Caravan Park Holidays Featured Nationally on Sunrise

Caravan parks are enjoying plenty of exposure on national television this week with school holidays soon to kick off around the county.  Channel 7’s Sunrise also wanted to showcase Australia’s favourite family holiday, so we sent them to Ocean Beach Holiday Park to film a spot about the best school holiday getaways. Once again putting […]

Real Richness Australia

Real Richness Australia explores the social benefits of camping in Australia. It is based on a similar report conducted in the United Kingdom in 2011. It draws a comparison between Australians who camp and those who do not, and asks campers what they love so much about camping experiences that they have had. Some of the […]

Caravan and Camping State of Industry 2017

The Caravan and Camping State of Industry 2017 is a comprehensive review of all caravanning and camping tourism figures, recreational vehicle manufacturing and caravan and campervan registration statistics for 2016. This is discussed in context with the national economy along with historical industry trends to help inform industry of the current situation and the trajectory […]

Caravanning and Camping Consumer Demand Report

The 2017 Caravanning and Camping Consumer Demand Report is the first in an annual series of research measuring consumer preferences, behaviour and intentions in a domestic setting. This report helps to identify opportunities within the Australian caravanning and camping market and inform the industry of the customer decision-making process, consumer behaviour and likelihood of future […]

Caravan Parks Take Centre Stage on Studio 10 This Week!

Tune in between 8:30 and 11am, Monday to Friday to catch all the fun! Watch Studio 10 this week to catch Caravan Industry Association of Australia’s latest initiative to place caravan holiday parks top-of-mind for Aussie holiday makers. The entire show will be live broadcast from Caravan holiday parks on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, plus […]

Caravan Park Lifestyle to Feature Nationally on Studio 10

Caravan Industry Association of Australia are taking the whole Studio 10 team caravanning and camping.  David (Robbo) Robinson, Sarah Harris, Joe Hildebrand, Denise Drysdale, Jess Rowe and a host of special guests will be sharing the wonderful qualities of caravan park environments with their national audience, timed around the school holidays. Tune in between 8:30 […]

China has arrived and is seeking out the great Aussie camping trip

The first quarter of 2017 has continued to show robust growth in international caravan and camping arrivals to Australia, growing by 10% to 368,490 visitors for year ending March 2017.  This increase in visitation is being primarily driven by the traditional markets of the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States, increasing by 1%, 9%, […]

Funding Boost to Help Road and Rest Stop Users “Coexist”

Caravan Industry Association of Australia has welcomed NHVR support for an education and awareness campaign to help road and rest stop users to “Coexist” as part of a wider initiative to deliver safer roads. The Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative called for implementable, value-for-money initiatives that deliver significant heavy vehicle safety benefits.  Stuart Lamont, CEO of […]

Urban Myth Settled: Happy Campers Really are Happier

The phrase “happy campers” is used in everyday conversations, everywhere.  But are campers really that happy?  Well, the stats are in and it looks like the saying “happy campers” is founded in fact.  Campers are happy!  Or at least, happier than those who don’t go camping. Caravan Industry Association of Australia conducted a “Real Richness” […]

The 2017 Future Leaders Award Goes To…

April Whiston, General Manager, Merool on the Murray The CaravanCampingSales Future Leaders Award, now in its fourth year, celebrates the most impressive young leader in our industry.  This year we congratulate April Whiston of Merool on the Murray as an exceptional young leader today who is destined to further influence our industry in the future. […]