A recent article on the US website RV Daily speculated that RV parks, campgrounds or outdoor recreation facilities in the US could generate a 10 to 30 percent growth per year by improving accessibility for the disabled.
The future of the caravan parks will be determined by its ability to reinvent supply with products targeted at new consumers. It is critical for this important tourism segment to compensate for the loss of caravan park capacity to redevelopment over recent years.
Is offering limited free camping within a town the answer to controlling illegal caravanning and keeping tourists’ dollars in town, or is it a hazard to the industry and encouraging disrespect?
Centennial Park in Sydney will soon be open to overnight campers under a master plan proposal to find new sources of income. Could the King Park Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority consider opening Kings Park up for tourist accommodation operators?
WA's Tourism Minister, The Hon Kim Hames and Tourism WA have intigated the plan, following the publication of the Brighthouse Strategic Report into Caravan and Camping Tourism...