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Partnership To Create “Everything Camping” Online Gear Shop Print E-mail
Wednesday, 11 June 2008 00:00

For Immediate Release

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Kelly O’Bryan
Leisure Holding Inc & Camping.com
(949)480.7944

PARTNERSHIP TO CREATE “EVERYTHING CAMPING” ONLINE GEAR SHOP

ORANGE, Calif. – Leisure Holding has partnered with a leading online retailer, Pets United, to build a camping gear store at Camping.com. The joint venture will create an online destination where consumers can find everything camping – from campground reservations to a fully stocked camping gear store – all in one easy-to-use location. The Camping.com gear store will have a wide assortment of merchandise to satisfy all camping styles and varying adventure/activity types.


“This partnership allows us to accelerate our expansion into gear sales, which in turn will help us build stronger relationships with our consumers and continue building on the ‘everything camping’ concept,” said Gary Pace, Leisure Holding president and CEO. “Gear is an integral part of the camping experience and having a complete merchandise assortment on Camping.com is a natural extension for the brand. Camping.com set out to be the one-stop shop for campers to find information, plan trips, buy gear and even share their experiences. This move will satisfy yet another aspect of camping that consumers need.”


The partnership will leverage each company’s strengths, coupling Leisure Holding’s knowledge of the camping and RVing industry with Pets United’s understanding of product assortment and fulfillment. Leisure Holding will continue to operate Camping.com’s content and editorial, as well as the Friend online reservation system.
“As the largest direct-to-consumer equine company we have already had tremendous success in outdoor and camping gear, and therefore this expansion into a full-scale camping store is a logical progression for our business,” said Alex Tabibi, Pets United CEO. “With our e-commerce experience combined with Leisure Holding’s deep relationships with campgrounds, the camping industry and camping consumers, it just made sense for us to join forces to make Camping.com a one-stop resource for campers, RVers, road trippers and outdoor recreation enthusiasts.”


The gear store will appeal to campers of all levels, from luxury RVers to the more rugged adventure-seeking types. “The addition of a Camping.com gear store will expand the consumer reach, appealing to a broad range of family, tent and adventure campers. It will give campers another reason to visit us between trips, increasing site traffic and enhancing their camping experience even when they are just camped out on the couch,” Pace added.


Pets United, LLC, is the parent company to a wide variety of niche Web properties that combine commerce, community and communications. Brands include Stateline Tack, Garden.com, Dog.com, Horse.com, Ferret.com, Fish.com and Bird.com. Pets United is committed to delivering consumers a broad and varied selection of competitively priced products for each specific niche market, along with educational articles and videos. More information is available by contacting Ms. Donnamarie Mazzola at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .


Leisure Holding Inc. is a privately held Nevada corporation formed in 2002 by Glenn Kummer and Gary Pace, long-time RV industry executives. Leisure Holding is the parent company of Friend Communications Inc. – which operates ReservationFriend.com and the Hercules front office product – along with a variety of Web properties, including Camping.com.

Camping.com provides campers and RVers with a one-stop online destination for all their camping and RVing needs. Camping.com offers a wide variety of services that make outdoor travel and trip planning easier, including online campground reservations, travel guides and a gear store. Camping.com understands there are as many styles of camping as there are types of people and works to provide everything enthusiasts need to enhance their experiences. More information is available by visiting Camping.com online or by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 June 2008 00:03
 
Camping.com in Cosmo Print E-mail
Saturday, 07 June 2008 17:43

Camping.com Featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine

Spring of 2006 Cosmopolitan Magazine declared camping sexy and featured Camping.com as a great way to plan your camping escape!

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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 June 2008 01:40
 
Camping.com and RVXtreme Team Up to Give Consumers More RV-Related Content Print E-mail
Tuesday, 27 November 2007 09:00

For Immediate Release

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Deb Kohls
Friend Communications
(888) 333-9383, ext. 223


Camping.com and RVXtreme Team Up to Give Consumers More RV-Related Content


ORANGE, Calif. – Camping.com and RV Xtreme magazine have partnered to offer consumers a one-stop shop for RV- and camping-related information and services. As part of the alliance, Camping.com will provide RV Xtreme with ongoing editorial content and RV Xtreme will publish a special interest micro-site on Camping.com and its sister site RVSales.com. RVXtreme.com will also feature online campground reservations using ReservationFriend – a product of another Camping.com sister company, Friend Communications.


