Ben Quiggle Editor’s note: This note to Pennsylvania Campground Owners Association (PCOA) members was written by the association’s executive director, Beverly Gruber, and is posted here with her permission. As I write this newsletter unprecedented things are happening in our world. None of us could have predicted that a pandemic would cause the world to shut down […]
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RoverPass, an online RV park directory and reservation system, announced during the Back to Camping Summit on Monday (May 11) that it had created a $5 million stimulus fund for RV parks and campgrounds that were current RoverPass customers. During a session entitled Back in Business: Making Our Way Out of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Ravi […]
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A morning bike ride in early April served as a catalyst for what would become the virtual Back to Camping Summit, which concludes today (May 12). With more than 500 registered for the two-day event, there were more than a dozen educational sessions and Toby O’Rourke, CEO and president of Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA), […]
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Camping Ranks No. 1 as ‘Safest’ Form of Vacation in KOA Special Report Highlighting Attitudes Toward Camping Due to COVID-19 Crisis There is no doubt that the COVID-19 crisis has had a significant impact on the RV park and campground sectors. Some states are loosening stay-at-home orders and are allowing park owners to open to […]
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The Back to Camping Summit has brought on 52 partners, 23 speakers and hundreds of park operators for the virtual event that kicks off on May 10 with an informal evening session, according to a press release. Organizers are expecting nearly 500 attendees for the two-day, plus one evening, education and information experience. “It is […]
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For some park owners the wait to reopen ended this past weekend with states such as South Carolina and Pennsylvania allowing private parks to reopen their doors to campers. Throughout the country state and local officials are evaluating stay at home orders to slowly reopen their economies. For the campground owners that are being allowed […]
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As campgrounds around the country begin to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, many in the RV park and campground sectors have questions about how they should move forward. From a marketing and operations standpoint, the coronavirus crisis has offered up new challenges, meaning campground owners are having to find ways to adapt to a new […]
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A sister publication to RVBUSINESS.com, WOODALLSCM.com’s (WCM) second “WCM Fireside Chat,” held on April 27, attracted another strong audience and WCM is looking to continue building upon its new webinar/Facebook Live show that aims to be interactive and informational. Broadcast on both Zoom and live on WCM’s Facebook page, attendees can ask questions and join in on the […]
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Dan Yates, the founder of Pitchup.com, said that the United Kingdom (U.K.)-based company won’t soon forget the date March 12. Built in the mold of sites like Expedia or Travelocity, Pitchup.com is a booking engine that allows park owners to create a page and market their park, not only here in the U.S., but around […]
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Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) gave out $5.2 million in reimbursements to its franchisees for deposit and cancellation fees that park owners were refunding to campers during the months of March and April due to the COVID-19 crisis, according to KOA’s President and CEO Toby O’Rourke. She told Woodall’s Campground Management, a sister publication of […]
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