Ben Quiggle The COVID-19 crisis has forced Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) to delay the opening of Terramor Outdoor Resort, a glamping resort the company is currently building in Bar Harbor, Maine. Whitney Scott, KOA’s vice president of marketing, told WOODALLSCM.com (WCM) that due to state travel restrictions and delays in getting tent furnishings the decision was […]
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The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds’ (ARVC) prospective owners workshop on June 4 was a success, according to Paula Horwitz, ARVC’s executive director of education and events. With 55 attendees in total, Horwitz told Woodall’s Campground Management (WCM), a sister publication to RVBusiness, that the virtual workshop went smoothly on the technical side of […]
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California park owners learned Friday (June 5) that they are going to be able to reopen as early as June 12, according to Dyana Kelley, CEO and president of CampCalNOW RV Park and Campground Alliance (CampCalNOW). The states governor’s office is set to post what it calls reopening guidance for private campgrounds and state park […]
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The COVID-19 crisis has impacted the park model RV industry in a big way, but the top two manufacturers of park model RVs are still producing units. “In 2015, we did $15 million in sales, but we had close to $80 million in park model sales last year,” said Dick Grymonprez, director of park model […]
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Park owners in Michigan finally received some good news on Monday (June 1) when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lifted the state’s stay at home order, allowing private campgrounds to reopen to recreational campers. Still, some localities can limit recreational camping and there are guidelines park owners must follow as they welcome campers back. To help sort […]
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”Frustration” may not effectively express what Dyana Kelley, the CEO and president of the CampCalNOW RV Park and Campground Alliance (CampCalNOW), is feeling at the moment. But it’s the most politically correct term appropriate for public consumption available to Woodall’s Campground Management (WCM), a sister publication to RVBusiness magazine. That’s because the Golden State’s park owners have […]
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WCM Fireside Chats, the weekly livestream show produced by Woodall’s Campground Management, a sister publication to RVBusiness, welcomed Dyana Kelley, CEO and president of CampCalNOW RV Park and Campground Alliance (CampCalNOW), to the show June 1 to discuss the campground restrictions in California. She mentioned that the COVID-19 crisis has forced a majority of parks […]
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Moved to a virtual format this year in response to the COVID-19 crisis, Kampgrounds of America Inc.’s (KOA) Care Camps Big Weekend was still a success, according to Jennifer Mercer, Care Camps’ director of development. Held at the beginning of May, normally Big Weekend allows campers to stay at participating KOA parks on a Friday […]
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With Michigan State Parks set to open in late June and many private campgrounds still closed, Memorial Day weekend is going to feel different for many Michigan campers, and private park owners throughout the state are going to feel the financial sting, according to Greg Katt, executive director of the Michigan Association of RV Parks […]
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There is light at the end of the tunnel for Ohio park owners as Gov. Mike DeWine announced a May 21 reopening date for campgrounds. The date is key for many park owners as it allows them to be open for Memorial Day weekend, typically one of the busiest weekends of the year for most […]
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