Month: January 2013

(Jan. 28, 2013) -- Last year, the company announced that, rather than scheduling these webinars at pre-set times, they would conduct the sessions when campground owners wanted them -- even for an individual campground owner and his/her staff.

(Jan. 28, 2013) -- The RV Learning Center is sponsoring a webinar Jan. 31 at noon ET for dealers interested in “going green” and learning the latest trends, techniques and safety concerns associated with reuse and recycling around the dealership. The webinar is free and dealers can sign up by clicking here.

(Jan. 28, 2013) -- Total RV shipments to retailers for all of 2012 increased to 285,749 units, a gain of 13.2 percent over the 2011 total, RVIA reported today. Monthly RV shipments to retailers were reported at 18,960 units in the December 2012 survey of manufacturers, an increase of 11.6 percent over this same month one year ago. 

(Jan. 28, 2013) -- Wert-Berater, Inc. forecasts that campground and RV park revenue will increase at an estimated annualized rate of 2.4 percent to $5.4 billion over the five years to 2017. Furthermore, industry revenue will increase 2.6 percent to $4.9 billion from 2012 to 2013. For the RV dealer industry, in 2013, its revenue is expected to increase 2.7 percent to $18.5 billion. Furthermore, revenue is forecast to grow at an annualized rate of 2.9 percent over the five years to 2017.

(Jan. 28, 2013) -- Winnebago Industries today announced the appointment of Wayne Popovic to the position of national sales manager of Winnebago Industries Towables.  Popovic is responsible for sales of the company’s Winnebago and SunnyBrook travel trailer and fifth wheel products.

(Jan. 28, 2013) -- In Half Moon Bay, Calif., leaders agreed to postpone collecting more than $150,000 in sewer fees to help launch a long-planned RV park and a hotel expansion, reports the Half Moon Bay Review.

(Jan. 28, 2013) -- In addition to information about CONY parks, users will find engaging editorial celebrating CONY's 50 year anniversary, exploring the growth and development of the RV lifestyle in America by RV historian Al Hasselbart, and previewing milestones for New York's tourist attractions, a press release noted.

(Jan. 28, 2013) -- The Virginia Campground Association announces the availability of the new 2013 Virginia Campground Directory. The new directory features 66 parks in 7 regions around the state.

(Jan. 28, 2013) -- Brandon Erouillard, who has worked as a Beavermead Campground attendant in Ontario for the past two years, was hoping to start his third season in March, until he learned of the City of Peterborough’s plans to pass on management of the campground to the Otonabee Regional Conservation Authority, reports the Kawartha Media Group.

(Jan. 28, 2013) -- In high school, Ken Eberle learned enough about woodworking to build cabinets. But it wasn’t until he rolled into Park Place Estates RV Resort in Harlingen that he honed his talents at the park’s woodworking shop, writes the Valley Morning Star.