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President's Corner
Important association updates by ARVC President/CEO, Linda Profaizer.
ARVC Launches Industry Public Relations Program
The first in a series of press releases promoting RV parks and campgrounds is set to be released the week of January 26th and will focus on the strength of the snowbird business in ARVC member sunbelt parks. Jeff Crider, Crider Public Relations Inc., is a longtime freelance writer and senior editor for the largest RV and campground industry publications in the country. To read more click here.
Make Your Voluntary Contribution Now to Go RVing National Advertising Campaign
RVIA just shared some interesting information with us that more campground owners take advantage of the leads downloads than do RV dealers – some astute park owners taking advantage of the marketing opportunities and materials provided in the Industry Only section of www.GoRVing.com. To continue to take advantage of the leads and information, you will have to make your voluntary contribution to the Go RVing ad campaign – from $100 to $500 depending on the gross dollar volume of your RV park or campground. To read more click here.
Marketing Corner
ARVC Marketing information and latest partnerships submitted by ARVC Marketing & Communications Director, Kera Tomlin.
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Resource Pages Coming Soon on www.arvc.org for MEMBERS Only!
A new member’s only section which will offer tips on marketing, technology, education and park management will roll out later this month. Keep your eyes peeled for further information on these valuable password protected resource pages to better serve you and your park!
Announcing ARVC Partnership with Lowergear.com
ARVC has created a partnership with Lowergear.com, an online camping gear rental service that will directly benefit your park and the association through a profit sharing incentive program. ARVC members that choose to participate in this program will agree to post an ad or direct link to lowergear.com on their ONLINE camping reservations form. This will allow your camping guests the opportunity to “add-on” any last minute items needed for their upcoming camping trip. If a camper chooses to rent equipment from Lowergear.com, your park will receive 10% finders fee from the sale of that rental. Best part of the deal?
To read more click here.
In this Economy We Need to HEAR How Your Park is Performing!
Share your park’s business good news/success stories & problems/issues with us. In this troubling economy, we’d like to know how your business is performing. Help ARVC stay abreast and in tune to the economy of the campground industry.
To read more click here.
Education Corner
Educational information submitted by ARVC Education Director, Cheryl Smith.
What Does the 2008 National Operations and Economic Impact Survey of the RV Park & Campground Industry Tell US?
by: Cheryl Cothran, Ph.D., Hospitality Research Center, Northern Arizona University
Once again, ARVC members have survived another round of the National Operations and Economic Impact Survey of the RV Park & Campground Industry. Heartfelt thanks go to all those who took the time to participate in this very important process. The survey was conducted this year by Northern Arizona University’s Hospitality Research Center, which had previous experience with Arizona RV park surveys. As a sign of the times, the entire process was conducted online, smoothly and efficiently, using adaptable E-software that allowed the survey to be completed in several sittings, not all at once. To read more click here.
Last Chance to Register for the 2009 Graduate Class
*Only few openings left for the 2009 Graduate class at the National School of RV Park and Campground Management in Wheeling WV.
*Graduate Program Rates and Dates: Wednesday – Sunday, February 18- 21 , 2009
Graduation from the National School of RV Park & Campground Management is a prerequisite for participation in the graduate program.
(Dinner only on Wednesday evening. Classes begin on Thursday morning at 7:45 and the program concludes with a banquet on Saturday night.)
*Registration closes on February 15, 2009 or when classes are filled, whichever comes first.
In the News Corner
ARVC tracks news alerts and RSS feeds for the latest information concerning member parks, campgrounds and the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds. Here is some of the most recent press coverage.
Old is New Again as "Retro" RV Models Prove
by: Jeff Johnston Motor Matters Friday, January, 9 2009
The annual Louisville RV show is the big trade event for the year and is the bellwether for the coming RV sales season. A big development for 2009 is the number of retro-style trailers entering the RV marketplace.
Retro-style trailers make a lot of sense for today's modern market. In keeping with the oldies, they're small, which makes them towable by smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Small also means the trailers are easier to store when not in use. To read more click here.
Obama-mania boosts RV park business: College Park campground gets a welcome midwinter boost
by Leonard Sparks | Capital News Service
While many of the visitors descending on the nation's capital for Inauguration Day have flown into Reagan National and other airports and are staying in hotels around the region, others gassed up their recreational vehicles and hit the open road — and Mike Gurevich couldn't be happier. To read more click here
State plans law to restrict transportation of firewood: Goal is to halt tree diseases, pests
by: Michael Lamendola, Gazette Reporter – dailygazette.com, Tuesday, January 20, 2009
CAPITAL REGION — The state Department of Environmental Conservation plans to make permanent an emergency regulation to combat the spread of tree-killing pests and diseases.
The regulation took effect in the Glen Oaks neighborhood of Glenville shortly after the Dec. 11 ice storm in the Capital Region, which took down thousands of trees. The regulation restricts the import, sale and transport of untreated firewood. To read more click here.