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RVShare Study Shows Rental Bookings Up 846% YOY
RVshare, a peer-to-peer RV rental service, revealed that bookings are surging ahead of the summer travel season, according to a press release. April reservations are up 846% from this time last year. At the onset of COVID-19, all travel came to a halt until the...B.C. Campgrounds to be ‘Swamped’ This Summer
Campgrounds and provincial and national parks are expected to be swamped this summer, as pandemic travel restrictions force home-bound British Columbians to stay in B.C. for another summer, according to BIV.com. Summer 2020 set a record for campground reservations,...SOAR Act Aims to Simplify Access to the Outdoors
On April 20, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.) introduced the Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation (SOAR) Act, bipartisan legislation to improve the permitting process for outfitters, educational organizations, and...Camping World Makes Investment in ‘HearHere’ App
Camping World Holdings Inc. has announced a technology platform investment in HearHere, the mobile audio entertainment app for travelers, according to a press release. Camping World plans to integrate HearHere into the company’s proprietary trip planning tool to...White House Announces 2 Interior Dept. Nominations
In late April, the White House announced the intent to nominate the following officials to serve at the Department of the Interior: Bryan Newland – Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Tracy Stone-Manning – Director of Bureau of Land Management The nominations will...Ore. Rec Site Closures Show Impact of 2020 Wildfires
While county parks in Linn County, Ore., largely survived the wildfire damage from last summer, other area parks were hit much harder, leading to closures of some of Oregon’s most popular natural gems, according to a report in the Albany, Ore., Democrat-Herald. One of...Sun Communities Inc. Sees 1Q Revenue Jump 42.4%
Sun Communities Inc., a real estate investment trust that owns and operates, or has an interest in, manufactured housing communities, RV resorts and marinas, saw revenues increase $131.7 million during the first quarter of 2021, which ended on March 31, according to a...Niagara Jellystone Park Wins Readers’ Choice Award
The Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort location in Niagara Falls has won a “Readers’ Choice Award” from the Niagara Falls Review. “This is a great honor for us. We appreciate it as we continue to make improvements to our park,” General Manager Greg Amadio...BC Association Issues Guidance, Info for Owners
The British Columbia Lodging and Campgrounds Association (BCLCA) has been sorting through the recent order that restricts non-essential travel between three regional zones within British Columbia. Below is some guidance that the BCLCA has issued to park owners. The...
