Empty parks with no open sites.
An article on a study done in Colorado concerning booked sites and no shows, as well as some potential issues with park personnel saving sites. rvtravel If the story is true, Colorado is changing s...
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Tvov wrote:
One way to help this would be to make reservations 100% prepay in advance, and cancellations require a 2 week notice - or you lose your prepayment.
There have been so many times where I read about people using "the system" to reserve and cancel at popular places in order to get what they want. Fort Wilderness is a prime example of this - or at least was 10 years ago, the last time we were there.
In SC you pay 100% when making reservation. A No Show would get no refund. Here is the cancellation policy. So if you cancel 3 days or less you get nothing back. SC is still making money on No Shows and no incentive for SC to release the sites. Win for SC and a loss for those looking for last minute sites.
60 + days away – no charge
15 - 59 days away- $10 Administrative Fee (non-taxable)
4-14 days- 1st night's stay
3 days or less- no refund.
I had to cancel a beach house years ago and due to the timing of the cancellation the policy was if they rented it out during the time I had scheduled then I would get a refund, otherwise I would not.
