machunt wrote:
What a shame. Just another perk gone. i have noticed parks on the decline over the years.
If your observations about the PPA affiliated parks declining is correct, it could be evidence that the underlying business model is failing those parks. The pitch to parks is PPA will help fill unused sites during slow periods and those customers will return as full priced guests due to their good experience. What the parks may be finding is they are filling sites with guests that don't make them any money, with the half price rents covering costs at best, and those customers will only return at PPA rates in the future. This effectively means the parks are taking on extra work and the facilities get extra wear and tear and the park isn't making any extra money. Not good for the Park.
It would be interesting to see how many PPA customers actually become full price guests at those PPA parks. In my experience, people who want deep discounts always want deep discounts and will seldom return to pay full price for something they once got at a big price reduction.
