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A recent survey by the RV Industry Association (RVIA) in the United States shows that 31 per cent of the country’s 180 million leisure travellers are planning to go RVing this summer – and the pandemic is not the reason why. 

Respondents to the survey cited an interest in exploring the great outdoors, flexibility to work or attend school remotely and the desire to travel with children and family as their top three motivations – showing that fear of the pandemic is not a driver in the boost of interest in RVing.

RVIA president and CEO, Craig Kirby, said: “More and more Americans are ready to travel this summer and 56 million of them are planning to go RVing in an RV they rent, own, or borrow. Even with other forms of travel returning, the desire to use an RV to get outdoors and experience an active outdoor lifestyle is stronger than ever. RVing has been cemented as a mainstream travel option that is here to stay.”

The survey data reveals 90 per cnet of leisure travellers plan to travel this summer and 60 per cent of leisure travellers plan to travel more or the same amount in the next six months. The desire to travel is even stronger among RVers, 91 per cent of whom said they plan on traveling more or the same amount in the next six months.

Craig added: “Interestingly, a full 10 per cent of current non-RVers plan to travel in an RV this summer. That’s great news for the RV industry as it strives to meet the record-breaking demand for RVs.”

The survey also showed that RVing is a year-round activity with 65 million Americans planning to take an RV trip in the next year and 34 per cent of leisure travellers planning on renting an RV in the next year.