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Future leaders 2018 Convoy to Conference
2018 CONVOY TO CONFERENCE SYDNEY TO GOLD COAST 9-15th MAY 2018 The idea of Convoy to Conference was born when a few keen caravan industry members were discussing ways in which they could further foster the mateship and camaraderie that makes the caravan and camping industry so great. Further discussions saw the event evolve into […]
New Employee First Impressions of the Caravan and Camping Industry
Caravan and Camping Industry new employee first impressions: Two perspectives. We often hear about successful leaders in our industry who have lived and breathed caravan and camping since they were children, growing up with parents who work in caravan parks or manufacturing, inheriting the passion for the industry from their hard-working family. The never-ending discussion […]
Five Reasons to be Involved in Live TV Production
Top five reasons to be involved in a live TV production Geoff Illich from Brisbane Holiday Village talks about the five biggest benefits of getting involved in live TV production initiatives based on his experience in June 2017. 1 Diverse audience and exposure to new markets Having two half hour live production show on-site aired on […]
CIA Victoria Emerging Leaders program
CIA Victoria Emerging Leaders program Having recently completed CIA Victoria Emerging Leaders program, Research and Development Manager Jared Pearson from Elite Caravans explains the highlights from the course “I found this course to be very helpful, giving me the insight I need to set goals and work towards completing them. It gave me some useful […]
Victorian Caravan Parks Association Award for Employee Achiever of the Year 2017
At the recent Victorian Parks Association Gala Dinner, Bianca Hurn was the deserving recipient of the Employee Achiever of the Year 2017 Award presented by MHIA. Bianca has kindly taken the time to share with us a bit about the initiatives that she has taken as Operations Manager at Murray River Holiday Park which led […]
More overseas visitors are caravanning and camping across Australia
More than ever visitors from Europe and the USA are exploring Australia traveling beyond our cities to caravanning and camping throughout the country. The latest data from Tourism Research Australia shows that Australia’s international caravan and camping visitor economy continues to grow strongly up to the end of the June 2017 financial year. The latest […]
New Road Vehicle Safety Act to be introduced
Caravanning Industry welcomes Government moves to strengthen trailer safety standards. Caravan Industry Association of Australia warmly welcomed the announcement by the Commonwealth Government, that it will introduce a Road Vehicle Standards Bill into Parliament before the end of the year. The announcement after a four-year review and consultative process of the 1989 Motor Vehicle Standards […]
National TV Caravan & Camping Promotion
Sunrise are going on a Caravan and Camping Road Trip Caravan Industry Association of Australia and Channel Seven’s top ratings show ‘Sunrise’ continue their successful relationship. This September as the season changes to Spring and Australians start to think about Summer Holidays again, the popular Sunrise weather host Sam Mac will take a caravan and […]
Latest Industry Sentiment Research Shows Caravan and Camping Industry Remains Well Positioned in Challenging Environment.
Trump. War. Interest Rates. The three most commonly cited themes that were front of mind for our industry representatives when asked about how they see the future of the Australian economy and the caravan and camping industry in the latest industry sentiment survey conducted in April. This is a considerable shift from the collective focus […]
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 […]
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 […]
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