This summer, people have taken outdoor vacations more than ever, to escape the pandemic, according to a report by Francisco Almenara at WKOW-TV in Madison, Wis. One local RV rental company says phones have been ringing off the hook. “The fall season is crazy busy, way busier than we thought it would be,” Laura Regine-Kjorlie, […]
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Many RV, travel trailer and camper van manufacturers are refocusing their new-model designs to cater to customers’ shifting priorities, as the COVID-19 pandemic forces people to rethink what their travel plans, work and home lives will look like, according to reporting by Laurie Baratti at TravelPulse.com As COVID-19 prompted international border closures and caused air […]
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Chateau, Four Winds and Quantum Class C motorhomes by Elkhart, Ind.-based Thor Motor Coach have new floor plans for 2021, according to a press release from the Thor Industries Inc. subsidiary. Available on the Ford, Chevy or Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis, Class C motorhomes range in size, storage space and design to meet consumers’ differing needs. […]
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In what Camping World Holdings Inc. Chairman and CEO Marcus Lemonis characterized as “an unbelievable week,” the Chicago-based mega-dealer had over 130,000 people register and more than 500,000 people check in last week to its “Ultimate RV Show.” “This marks the single largest RV event in the history of the industry,” Lemonis stated this morning […]
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Middlebury, Ind.-based Grand Design RV has announced the launch and active dates for its 2020 Virtual Dealer Open House, according to a press release from the company. The fully interactive dealers-only show will run from Sept. 23 through Friday, Oct. 9. The Virtual Open House replaces the traditional yearly dealer gathering at the Hall of […]
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When September’s Elkhart RV Open House was canceled due to pandemic concerns, RVBusiness amped up its Sept/Oct issue coverage of new 2021 recreational vehicles – units that would have been covered at the pivotal Open House — with a special preview package called “RVB’s 2021 RV Model Year Guide.” To get that done on short order […]
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RV shipments are expected to surpass 400,000 wholesale units by the end of 2020 and see continued growth in 2021 to more than 500,000 units, according to the Fall 2020 “RV RoadSigns” forecast prepared by ITR Economics for the RV Industry Association (RVIA). The new projection sees this year’s total shipments ranging between 414,200 and […]
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It might seem like a lifetime ago since you last flew, writes Geoff Whitmore at Forbes.com. Many frequent flyers are staying on the ground in 2020 and perhaps taking a road trip instead. Even so, more people are flying now than during the opening weeks of the pandemic. But are airline travel volumes continuing to […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The October issue of Snowbirds & RV Travelers magazine is now available at newsstands from coast to coast, including Walmart, Chapters and Shopper’s Drug Mart. Or you can subscribe to the magazine’s print or digital issues. Below is the publisher’s note accompanying this edition of the magazine. As another issue of Snowbirds and […]
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With a few months of the camping season under its belt, High Point RV Park, located just off the I-80 Kimball exit, celebrated with an open house on Saturday, Sept. 12, according to a report in the Western Nebraska Observer in Kimball, Neb. Owners John and Karen Morrison of Kimball purchased the property last fall. […]
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