by Holly Tribe
For the first time in a decade the Camping and Caravanning Club is freezing the price of its site fees for 2011.
With VAT due to rise to 20% at the beginning of next year, the Club has decided to keep the price of pitch fees at the same level for the second year running.
The current price of a mid-season family deal for two adults and two children costs an average of £17.50 for a standard pitch per night. Prices will remain the same for Club members, however the 2.5% increase in VAT will still have to be paid.
Director General Robert Louden said: “Our decision not to increase pitch fee prices, apart from the mandatory VAT rise, is a way of saying thank you to our members who have helped continue to thrust The Club to the forefront of the outdoor market.”
Mr Louden went on to explain that in these uncertain economic times it was important to keep encouraging tourists to get out and about: “It is imperative that we continue to persuade people not only to come to this country, but to stay in it as well and experience the freedom and flexibility that comes with the great outdoors,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Caravan Club recently revealed its’ members spend £400 million in local economies each year.
