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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 […]
Latest Caravan and Camping Visitor Snapshot
In the year ending March 2017, a total of 11.58 million caravan and camping overnight trips were undertaken by Australians, which represents a 1.1% decrease from the previous year. This decline in numbers is largely attributed to a seasonality issue where Easter fell in March in 2016 and April in 2017. As such, the current […]
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%, […]
Attracting and Retaining a Young Team
Stephen Edwards, CEO of the Edwards Group, talks about how they have developed a team of young future leaders. The average age of workers in the Edwards Groups head office is 28, with the oldest being 32. We wanted a young and dynamic office to challenge the traditional (and sometime entrenched) ways that our parks have been […]
Lauren Giancristofaro: Future Leaders Conference Takeaways
Lauren Giancristofaro, Events Coordinator at Caravan Industry Association Western Australia, shares her takeaways from the Future Leaders Conference. The Future Leaders Community is a group of young, innovative and driven individuals in the caravan and camping industry, who have come together to share knowledge and promote the industry to the youth of today. In doing this, it also encourages younger […]
Rachel Golightly: A Future Leaders Newbie!
Rachael Golightly, Operations and Human Resource Manager at BIG4 Beacon Resort, shares her recent Future Leaders Conference experience. I didn’t have a huge understanding of what the Future Leaders Conference would entail before I got there. It was my first conference and I hadn’t met anyone yet. I was a little hesitant to attend on my […]
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 […]
Daniel Tilton Supports the Homeless in the CEO Sleepout
On Thursday 22 June, Next Generation Holiday Parks’ CEO, Daniel Tilton, will join in the fight against homelessness at the annual Vinnies CEO Sleepout® on the Gold Coast. More than 105,000 Australians experience homelessness every night — 27 per cent are children, and 23 per cent are faced with the situation due to domestic and […]
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” […]
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