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WCM’s 2021 Review: New Developments Spring Up
Editor’s note: As WOODALLSCM.com (WCM) looks forward to 2022, the publication wanted to take a look back at some of the most popular stories from the past year. Over the next week or so WCM will be posting those stories as a way of highlighting important trends and...
WCM: More Owners Reducing Seasonal Site Numbers
Record demand for campsites during the COVID-19 pandemic is prompting many private park operators to convert more of their seasonal campsites to overnight campsites, which command more revenue. But while the movement away from seasonal campsites is becoming more...
WCM Feature: Prep Your Park to Take in Evacuees
With growing numbers of devastating wildfires, floods and hurricanes, private park operators are increasingly finding it necessary to offer their campsites and cabins to evacuees at discounted rates, sometimes for weeks at a time. To help park operators prepare for...Conf. Notes: Jellystone on the Park Selling Process
Editor’s note: WOODALLSCM.com (WCM) attended a number of national conferences this fall and in an effort to share some of the educational information gleaned at these conferences WCM is going to be featuring articles on the topics discussed. Parks that are affiliated...Conf. Notes: Money is Not Employees Only Concern
Editor’s note: WOODALLSCM.com (WCM) attended a number of national conferences this fall and in an effort to share some of the educational information gleaned at these conferences WCM is going to be featuring articles on the topics discussed. “The Great...
Officials Note Jellystone’s Growth During Symposium
Jellystone Park operators from across the country gathered in Covington, Ky. in early November to attend their first face-to-face Symposium of the COVID-19 pandemic. Owners and managers had much to celebrate with system revenues up 47% and growth of 40% or more in all...LSI Conf.’s Keynote Focuses on Camper Experience
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort operators were treated to an inspirational keynote address at their annual Symposium on Monday (Nov. 8) by Jesse Cole, the founder of the Savannah Bananas. Known worldwide for its hilarious and wide-ranging antics, the...CONY Announces Marketing Awards During ‘21 Expo
The Campground Owners of New York (CONY) inducted former Adirondacks Jellystone Park owners Mike and Gina Lenhard into the association’s Hall of Fame during its 57th annual exposition and tradeshow — and its first during the COVID-19 pandemic. Peter O’Connell, CONY’s...
CONY Raises $211K to Support ‘Camp Good Days’
2021 is likely to be one of the busiest years in the history of the campground business. But campground operators across the state of New York have also recognized that they can use rising consumer interest in camping to generate more participation and support for the...
CONY Honors Individuals During Annual Conference
The Campground Owners of New York (CONY) inducted former Adirondacks Jellystone Park owners Mike and Gina Lenhard into the association’s Hall of Fame on Monday (Nov. 1), capping the second day of CONY’s 57th annual exposition and tradeshow and its first during the...
