The Truth about sanparks Booking system

[Dzombo]

Why? Everyone else here has been banned at least once!!

Not me!
I just don't bother going there anymore.

[Flutterby]

Come on Dzombo.....just for the fun of it!!

[Dzombo]

Come on Dzombo.....just for the fun of it!!

I think it is such a shame.
There are many knowledgable people "on the other side". And there is a huge amount of great info there.
If it wasn't for the "issues"........

[Lisbeth]

Dzombo! Good to have you back

[steamtrainfan]

For my pennies worth I would suggest that sanparks cancellation fee policy should be on an increasing percentage the closer to your dates of arrival:

Within 4 months of arrival date forfeit 10% of your deposit
Within 3 months of arrival date forfeit 25% of your deposit
Within 2 months of arrival date forfeit 50% of your full fee as the remaining 50% has had to be paid by now.
Within 1 month of arrival date forfeit 75% i.e. your full accomodation costs.

The above would not apply if you could produce proof of reason for unavoidable cancellation i.e. health, death, etc..

[Dzombo]

For my pennies worth I would suggest that sanparks cancellation fee policy should be on an increasing percentage the closer to your dates of arrival:

Within 4 months of arrival date forfeit 10% of your deposit
Within 3 months of arrival date forfeit 25% of your deposit
Within 2 months of arrival date forfeit 50% of your full fee as the remaining 50% has had to be paid by now.
Within 1 month of arrival date forfeit 75% i.e. your full accomodation costs.

The above would not apply if you could produce proof of reason for unavoidable cancellation i.e. health, death, etc..

Yup - good idea.
A lot of other travel destinations have this policy.

[Sprocky]

I don't think SANParks actually wants us there, they only want our money!

[Lisbeth]

The above would not apply if you could produce proof of reason for unavoidable cancellation i.e. health, death, etc..

The above line is to ask too much, that is what you have travel assurances for

[Toko]

An interesting graph showing SANParks bookings vs occupancy from SANParks Planning Framework for National Parks: Improving Governance



Source: Presentation by Mrs. Nomvuselelo Songelwa, Senior General Manager, Park Operations, SANParks on the First Pan-African Conference on Sustainable Tourism in African National Parks (Oct 2012)

[Sprocky]

I can almost state that these numbers are from camps along the route to Moz!