El Capitan Canyon reopens

(May 26, 2017) -- The resort, which has 142 luxurious park model cabins, nine yurts and 10 furnished safari tents, is located close to the ocean in a beautiful sycamore and pine filled canyon about 20 miles west of Santa Barbara.

U.S. GDP revised upward 0.5%

(May 26, 2017) -- Consumer spending growth remained modest but was revised up slightly to 0.6 percent from 0.3 percent previously, and an already-strong business investment gain was revised up to 11.4 percent, marking the strongest quarterly increase in five years, RBC Economics reported.

Report: Millennials Spark New Growth in RV Sales

With summer approaching and outdoor sites beckoning, Amy Buckles just put a deposit down on a ticket to adventure — her first new travel trailer. As reported by USA Today, the 35-year-old newcomer from Bristol, Va., is among the first-time recreational vehicle buyers expected to drive sales to a new record this year, the highest since the […]

ORIR is Seeking Rec Assessment Study From Fed

The Outdoor Recreation Industry Roundtable (ORIR) submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) designed to facilitate a first-ever federal assessment of the economic importance of outdoor recreation to the nation’s economy.  According to a release, ORIR provided advice on the activities which comprise contemporary outdoor recreation with some additions […]

Dometic Will Aid Worker with Habitat Build in June

Dometic is excited to announce their partnership with Habitat for Humanity to build a home for one of its very own employees, Mechiel Dues, on June 16 in Elkhart, Ind.   According to a press release, Dues was living in a one-bedroom apartment by herself in 2014, when she took in her three granddaughters, Kimaraina (8), […]