Month: December 2016

Lifted by Florida and Texas, the nation’s top two states for sales, the recreational boating industry achieved moderate growth in November that raised the year’s percentage sales gains to levels more in line with forecasts. Soundings Trade Only reported that sales in the main powerboat segments rose 2% to 3,314 and industrywide sales climbed 4.3% […]

Leisure Travel Vans’ pitchman Dean Corrigal is looking for votes to determine is he was naughty or nice during the past year. To view the video click here or scroll to the right side of the RVBUSINESS.com home page.

The Southern Tier Outdoor Show, created in 2007, has announced that the show has grown too large to remain at Wilkins RV Inc. in Bath, N.Y., where it has been held for 10 years. The show’s board of directors began looking for a suitable new space to continue to grow in 2017, and the lead […]

The 2016 Pennsylvania Campground Owners Association (PCOA) convention was held at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, Pa., Dec. 12-14. According to an announcement from the association, it was an exceptional event, with everyone in an upbeat mood in the spirit of the holidays. In all, more than 170 people attended from […]

The Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) will host the 32nd Annual 2017 Florida RV SuperShow, set to run Jan. 17-22 at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. RV Industry Day will be held Jan. 17 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m and offering attendees complimentary coffee and donuts in the morning and a free lunch.   The 2017 SuperShow will […]

(Dec. 16, 2016) — The greater Mobile-Tensaw River area is at least 200,000 acres of rich natural biodiversity that is culturally complex and of significant socioeconomic value. It is also the subject of a new “state of scientific knowledge” report authored by a group of scientists and scholars.

(Dec. 16, 2016) -- After vacationing at Henderson Beach State Park for many years, Charlene Boes and her husband, Ken, decided to extend their annual stay there by becoming campground hosts.

(Dec. 16, 2016) — Tonight Woodson Bridge RV Park residents continue to watch the river level increase by the hour as the heavy rain continues to fall, Action News Now reported.

(Dec. 16, 2016) -- This weekend may provide an ideal seasonal opportunity to see the waterfalls of Sugarloaf Ridge in full flush, on morning hikes along the creekside trails of Sonoma Creek. Rain that fell Thursday, heavy at times, heralded a clearing trend between “Pineapple Express” atmospheric river episodes that should make for a nice weekend.

(Dec. 16, 2016) — The recreational vehicle market is divided in three broad segments: Motorhomes, travel trailer and campers and camping trailers, a release from Persistence Market Research reported.