Month: June 2018

(June 8, 2018) -- A Carrabelle woman who wants to put seven RV lots behind her shop, just down from the existing Carrabelle Beach RV Resort, is hoping to secure approval at this Thursday’s city commission meeting.

Speaking at the Baird’s 2018 Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference in New York, N.Y., Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis revealed that Camping World’s plan all along has been to add RV dealerships to the acquired Gander Mountain locations, according to a press release.  At the conference, Lemonis revealed “Gander RV,” which he described as […]

(June 8, 2018) -- Frequent visitors to Bakers Run Campground on Sutton Lake and nearby residents say officials in Braxton County have told them that the site is set to close.

(June 8, 2018) -- Airstream-maker Thor Industrieshas reported that tariffs have led to more expensive steel and aluminum prices — and dented the company's profit margin.

When Rusty Eckstein, the general manager/owner of Mount Comfort RV in Greenfield, Ind., suggested to two of his repeat customers, Miguel and Tasheana Hanza, that they once again apply to be on the television show “Going RV,” they all figured they had as much of a chance of appearing on the program as winning the […]

Editor’s Note: The following column by Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association President details how dealers can gauge customer satisfaction. The article appears in the June issue of RV Executive Today. One of the more valuable metrics that companies have been using over the past 15 years to measure customer satisfaction is the Net Promoter Score. Customer […]

The spring meeting of the Campground Association Management Professionals (CAMP) was held recently at the Elizabethtown/Hershey Kampgrounds of America (KOA) Holiday in Elizabethtown, Pa. According to a press release, CAMP is the nation’s only association specifically designed for campground association management executives. “The purpose of the meeting is to get together and talk about the […]

(June 8, 2018) -- Seven Legends Awards were presented to federal managers for outstanding work to improve outdoor recreation experiences and opportunities for the American people.

(June 7, 2018) -- Outdoorsy has announced the hires of Bob Bearden as CFO and four new vice presidents.

(June 7, 2018) -- Thor Industries has announced record third quarter results with net sales of $2.25 billion, up 11.7 percent.