“Camping.com is ‘everything camping’ and we strive to appeal to all camp styles. RV Xtreme targets an exciting and growing demographic in the camping and RVing industry – the new generation of active RV enthusiasts. It’s a natural fit that will allow us to create mutual value and exposure of our individual properties,” said Kelly O’Bryan, vice president of Camping.com. “We’re always looking for ways to deliver greater value for our consumers and increase awareness of the Camping.com brand. This relationship allows us to do both. After talking with the publication, we saw an opportunity to increase the brand exposure of both businesses, while offering consumers new stimulating content.”


“In partnering with RV Xtreme, RVSales.com is working with a leader in the one of the hottest segments in the industry,” said David McKnight, president of RVSales.com. “The opportunity to provide RV Xtreme visitors with the ability to search for and list their RVs for sale is mutually beneficial, giving us access to a growing demographic, and extending RVSales.com’s unique Inspected & Protected™ service for the private RV buyer and seller.”


The agreement will make it possible for RVXtreme.com visitors to make real-time campground reservations and search for or list their RVs for sale without having to leave the site. The reservation system and classified listing engine will be embedded into and co-branded as part of the RV Xtreme site. Visitors will also be able to connect to Camping.com – the ultimate resource for everything related to camping.

“Adding Camping.com, RVSales.com and ReservationFriend to our already high-powered Web site will make it even better for our readers,” said Mike Klinger, publisher of RV Xtreme. “It’s another good building block for us to partner with a company like Friend, and enable our readers and Web site visitors to use RVSales.com, Camping.com and make online reservations to broaden their RV experience.”RV Xtreme is in its second year of publishing a lifestyle magazine for the active RV enthusiast. With appealing and contemporary graphic design, combined with outstanding photography and editorial content, the RV industry and marketplace has responded enthusiastically with a strong vote of confidence in what RV Xtreme represents to the future audience of RVing. Monthly features include RV tests/reviews, tech tips, news, destinations and the newest products. For more information on the latest developments in RVing, visit www.rvxtreme.com.

Camping.com, a subsidiary of Leisure Holding, Inc., provides campers and RVers with a one-stop online destination for all their camping and RVing needs. Camping.com offers a wide variety of services that make outdoor travel and trip planning easier, including online campground reservations, travel guides and a gear store. Camping.com is committed to elevating camping and the associated experience to the preferred choice of recreation. The company understands there are as many styles of camping as there are types of people and works to provide everything enthusiasts need to enhance their experiences. More information is available by visiting Camping.com online or by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Friend Communications Inc., a subsidiary of Leisure Holding, Inc., provides an integrated portfolio of services, including online reservation technology, advertising infrastructure and marketing services to the outdoor recreation industry. Friend is committed to delivering best-of-breed products and marketing support to unite the businesses that make up this vertical. Through industry partnerships and its sister company, Camping.com, Friend enhances the consumer’s online experience by providing outdoor recreation-centric information, resources and an extensive online reservation network for locating RV parks and campgrounds. More information is available toll-free at 888-333-9383, ext. 223; on the Web at www.friendcommunications.com; or by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

RVSales.com, LLC, a joint venture of Leisure Holding, Inc., is one of the fastest growing RV classified listing services on the Internet, providing value-added content and services to buyers and sellers through one of the top-ranked domain names in the category, and over 5.5-Million searches a year on Google, Yahoo! And MSN pointing to it’s #1 ranked listing. RVSales.com has also pioneered the Inspected & Protected program, which engages dealers and service centers nationwide to provide inspection services for private party RVs for sale, and then wraps inspected units with RVDA-endorsed Protective XtraRide® mechanical breakdown service protection for buyer peace of mind. RVSales.com content and listings are uniquely available across a network of more than 1,200 websites and portal partners on the Internet, including major sites like FMCA.com, GoCampingAmerica.com, Camping.com and more. For more information, call 714-771-5511 ext 401.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 June 2008 00:35
 


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