What’s the point of the Club if sites are full?

hitchglitch replied on 06/05/2021 19:00

hitchglitch

Posted on 06/05/2021 19:00

I left the Club last year because we mainly take our motorhome to Europe but I was happy to rejoin as we thought a week away in the UK might be good whilst we await new travel rules. So, having decided on a nice area in the South East and found a Club site we fancied - it is totally booked out in June. Fortunately there are plenty of commercial sites with lots of availability in the same area and in many ways I would prefer them to a Club site.

I suppose you could say that the Club is successful by having their sites sold out, but - a “touring Club”?! Seems to me that it is a highly specialised Club catering for a few people who want a very specific experience far removed from normal camping.

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Wherenext replied on 10/05/2021 19:03

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Posted on 10/05/2021 18:55 by nelliethehooker

That's just what I said a day or so ago, WN. Some people are just looking for problems instead of just getting on line,or looking in the SD and searching, as the majority of members do.

Posted on 10/05/2021 19:03

Apologies for parrotting you.

I think I almost lost the will to stay awake so skipped a few pages.

Ironic really that neither of us find it much of a problem yet will struggle to stay on more than a couple of club sites between us in the year.

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hitchglitch replied on 10/05/2021 19:17

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Posted on 10/05/2021 19:17

Because of the bizarre nature of the booking system I found that there was sudden availability at the site we were interested in so I went ahead and booked four nights as a non-member then rejoined the Club. I will top up the rest of the stay with commercial sites which still seem to have plenty of room.

Tinwheeler replied on 10/05/2021 19:40

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Posted on 10/05/2021 19:17 by hitchglitch

Because of the bizarre nature of the booking system I found that there was sudden availability at the site we were interested in so I went ahead and booked four nights as a non-member then rejoined the Club. I will top up the rest of the stay with commercial sites which still seem to have plenty of room.

Posted on 10/05/2021 19:40

Bizarre or not, you got what you wanted, HG, even at this late stage.

Enjoy your trip.

nelliethehooker replied on 10/05/2021 20:10

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Posted on 10/05/2021 19:03 by Wherenext

Apologies for parrotting you.

I think I almost lost the will to stay awake so skipped a few pages.

Ironic really that neither of us find it much of a problem yet will struggle to stay on more than a couple of club sites between us in the year.

Posted on 10/05/2021 20:10

No problem, it's good to have the data I found confirmed.

I can't understand this insatiable desire by some to be on a specific CC site when there are more often than not alternatives available in the same area.

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Posted on 10/05/2021 19:17 by hitchglitch

Because of the bizarre nature of the booking system I found that there was sudden availability at the site we were interested in so I went ahead and booked four nights as a non-member then rejoined the Club. I will top up the rest of the stay with commercial sites which still seem to have plenty of room.

Posted on 10/05/2021 20:13

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DavidKlyne replied on 10/05/2021 20:39

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Posted on 10/05/2021 19:17 by hitchglitch

Because of the bizarre nature of the booking system I found that there was sudden availability at the site we were interested in so I went ahead and booked four nights as a non-member then rejoined the Club. I will top up the rest of the stay with commercial sites which still seem to have plenty of room.

Posted on 10/05/2021 20:39

Welcome back!!!

I was trying to book a week on the IOW and managed to get quite a few odd days. Went to check one morning and the following week had the whole seven days availability so booked that and cancelled the odd days. Just wondered if someone preferred a week in Portugal rather than the IOW

David

eurortraveller replied on 10/05/2021 20:48

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Posted on 10/05/2021 20:48

There's a review of the Castleton site on here dated 6 May 2021 mentioning 21 "no shows" in a weekend at that site with "almost half " of them not notifying the site of the cancellation. Wrists will be slapped no doubt, and shoulders shrugged.

Tinwheeler replied on 10/05/2021 20:49

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Posted on 10/05/2021 20:49

We've been saying all along on here that there will be cancellations by the bucketful as Europe opens up. Maybe we're seeing the start of it.

Tinwheeler replied on 10/05/2021 21:02

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Posted on 10/05/2021 20:48 by eurortraveller

There's a review of the Castleton site on here dated 6 May 2021 mentioning 21 "no shows" in a weekend at that site with "almost half " of them not notifying the site of the cancellation. Wrists will slapped no doubt, and shoulders shrugged.

Posted on 10/05/2021 21:02

It's bad, if correct, but the reviewer's suggestion of 20% deposit would, I suspect, result in far more of the 21 failing to notify the site. It would probably equate to about £5 p/n - peanuts. The reviewer fails to see the uniqueness of the club's system and wants it to follow commercial practices. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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nelliethehooker replied on 10/05/2021 21:06

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Posted on 10/05/2021 20:49 by Tinwheeler

We've been saying all along on here that there will be cancellations by the bucketful as Europe opens up. Maybe we're seeing the start of it.

Posted on 10/05/2021 21:06

There are cancellations happening all the time as is demonstrated on the CL Booking Site on FB, and this has been happening for weeks, so doesn't look to be because of the change in the possibility of overseas travel. I imagine that the same thing is happening to CC site bookings, it's just the nature of some ( many? few?) members, and there is no way you, I or anyone else on here will know the reasons or actual numbers.

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