Park Owners Finding New Profit Center in RV Service

RV servicing and repairs used to be pretty much the exclusive domain of RV dealers, independent garages and mobile RV service technicians. But some entrepreneurial park operators have found that they can develop an entirely new profit center and improve guest satisfaction by providing their own RV service facilities, employing their own mobile RV service […]

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RV Dealer, Campground Alignments Help Both Parties

Industry insiders acknowledge that most private park operators and RV dealers do not do as much as they could to develop reciprocal marketing relationships. But park operators and dealers who take the time to cultivate such relationships can develop close ties that not only produce referrals for each other’s businesses but enhance guest experiences by […]

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‘Royal Gorge Cabins’ Taps Into Glamping Experience

Campground operators across North America are increasingly investing in canvas “glamping” tents, which they furnish to varying degrees with household amenities, typically found in a furnished cabin. But while consumer interest in canvas tent glamping is on the rise, most campground operators invest in only a handful of glamping tents, which they use to complement […]

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New Minimum Wage Laws are Impacting Park Owners

George O’Leary and Paul Friesen’s parks are nearly 2,400 miles apart and they couldn’t be any more different. O’Leary owns and operates the 1,100-site Rincon Country West RV Resort and the 460-site site Rincon Country East RV Resort in Tucson, Ariz., which cater to snowbirds and retirees on fixed incomes. Friesen owns and operates the […]

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Jellystone Taps Exchange Students for Employment

The Wisconsin Dells has positioned itself as “the Waterpark Capital of the World,” with marketing campaigns highlighting the fact the Wisconsin city has the largest concentration of indoor and outdoor waterparks on the planet. In 2018 alone, the city attracted four million visitors who spent $1.6 billion on everything from food and beverages to waterpark […]

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Ninth Workamper News ‘Rendezvous’ Begins Today

The 9th Annual Workamper News Rendezvous kicks off today (Oct. 21) and is set to feature seminars tailored to the needs of current and aspiring RV enthusiasts who want to work as they travel. The event runs through Oct. 25 and will take place at the Community Center in Heber Springs, Ark. The Rendezvous features […]

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Video: La Mesa RV at ‘Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta’

Many RV dealers showcase their units at county fairs, but La Mesa RV has a presence at one of the most unusual festivals in the country: the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the largest hot air balloon event in the world. The annual event, launched in 1972, takes place in early to mid-October on a 360-acre […]

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‘LSI’ Highlights Growth At Annual Symposium

Officials at Leisure Systems Inc. (LSI) hosted the organization’s largest symposium in the history of the Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts franchise network in early November, drawing 248 campground owners, operators and staff members, as well as 106 vendors. Woodall’s Campground Management, sister publication to RVBusiness, reported that the Milford, Ohio-based LSI franchises more than […]

LSI Symposium to Highlight Growth, Education

Editor’s Note: The following story on Leisure Systems Inc.’s upcoming annual symposium, authored by Jeff Crider, appears on Woodall’s Campground Management, sister publication to RVBusiness. Milford, Ohio-based Leisure Systems, Inc. (LSI) is preparing for its annual symposium and trade show as the Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort network experiences the strongest growth in the company’s […]

Campgrounds Making a Splash With Water Parks

Editor’s Note: The following article by Jeff Crider appears in the Family Motor Coach Association’s (FMCA) magazine Family RVing. When Victor and Jessica King opened Lake George RV Park in Lake George, N.Y., in 1966, it was one of the most modern campgrounds in the United States. Each of its then 200-plus campsites had 30-amp electric […]