The Caravan Club witnessed record demand today from Club members after opening their booking system today for the 2011 season.
Members were able to make bookings from 9am this morning, and in the first hour alone the Club took 10,147 reservations for pitches at sites around the UK.
And by midday today over 35,000 bookings had been made using the Caravan Club Booking Service. To put this in context, last year the Club counted 55,000 bookings in total at the end of the opening day.
How to book your pitch for 2011
Visitors to the Caravan Club website this morning were greeted with a special homepage directing them to the relevant sections for logging in and booking.
The Club stated that “due to the volume of visitors using The Club website to book 2011 UK sites we are restricting access to the website to ensure members can book quickly and efficiently.” It advises members to ensure they are logged in before making their booking.
Those looking to make early site bookings without using the internet are able to call a contact centre on 01342 327 490 between the hours of 0900 and 1730 today. Additionally if the caravan site requested is open today members are able to telephone directly and make their bookings with the site.
Record demand for early bookings
The record-breaking figures offer further proof of the rapidly increasing popularity of caravanning as a leisure pursuit. And the Caravan Club themselves launched an initiative in 2009 to help newcomers to caravan and motorhome holidays. The Discover Touring website and magazine are useful companions to those starting out on the road to caravanning, and the initiative was recently endorsed by former racing driver Mark Blundell.
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