Janine Pettit Turns Lifelong Love of RVing into ‘Girl Camper’

Janine Pettit is known as the “Camper-in-Chief” to the women who engage with the Girl Camper website, her national network of Girl Camper guides, and her quarterly Girl Camper Magazine. She has been inspiring and empowering women to “Go Places and Do Things” — her company motto — for over a decade with a career […]

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Chad Reece Celebrating Career Milestone at Winnebago

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a News & Insights report by the RV Industry Association (RVIA). Chad Reece has never been far from the RV industry. He grew up in a small village near Forest City, IA, not far from Winnebago Industries. Although the RV industry wasn’t initially on Chad’s radar—he’d originally planned to be […]

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Toy Storage Nation Launches National Awards Program

PHOENIX, Ariz, – Toy Storage Nation announced in a press release it is launching a new awards program to recognize excellence in design and management of RV and boat facilities across the country. The Toy Storage Nation RV and Boat Storage Facility Awards program is now accepting nominations for facilities of all sizes to be […]

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Giant RV Recognized as No. 1 RV Dealership in California

Giant RV of Montclair, Calif., announced it was recognized as the No. 1 dealer for all RVs in California for 2022 by Statistical Surveys Inc., the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based provider of retail registrations and consumer data for the RV industry. The recognition comes for the same year that Giant RV also was named a Blue […]

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Moncton RV Show – March 9-12, 2023

Moncton RV Show To Take Over Coliseum Complex This Weekend Moncton, NB – Moncton will get its first look at the 2023 camping season during the Moncton RV Show, this weekend, March 9 – 12, 2023. Starting this Thursday, the Moncton Coliseum will come alive to host New Brunswick’s largest display of travel trailers, fifth […]

Motorhome Builder Newmar Corp. Recognizes Top Suppliers

NAPPANEE, Ind., March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Newmar Corporation, a subsidiary of Winnebago Industries Inc., recognized several suppliers and individual contributors for their supply chain performance for 2022, at its annual banquet held March 9th at the Samluung Platz Event Center in Nappanee, Ind. The annual awards recognize suppliers for outstanding performance based on […]

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Lightship’s Electric RV Grabs More Time in the Spotlight

AUSTIN, Texas – Lightship finally showed off to the world — or at least those attending SXSW in Austin this week — a prototype of the L1, an all-electric RV designed to remove a barrier for owners of all-electric SUVs and trucks who want to haul a travel trailer on long road trips, writes Kirsten […]

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American Coach Continues Partnership with Castroneves

DECATUR, IN – March 15, 2023 – American Coach, a luxury Class A diesel motorhome brand that’s part of REV Recreation Group, Inc., is proud to announce the continuation of its partnership with internationally renowned IndyCar race car driver Hélio Castroneves. As he has for the past several years, Castroneves will serve as an American […]

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NeXus RV Named Elkhart Chamber Business of the Year

While there seems to be little to tie northern Indiana to the traditionally warm-weather camping lifestyle during the colder months, the RV-building heart of Elkhart County tends to remain a hub of activity as RV dealers submit sales orders — taken during the winter show season — for spring and even summer delivery. For NeXus […]

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Camping World Acquires Pan Pacific RV Center in California

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. – Camping World Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CWH), “America’s Recreation Dealer,” today (March 14) announced in a press release an agreement to acquire Pan Pacific RV Center. This acquisition includes two northern California RV Dealerships located in French Camp and Morgan Hill. Pan Pacific is a member of the Route 66 RV Dealer Network […]

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Toy Storage Nation Intros RV & Boat Storage Facility Awards

Toy Storage Nation has launched a new awards program to recognize excellence in design and management of RV and boat facilities across the country. The Toy Storage Nation RV and Boat Storage Facility Awards program is now accepting nominations for facilities of all sizes to be evaluated by a Toy Storage Nation Selection Committee, which will […]

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Tesla Veterans Launch All-Electric ‘Lightship L1’ Travel Trailer

SAN FRANCISCO – Lightship, America’s first all-electric recreational vehicle (RV) company, today announced the launch of the Lightship L1 — an aerodynamic, battery-powered travel trailer and the first purpose-built travel trailer with a self-propulsion system that enables near zero range or mile-per-gallon efficiency loss for the vehicle towing it. Lightship co-founders Ben Parker and Toby […]

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RVWA Awards Recognize Achievements of Industry’s Women

Much like International Women’s Day, the RV Women’s Alliance (RVWA) is rooted in recognizing and celebrating the accomplishments of women. One of the ways the organization achieves this is through the RV Women’s Alliance Awards program. Started in 2022, the program presents awards in four categories: Trailblazer Award for Lifetime Achievement, Leader of Tomorrow Award, […]

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Billings, Mont., RV Dealer Honored for Customer Service

BILLINGS, Mont. –Matt Hall, sales manager at Midway Auto & RV has been honored for Customer Service Excellence by the Billings Chamber of Commerce, according to a report in the Billings Gazette. The chamber named the recipients of its 2023 Business Excellence Awards this week, a recognition that highlights exceptional leaders whose impact and example […]

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Manufacturing Institute to Honor Covercraft’s Justina Molina

PAULS VALLEY, Okla. – The Manufacturing Institute, the workforce development and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers, announced that Covercraft General Manager Justina Molina has been recognized as a 2023 Women MAKE Awards Honoree. This annual national awards program honors women who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their careers and represent all levels of the manufacturing […]

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Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Earns National Franchise Honors

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts, one of the nation’s leading family camping and outdoor entertainment brands, was recognized as one of the nation’s top franchises in Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500 for the seventh consecutive year. The brand was honored as the top franchise in its category for the sixth year. Entrepreneur’s Franchise […]

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Campspot Reveals Best N. American Campgrounds for 2023

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Today, Campspot revealed the winners of its second annual Campspot Awards to recognize the best campgrounds across the U.S. and Canada. Ranging across 12 traveler-driven categories, these award-winning destinations offer something for every kind of outdoor enthusiast, including RV resorts, family campgrounds, tent sites, cabins, glamping options and more. To identify […]

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A Major Transition for RVBusiness & Woodall’s Magazines

ELKHART, Ind. – G&G Media Group LLC, the Elkhart, Ind.-based publisher of RVBusiness (RVB) and Woodall’s Campground Magazine (WCM), changed hands on Friday (Feb. 17) when co-owners Sherm Goldenberg and Gregg Fore sold their respective interests in the industry-leading trade journals to RVB Executive Editor Rick Kessler and former Statistical Surveys Inc. General Manager Scott […]

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Duluth News Tribune: Camper Van Segment Continues to Grow

In the 2020 movie “Nomadland,” actor Frances McDormand plays an itinerant widow who lives out of her panel van, with a mattress thrown in the back for her bed and a bucket for her bathroom. Yes, the movie won Oscar awards. But it may have been a bit misleading on what the modern camper van […]

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RV Park Developer George O’Leary Publishes Autobiography

The O’Learys of Beechwood is an autobiography that documents more than 250 years of O’Leary’s family history in Ireland as well as his personal grit and determination to become a successful RV park operator George O’Leary has cemented his legacy in the private park business not only with his recent $1 million donation to the […]

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