Bogus campsite reservations
Recently, there was a post in another forum where the OP questioned the honesty of campground operators who swore he was getting the last site, only to find the CG half empty when he arrived. This ...
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westernrvparkowner wrote:x96mnn wrote:Not bad, except it would strongly benefit the locals and punish the out of towners. The locals wouldn't care if they had credits, they would just use them instead of cash for the next trip. No skin off their teeth. The visitors from far away who had to cancel due to a legit reason might never get to use those credits so they would be out the full $150 in your example while the guy who really abuses the system, books every weekend, only planning on using it when the weather is good, would be out $15.00 .
As an idea,
All bookings are paid in advance.
Cancelation fee would apply of 10% of the booked value
Refund would be of non cash value but camping credits.
Camping credits used for future bookings, being non cash value would not be refunded during cancelation.
Example, I book 10 days in July, pay 300 up front. I show up for five, my bill is $150 for the days I use and I get a camping credit of $135 for the canceled days. I book 5 more days and show up, I use my camping credit for the $135 and pay the extra $15. I do not show up I am out the $135 camping credits and I receive a $13.50 camping credit for refund on the $15 I spent out of pocket.
System is not perfect, it helps those who cancel for legit reasons. It does not help those who live a lifestyle that causes frequent change. System in use today's does not work for everyone, any system implemented will not work for everyone.
As I read it, the credits could only be re-used one time, as only cash is refunded as credit - no refund for credit. So the abuser would forfeit their payment if they canceled twice in a row.
