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AustralianSuper goes caravan and camping with new partnership announcement
AustralianSuper as the largest industry super fund in Australia has jumped into the caravanning and camping industry in a new partnership with the national industry peak body Caravan Industry Association of Australia. In the last two years 7.1 million Australians stayed in a caravan holiday park, camping ground or national park, with Australians making an […]
Caravan and Camping hits the BIG time this Australia Day
Caravan Industry Association of Australia is excited to announce that this Australia Day two major TV Networks, Channel Ten and Seven will live broadcast nationally from Caravan Holiday Parks. The national coverage highlighting the camping lifestyle will see millions of viewers reminded of why caravan and camping is as much a part of Australian culture […]
Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards 2017
Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards 2017 The efforts to nominate for awards can seem difficult, however, for the team behind the nomination and work of putting together the 2017 RAC Perth Caravan & Camping Show, winning the Silver Medal for the Festivals and Events category, was a huge achievement and gave them recognition within the […]
Talking to Scott Jones from Jayco
Tackling New Roles in Manufacturing Scott Jones talks about having recently changed roles within Jayco. He shares with us what it was like to move into a new business stream, where short term tenures are longer than some people’s time in school. He shares his insights on some of his experiences during his time to […]
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 […]
National Let’s Go Caravanning and Camping TV promotion on IFISH offers a New Age caravan prize
The Caravan Industry Association of Australia is proud to announce the National television program IFISH over this summer will go caravan & camping again for the fifth year in a row. The excitement is building for this promotion which has attracted nearly 13,000 entries already and showcases the strength of interest in caravanning and camping […]
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 […]
Movement and Career Opportunities in the caravan industry
Movement and subsequent career opportunities in the caravan industry, by Kate Mitchell The past 10 years has seen a huge amount of movement in the caravan industry, but my prediction is they’ll be nothing on the next 10. In 2007, the final year of my bachelor’s degree, the Caravanning Industry Association of Australia (or the CRVA […]
Catch up at with Adventures Group CEO, Rob Gallagher at CTOTY
In November Kate Mitchell caught up with Rob Gallagher, CEO of the Adventures Group, at their Camper Trailer of the Year awards (CTOTY) held at Mt Warning. While Kate was there she got to meet some of the more adventurous demographics in the camping industry which was a lot of fun as the conversation inevitably turned towards the […]
Meet the Innovators – Prespa Souvlaki at Perth Central Caravan Park
Nella and Chris Sialtsis are the owners of Perth Central Caravan Park. Chris and his partner are now happily in the caravan park business. However, for Chris, having worked for many years in a family-run kebab shop in the heart of Northbridge he never planned on going back into the food business, but sometimes the next […]
Queensland Pre-Christmas Caravan and Camping Sale had record attendance
Caravanning Queensland recently announced that more families and couples will be spending Christmas caravanning and camping following their huge Pre-Christmas Caravan and Camping Sale. The event drew record crowds with more than 16,000 attendees flowing through the gates and more than $30 million spent on product. This was an increase of nearly seven percent on […]
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 […]
Inaugural Federal and Technical Regulatory Symposium was a breakout success
Thursday 9th November 2017, saw Caravan Industry Association of Australia host a booked out one-day Technical & Regulatory Symposium at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre proudly supported by principal sponsor Wells Fargo Commercial Distribution Finance. The event attracted ninety-six representatives attending from the caravan and allied parts manufacturing industries as well as ten trade […]
Largest Australian Holiday Park Operator Steps Up Support For National Body
A significant increase in support for the activities of the national body for caravanning and camping underpins a new agreement signed between Discovery Holiday Parks Pty Ltd and Caravan Industry Association of Australia. The caravan holiday park industry generates over $1.8 billion dollars in revenue with caravanning consumers spending a massive $8.6 billion annually much […]
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