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Glamping Pops Up All Over Utah, Brings Challenges
In 2020, the worldwide glamping market was valued at $1.88 billion. That market is growing at an expected rate of 14.1% each year. Glamorous camping — aka glamping — has existed for centuries, from 6th-century Mongolian yurts to the 16th-century luxurious...More Campers Enjoying the Beauty of Fall Camping
Fall is not all pumpkin spice, breweries’ Oktoberfests and football for the growing number of people who take to area parks and recreation areas with sweaters and thicker sleeping bags this time of year, according to the Telegraph Herald. Whereas in days past,...
Canadian Snowbirds ‘Frustrated’ by Border Closure
As the United States land border closure to non-essential travel drags on, patience is wearing thin for some fully vaccinated Canadian snowbirds who live in their RVs year-round, according to the CBC. That’s because if the U.S. side of the border remains closed...
WCM Show to Broadcast Live From Glamping Conf.
WCM’s Outdoor Hospitality Update will be broadcasting live from The Glamping Show USA at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds Event Center in Aurora, Colo., during its show on Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 3 p.m. (EST). Glamping will, of course, be the focus of the show as...VCA Hosts Fall Meeting, Planning Spring 2022 Event
More than 13 campgrounds and 14 vendors took part in the Virginia Campground Association’s (VCA) recent Annual Meeting and Conference, which wrapped up Wednesday (Sept. 29) at the Wilderness Presidential Resort in Spotsylvania, Va. The fall event included a tour...Development on 69-Site Park in Mich. Moves Forward
The Houghton (Mich.) Planning Commission approved the grading plan for a new campground on Canal Road Tuesday (Sept. 28) in a partial site plan review, according to The Daily Mining Gazette. As a delisted Superfund site, the campground is required to have a surface...Iowa City Takes Look at 73-Acre, 400-Plus Site Project
A proposed 73-acre annexation of Black Hawk County land into the city of Waterloo, Iowa, for the purposes of constructing a large campground drew the opposition of several neighbors and ultimately led to the zoning board to recommend its denial, according to The...Outdoor Rec. State Officials Collaborating on Growth
State offices of outdoor recreation are growing in numbers and importance, and they made their presence felt at this year’s Outdoor Media Summit (OMS) in Estes Park, Colo., according to a report by Outside Business Journal, a trade media outfit that covers the outdoor...Park Mgmt. Firm RRM-CLM Partners with Care Camps
In the midst of the most chaotic and busy year in the history of the campground industry, one industry leader found the time to kick-start a major new charitable giving partnership with Care Camps, the non-profit organization dedicated to helping kids fighting cancer...Kropf Ind. Very Busy, PMRV Backlog Extends Into ‘22
While a traditional Elkhart RV Open House just wasn’t in the cards for 2021 — an event that has become one of the largest gatherings of RV dealers in the U.S. — not much has changed for park model RV manufacturer (PMRV) Goshen, Ind.-based Kropf Industries which...U.S. Unemployment Claims Rise for 3rd Straight Week
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the third straight week, a sign that the highly contagious delta variant may be slowing recovery in the job market, according to an Associated Press report. Claims rose unexpectedly by 11,000 last...
