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Re:Getting price-gouged by private equity in the UK's happie... by gmac on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @08:03AM (#41434094)
I've never been to Center Parcs and have no plans to go, despite it looking pretty nice, because it is just eye-wateringly expensive. We can debate what 'price-gouging' means, but their prices are insanely high compared to other holiday options. Of course, they can do that. I just find it pretty astonishing that anyone ever goes there.
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Re:Getting price-gouged by private equity in the UK's happie... by zelos on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @08:51AM (#41434472)
I've only been once and didn't really enjoy it (family with two kids, 6 and 3, at the time). I can see why people do, though.

You could do all the activities (apart from the swimming pool), better, cheaper and in nicer surroundings, in a cottage in Wales or similar, but that would take planning and effort and (as the article points out) probably involves some driving rather than cycling/walking everywhere.

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