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TengoInternet Adds 29 U.S. & Canada Customers
TengoInternet, the oldest and largest wireless Internet provider for the outdoor hospitality industry, today (Jan. 31) announced 29 new customers in 11 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. As the industry’s largest provider, TengoInternet offers comprehensive...RVIA: 2010 Shipments Total 242,300, Up 45.6%
Buoyed by a surprisingly strong December, wholesale shipments to RV retailers soared to close the 2010 year at 242,300 units, up 45.6% over 2009 and the highest annual totals for RV shipments in the past three years. Underscoring an improved level of dealer...RV Park Part Of $260M Kansas Horse Project
Horse enthusiasts in Kansas say an equestrian center that is part of Peninsula Gaming’s proposal for a destination casino south of Wichita would fill a huge void that forced a premier horse show to be held last year in Oklahoma, The Wichita Eagle reported....Industry Speakers Top CalARVC Education Forum
Delegates and exhibitors are encouraged to register for the Education Forum on March 1-2 in Anaheim, Calif., sponsored by the California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (CalARVC). Industry speakers are Evanne Schmarder, Bob MacKinnon, John Pentecost, and Rick...Civil Dispute Lands RV Park Operators in Jail
Five operators from the Capilano RV Park in West Vancouver, British Columbia, were arrested Wednesday morning (Jan. 26) after police, armed with a court order, swooped in to remove them from the property, the North Shore News reported. The Squamish Indian Band...Campground Horror Film Earns Sundance Award
Click here to watch a trailer from the movie. Warning: portions of the clip are violent. A Canadian short film about a campground has received honorable mention at the Sundance Film Festival, CTV.ca reported. Quebec’s Jerome Sable and Eli Batalion were lauded...City Eyes Mountains for Primitive Campgrounds
Overnight campgrounds nestled among Glendale, Calif.’s 5,000-plus acres of open space are on the drawing board as city parks officials launch two public input meetings next week, the Glendale News-Press reported. Jeff Weinstein, the city’s trails and...Florida City Sides with RV Parks on RV Parking Issue
Enforcing a Lake City, Fla., law for no recreational vehicle camping in commercial parking lots is an issue of fairness, said Cecil Shaw, owner of E-Z Stop RV Park. “The only thing I ask is you be fair about it,” he said. “Enforce the law where RV park owners can make...ARC's Crandall Touts Texas USACE Project
Editor’s Note: Derrick Crandall, president of the American Recreation Coalition (ARC), posted this comment on the “America’s Great Outdoors” website in response to a solicitation of ideas that work in the nation’s outdoor recreation...Gulf Coast Community Launches PR Initiative
Less than a year after the Gulf oil spill thrust portions of the Gulf Coast tourism business into recession, the Tourism Development Council in Franklin County, Fla., is taking a major initiative to promote visitation to the Florida Panhandle county. The council is...June Opening for ADA-Compliant Campground
The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) might be breaking ground in more than one way soon on the shores of Schroon Lake near the town of Chester, the Glens Falls Post-Star reported. DEC officials said Wednesday (Jan. 26) the department is...
