georgeb1 Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Apparently 19 were present on the coach to haven a week ago , 35 quid a head plus 20 admission , not cheap in today's climate , just wonder what the future is and if there's any incentives for travel ie buy 5 get 1 free , the coaches must be 80% full or are surely not viable ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB Knight Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Good question. I know the club can’t do much about the cost of diesel, I bet they don’t make much profit as it is on coach travel. Anyhow here’s a few small ideas: 1. A travel loyalty points scheme, similar to when you fill up your car. 1 point for every pound spent on coach travel. Then when you’ve saved enough you can redeem it against merchandise (minimum purchase price obviously!). 2. Easier booking system. At the moment you have to ring a number, some people just never get round to doing it or find it’s engaged so decide they’ll ring later then forget or are about to ring again then see the weather is going to be ###### so they give it a miss. An online booking system, maybe even one where you can pick your own seats (no more having to sit next to the bogs!) would work well. 3. Pickup points - This is one of the main reasons we don’t get the coach much (that and finances). It’s frustrating spending £15 on a taxi into town (no buses on a Sunday where we live) plus another £15 to get home when the coach passes 10 mins walk from our house. That almost doubles the cost for us. Not suggesting the club plan a route so everyone gets picked up from home because it would have to set off at midnight! But perhaps a pickup more central in York (near the Minster?) then one just before it hits the A64 (askham bar Tesco?). 4. Entertainment on the coach. When I’ve travelled with other clubs they’ve had the previous (winning) game or a classic match playing on DVD on the TV. It’s been a nice touch as well when the players have met with the fans en route or on the way back. It makes it more of an experience instead of a 3 hour slog to Cumbria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeb1 Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 Coach from fax to worky this sun 24 quid for adults , that's 11 cheaper per person , something doesn't add up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanishknight Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 1 hour ago, georgeb1 said: Coach from fax to worky this sun 24 quid for adults , that's 11 cheaper per person , something doesn't add up. Fax is 46 miles closer than York, only 19 people on our coach to Whitehaven bet there's more than that on the Fax bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeb1 Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 3 hours ago, spanishknight said: Fax is 46 miles closer than York, only 19 people on our coach to Whitehaven bet there's more than that on the Fax bus. Still a big difference john , hope the extra on the coach come back happier than our lot did from haven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYoungBaron Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Sadly only 4 people booked the bus for Sunday. Bus now cancelled. Any ideas of how we could encourage travelling fans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyacko Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Sad. Use it or lose it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeb1 Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 As said coach to haven was 35quid adults ,30 under 16s , no toilet , same price to town this w/e , time to negotiate a better deal ,other club's seem to offer cheaper travel . this needs to be in place at the start of the season with deals for season ticket holders and loyalty offers . good project for Clint to get stuck in to . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puk Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 55 minutes ago, georgeb1 said: As said coach to haven was 35quid adults ,30 under 16s , no toilet , same price to town this w/e , time to negotiate a better deal ,other club's seem to offer cheaper travel . this needs to be in place at the start of the season with deals for season ticket holders and loyalty offers . good project for Clint to get stuck in to . Not a cheap day out for a family of four obviously coach company has to make a profit don't know if the knights make money out of the coach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanishknight Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Think a lot of it is we are not consistent, was talking to some fans who went to Whitehaven and they said they would not be going to Workington, they spent a fortune and the Knights didn't turn up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter G. Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 2 hours ago, spanishknight said: Think a lit of it is we are not consistent, was talking to some fans who went to Whitehaven and they said they would not be going to Workington, they spent a fortune and the Knights didn't turn up. Spot on John, fans won't forget the "replica" team in a hurry. Also, from an older fan's point of view,can you believe in this day and age clubs are still using coaches on long journeys that do NOT have toilet facilities. If you can't use it, then some fans will lose it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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