AO_hitech wrote: And, the systems to do the reservations are not that complicated. I could write one myself in a week for a single CG. Including other CGs would only involve whatever special rules they had.
It looks like a great opportunity for you. Then you could charge $1 for each reservation and be doing a great service to all of us RVR's that use your system.
AO_hitech wrote: And, the systems to do the reservations are not that complicated. I could write one myself in a week for a single CG. Including other CGs would only involve whatever special rules they had.
It looks like a great opportunity for you. Then you could charge $1 for each reservation and be doing a great service to all of us RVR's that use your system.
Thank you in advance for your consideration.
P.S. Would that include the call center too?
Really, it's a win - win, you make lots of money and we save money. Hey I'll even go double and pay $2.00.
Redrocket Quote: I know this won't be a favorable comment but it blows my mind of the 10's of thousands of $$$ spent on RVs, TVs and gear to find people upset at a $6 fee.
Sure, you can pay it for us if you don't mind it - but what about campers that move around, and tour areas, and not stay in one spot. $6 a night for 30 nights is $180 ON TOP of the campground site fee. SO that adds up, particularly when we never make reservations and simply get a site walking in the office. RA then does nothing to earn my money.
Camping is suddenly becoming 'big business' instead of recreation.
IF the state needs more money to upkeep the parks, then charge me more for a site - I'll gladly pay that - and use the excess fee to upkeep the site and park, not to feed a generally rude corporation just for the sake of employing an idividual that we usually have a difficult time understanding, and often gives inaccurate info about a site they've never seen.
That's been my experience with RA, and I will never pay RA a fee for anything, ever. I'll boondock first and continuously, if RA begins completely 'hogging' into state and federal camping systems in this country.
I've been camping NP, SP, and COE for more than fifty years, and never paid a 'walk-in' site fee to RA or anyone else when I walk into the park office to get a site, and never will.
Regarding Reserve Americia.. You do have a choice after all.
Camp elsewhere.
Regarding the comments above about systems and the cost of operating them. This really does not apply but I recall some years ago when my brother, who was in "Trade School" studying mechanics at the time (Engine Mechanics) did an overhaul on one of our farm tractors. He did a first class job but alas, no start. Well, I finally broke out a piece of test equipment and diagnoed the problem (Points in the distributor (remember those) were bad, brand new but bad)
He ask me how much my meter set me back, as I recall 7.95 or 8.95, He told me they had one back at the school cost 1500 bucks, did the same job.
I believe him.
Of course.. The meter at school did not need MY BRAIN to interpret the readings, it said "BAD" right on the dial.
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
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AO_hitech wrote: Can you get me the government contract?
Have you got a great big building with lots of computer work stations and all the phone lines coming in? Like I said, call centers are not cheap to set up or to operate. Need lots of money to do it. We had one not to far from where I live and the phone company could not service it because they did not want to run the required lines. Anyway it is gone now, and the building is empty again. Lots more involved than just a computer programing.
monkey44 wrote: Sure, you can pay it for us if you don't mind it - but what about campers that move around, and tour areas, and not stay in one spot. $6 a night for 30 nights is $180 ON TOP of the campground site fee.
I am sure you understand this but want to make sure someone doesn't get confused. The $6 fee was stated as a per reservation fee, not a per night fee.
sandstravels quote from State of LA wrote:
Thank you for your inquiry regarding reservations at Louisiana State Parks. Yes, we do charge a $6 transaction fee for each reservation made, regardless of whether made online, by phone, or as a walk-in. This fee is assessed by ReserveAmerica for the cost of their services.
monkey44 wrote: Camping is suddenly becoming 'big business' instead of recreation.
I would argue that RV camping has always been big business.
monkey44 wrote: I've been camping NP, SP, and COE for more than fifty years, and never paid a 'walk-in' site fee to RA or anyone else when I walk into the park office to get a site, and never will.
Unfortunately budgetary constraints will probably only get worse in the near future with expectations for additional fees here and there to offset the lack of funds or we may well start to see a lot of services we have come to expect, shut down. I didn't say I like being nickled and dimed to death, just that I understand the justification for it.
But one thing that still puzzles me...no one has come forth describing their business they started that incurs 0 operating costs.
missnmountains wrote: Reserve America has been charging that for years. They run the Colorado and Wyoming state park reservation system also.Ken
But Colorado does not charge a fee if you just drive into a park and get a site. The charge is for a reservation. It sounds like Louisiana charges the fee even if you just drive in. Language does seem confusing.
Its $6.00 per reservation. Mississippi does the same. Not sure of there fee as its been awhile since i have stayed there. So i hope texas or Ala. dont charge as you will have to pay someone or stay at Walmart.
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