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WCM: Dvlps., Expansions to Add Thousands of Sites
From 2022 to 2024 more than 11,000 new sites for towable and motorized RVs are expected to be built across the country as the campground industry continues to increase in size and scope with both new and expanding parks. At least 31 new parks are being built in a...Ind. Has History of Giving, Supports Variety of Causes
Jim Button loves giving back to his community. The co-owner and operator of Evergreen Campsites and Resorts in Wild Rose, Wis., has been volunteering with the Saxeville-Springwater Fire Department ever since a devastating tornado ripped through his area in 1988. His...
Burn Found. Looks to Buy Park to Support Mission
For over 25 years, the Children’s Burn Foundation leased a campground in Union, Conn. where it held free camps for children who suffer from physical and psychological trauma that accompanies burn injuries. This past September, however, the campground was sold, leaving...After Immigrating, Lusvarghis Enjoy Rehabbing Park
America loves immigrant success stories, the familiar accounts of people who come from foreign lands with limited means and climb the ladder of financial success through their hard work and determination. Fernando Lusvarghi, who co-owns and operates the 200-site Lake...Jellystone Focuses on PR During Jellystone Symp.
Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort operators got a taste of three different nightmare scenarios unfolding at their parks on Tuesday (Nov. 8). As part of a crisis communications training session, park managers and their staff members were given only a few...Jellystone Conf.: Schutter Reports on Health of Sys.
Campgrounds affiliated with the Camp Jellystone franchise network saw its year-over-year revenue increase by 4.7% through September compared to the same period last year, despite a drop in camper nights, according to Rob Schutter, Jr., president and COO of Yogi Bear’s...Jellystone Conf.: Educational Sessions are on Tap
Camp Jellystone’s annual Symposium at the Embassy Suites Hotel and the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, S.C., kicked off yesterday (Nov. 6) and runs through Nov. 9 The four-day convention began Sunday with a Yogi Advisory Council meeting and a...Sunbelt Parks Expecting High Occupancy This Winter
Sunbelt park operators generally anticipate a strong winter season as snowbirds make their way south, including Canadians who couldn’t previously travel easily into the U.S. due to COVID restrictions. Many parks across the Sunbelt still have vacancies they would like...CONY Raises Record Amount for ‘Camp Good Days’
This year was another great one for New York campground operators, fueled by higher occupancies and increased revenue. But it was an even better year for park operators who got their guests involved in fundraising activities for Camp Good Days & Special Times, a...
Kathleen Walsh Speaks on Tech During CONY Conf.
Private park operators need to embrace technology, including the use of online travel agencies (OTAs), even though they charge a fee for their services. “OTAs matter and they’re going to fill nights that you’re not going to fill yourself,” said Kathleen Walsh,...
