The Jefferson County (W.Va.) Commission will hold a public hearing this evening (Jan. 21) on recommendations from the planning commission related to campground standards, the Journal News of Martinsburg reported. The planning commission has been working on a draft...
It was set to open between February and March of this year but managers with the Lacassine RV Park along I-10 near Lacassine, La., said they expect the first recreational vehicles to start moving in by the end of the month, television station KPLC reported....
Canada’s National Capital Commission (NCC) wants to give its aged, 1960s-era campground at Lac Philippe a makeover to attract more campers, “glampers” – that’s “glamorous campers” – and RV users, the Ottawa Citizen reported. But a $6-million proposal to...
With fewer Winter Texans coming to the Rio Grande Valley, and their crucial economic input declining, many businesses that depend upon them are becoming more aggressive in their marketing as they compete for more computer-savvy retirees, the Valley Morning...
Led by another strong performance in the travel trailer sector, year-over-year towable retail registrations grew 17% in November and 16.6% for the first 11 months of 2015, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI). Results by category showed:...
The following On Campgrounds column by Bob Ashley appears in January’s Woodall’s Campground Management. January means that Florida campground owners are enjoying the arrival of Northern snowbirds to roost in warmer climes of the south. Having come under...
The following Industry Insites column by David Gorin appears in January’s Woodall’s Campground Management. Amazing Things Keep Pumping Up the RV World Just when you think things couldn’t get much brighter for the RV industry, another bit of outstanding...
The network of parks in the Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) system of franchisee-operated and company-owned parks had a huge year in 2015. Not only were revenues up for an impressive 92% of KOA parks, the number of parks grew, edging closer to the 500 mark. In fact,...
The following Modern Marketing column by Evanne Schmarder appears in January’s Woodall’s Campground Management. As the calendar turned to the New Year many of us were reviewing our business practices, making adjustments and tweaks. We look to see where...
One of the key features of major campground-sector gatherings is the amount of education and training available for attendees, on a wide variety of topics from a host of experts. While there’s no substitute for actually being there, Woodall’s Campground Management...
The Pennsylvania Campground Owners Association (PCOA) began releasing the 2016 edition of the Pennsylvania Campground Directory on Jan 1, the association said in a written announcement. This free, full-color glossy magazine lists more than 230 campgrounds and RV...
Proposed zoning for a planned RV park off Big Lake Road in the Deatonville, La., area was on the agenda at Tuesday’s (Jan. 19) Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board meeting and residents showed up in droves to voice their opposition, television station KPLC...
