Passport America, worth it or not?
Thinking about joining Passport America. Does anyone have any input? What are the good and the bad opinions?
Forum Discussion
We know some parks don't like PA of other discount programs.
We know some people will come on here and run the program down.
Out of 20 something PA parks we have used in the past couple years - I've never been to one which didn't follow the on-line/ published information. At only one of those parks would I not go there again, unless they provided me some extra information.
That was Loretta Lynn Ranch in Tennessee. Nothing wrong with the highly rated park, just that we came in on a Monday in November after a horse riders event the previous weekend. People might clean up after dogs, they don't after horses.
After seeing some of the comments from folks in the business, I've begun to talk more about PA to campground owners. The overwhelming response I get is the PA rate covers the base expenses. These folks, most of them in the business for over a decade have the viewpoint of my old boss in the auto racing short track business.
The most expensive thing in the place is an empty seat (RV spot).
I fully understand that for s park in a seasonal market area with good occupancy rates, PAis probably not a good idea. For s park that tries to stay open year round and has some definite slow periods each year, PA might be attractive.
I would definitely disagree with any assertion that PA parks tend to be older, run down, undesirable. Yes, some are, but most are not.
We know some people will come on here and run the program down.
Out of 20 something PA parks we have used in the past couple years - I've never been to one which didn't follow the on-line/ published information. At only one of those parks would I not go there again, unless they provided me some extra information.
That was Loretta Lynn Ranch in Tennessee. Nothing wrong with the highly rated park, just that we came in on a Monday in November after a horse riders event the previous weekend. People might clean up after dogs, they don't after horses.
After seeing some of the comments from folks in the business, I've begun to talk more about PA to campground owners. The overwhelming response I get is the PA rate covers the base expenses. These folks, most of them in the business for over a decade have the viewpoint of my old boss in the auto racing short track business.
The most expensive thing in the place is an empty seat (RV spot).
I fully understand that for s park in a seasonal market area with good occupancy rates, PAis probably not a good idea. For s park that tries to stay open year round and has some definite slow periods each year, PA might be attractive.
I would definitely disagree with any assertion that PA parks tend to be older, run down, undesirable. Yes, some are, but most are not.
