Caravan industry welcomes increased capacity on Spirit of Tasmania for holidaymakers

Tasmania’s peak tourism industry organisation has described the new Spirit of Tasmania ships as the greatest game changer for Tasmanian tourism since the opening of MONA.  Tourism Industry Council Tasmania CEO, Luke Martin, expected the extraordinary additional passenger and vehicle capacity of the new ships will turbo-charge regional visitation. “The introduction of the twin Spirit […]

Accredited Caravan Holiday Park Consumer Promotion

Accredited Caravan Holiday Park Consumer Promotion Launching next week is a dedicated Caravan Industry Association of Australia Accredited Caravan Holiday Park Promotion which is designed to encourage consumers to choose and look for the Accredited Key when booking their caravan holiday accommodation. We are also delighted to announce Dometic as promotion partners, their support for […]

New Federal Chairman platforms on unification to drive industry growth

At the Caravan Industry Association of Australia National Board meeting conducted earlier today, Mr Grant Wilckens, CEO of Discovery Parks was elected new Federal Chairman. With a large financial investment in the industry spread nationally across almost all state and territories, Grant recognises the need for the industry to come together for future success to […]

National Summer TV will see a repeat promotion of the Caravan & Camping lifestyle

Channel Ten’s popular morning show ‘Studio 10’ with David (Robbo) Robinson, Sarah Harris, Joe Hildebrand, Denise Drysdale and Jess Rowe will take their national audience caravanning and camping as a repeat series for the summer season in December and the timing couldn’t be better! The summer months are when the majority of Australians holiday, it […]

Caravan and Camping lifestyle is getting talked about – in a good way!

It’s always exciting when we get a mention in mainstream media and like any organisation keen to promote on behalf of the industry these mentions were not an accident but the result of the hard work that the Caravan Industry Association of Australia has undertaken to ensure that the industry is at the forefront of […]

National TV Last Week on Sunrise

National TV promotion of camping lifestyle hugely popular with millions of viewers​ Channel 7’s Sunrise Camping Road Trip in South Australia was broadcast nationally each morning last week from caravan holiday parks and was hugely popular with Sunrise viewers and hosts alike. The timing of this national marketing activity was key leading into the September […]

Franklin Expands Through Govt Funding

Concept Caravans has continued it’s managed expansion with the official opening of their new dedicated manufacturing facility for their Franklin brand at Barry Road, Campbellfield on Friday 28th July.  The new facility was partly funded by the MNIIF grant program (a Federal and State Government initiative in conjunction with Ford Australia to encourage investment and employment […]

National TV Promotion a huge Success

The Channel Ten ‘Studio 10 ‘caravan and camping road trip was a huge success, which resulted in over 10 hours of live TV from Caravan Holiday Parks positively promoting the caravan and camping lifestyle. The media value for the week was worth over $5.5 million dollars. The hosts and the crew of the show were […]

Opportunities for Park Management Contracts

NSW Crown Holiday Park Trust is currently seeking Expressions of Interest from suitably skilled and qualified applicants to manage one or more of the Holiday Parks in their portfolio. They’d like to attract interest from applicants right across Australia. New South Wales Crown Holiday Parks Trust operates 36 Holiday Parks, reserves and boutique accommodation on Crown […]

Winnebago Pink Minnie Caravan Auctioned for Charity

Update: The Pink Minnie auction raised $32,197.00 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF). The National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) auctioned its iconic Winnebago Pink Minnie caravan on eBay during November. Funds raised from the auction sale will help the NBCF in its mission to fund life-changing breast cancer research. NBCF’s much-loved Pink Minnie was kindly donated by Winnebago Australia in […]