Dear Members, Summer is in full swing, and we’re excited to share timely updates and opportunities to help you make the most of the season. First, you may have noticed our refreshed newsletter format — we hope it’s easier to navigate. Please send any feedback, suggestions, or topic ideas; your input helps us shape content […]
For years, campground marketing started with a simple question: Can guests find you on Google? Today, there is another question RV park and campground owners should be asking: Can AI find you—and recommend you? Travelers are increasingly using AI-powered search tools and conversational search to research where to stay. Instead of typing “RV parks near […]
For many Florida RV park owners, 2030 may feel like a long way off. When the issue involves wastewater infrastructure, engineering, permitting and potentially significant capital investment, however, four years is not necessarily much time at all. Florida has established new requirements for certain properties that rely on onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems—better known […]
Passing legislation is only part of effective advocacy. The next step is making sure the protections won in Tallahassee actually work for park owners when they are implemented at the local level. That makes right now an important time for Florida RV park and campground owners to pay attention to their 2026 non-ad valorem special […]
Courtney Mauldin and Nic Gramstad of Staylist explore how AI is becoming an operating advantage for RV parks and outdoor hospitality businesses. The presentation focuses on how AI can improve occupancy, ADR, ancillary revenue, and cost per booking through tools like automated guest messaging, digital check-in, dynamic pricing, AI-powered call handling, online upsells, arrival/departure lists, […]
Blake Burris of Storable/Newbook shares practical ways campground and RV park operators can improve day-to-day operations by focusing on five key roles: financial management, operations, marketing, revenue management, and guest services. The presentation highlights actionable strategies such as booking forecast reporting, revenue-by-source tracking, self-service check-in, preventative task management, website and booking engine audits, SEO, dynamic […]
Tyler Otto of Specialized Accounting shares practical tax strategies for outdoor hospitality businesses, including entity selection, S-Corporation considerations, employing family members, cost segregation, accountable plans, and capitalization policies. The presentation focuses on helping campground and RV park owners identify tax-saving opportunities while aligning financial decisions with long-term business goals. Keywords: outdoor hospitality taxes, campground accounting, […]
This presentation from Symbiont Service Corp. explains commercial swimming pool heating and cooling options for RV resorts, campgrounds, HOA communities, and hospitality properties. It covers gas heaters, electrical resistance heating, solar heating, air-source heat pumps, and geothermal heat pumps, along with key considerations such as pool temperature, BTUH requirements, heat loss, operating costs, installation factors, […]
This panel brings together experts in MHRV investment sales, valuation, financing, underwriting, and outdoor hospitality operations to discuss how park owners can protect equity, understand property value, navigate capital markets, and make smarter decisions for long-term asset performance. Featured panelists include leaders from Colliers MHRV Group, Monroe & Giordano, and IHM Outdoors. Keywords: park valuation, […]
Chris Bonds of RMS shares how smart outdoor hospitality operators can grow revenue by understanding today’s RV and glamping guests, improving amenities, building off-season demand, enabling direct online booking, using digital tools, strengthening loyalty, and highlighting sustainability as part of the guest experience. Keywords: outdoor hospitality, RMS, Chris Bonds, RV park revenue, glamping, RV resort […]