Campground News
Gulf Stream Towables Sales Surged 107%
Gulf Stream Coach Inc. reported this week that its towables division posted a year-over-year sales increase of 107% through… »
Both Parties Must Profit For a Successful Sale
Recently, I received a call from a couple who were anticipating the purchase of a park for which the owner claimed he did not have any business records at all. This should have brought a great big red stop sign into focus at once; unfortunately, it did not. The prospective buyers were trying to figure… »
RVers Hitting the Road in Droves This Holiday Weekend
This Memorial Day weekend, an estimated 18 million RVers will pack up and set out for campgrounds across the country to mark the official start of summer by spending time in the Great Outdoors. In the Campfire Canvass survey of RV owners conducted by RVIA, 58% of RV owners said they plan to take their RVs… »
Private Campgrounds Recession-Proof?
Combine a global economic recession with fears of pandemic disease, and it looks to be another dismal summer season for the travel industry. But for one sliver of the accommodations industry – the small business-dominated private campground business – things are looking up, according to BusinessWeek. All the gloom and doom about job loss and… »
RVing: A lifestyle that will never die
I enjoyed the opportunity to speak with RV dealer Larry Troutt today. He’s the owner of Toppers RVs in Waller, Texas, and the current chairman of the RV Dealers Association. He is absolutely fired up for what’s going on in the industry this month. Although he can’t yet apply any statistical numbers to support his feeling, Larry… »
West Michigan RV parks, campgrounds expect good tourism season
The Grand Rapids Press Sunday May 17, 2009, 5:00 AM Mark Copier | The Grand Rapids PressRon and Betty VandenBerg walk in their family-owned Oak Grove RV Resort last week in Park Township. With just a few days to go before the Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer season, retiree Richard Sevic still has… »
Shipments to dealers continue to climb, but still way short of 2008 levels
RESTON, Va. — Shipments of new recreation vehicles from manufacturers to dealers continued to climb for the third month in a row, according to data released today by the RV Industry Association. However, the shipments are less than than half what they were one year ago. A total of 12,800 new units were shipped to dealers in March, compared to… »
The Message from Most Arizona-to-Florida Sunbelt Parks: ‘We Kept Busy this Past Winter’
Bob Ashley Woodall’s Campground Management Friday, March 27, 2009 An 8,700-square-foot historic mansion built in 1863 that is now a bed-and-breakfast is the centerpiece of Poche Plantation RV Resort in Condent, La. – pronounced poo-shay for the French-impaired — which features 85 concrete RV sites on 22 manicured acres. And it has something that most… »
RV Vacations Are Least Expensive, Study Finds
RESTON, Va. — Even when fuel prices rise, RV trips remain the least expensive type of vacation, according to a new study comparing vacation costs. PKF Consulting, an internationally recognized consulting firm with expertise in travel and tourism, found that “typical RV family vacations are on average 26 to 74 percent less expensive than other types… »
Great Deal of Personal and Financial Thought Required for Park Purchase
Woodall’s Campground Management Over the last few months I have had several clients who were seriously looking for a RV park to purchase. I have been impressed with their qualifications. Each was outgoing and already engaged in some type of business that allowed them to use their people skills. Each was financially qualified – meaning… »