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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Naio wrote:
It's pretty humorous to see a long thread on a fairly conservative forum, where people are almost unanimously arguing against the free market and for increased regulation.
'Regulation is needed to protect the little guy' is the foundation of liberalism.
And y'all are saying the parks should comb through their data, find the patterns that show them who is gaming the system, and write software that spots those patterns and blocks them. Are you voting for increased taxes to pay for that, at standard software engineers' salaries?
I'd vote for it, but I am a bleeding heart treehugger :).
Well, kinda the way I read it, the empty sites that have been refunded with only a cancel fee would be full instead of vacant, so the added fees for full campground sites would pay for a program that caught the jerks that over-book with the full intention of canceling ... And I say jerks because they do it intentionally, not accidental or with good reason.
My opinion only :: Half reserves, half walk-on is the best for more people. Also limiting the number of days or weekends for anyone person - family - (and ID check)would help, AND Larger fines or cancel fees after ONE cancellation.
Would still have the jerks, but less of them and better access for the majority of campers.
One thing I'm guessing -- you can reserve nine days, get two weekends, and leave the week open for one reservation fee - which have nearly doubled since last year.
