Camping and RV News and Press Releases
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October 25, 2022
Study Forecasts Strong Increase in Winter Camping
October’s KOA Monthly Research Report projects that 8.2 million households are planning to camp this winter. This is a sizeable increase over the 6.9 million households that winter camped in 2021, a growth of 19% in just one year. The increase in winter camping builds on the overall popularity of...
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October 24, 2022
Ohio Campground is Sold to Tenn. Outfit for $1.65M
Records show that Empire Properties 10 LLC, based in Winchester, Tenn., purchased the 69-acre site from Chris Pater LLC on Oct. 20. The park markets itself as a “family-owned campground offering fun activities for all ages” according to its Facebook page, and provides outdoor recreation such as swimming, camping, fishing,...
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October 22, 2022
RoverPass announces ‘Flag a Camper’ feature to correct bad camper behavior
RoverPass, an online campsite-booking platform, has just launched the “Flag a Camper” feature. This feature allows RV park owners to flag campers that have broken the rules, created issues, and been generally unruly. RV Travel
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October 22, 2022
Love RV travel but hate driving one? RV delivery is growing
One of the biggest RV delivery operators is RVshare, a company that operates like Airbnb for RVs. And although not all RVs offered there are deliverable, RVshare said that almost 40% of its RV rentals have been delivered in 2022, up from 27% in 2021 and 16% in 2020. LA...
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October 21, 2022
Lippert Announces Opening of New Plant
Lippert announced the grand opening of what it calls Plant 156 in Mansfield, Texas. The company said this is the first facility Lippert has opened in more than 20 years that is solely dedicated to supplying chassis to the manufactured housing (MH) industry. RV Pro
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October 21, 2022
Camplify to acquire German company PaulCamper
Australian RV rental company Camplify has reportedly entered an agreement to acquire Germany’s leading peer to peer RV rental marketplace PaulCamper. The deal will help Camplify continue its global expansion – it is already a rental market operator in countries including Australia, New Zealand, Spain, the UK, Netherlands, and Austria....
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October 20, 2022
KOA: 2.1% Q3 Revenue Growth, Advance Bookings Up 4.5%
Kampgrounds of America Inc.’s (KOA) shares continued revenue growth in its Q3 Business Report, according to a company release. Comparing the same period in a record-setting 2021, revenue improved by 2.1% on a same-store basis. Looking ahead, advanced deposits on future business are up 4.5%. RV Business
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October 20, 2022
BeginRV Releases 2nd Annual List Highlighting Influencers In the RV and Road Travel Industry
BOCA RATON, FLA. OCTOBER 20, 2022 BeginRV has published its annual “RV Influencers List: 110 People and Groups Shaping the Road Travel Industry”. This is the second year the fast-growing road travel publication has released the comprehensive list of influential voices, speciality clubs, social media personalities, booking sites, and brands in...
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October 20, 2022
Lithia & Driveway (LAD) Enters North American Luxury Recreation Vehicle Market with the Addition of Airstream Adventures, the Nation’s Largest Airstream Dealer Group
Airstream Adventures adds new, high-value customers to LAD's portfolio of businesses LAD, the largest new automotive retailer in the U.S. with nationwide coverage, can now combine its innovative and technology-enhanced customer experience with the Airstream Adventures Total Guest Experience Airstream Adventures is consistent with LAD's vision to provide personal transportation...
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October 19, 2022
RV Industry Association Responds to Indy Star Reports
The RV Industry Association (RVIA) on Wednesday issued a statement in response to a pair of Indy Star stories published Oct. 19 that reflected poorly on the RV manufacturing side of the industry, which RVIA represents. The “subscriber’s exclusive” focuses initially on the period in early 2020 when COVID-19 first...
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October 19, 2022
Winnebago Sees 14 Percent Growth In Fourth Quarter
Winnebago Industries reported sales rose 13.8 percent in the fourth quarter and 36.6 percent in the fiscal year ending August 27. Quarterly sales and earnings exceeded Wall Street’s targets. Revenues for the Fiscal 2022 fourth quarter ended August 27, 2022, were $1.2 billion, an increase of 13.8 percent compared to...
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October 17, 2022
Happy Camper Capital Announces $25M Fund for Acquiring More Parks
A $25-million investment fund has been announced by Colorado-based real estate investment firm, Happy Camper Capital, to purchase six to ten additional campgrounds, RV parks, and marinas. In a press release, the company that the fifth fund reflects the continued expansion of private equity funds into the booming outdoor hospitality...
