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CAMP Hosts Meeting, Hears About Diversity Issues

CAMP Hosts Meeting, Hears About Diversity Issues

Understanding diversity and how to promote it in the marketing of campgrounds, RV parks and resorts was among the topics discussed during two days of meetings of the nation’s top campground association managers. Kavita Sawh, a training specialist with the Ginsburg...
Longtime Ind. Leader Gorin Moved to Hospice Care

Longtime Ind. Leader Gorin Moved to Hospice Care

David Gorin, a longtime lobbyist, campground industry consultant, and RV and manufactured housing Hall of Fame recipient who helped establish the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (National ARVC) as the voice of the North American campground industry,...

TACO Wraps Up Record Convention and Trade Show

If anyone needs convincing about the current strength and growth potential of the campground and RV park business, the recent Spring Meeting and Trade Show of the Texas Association of Campground Owners (TACO) was certainly a good indicator. TACO’s April 25-26...
Alaska Park Owners Face Challenges and Rewards

Alaska Park Owners Face Challenges and Rewards

Alaska may be one of the hardest places to own and operate a campground. It not only has one of the shortest camping seasons in North America — too short for most park operators to survive on campground income alone — but its remote location requires RVers and other...
Koep Focuses on Websites During CalOHA Session

Koep Focuses on Websites During CalOHA Session

Mark Koep, CEO of CampgroundViews.com, raised some interesting questions for park operators Wednesday (March 29) during his digital marketing session at the California Outdoor Hospitality Association’s Summit in Roseville, Calif. Close to 70% of consumers visit...
DAY 2: CalOHA Summit Focuses on Education

DAY 2: CalOHA Summit Focuses on Education

Is it wise for private park operators to consider the people they rely on to perform ongoing park management or maintenance services as independent contractors? Not in California. “They’re not contractors, but we keep treating them as if they are,” said Dyana Kelley,...