RVT.com Reports Summer RV Shopper Traffic Up Over 44%; Buyer Inquiries Up 68%

SUMAS, Wash., Sept. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- RVT.com, the leading online classifieds site for new and used RVs for sale, announced that its RV shopper traffic increased more than 44% in June-August 2017 compared with the same period in 2016, and that RV buyer inquiries jumped 68% as well.

RVT.com reported that its website had almost 3 million unique visitors from June through August 2017 from RV shoppers in the U.S. and Canada.  Buyer email and phone-in leads during this time period totalled approximately 125,000.  The largest traffic increases came from California and Texas.

"The summer of 2017 was the best ever for RV consumer traffic on RVT.com, attesting to the expansion of the RV market, increase in consumer confidence, and demand for the ever-appealing RV lifestyle," said Shawn Friesen, vice president of RVT.com. "Millennials are a growing market for the RV industry, and are also the most digital-savvy demographic group.  They prefer to do their shopping online and RVT.com makes it easy for RV dealers to connect with these buyers through Google search, social media, apps and mobile marketing."

According to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), RV shipments are expected to hit their highest level ever in 2017.  The RVIA said that consumer confidence has risen with the economy and that a new demographic with a hunger for camping -- millennials -- has contributed to the growth. 

A 2017 North American Camping Survey from KOA noted that millennials make up 38% of campers overall.  According to the RVIA, millennials invest primarily in trailers for weekend excursions; trailers now account for 87% of RV units sold.

RVT.com is North America's leading RV Classifieds provider with 20 million annual consumer visits, featuring over 100,000 new and used RVs for sale by dealers and owners. Built on a platform of bringing RV Buyers and Sellers together, RVT.com assists in the sales of thousands of RVs every month, and currently showcases inventory for 900 RV dealerships in the USA and Canada.

For more information, visit RVT.com or call 800-282-2183.

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SOURCE RVT.com