Its good to see that a caravan park doing a up grade for caravaners
we are at the big4 at Yeppoon and at moment they are  re-doing the Slab site's on the south side of the shower block.
and if anyone has been here before would know there is a big part of the park out the back, well they are starting to put unsuites sites out there.
so yes it's good to see they are thinking about us caravaners, I asked if they were putting in more cabins out there, reply no its just site's for vans

Good one.. I recently stayed at a park that had been in the Big4 group but had left and joined Top Tourist. A staff member, well connected to the owner, said that Big4 were pressuring them to put in more cabins and villas. He indicated the Big4 membership fee was over $20,000 and the TT fee was about a third of that.

I've also heard Big 4 is losing its popularity with the non-children travellers. It seems they are catering more for families, providing playgrounds and amusements. Although I hadn't experienced this, some also report their rates are higher to cover the cost of the use of the amusements. I haven't taken any memberships this time. I'll just challenge the "seniors" policy. I've made a tentative booking at a park near Adelaide, and they have been very helpful, in a bid to make my arrival and stay as pleasant as possible. They also have drive-through sites. Bugger!!! I can't demonstrate my van reversing skills. I really wish some park operators would set up their parks with the actual vanners in mind.

We didn't bother renewing our Big 4 membership either.

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We didn't bother renewing our Big 4 membership either.

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During my "winter escape" this year I stayed in a Top Tourist park 45 nights and Big 4 two, so I think I might review my membership next time around too.

Whether the parks were B4, TT or independant was not a consideration in my selection, it just happened that way.

 

That's how it was with us too Jim so we figured if we need the "benefits" of being a member we can always join up again when we book into the relevant park.

I have found at TT or BIG4 are still more costly than Independant after the discount and I don't need some of there extra

We didn,t renew our big4 either , & told them a few good reasons why.

Never renewed our big4 membership either, never only used it once and that was when we joined.  I can live without all the bells anwhistles and exhorbitant fees that go with the whole shebang.