose out.

What do people think about putting booking fees on the 2 or 3 honeypot sites to ensure that people who book uphold their booking. As I have said I think the overall policy of no booking fees for the vast majority of sites works and should be kept. 

Posted on 24/01/2017 19:27 by IanH

Yes, deposits would help ease this situation, because people do book weekends and then decide nearer the day whether to go or not.

Deposits would stop a lot of the speculative bookings. It works well for the C&CC.

The oft-spouted theory that people don't cancel if they have paid a deposit is just an unproven, nonsense theory......quite obviously.

It would not advantage me at all to have deposits, but from a 'good business sense' point of view, it is a no-brainer to have them.

Incidently, we have asked tge CC for many years now for the number of cancellations just outside the 72 hour cut-off but they have refused to release them. I think many of us can work out why that might be.

Posted on 25/01/2017 11:20 by

When I first joined the club about 1978 there was a deposit for advance bookings (by post in those days) and I think (not certain) it was £5 which according to the Bank of England inflation calculator would be £26.32 in today's prices. Even then there were frequent complaints in the En-Route letters about wealthy members placing multiple bookings for the same date and simply disregarding the lost deposit.

I suspect it would need to be a very significant deposit to prevent some from doing just the same now.

Posted on 25/01/2017 12:13 by compass362

 

By my calculations all current members are £26.32 in pocket  😇 for every booking they make  , because there are no deposits required & long may it continue .

The CC as been there & done that , times have changed & no matter how much spin & speculation on any ones part is going to change that. 

So suck it up & accept the facts , that may be extremely hard for some members .............But that's the truth.

Live with it 😘

 

Posted on 25/01/2017 12:13 by compass362

 

By my calculations all current members are £26.32 in pocket  😇 for every booking they make  , because there are no deposits required & long may it continue .

The CC as been there & done that , times have changed & no matter how much spin & speculation on any ones part is going to change that. 

So suck it up & accept the facts , that may be extremely hard for some members .............But that's the truth.

Live with it 😘