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For the past 18 months, if you wanted to make camping reservations at a National Forest campground you'd contact Ticketmasters at: http://fap.reserveamerica.com/camping/
Now, in a further blurring of the lines between what is public and what is private, you can use that same Ticketmasters service to book reservations of any of the RV Campgrounds operated by Good Sam Club. Good Sam Club is a member of the American Recreation Coalition. Their Executive Director Susan Bray, quoted in the news release below, is a Board Member of ARC.
If you want to really understand how special interest groups, such as the Good Sam Club, are using the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program to turn such things as traditional primitive camping experience on public lands into "Commercial KOA Slumming", please read Ms. Bray's Congressional Testimony ...
...and also be sure to read the Congressional Testimony of KOA's president (also an ARC Board Member), Art Peterson .
If you do, you'll understand the Fee-Demo has almost nothing to do with funding maintenance of public lands, and almost everything to do with the commercialization, privatization and motorization of those lands.
Folks, the Corporate Takeover of Nature is high on the President's Agenda. I hope opposing his agenda is high on yours!
Scott
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Thursday April 19, 6:31 am Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: ReserveAmerica
ReserveAmerica Announces New Reservation Agreement With Good Sam Parks
TORONTO, April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- ReserveAmerica, a leading access
point for outdoor recreation and one of the core businesses operated by
Ticketmaster (Nasdaq: TMCS - news), and the Good Sam Club, a division
of Affinity Group Inc., today announced the signing of an agreement
whereby ReserveAmerica will be the preferred provider of camping
reservation services to participating Good Sam Parks throughout the
United States.
ReserveAmerica will provide Good Sam Parks with state-of-the-art
reservation technology allowing campers to book Good Sam Parks online
through www.reserveamerica.com and toll-free call centers. This
partnership will create the opportunity for Good Sam's one million
individual camping members and 1600 campgrounds & RV parks to
become a part of the ReserveAmerica system.
``We are pleased to add Good Sam Parks to our growing list of more than
20 major partners and our first in the private camping sector,'' said
Rob Manherz, president of ReserveAmerica. ``We look forward to
demonstrating to Good Sam Parks the benefits ReserveAmerica will bring
to their organization and to their campers.''
``This agreement demonstrates the Good Sam Club's commitment to
improving the camping experience. ReserveAmerica, through its multiple
distribution platforms, including the Internet and phone is making the
reservation process even easier for our campers, allowing improved
access to our inventory,'' said Sue Bray, Executive Director of the
Good Sam Club. ``As a leader in camping reservations, ReserveAmerica is
a natural fit to provide camping reservation services to our members.''
About the Good Sam Club
Established in 1966, the Good Sam Club is the world's largest RV
owners' organization. The one million member families receive discounts
from 1600 privately owned campgrounds, (Good Sam Parks), Highways, a
members-only magazine, free trip routing, optional Emergency Road
Service, and other benefits exclusively designed for RVers.
About ReserveAmerica
Founded in 1984, ReserveAmerica is a leading access point for outdoor
recreation and one of the nation's leading campsite reservation service
providers. ReserveAmerica and its clients provide reservations to more
than 150,000 campsites in 43 states across America through the Internet
(www.ReserveAmerica.com), call centers and on-site at the parks. The
Company processes nearly 3 million transactions each year and is one of
the core businesses operated by Ticketmaster (Nasdaq: TMCS - news).
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