What Would a UK Club Type Aire Look Like

even Melrose has availability over the Bank holiday 

Well really very largely misleading there PD, there isn't really, not over the (three night) weekend as you put it, it has no availability on HS with awning pitches, none on SP, and it has only one night free over the weekend for a non awning pitch and even they are low, oh the night free is a Sunday as well.  

Impact, apart from start up costs which may not cover any additional income. 

Apologies not PD in my reply above about sites, it was Tda. Same view/belief though!

https://www.scotsman.com/regions/inverness-highlands-and-islands/the-scottish-island-driving-a-plan-to-charge-motorhomes-millions-as-tourist-tax-looms-4710036

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/motors/13264984/nc500-locals-councils-motorhome-scheme-parking-bays-appear/

Well its looking like Scotland has a plan and raising the finance to provide Aires. It will be interesting to see how it goes

I believe the Tourist Tax idea is not finding much favour with a lot of hotels, B&Bs, campsites etc.

They are nice examples, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised when I had a look at the CamPRA and saw just how many new examples there were since we were last touring, last year. Hundreds more, vary hugely in location, services, prices etc….. The ones we have used were very popular, you had to be arriving by 2pm to get exactly what you wanted, or reserve a pitch up either by phone, email or booking in. They won’t suit everyone, and very very few allow caravans. Some you are limited to one night, others you can stay a bit longer. Those three are out in the sticks a bit, but there are others close to towns, short easy walk. 

There’s a big piece in the Guardian today about how the backlash around tourism is affecting Spain, and how the dissatisfaction is spreading. It sounds very much like the high volume tourism areas in UK, local housing is being used for holiday lets, property prices are astronomical, local services at times are overwhelmed. 

Why small? only 40,000 members out of how many MH owners in the UK, which I believe is about 760,000 as of 2022 and still growing, Now to me that doesn't sound very representative and showing a great demand? The club has 380,000 family members half of which likely to be MH owners members, so if you're talking numbers who wins in representing MH owners? I've no idea but I'm just interesting in the club?

If, if you are right then that leaves 570,000 owners who are not members, some thing is not right, is the club not attractive enough or have you got your facts wrong again?

peedee

even Melrose has availability over the Bank holiday 

Well really very largely misleading there PD, there isn't really, not over the (three night) weekend as you put it, it has no availability on HS with awning pitches, none on SP, and it has only one night free over the weekend for a non awning pitch and even they are low, oh the night free is a Sunday as well.  

From the web site at 1540L

Brilliant PD, so why not use those - are they full, why do you want a club site.

For short stays, I do along with CLs and CSs so the Club loses out. On my last trip out for 10 days I did not use any Club sites at all, in fact of the 55 nights away so far this year, only 13 have been spent on Club sites and 3 of those were on non facility sites. My next two trips out do not use Club sites either.

I think this thread has gone on long enough, I have made my points and as far as I am concerned that is it.

peedee

Government stats that there  760,000 MHs. Club stats are 380,000 family members, half motorhomes .

Are you saying all MH onwers have to be, or should be members? You want to rethink that? I think the current figure is pretty good, about 25%. 

Anyway 40,000 MH out of 760,000 isn't that representative or showing great demand.