Rick Kessler

With 63,234 people passing through the turnstiles, the 2015 Florida RV SuperShow recorded its best year ever in terms of attendance last week (Jan. 14-18) at the Florida State Fairgrounds, eclipsing the previous record of 56,953 established last year by the sponsoring Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) This news comes at a time when a […]

Good traffic and good sales were the common themes coming out of the Colorado RV Adventure Travel Show, Jan. 7-10 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The show featured more than 300 units from 16 dealers and was sponsored by GS Media & Events, a division of Good Sam Enterprises LLC, which owns and […]

Arrow Distributing Inc., a key RV parts and accessories supplier, is expecting a large turnout for its 2015 Exhibitor Showcase, Jan. 28-29 at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Miss. “It’s past our deadline and we’re still getting more dealers registering. We’re definitely going to have more people attending than we did last […]

The Florida RV SuperShow, hosted by the Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA) and considered a gauge for the industry’s overall strength, opened Wednesday (Jan. 14) with record first-day attendance. The show runs through Sunday at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. “The crowds were strong and the interest was high. I feel like we got […]

The 6th Annual Knoxville Smoky Mountain RV Show, held Jan. 9-11 at the Sevierville Convention Center in Sevierville, Tenn., was “off the charts” according to organizers, who reported pre-show website traffic was up 47%, attendance was up 37% and sales were “probably up 100%.” The Knoxville show was “phenomenal,” summed up the show’s manager, Rob Lynch of Fairfield, Ohio-based […]

News in January that Airstream Inc. was receiving a $100,000 economic development grant from JobsOhio, the state’s private development arm, came as a reminder to some in the RV industry that the Jackson Center, Ohio, manufacturer is well underway on a $5.9 million construction project adding 94,000 square feet of production capacity at the company’s […]

The 39th annual Ohio RV Supershow, which claims to be the nation’s largest indoor RV show, more than lived up to its billing. Organizers reported that more than 50,000 people came to the IX Center Jan. 7-11 in Cleveland to see more than 700 RVs on display in the IX Center and its 1 million square feet […]

News in January that Airstream Inc. was receiving a $100,000 economic development grant from JobsOhio, the state’s private development arm, came as a reminder to some in the RV industry that the Jackson Center, Ohio, manufacturer is well underway on a $5.9 million construction project adding 94,000 square feet of production capacity at the company’s […]

If the first of three RV shows hosted by the North Carolina RV Dealers Association (NCRVDA) is any indication, 2015 is shaping up to be a banner year in the Tar Heel State. Attendance was up 36% over last year at the NCRVDA Show in Greensboro, held Jan. 2-4 in the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. The NCRVDA […]

Despite one less day than the normal four-day run, officials are still pleased with attendance at the South Texas RV SuperSale, held Jan. 2-4 in Expo Hall at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio. The SuperSale, hosted by the Texas Recreational Vehicle Association (TRVA), traditionally begins on a Thursday and runs through the weekend. However, because […]