RE: [Philmont]: New Reservation System

Another thought, if the demand is SOO high for Philmont slots and getting
people onto the ranch, how come they don't initiate some sort of procedure
to ensure that every trek is filled to 12 people? I have seen many treks
(especially in 2004) that weren't at 12. Several council treks from the
East coast were only at 8. I think we saw one that was at 6 and another
one at 7, due to last minute drop outs of some kind. If the number of
folks in all the treks for a particular summer only averages 10, instead of
12, then Philmont is underutilized about 20 percent. As an adult who has
arranged treks, I understand the nicety of flexibility (in case a couple of
"wanna be's" drop out), but if it was known up front that a trek costs the
same whether you send 8 or 12 people, I think folks would try harder to
fill their treks up, instead of passing the costs for empty slots on to the
remaining participants. And, if you have 8 who REALLY want to go, then
maybe paying a 50% premium for not filling their extra slots is worth it to
them?? Beware the flames, I am just thinking out loud <g>. YIS. Mike
('76, '02 & '04).

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Received on Tue Nov 2 08:02:35 2004