Resilient U.S. consumers, favorable spring weather and strong March boat sales trends point to a very solid marine industry in its peak selling season and could indicate a supply shortage in California and northern U.S. states. Soundings Trade Only reported that...
Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) just released the 2016 Topline North American Camping Report, and before the official release KOA leaders and Scott Bahr of Cairn Consulting Inc., the lead researcher on the report, sat down to go through some of the high points with...
More than 1 million households in North America started camping last year. Of these new campers, 18% are African-American, 11% are Hispanic and 44% are Millennials, according to the 2016 North American Camping Report, an annual independent study supported...
The phone was ringing off the hook at Holiday Trav-L-Park. An event that drew visitors from all over the state made it a big weekend for the campground in the southern part of Virginia Beach, Va. Phil Upton would occasionally take a call and switch to speaking French,...
For Lynn Snedaker, owning a campground has been an idea he’s entertained since high school. He even came up with the moniker he now uses: Sned-Acres Family Campground. Twelve years ago, the then-50-year-old Snedaker bought a 57-acre campground on South Cayuga Lake...
The South Okanagan Events Centre complex in Penticon, British Columbia, plays host to one of the most anticipated shows in the Okanagan Valley starting today (April 22), the Penticon Western News reported. Back for its fifth year, the BC Interior RV Show draws more...
Ongoing improvements to its cycling and hiking trails along with weekly mountain bike group rides are just two of the initiatives being offered by Wildwood Conservation Area in Stratford, Ontario, this season, the Stratford Beacon Herald reported. The popular...
More than two dozen foundations, companies and nonprofit organizations have signed on to the “Every Kid in a Park” initiative as part of this year’s centennial of the U.S. National Park Service, the American Recreation Coalition said in an...
Spending by a record number of national park visitors in 2015 provided a $32 billion benefit to the U.S. economy and supported 295,000 jobs, according to a report released today (April 21) by National Park Service (NPS) Director Jon Jarvis. “The big picture of...
Grounds For Play, a division of Superior Recreational Products (SRP) in Carrollton, Ga., that specializes in playground environments, today (April 21) introduced its newest Community Facade collection that includes three new facades. According to the company’s...
Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) is known as the premier camping choice across North America, according to a video from Keystone RV’s Montana line.. With more than 485 locations, KOAs are perhaps the most recognized camping brand. To assure quality, each year...
Campground operators are missing market opportunities with tent campers, according to Larry Brownfield, director of franchise development for Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA). Speaking to park operators Monday (April 18) during the Spring Meeting of the Texas...
