Above, The Beast at a KOA Kampground near Jackson, Wyoming. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Like the firearms industry, which has seen a boom in gun gun and ammunition sales that has resulted in shortages, the RV industry has also seen a boom in sales (and rentals), which has led to campsite availability shortages.
But at least on the RV front, there's good news for 2021.
RV Travel posted:
The 2020 Industry Trends and Insights Report, released Tuesday, Dec. 9, by the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, includes data that shows that the COVID-19 pandemic affected parks (some more than others) in a variety of ways in 2020, including impacting shoulder seasons and causing a wide swing in occupancy rates and profits. Still, despite the challenges 2020 provided, the numbers show the industry was resilient and is poised for continued growth into 2021.
The study anticipates more than 53,000 new sites constructed in the next 12 months.
To read more, go here.
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