Issue 63 Campground

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By Art Lieberman Even though the Labor Day weekend has passed, the camping season is not yet over – and what a season this has been. The weather has been all over the place. For many weeks here in the northeast it seemed to rain every weekend. It also hasn’t been a “typical” summer either. There hasn’t been a day with temperatures over 90degrees here in Pennsylvania all year! Never-the-less it has been, to the best of our estimation, a season to

celebrate. It would seem the downturn in the economy has indeed helped our friends in the campground industry. Hotel reservations are down (as reported recently by ARVC), attendance at destination resorts is off substantially and even historic US sites are not getting the visitors seen in past years. So where are Americans going to relax and try to dispel their anxieties? Apparently many of them are going to RV Parks. For some time we have

been urging park owners to purchase cabins, park models, rental RVs and even yurts to accommodate guests who do not have RVs. Those that we have contacted who have these units have reported an upsurge in attendance. The word “staycation” in now part of the Miriam Webster dictionary. Keep in mind both our marketing and the webinars we’ve been conducting have put us in a unique position to Continued Page 2

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