The 'Park' has been a favorite place where I like ...

The 'Park' has been a favorite place where I like to come as an annual ticket holder for over 20 years. I have been a volunteer for many years, 'friend' of the park and also a subscription holder of the museum that I also liked to visit. Unfortunately, the management of the Park has launched the unjustified attack against the 18,000 regular visitors, annual card holders or protectors because apparently they suddenly do not matter anymore, they pay too little and actually do not contribute as protector. (People now prefer to have donors). By the way, 'protector' is a term coined by the Board of Directors, we were once just annual card holders. A club of regular customers that now 'average' provides a contribution of approximately 900,000 euros per year. Apparently this group makes up only 3% of the total number of visitors (600,000) in recent years and apparently they prefer not to have them anymore according to statements made by the Director. (See especially the recent article in 'De Gelderlander') And now the Park is having a hard time in these Corona times. Very understandable. All cardholders have received a letter in which it was stated quite boldly that the annual ticket price was doubled ...!? All understanding for difficult times, and a reasonable increase plus the 25% that was once given to the neighboring municipalities as a bonus for the Park's many years of existence; fine!! Do, I would say! Or ask the enormous group of 18,000 loyal visitors for an extra contribution. They especially support the park. Apparently we, the cardholders, have to agree with a doubling, while the Management itself says that it has failed to increase prices for years ... "Good management ..." !!? Not so! Well, then those 18,000 unfairly treated cardholders or protectors suddenly turn out to be good for an extra 900,000 euros. It does not appear that the entrance fee for the occasional visitor will be significantly increased for the benefit of the Park.