Interior Dept. Gets Top Honors Following Ethics Review

In stark contrast to the 14 recommendations issued in 2016 to the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) issued no findings or recommendations for Interior’s ethics program. This is the first time in the Department’s history that it has received such a report after a Program Review by the OGE, according to […]

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Lakeland, Fla., Sun ‘n Fun Opens for Year-Round Camping

Lakeland, Fla., residents searching for a change of scenery don’t have to travel far from home during the pandemic, according to a report by Sara-Megan Walsh at the Lakeland Ledger.  Sun ‘n Fun has opened its more than 200-acre campus as a year-round campground for individuals and groups. It’s an attempt to offset COVID-19’s financial […]

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Trigano Acquires 60% of Distributor GIEMG in Overseas Deal

Trigano MDC has acquired 60% of the capital of GIMEG Holding B.V., according to a report at AboutCamptBtoB.com (GIMEG), a wholesale distributor of accessories for recreational vehicles, camping equipment and gas-fired leisure equipment. Trigano MDC is France’s leading manufacturer of camping equipment. The remaining 40% is retained by the GIMEG management team and may be […]

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NHTSA Launches SaferCar App for Consumer Safety Info

The United States Department of Transportation Friday (Aug. 27) announced the launch of a redesigned mobile app, SaferCar, by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with an emphasis on safety and convenience for the public.  Available for both iOS and Android, it allows users to save their vehicles, car seats, equipment, or tires in a […]

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Report: NHTSA Issues Latest Weekly List of RV Recalls

The following is the latest list of RV recalls complied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA): • Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling 1,715 2018-2019 Freightliner Custom Chassis XCL, XCP, XCR and XCS and 2015-2019 Custom Chassis XCM vehicles. The instrument panel brightness cannot be adjusted, possibly causing glare when driving […]

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Cruiser Intros Patent-Pending Underbelly Storage System

Lightweight travel trailer manufacturer, Cruiser RV, a Howe, Ind.-based division of Heartland RV and Thor Industries Inc., is releasing the company’s first, patent-pending exterior feature that will come standard on all of their brands beginning on 2021 models – the Underbelly Storage System. “We listen to industry consumers, and have heard that the top request […]

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Le 55ème Salon des Véhicules, Paris, Canceled Due to COVID

The 55th Leisure Vehicle Show will not be maintained, according to a press release on the website of the Paris Le 55ème Salon des Véhicules. “Rendezvous for the 56th edition from September 25 to October 03, 2021,” at the Paris-Le Bourget Exhibition Center, the release stated. The members of the Leisure Vehicle Show Steering Committee […]

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Survey: UK Caravan Sales Up 20%, 37% of Buyers ‘Newbies’

The National Caravan Council (NCC), the trade association for the leisure vehicle industry in the UK, undertook a study to prove that caravan sales have really taken off since UK dealerships were allowed to reopen on 1 June, and to see who these new buyers were, according to a report on AboutCampBtoB.com According to the […]

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An RV Resort and Boutique Hotels? Olympia Seeks Proposals

The Port of Olympia is seeking proposals from consulting firms and others for what it calls a “waterfront destination development plan” for 31 acres of property along East Bay, according to a report by Rolf Boone in  Olympia, Wash.-based The Olympian.The 31 acres of property stretches from behind the Hands On Children’s Museum north to […]

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