Good Sam Discount at RV Parks

this is sfla2 what i meant was not the 1/2 off but it seems like GS could do little better then 10% in fact i have heard that most any park will give the 10 if u just mention gs with out even ck to see if u have it. even if they wanted to do sliding scale based on which day even like PA. just my 2c worth

You can always go for a lifetime membership to Good Sam...maybe...just maybe...the 10% discount will offset the cost of it in your lifetime.

As mentioned, parks pay to be listed. They also get rated and give customers a break on the price. Passport America parks are wanting to fill spots in their parks. Most of the time its when their attendance is low (during the week). The parks give a 50% discount to fill those slots. I guess they figure half the money is better than no money. I'm not sure, but I don't parks pay Passport America to be listed. And they don't have to worry about being rated either.

Sfla2 wrote:
as somebody just said its up to ea park so if that true then why do they do PA for 1/2

Lots of reasons. Could be the park is out of the way and need to incentivize people to go there. Could be the park is a dump and that is the only way people would stay there. Could be the park is worth $25.00 a night and they set the rate at $50.00. Could be they only offer the discount on certain days or months which are days and months they are not busy. Could be they only offer the discount on certain, less desireable sites. Good Sam requires their discount be offered all the time on all the RV sites.

Thing is. Fewer, and fewer parks honor Good Sam. Hardly any of the CGs we go to honor them. They don't need to. they have plenty of business.

as somebody just said its up to ea park so if that true then why do they do PA for 1/2

Paw Paw 49 wrote:
Thank you to those who responded. I do realize the parks pay Good Sam to be listed and I know that is not cheap for them, however if Good Sam offered them a break in price to give bigger discounts even if it was only as much as 20% instead of 10% that would give better value to the Good Sam members. The reason I mentioned the price of gas is because most RVers use gas or diesel to get to parks and it is not getting any cheaper so why not give a bigger break on RV camping.

It sure would be nice when the price on something went up people would just lower the price on other things so that it would all even out, but that is not the way economics work. What would you say if your company said, hey gasoline went up $1.00 a gallon so we are going to cut your pay a dollar an hour? That is what you would be asking the RV park owners to do, cut their gross income by 10%, which probably would cut their take home pay in half because none of their other cost are going to do down. Regardless of what they imply in their advertising, Good Sam is a money making corporation. Their goal is to make income for their stockholders. The Good Sam discount is a hook to get you to buy your membership, which lands you on their mailing list so they can sell you other products. The discount is not a charitable activity done as a community service.

Thank you to those who responded. I do realize the parks pay Good Sam to be listed and I know that is not cheap for them, however if Good Sam offered them a break in price to give bigger discounts even if it was only as much as 20% instead of 10% that would give better value to the Good Sam members. The reason I mentioned the price of gas is because most RVers use gas or diesel to get to parks and it is not getting any cheaper so why not give a bigger break on RV camping.

Good Sam Care Team wrote:
Paw Paw 49,

I am forwarding your information and suggestion to the parties responsible for that area. Thank you for your feedback on the Good Sam Club benefits.

Ryan F
Marcus' Rapid Response Team
goodsamcs@goodsamfamily.com

Am I the only one who is getting a little tired of the Rapid Response Team apparently not even reading what is written and just responding that they are going to forward what the heck anyone posts to the proper parties? Since everything gets forwarded to the proper parties and is given great consideration, I want to suggest a couple of additional benefits to Good Sam members. Unlimited, Free travel on the Corporate Jets to all members and free healthcare to all members. Now that would be a $25.00 a year membership program we could all say was worth it.

Good Sam pays nothing to the parks. It is the other way around, parks pay Good Sam to be affiliated for advertising purposes and they agree to offer the 10% discount to Good Sam Members. If Good Sam mandated a 25% discount those parks would either just cease being Good Sam Affiliated parks, which would be bad for Good Sam, or just raise their prices to the point they would still be getting the same amount of money.
Not sure what gas prices have to do with it, since the Oil Companies don't own many RV parks and Good Sam doesn't have too many gas stations or oil wells.

Paw Paw 49,

I am forwarding your information and suggestion to the parties responsible for that area. Thank you for your feedback on the Good Sam Club benefits.

Ryan F
Marcus' Rapid Response Team
goodsamcs@goodsamfamily.com