According to trade association KCI, 1,681 new caravans were registered in the first three months of the year, 11.5 percent more than in the same period last year. Sales of campers also increased by 6.2 percent.
In total, the Netherlands now has a record number of 615,981 caravans and campers. That is more than 11,000, or almost 2 percent, more than a year ago. The caravan park dropped slightly to 422,846 units, but the campers grew more than 6 percent in number to 193,135.
Corona
“We will count the 200,000th camper in the Netherlands this year, which means roughly a doubling compared to ten years ago. Especially since corona, the popularity of camping has accelerated,” says KCI chairman Leo Diepemaat around the start of the event. new camping season.
According to him, the latter is also noticeable in the total figures for the caravans. “Previously, these numbers decreased at approximately the same rate as the camper population increased. But in recent years, this decline has virtually come to a standstill and private caravans are proving to be very popular again.”
Delivery problems
Diepemaat also says the industry has resolved previous supply issues. “This means there is plenty of choice for consumers again.”
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