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Quality Circle Awards to be presented at 2011 RV Dealers International Convention and Expo RVDA Share     RVDA will present the association's Dealer Satisfaction Index Quality Circle Awards to top-performing manufacturers at a special all-industry dinner at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Oct. 5, during the 2011 RV Dealers International Convention andExpo. Dealers have until July 1 to rate the brands—manufacturers they carry on eight factors of importance to dealers. Those areas include: sales support, sales territory, vehicle design, vehicle reliability—quality, competitive price—value, parts support, dealership warranty support, and overall dealer communications. More
Go RVing to produce new 'Away' ad campaign for 2012 Go RVing Share
The Go RVing Coalition is moving forward with production of an all new integrated television, print and digital campaign with the theme "Away." The new campaign, developed by The Richards Group with the assistance of a creative work group of 16 coalition representatives from all segments of the industry and Canada, represents a strategy shift back to the emotion‑driven family focus of past campaigns, with a continued underlying emphasis on the affordability and flexibility of RV travel and camping. More Car and Driver magazine road tests an RV Car and Driver Share
A hotshot auto journalist takes to the road, wife and parrots in tow, to test drive a different set of wheels—a $95,544 Airstream Avenue. They drive the "one-bed, one-bath condo on wheels" from Los Angeles to the Papago Military Vehicle Show in Phoenix, discovering the joys of being able to settle down for the night wherever and whenever they please. More It's what you see outside your window in the morning that counts The Medford Mail Tribune, Southern Oregon Share
Whether it's dry camping in the wilderness or enjoying the comforts of a full-hookup RV park, RV enthusiasts agree — it's all about the joys of camping. For some hardy souls, camping means pitching a tent and snuggling in sleeping bags. For the rest of us — some of whom may have left those days behind — we freely admit to enjoying a soft bed, a plug-in coffeemaker and a hot shower in the morning. More
Home on the road Dog Channel Share
Before Steve Robinson hits the open road in his 40-foot Holiday Rambler Endeavor motor home, he walks to the spacious rig's dining table and secures his travel companions — six Chow Chows. Robinson, like more than half of all RVers, takes his canine crew when he travels. He enjoys the freedom and convenience his RV allows: "I can take my dogs, take care of them, and not impose on other people." As for the dogs? Robinson says they’re in their element. More RV vacations still make sense BellaOnline Share
Jim Fortune, BellaOnline's budget travel editor, sat down with a calculator to do the math on taking a 10-day trip in a rental RV versus by car. After figuring in all the variables (hotels, restaurant meals, campsite fees, depreciation) his conclusion: "RV travel with $4 gas still makes sense." More NASCAR fans make trek to speedway WCNC- TV Share
 Rick Thomas drove from Arkansas and set up camp with his RV at the Charlotte, N.C.,
Motor Speedway campgrounds. "I'm a NASCAR fan, and Charlotte was a track I just had to go to this year," he says. Everett Brooks, who also made the trek, says not even high gas prices could keep him away from the races. "We plan these trips every year, and we're going to make them as long as that RV will run," he says.
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