For decades timeshares have allowed families to vacation at different locations around the world while still enjoying the comforts of home. Now three Summit County, Ohio, residents have started a company that makes it possible for people to enjoy an RV-style vacation...
Faced with continuing an unfair water-billing practice or losing about $50,000 in utility revenue, the Zephyrhills (Fla.) City Council on Monday night (Dec. 8) chose to deal with the money loss, the Tampa Bay Times reported. “There are two options: correct the...
Optimism remains high in the RV industry, according to survey results released today (Dec. 11) by GE Capital’s Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) business. A total of 41% of survey respondents said they expect sales to rise 5% to 10% next year, and an additional...
The Sisters, Ore., city council chambers were packed with concerned neighbors of Creekside Campground for the December 3 meeting of the Parks Advisory Board (PAB) to discuss the future of the campground, the Nugget Newspaper reported. The consensus of those citizens...
Fire officials have determined what caused a fire to ignite a trailer at the High Desert RV park in Twin Falls, Idaho, killing two little boys inside, television station KTVB reported. Police say the mother was outside the trailer on the phone when the fire started...
The Wisconsin Christmas Carnival of Lights is open through Dec. 31 at Jellystone Park Camp Resort in Caledonia, the Journal Times of Racine reported. Visitors relax in the comfort of their car as they wind their way through the campground decorated with lights on all...
The Sun City RV Compound has just completed erecting a new covered storage building which will house 56 RVs, Northwest Valley Newspapers of Sun City, Ariz., reported. It took more than a year to complete this $250,000 project. The facility is nonprofit and is located...
Planning and inspection officials in North Carolina’s Rockingham County approved a plan for a second converted travel trailer park in the county Monday night (Dec. 8), television station WGHP reported. Lisa Bowden plans on turning her two-acre plot of land in...
The Shediac, New Brunswick, town council voted in favor of rezoning a section of land for a proposed 700-site campground in Point-du-Chêne on Monday night (Dec. 8) as those opposed to the development called out “No” from the public gallery, CBC News...
The Sussex County (Delaware) Council voted 4-1 to approve a zoning change and conditional use for a proposed campground on a 51-acre parcel at Massey’s Landing, while denying a second RV park proposal, the Cape Gazette reported. Castaways at Massey’s...
The Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) recently completed two more regional RV shows, one in Tampa and the other in Estero. While no attendance records were set, the people who did come were very optimistic about purchasing in the near future, the organization...
While the Sturgis (S.D.) Buffalo Chip is anything but your average campground — after all, in addition to camping, it’s a massive event venue that sees its biggest influx during the annual Sturgis Bike Rally — it, like everyone else in outdoor hospitality, gets...
