There is no doubt that change is the only constant in our lives, and this is certainly true for the public health climate in which we now find ourselves – a state of ‘managed chaos’. Yet out of that chaos has come opportunity for our industry. With ongoing restrictions to international tourism, travelers have made the switch to “staycation” and the result has been a banner season for RV sales and campground bookings.

Giving Tuesday is a global giving movement that has brought millions of people together to support and champion the causes they believe in and the communities in which they live. The ARVC Foundation is a proud participant in Giving Tuesday, which will begin this year on Tue., Dec. 1, 2020. 

The pandemic has and will continue to have lasting effects to our economy. It is a simple fact that people are safer in outdoor venues with “social distancing” which makes taking vacations in RV parks and campgrounds highly desirable. Consequently, one of the predictions I have read in a variety of publications is that the RV park and campground industry will expand in the future significantly.

Building on the success of last year’s record-setting Outdoor Hospitality Conference and Expo (OHCE) in Knoxville, the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) is excited to announce registrations for this year’s virtual OHCE are tracking at a similar pace.  

More than 220 attendees have registered for OHCE2020 since registration opened for the virtual conference in late July, which is more than 75% of the pace during the same period last year registering for OHCE2019. The current registration numbers are also pacing ahead of registrations for the 2018 event.