David Gorin, president and CEO of Best Parks in America Inc., has announced the national network’s latest addition to its collection of unique, independent and highly rated RV parks and campgrounds. “We are thrilled to announce that Bethpage Camp Resort,...
After 1,000 angry residents, including several Republican lawmakers, showed up at a public hearing in Dunedin, Fla., located on the state’s Gulf Coast, Gov. Rick Scott this month killed a hastily contrived plan that would have allowed a private vendor to set up...
First, the party. Then, the hangover. The Craven Country Jamboree campgrounds near Regina, Saskatchewan, emptied out Monday (July 18), with festival goers leaving a sea of mess behind them. Some tents and folding chairs appeared to be abandoned. Garbage and empty...
Read this and other stories in the July issue of Woodall’s Campground Management going out this week to more than 13,000 campgrounds in North America. The ARVC Business Forum convened June 7-8 in Alexandria, Va., to begin working on what it feels could become...
Last-minute travelers to Yellowstone National Park can thank the heavy early-spring snowfall for a wide choice of campsites now. The lingering snow in Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding area has resulted in a slow start to the camping season,...
Read this and other stories in the July issue of Woodall’s Campground Management going out this week to more than 13,000 campgrounds in North America. One of the more severe storm and flood seasons in recent years has caused concern among the nation’s RV park...
Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc. (ELS) today (July 19) announced results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2011. For the second quarter 2011, Funds From Operations (FFO) were $27.3 million, or $0.73 per share, compared to $27.1 million, or $0.76 per share...
When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, the ARVC Foundation wanted to find a way to assist members in need – thus, the Disaster Relief Fund was created. While Katrina spurred this very important fund, the Foundation recognized the need for financial...
If we were to tell you that Canyon Country Campground in Wellsboro, Pa., is located on the east rim of the ”Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania,” you’d probably think that we were full of, well, malarkey. But there apparently is such a place. Often described as...
Do you see any value in being able to deliver a specific message to a targeted audience that is interested in your product or service and has asked to hear your call to action and data-rich statistics? Me, too. The fact of the matter is that e-mail marketing has...
It’s a wickedly crazy world out there today. We all know about the real big stuff business owners everywhere are contending with today — erratic gas prices, the almost weekly ups and downs of consumer confidence and spending, the seemingly...
For many families, camping is something they may only do once or twice a year. But diehard camping aficionados – what the industry calls “seasonal campers” – rent or lease a campsite for the entire camping season, often saving 255 to 50% compared to what they would...
