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  By:   Sally French | gls55 holdings ltd When Tim Frye retired from his job as a project manager in 2017, he envisioned traveling the U.S. in an RV with his fiancée. But not long after spending about a quarter of a million dollars on a luxurious, 39-foot 2014 Forest River Berkshire motorhome, his fiancée left him — and he was left with a very expensive vehicle in his yard. “I could sell it, but I’d lose a ton of money because I had just bought it and wouldn’t be able to get the full value back,” Frye said. “Or I could rent it out.” Frye, who lives in Flower Mound, Texas, opted for the latter, posting his motorhome on online RV rental marketplace Outdoorsy, which is essentially Airbnb for motorhomes and campervans. Owners coordinate with renters on a meetup spot and handle the vehicle maintenance and cleaning. Outdoorsy handles the booking requests, transactions, and RV insurance. In his first two years renting his RV on the site, business already was good for Frye. But ever...

 By Outdoorsy | Family RV Rentals World's largest on-demand marketplace for RV rentals ranked No. 1 for longest average time spent on site and No. 9 in YoY web traffic growth in the Travel Experiences category Outdoorsy , the most trusted and only global online RV rental and outdoor travel marketplace, has been recognized by SimilarWeb in the  Digital 100 , an annual ranking of the fastest-growing digital brands across 10 industry categories. Outdoorsy beat out other RV rental marketplaces on the list, coming in at No. 9 in the Travel Experiences category and clocking the longest average visit duration of all the sites in the category. "The competition to be a digital leader was always fierce, but after a year like 2020, all eyes are on this race," says Or Offer, CEO and founder of SimilarWeb. "Like the best measure of the digital world, we are excited to spotlight this year's winners, and to follow their success in the months to come." Outdoorsy, making th...

Drisdelle said some manufacturers won't have more supply until 2023 Isabelle Leger ,   CBC News,  April 21, 2021, 5:48 PM AT Family RV Rentals , April 22, 2021, 6:40:47 PM PT The pandemic has caused longer waits for people who want to buy a new RV.  (Paul Sakuma/Associated Press) There are now more aspiring RV owners than ever before, but COVID-19 has stuck a wrench in the supply chain leaving some New Brunswick buyers with a long wait for their house on wheels and a lost potential sale for dealerships.  Steve Drisdelle, the sales manager at Fredericton RV World, said there's no question the demand for RVs and trailers has increased since last year, as New Brunswickers look for a fun solution to having to stay close to home. But, while the demand has stayed high throughout fall, winter, and into the spring, manufacturers are still playing catch up from months of forced lockdown.  Drisdelle said the dealership gets its supply from manufacturers in ...

 By  Sean Szymkowski | Family RV Rentals | April 20 , 2021 As we look to avoid shared transportation due to COVID-19, going it alone in an RV looks mighty appealing. Summer vacation is, undoubtedly, going to look a lot different for many Americans this year, but perhaps what no one saw coming was the rise of the  RV . As so many try to keep their distance and avoid crowds during the coronavirus pandemic, peer-to-peer RV rental company RVshare said last week bookings had increased 650%. The spread of COVID-19 has made air travel and public transportation mighty unpopular options, while personal vehicles feel like more of a safe haven. Other recent studies have shown travelers feel  more comfortable in a personal vehicle  where they can control the scenario, unlike shared transportation. CNBC spoke to experts such as Mark Wong, an executive for Small Luxury Hotels of the World, who say this summer will be the summer of road trips for families who do st...