{"id":8082,"date":"2020-06-02T16:57:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T20:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.greatflorida.com\/?p=8082"},"modified":"2026-05-12T20:20:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:20:41","slug":"an-rv-summer-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/2020\/an-rv-summer-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"An RV Summer Vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The coronavirus has disrupted spring breaks to summer vacations. \u201cPeak travel seasons have been met with stay at home orders, says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dustyns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" =_blank>Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a> Florida\u2019s top independent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RV insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n<p>Travel plans are changing from flights across the country or overseas, to road trips. The only travel industry currently prospering is camping. Reopened campsites and RV parks are filling up fast, seeing a surge in reservations. And, sales of RVs are spiking in the wake of the pandemic, giving rise to \u201cCOVID Campers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/coronavirus-drives-up-rv-rentals-sales\" target=\"_blank\">FoxBusiness<\/a> says, \u201cRecreational vehicle dealers throughout the country have had as much as a 170 percent increase in sales for the month of May compared to this time last year as Americans crave outdoor travel as coronavirus-induced lockdowns ease in states, according to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/coronavirus-drives-up-rv-rentals-sales\" target=\"_blank\">RV Industry Association<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/RVresearch_h-1024x416.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8089 lazyload\" width=\"263\" height=\"105\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 263px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 263\/105;\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rvia.org\/go-rving\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.rvia.org\/go-rving<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/slideshow\/retirement\/T037-S001-reasons-you-will-want-to-retire-in-an-rv\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Kiplinger<\/a> reports in May, shares of Camping World Holdings (CWH) surged 35 percent after reporting first-quarter earnings that blew past analysts\u2019 estimates.<\/p>\n<p>The appeal of traveling in an RV is due to several factors and changes regarding travel. Many industry experts believe, it is likely fueled by pent-up demand to go vacationing after spending months of sheltering in place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraveling in an RV can allow travelers to safely visit their family while visiting other parts of America,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dustyns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" =_blank>Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a> Florida\u2019s largest independent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RV insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n<p>Being in an RV is also considered a safer way to travel since it is self-contained. Numerous travelers are wary about staying in a hotel. This self-contained way to travel is appealing to people. They have control over the environment and the cleanliness of their accommodations. Camping in an RV naturally lends itself to social distancing as well. And campers also have control over food preparation.<\/p>\n<p>Lower gas prices the past few months are also adding to the appeal of being on the road. However, as states begin to reopen, expect to see gas prices begin to increase.<\/p>\n<p>If you decide to join the millions who own and RV, contact <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\" target=\"_blank\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a> &nbsp;for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-auto-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">auto insurance and RV insurance<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"204\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/auto.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1080 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/auto.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/auto-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/auto-150x64.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/204;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/auto.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/auto-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/auto-150x64.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-auto-insurance\">https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/florida-auto-insurance<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The coronavirus has disrupted spring breaks to summer vacations. \u201cPeak travel seasons have been met with stay at home orders, says Dustyn Shroff, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance Florida\u2019s top independent RV insurance agency. Travel plans are changing from flights across the country or overseas, to road trips. The only travel industry currently prospering is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1219,"featured_media":8088,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82,3,1,5,7,89,9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8082","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rv-insurance","8":"category-auto-insurance","9":"category-floridainsurance","10":"category-homeowners-insurance","11":"category-motorcycle-insurance","12":"category-travel-insurance","13":"category-umbrella-insurance"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8082"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14138,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8082\/revisions\/14138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}