The York, Neb., city council is considering adding the city’s 3.5% occupancy tax to a new campground planned in the city, the York News-Times reported. The occupation tax is relatively new, which currently pertains to hotels and other lodging accommodations in...
The Full Throttle Saloon will open in a new location for the 76th Annual Sturgis (S.D.) motorcycle rally, and with a new name that honors the history of the rally, the Rapid City Journal reported. Michael Ballard formally announced on Monday (April 18) that he, his...
Neighbors around a proposed RV park on West Pioneer Boulevard in Mesquite, Nev., received a mailed notice last week inviting them to meet with the developer, Curtis Muir from Heber City, Utah, to learn more about the project, the Mesquite Local News reported. The...
The Texas Association of Campground Owners (TACO) presented awards Tuesday as the Texas association kicked off the second day of its annual Spring Meeting and Tradeshow. TACO CEO Brian Schaeffer presented the association’s awards during a Tuesday luncheon session...
Kampgrounds of America Inc. wrote a recipe for success Tuesday (April 19) when the Billings, Mont.-based company worked with local cooks-in-training on its newest project, the Billings Gazette reported. KOA tapped the talent pool of Fortin Culinary Center at the...
One of the interesting tidbits to come out of the Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. (ELS) conference call Tuesday (April 19) on its first-quarter financial results was the revelation by CEO Marguerite Nader that the Chicago-based real-estate investment trust made a bid...
Behind continued strength in travel trailer sales, year-over-year towable retail registrations grew 8.1% in February while showing a 7.9% gain for the first two months, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI). Results by category showed:...
The Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC), the leading source on parasitic diseases that threaten the health of pets and people, today (April 19) released its annual Parasite Forecasts. The predictions for 2016 show the threat of vector-borne disease agents...
In the old days, if a camper had a bad experience at a campground, they told their friends about it. Today, however, the stakes are much higher, the Texas Association of Campground Owners (TACO) said in a written announcement. “The public is very demanding, and when...
When Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed dozens of bills into law March 30 in Madison, one of them capped off a decade of effort by the Wisconsin Association of Campground Owners (WACO) by granting private campground owners immunity from civil liability in cases of...
In a blog post, Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA), offered people the ability to learn how to repair parts of your camper damaged by the sun. KOA Resident RV Expert Mark Polk discusses how the sun and other elements take its toll on the RV’s exterior. In this RV DIY...
When Annmarie Ertolacci and her husband moved to Camas, Wash., last year, they weren’t the only ones who needed help navigating the new area, the Camas-Washougal Post-Record reported. Their horses, Buck and Chili, escaped from their Livingston Mountain home....
