My partner and I wanted to get away but didn’t want to venture out too far. “The continued pace of the RV industry has been remarkable, especially considering we’ve faced record-inflation, economic uncertainty, high interest rates, geopolitical unrest and ongoing supply chain issues.”ĭuring a recent three-day holiday weekend, that popularity was on full display. Kirby, president and CEO of the RV Industry Association, wrote in the group’s 2022 annual report.

“The RV industry shipped over 492,000 in 2022, the third-best year on record for RV shipments,” Craig A. Whether you call it camping or glamping, RVs are proving to still be quite popular despite the economic downturn. RVs gave them a way to enjoy the outdoors.

The popularity of RVs soared at the start of the pandemic as people - from retired boomers to adventure-seeking millennials to Gen-Z influencers - grew tired of staying home. That’s why they’ve continued to pump money into their resorts, enticing RV travelers with enhanced amenities. In the last decade, casinos have bet big on a new kind of clientele: the RV crowd.

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