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Caravans become popular again

It is obvious that caravans are cooler. The Caravan Club statistics confirm it last month there were more new members than ever. Although it is usual to have 5600 new members, last month was 7.210. This is a record for the 100-year history of the Caravan Club.

There are many reasons for the recent popularity of caravanning. Nikki Nichol of the Caravan Club thinks that among them is the high temperatures in July and the security crisis at UK airports in August. He said the new members were influenced to join the Club by the presence of many famous people such as Margaret Beckett, Mark Owen of Take That and Lorraine Kelly.

There is also a new generation of fans like Kate Moss, Jenson Button, Sean Penn, Nicole Richie, Jamie Oliver and Lenny Kravitz caravans made popular as they decided to buy a luxury caravan which can sometimes cost about $ 500,000.

Nikki Nichol said: "Caravanning has become fashionable. Young couples want to go surfing or travel are trying, such as families and retirees, and has been done by the Renaissance style of design Motorhomes and caravans VW Airstream, which were recently adapted to reduce Europe's roads.

Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay is the owner of a caravan that looks very fancy car luxury, with leather seats, alloy wheels and metallic body.

Sam North, Managing Director of the International Caravan and Motorhome Show said: "It launches new C-Liner as Airstream or that are helping change the perception of motorhomes and the opening of a new audience. Camping is no longer follow, cabarets bad and boxes tin on wheels.

At the time, mobile is the most popular hobby in the UK on holiday, accounting for 17 percent of all holiday trips in Britain and the Caravan Club has 936,000 members.
When presented with the advantages of the motorhome, Nikki Nichol said: "More people are being realize that you have total freedom in a caravan holiday: no need to worry about hand luggage and airport security, and good weather this summer has certainly encouraged people to enjoy their holidays in the UK. '

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