Why do campgrounds not post rates on their own websites

jplante4 wrote:
There are other ways to find the price, for instance rvparkreviews.com. When you submit a review, the price you paid is one of the data points. You just need to be aware that if they stayed off season, then you're seeing the off season price. Most reviewers will mention if the price reflected a PA or GS discount.

X2

I was researching a KOA in NY that didn't have the posted rates, after seeing $80+ per night for WES on RVPR I decided to data enter date & length of stay on the KOA web site. I found some basic WES sites with a more manageable price of $55 per night. The reviews didn't mention the sites reserved were deluxe sites... there will always be situations were research is needed.

Mike

tsetsaf wrote:
Some campgrounds don't even answer the phone! Let alone post rates. It is an old school business run by old school people.

Try getting a "new school" person to answer the phone at one of those "New School" businesses. Do you really want your site fees to reflect the cost of have 24/7/365 live telephone support? At $15.00 an hour (which is too low, operator salary, plus benefits, unemployment insurance, workman's comp and employer taxes would exceed that much) a single full time operator would cost $131,000 a year. A medium size park (100 sites) would probably have 10,000 camper nights, so your operator will cost you $13.00 a night in additional site fees. Not worth it to me.

Some campgrounds don't even answer the phone! Let alone post rates. It is an old school business run by old school people.

There are other ways to find the price, for instance rvparkreviews.com. When you submit a review, the price you paid is one of the data points. You just need to be aware that if they stayed off season, then you're seeing the off season price. Most reviewers will mention if the price reflected a PA or GS discount.

Many parks are moving to "dynamic" pricing. Prices change depending upon many conditions. Day of the week, time of the year, holidays, length of stay, type and location of site etc. Often the pricing is embedded in the site, but you need to enter information regarding your stay before that pricing appears.

beemerphile1 wrote:
They operate under the mantra, "If you have to ask - you can't afford it". :B

That too!

They operate under the mantra, "If you have to ask - you can't afford it". :B

kalynzoo wrote:
They hired an outside source to create the website, perhaps a company, perhaps a local high school student. They have no idea how to make changes without contacting the creator, so variables like price are not included.

X2 many campground owners are not tech savvy and pay a service to to put up their web site. So things that can / do change are not listed...... some probably got less than they thought that they were getting.............. I'm not real computer savvy myself don't know what mobile devices are and do not really care I carry a cell phone that I hate that it can take pictures........ just wanted a phone......

Equally annoying are businesses & organizations which do not show a phone number.

For CGs if the rates are not displayed, click, next one. If I have a question not answered on the website & there is no phone number, click, next one.

The days of the pony express are over. People want information & they want it right away.

We've never had this problem unless we were looking for longer than a weeks stay. There are a lot of places that list the rate but add a line that says "Rates subject to change at any time. Please call to confirm."