StephJohn2010 wrote:
Anyone else running into trouble booking a monthly like they used to?
No, never been an issue for us. We have a membership in a CG network with CGs across the US. The key is to book out as far as you can according to the membership type you have, like 60 days out for example. Then stick to your plans otherwise if you try to re-book another date(s), you could very well find yourself SOL.
Sometimes you can find yourself having to change plans at the last minute due to unforeseen circumstances. Two years ago we had to cancel a reservation due to a wildfire nearby but thanks to today's internet and mobile hotspot and a lot of searching, we were able to find a site in an another CG. Cgs in desirable locations are very busy all summer long while kids are out of school. We stayed at a CG in Bakersfield in August once and it was almost empty and then a couple of days later, we were in a CG in Vegas that was about 1/2 full and was a relatively decent place too.
If we ever win the lotto, we'd build a new RV park from scratch and hire people to run it. If the win is large enough, we'd also buy up all the other nearby RV parks and shut them down. :) Otherwise, you better have pretty deep pockets to build a new one. The only new ones I've seen are a small handful of casinos because they've got big bags of cash to throw around.
In BC, getting into a provincial CG is next to impossible and there's a phone war the instant the reservation system opens up every year. There's even been scalping of reservations and dealers and tourist agencies buying big blocks of tickets. A number of years ago the gov't severely cut back funding and they sure ain't building any new CGs.