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October 14, 2022
Meyers RV Extends into Maryland
Meyer’s RV has purchased Bay RV in Joppa Maryland. Bay RV is full-service Maryland RV dealership located at 1002 Pulaski Highway near Interstate 95. The new dealership will be called Meyer’s Bay RV and will stock travel trailers, fifth wheels and motorhomes from leading manufacturers. RV News
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October 14, 2022
Grech Motors Creates RV Division, Enters Luxury Class B Market
Grech Motors, with four decades of experience building custom luxury coaches, has pivoted into the RV market and introduced a new line of luxury camper vans for what it calls “the ultimate glamping experience.” Grech RV, the new division, has revealed the Strada, Turismo and Terreno. RV Pro
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October 14, 2022
Visitors Have Been Waiting Up to 5 Hours to Get Into Arches National Park
Starting October 4, the park no longer required a timed-entry pass. The experimental program, which began April 3, was meant to help the park service assess visitor use patterns and manage them more efficiently in the future. When the program ended, Arches warned guests of long wait times or delayed...
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October 13, 2022
Startup Outdoorsy Passes $2 Billion in Transactions as RV Hype Grows
Recreational vehicle rental marketplace Outdoorsy Inc. reached a milestone in October of $2 billion in total bookings value since the startup was founded seven years ago. That’s double what it was 18 months ago, signaling that more people are taking vacations inspired by the #vanlife movement even as the pandemic fades. Bloomberg
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October 13, 2022
Over 75,000 tickets sold ahead of the UK’s Motorhome and Caravan Show 2022
The UK’s Motorhome and Caravan Show, which takes place from 18th – 23rd October 2022, has already sold over 75,000 tickets, and tickets for the Saturday of the show already sold out. As the UK’s biggest showcase of Leisure Vehicles, over 350 exhibitors will display their latest creations across all six days, over 11 halls...
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October 13, 2022
Winnebago Debuts Enhanced Online Tools That Make Shopping Easier And More Convenient
Forest City, Iowa, Oct. 13, 2022 – Winnebago, the flagship brand of outdoor lifestyle product manufacturer Winnebago Industries, Inc., debuted enhanced online shopping tools that help consumers shop for an RV more effectively and efficiently. The company developed these tools as part of its continuous effort to improve the online shopping...
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October 12, 2022
THOR Announces 5% Increase in Its Regular Quarterly Dividend
ELKHART, Ind., Oct. 12, 2022 -- THOR Industries, Inc. (NYSE: THO) today announced that its Board of Directors approved, at its October 12, 2022 meeting, an increase in the amount of THOR’s regular quarterly dividend to $0.45 per share from $0.43 per share, an increase of approximately 5%. The regular...
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October 12, 2022
Kampgrounds of America Named a Most Profitable Franchise of 2022
Kampgrounds of America (KOA) was named an award-winning franchise in Franchise Business Review’s 2022 report on the Most Profitable Franchises. Kampgrounds of America is one of only 50 franchises and the only outdoor hospitality company to be included on the list. RV-Pro
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October 12, 2022
First-of-its-kind Private Land Camping Ordinance Passes in Colorado’s Chaffee County
DENVER, October 12, 2022-- Chaffee County this week approved a private-land camping ordinance that provides rural landowners with an accessible, clear, and cost-effective path to hosting small-scale commercial camping on private property. With the ordinance, the Chaffee County Board of Commissioners modernized the county’s definition of agritourism and opened critical...
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October 11, 2022
KOA Adds Rathburn, Cross to Executive Management Team
In separate announcements, Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) has hired Eric Rathburn as vice president of real estate development of the Owned and Operated Assets of KOA (OAK) and Emily Cross as in-house legal counsel as the company’s attorney. RV Business
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October 10, 2022
Camping World Announces Strategic Appointment of SVP of Corporate Development and Investor Relations to Leadership Team
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--Camping World Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CWH) (“Camping World”), America’s Recreation Dealer, today announced the appointment of Brett Andress to the role of SVP of Corporate Development and Investor Relations. Mr. Andress will be responsible for developing and enhancing corporate initiatives, along with management and communication to the investment community...
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October 10, 2022
Paradise Campground Sold for $1.6 Million
The 124.8-acre commercial campground, 6940 Rochester Road, sold to Fireside Lake LLC of Mount Vernon, Ohio. The company incorporated as an LLC two months ago with K&C Agents LLC listed as statutory agent. K&C Agents, LLC is listed at the same address as the law firm of Kidwell & Cunningham...
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October 7, 2022
Glamping Has Skyrocketed 310% in Last Decade
The report from Terramor Outdoor Resorts shows a dramatic increase in glamping interest and bookings over the last year, with nearly 17 million households taking a glamping trip in 2021, a 155% increase compared to 2019. RVBusiness