RV Travel will Increase this Holiday Season
from Business Wire
Despite the current state of the economy, 71 percent of RVers claim that the current financial crisis will not impact their RV travel plans this holiday season. An overwhelming 81 percent said they will travel the same, if not more than last year, with more than two out of three RVers reported planning to travel more than 250 miles this holiday season. More

Texas Motor Speedway Trades Backstretch Seating for Luxury RV Parking
from USA Today
Give Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage props for understanding supply and demand. TMS is decreasing its seating capacity for 2009 from 159,000 seats to 138,000 by removing 21,000 seats in the backstretch. Those seats will be replaced by 74 luxury spots for motor coaches. More

The Challenges Before the RV Industry — and Us
from the Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly
There is a future in recreational vehicles. It’s difficult to see it right now, given recent events such as Monaco Coach’s decision to move production from Indiana to Oregon or Coachmen’s announcement that it will sell its RV business to another northeast Indiana-based manufacturer. The industry will survive, and in the years to come, it will flourish. More

Spartan Inspires Innovation in the RV Market
from CNN Money
Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc., promoted its power to inspire OEM customers to innovate new products, despite current economic conditions. The company is exhibiting at the 46th Annual National RV Trade Show this week in Louisville, Ky. More

Yosemite National Park Lodging on a Budget
from The Wall Street Journal
For the family that is looking to vacation on a budget or simply the bargain hunter, the beauty of Yosemite can still be enjoyed with an inexpensive stay at Yosemite Pines RV Resort & Family Lodging in Groveland, Calif. The resort is now offering Yosemite-area lodging starting at only $29.00 for two nights. More

Green Highways in an RV
from The Oregonian
The 1994 Safari Trek motor home parked in the green-living southeast Portland neighborhood draws curious looks. Which is just what Ty Adams wants. Curiosity breeds questions. Questions give Adams the chance to preach his passion – for alternative fuels and energy independence, for conservation of natural resources and for creative, sustainable design and construction practices. More

RV Park Gets Lake-side Makeover
from The Canwest News Service via The Calgary Herald
The Acton family business is mostly seasonal, selling boats and mooring and servicing them and operating a store and a restaurant and bar and an RV park out of 17 hectares of property on Shuswap Lake in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada. Talks are underway to transform the RV park into a lakefront-home development. More

Camping World to Sell Lightweight Environmentally Friendly Teardrop Camper Trailers
from The Wall Street Journal
Little Guy Teardrop Camper Trailers, the world's best selling brand of teardrop camper trailers, recently announced a retail distribution agreement with Camping World that launches lightweight teardrop camper trailers into the recreational vehicle mainstream. Little Guy Worldwide is headquartered in Canton, Ohio and has a worldwide dealer network that spans the United States, Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates. More