The caravan industry appears to be booming in 2011, as the 50th annual National Boat & Caravan Show has reported a four per cent increase in visitors.
A total of 86,988 outdoor enthusiasts visited the Birmingham NEC for this year’s event, which took place last week.
Furthermore, 25 per cent of show exhibitors have already rebooked for the 2012 event, reflecting a broad confidence in the industry’s future.
Last week also saw the launch of the Outdoor Leisure Show, which ran alongside the Boat & Caravan Show and attracted 35,240 visitors.
Event director Andy Gibb said: “These visitor figures are a major boost for all those within the industry including manufacturers, dealers, retailers and leading associations.”
This recent boom in the caravan industry appears to have coincided with the end of the recession, as the latest figures from the National Caravan Council show that this type of holiday was 24 per cent more popular in 2009 than in 2008.
