Month: November 2012

(Nov. 8, 2012) -- The former Cruise In Diner in Kaukauna has come back to life: Quality RV opened at the site a little over a week ago, reports Appleton Post Crescent.

(Nov. 8, 2012) -- Inside the Winnebago Industries plant in Forest City, workers are busy installing and inspecting each motorhome. But in recent years, it hasn't been this busy, because the company is recovering from its toughest challenge yet: the recession, writes KAALtv.com.

(Nov. 8, 2012) -- Volunteers are being sought to participate in a panel discussion during the Outdoor Hospitality Convention and Expo, which takes place Nov. 26 to 30 at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. People who have opened or acquired a new RV park or campground within the last three or four years are asked to share their experience with others.

(Nov. 8, 2012) -- The new affiliates are The Great Outdoors RV Resort in Franklin, N.C.; and Emerald Desert RV Resort in Palm Desert, Calif. Going into 2013, there are currently 68 affiliated properties in the Best Parks in America network.

(Nov. 8, 2012) -- On Nov. 6, Rob and Rachel Kaiser, owners of KOA franchises in both Medina and Houghton, N.Y., made the short drive to Clifton Springs in the Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York to break the happy news to Marsha Maslyn and her husband, Rich.

(Nov. 8, 2012) -- The U.S. trade deficit was smaller than expected in September, in dropping to $41.5 billion from a downwardly revised $43.8 billion deficit in August. Canada's merchandise trade deficit decreased in September to $0.8 billion from a revised $1.5 billion in August. 

(Nov. 7, 2012) -- RV City implemented the customer relationship module as soon as IDS introduced the software in 2008, said Hodgins. "We were one of the first beta customers and had it about a year and a half before any other dealers got it," he said. "At first it didn’t have some of the functionality we were accustomed to with the Astra system, but now it has so much more and has an easy-to-use interface that is salesperson friendly."

(Nov. 7, 2012) -- Campground Automation announced today it will demonstrate its latest innovations to the Sunrise campground reservation software system during the Camping in Ontario 2012 annual convention which takes place Nov. 18 to 21 at the Marriott Gateway on the Falls in Niagara Falls, Ont.

(Nov. 7, 2012) -- The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation advises all state parks on Long Island are closed on Wednesday, Nov. 7 and Thursday, Nov. 8 due to a strong winter storm.

(Nov. 7, 2012) -- Campgrounds throughout the New Jersey are providing accommodations for workers from across the country who have come to the state to assist with Sandy clean-up efforts.