Month: November 2011

(Nov. 21, 2011) -- The Business Times is reporting luxury living on wheels introduced by IWS Leisure (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of the IWS Holdings Group, is gaining popularity in Sri Lanka.

(Nov. 21, 2011) -- London Olympics 2012 is fast approaching and Safeguard, the UK's leading provider of caravan insurance, is urging tourists to get their camping spot booked if they want to watch the Games next year.

(Nov. 21, 2011) -- The 400-acre Buccaneer State Park was decimated by Katrina, and its rebuilding has been slow, says Stu Rayburn, the park manager. But the construction continues, and he hopes to have all parts of the park open by the summer of 2013, reports the Jackson Clarion Ledger.

(Nov. 21, 2011) --  With recent rain across the southland, forest officials on the San Bernardino National Forest reduced fire restrictions effective Nov. 18 and have begun winter burning projects.

(Nov. 21, 2011) -- John Hyatt, who was critically injured Thursday after an explosion, which was likely fueled by propane, at the Boise-Meridian RV Resort, is on his way home, reports KIVI.

(Nov. 21, 2011) -- Philip Koch, owner of Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort in Santa Claus, will be a guest judge on the Food Network Channel's Food Network Challenge Christmas Classics episode, which airs Sunday. The holiday segment pits four cake designers against each other in a race to make a classic Christmas cake.

(Nov. 21, 2011) -- The proposed rule would raise the current size standard from $25.5 million to $35.5 million in annual gross revenue for section 532120 -- the truck, utility trailer, and RV rental and leasing industry, reports Truckinginfo.

(Nov. 21, 2011) -- The LaCrosse Tribune is reporting authorities have a new lead in the case of a baby found dead Sept. 5 in the Mississippi River near a Winona, Minn., campground.

(Nov. 21, 2011) -- The water hasn't been the only thing evaporating in the Texas heat; revenue streams fueling state parks and funding fisheries and wildlife management programs have slowed significantly, as park visitation drops and fishing and hunting license sales decline, reports the Houston Chronicle.

(Nov. 21, 2011) -- KSPR reports a signed agreement between attorneys on both sides required everyone living in tents, cars and RVs in the Veterans Coming Home Center parking lot in Jefferson, Mo., to move out on Friday.