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Article: KOA renting iconic Airstream trailers at camps
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- February 5, 2009
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LAS VEGAS -- Three campgrounds across America are getting some
new tenants, but campers need not be jealous of their shiny silver
neighbors -- the Airstream rigs are for rent.
Kampgrounds of America Inc. and Airstream Inc. are placing 25 of
the company's most popular model trailers at KOA campgrounds in Las
Vegas, Bar Harbor, Maine, and Key West, Fla., letting travelers rent
the recognizable trailers like hotel rooms.
"A lot of people, frankly, don't know we're still in business
because the trailers have looked largely the same over the years,"
Airstream chief executive Bob Wheeler said. "We know there's a
demand -- so it's just a matter of providing it in an easy and
successful way in a ...