The rapid rise of the recreational vehicle industry has created a shortage of workers and drivers in the Elkhart, Ind., area to transport RVs to dealers, according to a report by the Goshen News. Thursday (May 8) morning, industry leaders gathered to talk about those problems. At the RV Industry Power Breakfast created by and […]

Increasing numbers of Chinese are traveling wherever the road takes them. The website “What’s on Xiamen” reported that with growing demand for recreational vehicles in China and consumers’ shifting travel preferences, experts expect a surge in RV-related business in Xiamen. “More people are choosing to explore the countryside and hit the roads with recreational vehicles – a […]

From following required procedures to determining employee eligibility, employers need to understand complicated aspects of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to comply. The Mike Molino RV Learning Center, through a partnership with KPA, will tackle these issues and more in a webinar at noon ET on May 15. RV dealers’ participation in the free, […]

Editor’s Note: The following is a column by Chuck Woodbury, editor for RVtravel.com, offering his perspective on an upscale KOA campground in Cape Hatteras, N.C. When is the last time you stayed in a campground with an elevator? Or one with “hotel-like suites?” My guess is never. Same here. So I must say, I was […]

(May 9, 2014) -- "The story to report out of here is not that RVIA is looking to move the national show," said Ashurst. "We are going to continue to partner with Louisville, but at the same time, we owe it to our membership that we are doing as much as we can to make sure the show stays vibrant and is a success for all of our partners."

(May 9, 2014) -- Rather than looking at venue options, the RVIA Show Committee would be better suited at looking at content options. And the best option, in my opinion, is to work with RVDA to develop a joint show close to Elkhart that includes extensive educational programs, an industry trade show involving suppliers, plenty of networking opportunities, and places to party at the end of the day.

(May 9, 2014) -- Volunteers from Cummins will be working Friday to build a playground in Elizabethtown, Ind. after the town won a $15,000 KaBoom grant in December.

(May 9, 2014) -- A 10ft tall exotic plant which traps and eats animals, the puya chilensis flower, has been found on a Cornish, England camp site.

(May 9, 2014) -- With the RV business booming, Elkhart area manufacturers, suppliers and transport carriers are finding it increasingly difficult to hire enough workers.

(May 9, 2014) -- Motorhomes and caravans are currently allowed to stay at SS Ellen Park in Lyrup, Australia, without charge for up to three days as part of a 12-month trial, which began in July last year.