With Road Trips Gaining Popularity, Airstream And Winnebago Sales Increase

The lasting effects of the coronavirus pandemic are still unknown. What we do know is that people are tired of being at home but also trying to balance their annual vacation plans against COVID-19 safety concerns. With that in mind, recent studies have shown that more people are thinking about in-car trips over spending time in a metal tube flying through the air. One way that's playing out is an increase in retail sales for two of the biggest names in RV and travel trailers, along with a boost in the rentals of travel vehicles.

Airstream saw retail deliveries up 49 percent in May 2020 over the previous year, a record for the company, Justin Humphreys, Airstream vice president of sales, told Car and Driver. The company known for its iconic travel trailers is also seeing record sales numbers in June as demand continues to grow, although the company does not release the number it actually sold.

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Like Airstream, Winnebago has also seen an increase in year-over-year retail sales, and like Airstream, the company won't disclose actual numbers. In addition to towable trailers, Class B vans are leading an uptick in sales, Winnebago said. The larger camper vans were already getting a boost thanks to the #VanLife trend. Now, that phenomenon has evolved beyond a hashtag-based lifestyle into a serious way to get out of town.

Check out the full article from Car and Driver here.