This is from the treasurers report in the 2024 AGM pack on the MSCC site. I hopr that explains it.
Travel Club commission shows a small deficit this year because this is stated a�er the cost of travel
wallets that Scenic Car Tours hold on our behalf for use for our specific tours. It was always intended
that the arrangement with SCT was not to generate income but to provide members with a choice of
tours they can enjoy with their cars in the company of other members. I am pleased to see that the
number of members using the Travel Club is increasing
Thanks John. I read that too but don’t really understand the “travel wallet“ principle. But last year, there was in fact a small positive figure.
However, I wouldn’t argue with the good intentions of MSCC not to deliberately generate income; but I understood when the arrangement was first set up, there was an agreement that a small commission would be paid to MSCC for each booking . Maybe my memory defeats me and I can’t be bothered to look it up.
My original comment stems from the memory of being able to get virtually unbeatable travel arrangements via MSCC prior to the SCT arrangement. At the end of the day, being a commercial enterprise, SCT quite rightly, have to make a profit from their customers. I am sure that some people are quite happy to pay a premium to avoid planning and arranging it themselves.
Edit: just noticed your previous post about wallets, etc. after writing this.
