EDITOR’S NOTE: Chuck Woodbury penned this column today (May 30) in his RVTRavel.com weekly newsletter. Welcome to the 950th edition of this newsletter! Issue #1 was supposed to debut the second week of September 2001. And then the tragedy of 9-11 struck. Who cared about RVing? And now, here we are with 950 issues under […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: In the past several weeks, RV Industry Association (RVIA) officials have addressed the membership with a Friday afternoon communication, the most recent of which was issued Friday (May 29) by RVIA President Craig Kirby. As communities across America continue to open up, more and more consumers are looking for ways to get outdoors […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was written by Abby Simmons, the owner of and director of operations for Blue Moon RV in Carrollton, Texas. She has experience in operations management in challenging and changing environments while transforming business to perform at maximum efficiency and quality. She is also and avid RVer with her husband and company […]
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Messe Düsseldorf and the Caravaning Industry Association (CIVD) are looking forward to hosting Caravan Salon 2020, the leading international trade fair for caravanning and camping, from Sept. 4-13, at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany, according to a release. “We are firmly convinced that Caravan Salon can generate key impulses for the entire industry and that […]
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ROVA magazine – “The magazine for epic road trips” – has recently conducted a survey of its readers to understand the current climate for road travel. It has been widely reported that interest in RV travel is surging, and the ROVA survey reinforces this outlook. Of all respondents, 83% said they were more likely to […]
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U.S. consumers are showing that social distancing measures and air travel restrictions are unlikely to spoil their summer vacation. According to The NPD Group, key camping, RV, and road trip essentials are seeing double- and triple-digit growth, as national parks and other parts of the country begin to reopen. Lower fuel prices at the pump may […]
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In a nearly unanimous vote, the House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to expand key provisions of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that will help many small businesses in the RV industry, according to a News & Insights report by the RV Industry Association (RVIA). Highlights from the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of […]
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Tesla’s legion of superfans have been buzzing about the company’s first all-electric pickup truck, the Cybertruck, ever since Elon Musk unveiled the truck’s unique design at a highly-anticipated event in November, according to a recent report by CNBC. But with the Cybertruck not slated to go into production until late-2021 – at which point, it […]
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Ivy Tech Community College South Bend-Elkhart has announced it is offering free classes and trainings for 10,000 participants, according to a release. The college is elevating its commitment to Hoosiers impacted by COVID-19 experiencing unemployment, reduced hours, and/or furloughs across the state. Participants may take more than one class or training in a range of […]
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As the weather heats up, growing numbers of families are enjoying the water slides, splashgrounds, lazy rivers and other amenities and activities at the seven Jellystone Park locations across Texas. “We’re getting busier!” said Steve Stafford, general manager of the North Texas Jellystone Park in Burleson, near Fort Worth.. The park’s two 65-foot tall, 350-foot-long […]
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