Comment: Free Camping - What is the real cost?

Baz, sorry mate but you've got way too much time on your hands.............and probably too much money to go with it. Doesn't really matter what people are responding with, you have your view and that's that. Why are van parks any different to any other business that operates in this ever changing world? They need to move with with the times or move on.

Doing something to entice people to WANT to stay in there parks may be a good place to start - I'm not saying all, but a considerable number of them are quite rude and could do with a lesson in how to deal with the paying public. Out of the dozen reponses to your debate, I'm yet to read one that agrees with you - but agree there is a place for them and I'm sure the smart operators will survive.

You said your theme was to highlight that without private sector investment in tourism we will see a decline in tourism infrastructure over all. There's still plenty of investment in tourism, both corporate and private, it's just that it's now aimed at a different market. When we were young it was actually a luxury to have a holiday and stay at a park - these days it's nothing for couples / families to jump on a Jet and venture off to some other part of the world for their Holiday - Times are continually changing and wether you / they like it, the Park Industry needs to move with it.