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RVshare's annual Campers' Choice Awards, "The Campies", is a prestigious recognition chosen by a panel of industry experts, influencers, and thought leaders in the RV, camping, outdoors, and travel industries. The votes are in, and this year's winning campgrounds have been selected based on a number of criteria including traveler sentiment, testimonials, and reviews. Check out the 2023 Campies Award winners below.
Janine Petit - Girl Camper
Growing up in a camping family Janine knew firsthand the feeling of accomplishment after making camp; the satisfaction of cooking up a meal on the open fire and the inner and outer warmth of a long burning campfire. In 2015 she began sharing her knowledge and encouragement with women who wanted to get out there and ‘’go places and do things’’ in her weekly podcast, quarterly magazine and through her partnerships with Go RVing and Camco Manufacturing. Girl Camper is the largest outdoor women’s adventure group in the US with chapters in over 30 states mentoring women into the great outdoors. Janine likes to say, ‘’there’s no wrong way to camp like a girl’’ and she means it.
Maddi Bourgerie - RVshare's Travel Expert
Over the past 20 years, Emily Kaufman has worked to build the brand identity known as "The Travel Mom," which has built a loyal and engaged community of travel enthusiasts that watch her weekly on national shows such as Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, The Steve Harvey Show, and more. Her travel expertise has helped hundreds of thousands via online and broadcast outlets where she delivers her latest travel news, tips, and giveaways. Catering to an audience of over 6 million travel fans a month on multiple channels, Emily manages "The Travel Mom" both online and offline with her loyal community at her "The Travel Mom Experiences”.
Maddi Bourgerie is the Director of Communications and Spokesperson at RVshare, the largest RV rental website. Since joining the company four years ago, Bourgerie has been dedicated to raising awareness for the brand and RV travel as a whole managing the company's publicity and brand initiatives. She is dedicated to the company’s mission to help travelers feel invigorated by the magic of an RV adventure. As an active RVer herself, Bourgerie has rented many unique models from the site. She has RVed on the East and West Coast checking off National Parks and music festivals from her bucket list. Prior to RVshare, Maddi spent seven years working in the vacation rental industry. Her career has been dedicated to sharing her passion for travel.
Emily Kaufman - "The Travel Mom"
Megan is the Head of Content Marketing at RVshare. She loves helping others discover their new favorite place in nature and has contributed almost 450 articles and counting to the RVshare blog doing just that. While at RVshare she launched guides to national parks, state parks, local travel, events, and more to make choosing where to take that next RV trip as easy as possible. Megan is the editor-in-chief of RVshare’s The Road Ahead a quarterly RV travel guide. When she’s not helping travelers make memories she’s making some of her own exploring with her husband, daughter, and rescue dogs. Megan received a bachelor’s degree in communications and has been a content creator for over a decade and a senior-level content marketer for 7 years.
We are Allie & Danella (She/Her/Hers). We started our business, Wander Free and Queer, when we began traveling around the US full-time in our RV. We feel that there is a lack of visibility for LGBTQ+ people in the outdoor and travel community. We didn’t see ourselves represented in media, promotions, etc. as we adventured across the country, so we decided to become part of the representation for others. Alongside creating content, we craft handmade crocheted items to promote visibility that incorporate nature and travel, such LGBTQ+ flag car charms, small space decor, and wearable accessories. We love doing what we do. Our whole mission is to create and cultivate community through hosting events, creating goods and being out, loud and proud! You can follow our page on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or visit our Etsy shop by searching Wander Free and Queer on any of those platforms. We would love to connect and create community as we travel and crochet across the USA!
Allie & Danella - Wander Free and Queer
RVshare's Campers' Choice Awards "The Campies"
The Votes Are In
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A prestigious award! RVshare is opening the second annual Campers’ Choice Awards, “The Campies” on July 26, 2023, for nominations. Do you have a favorite place to camp, RV, play or make memories? Nominate the campground today for a much-deserved award and recognition for a top-tier experience when it comes to RV camping!
What are the Campies?
Why is RVshare doing these awards?
How are the winners selected?
What do the campgrounds win?
RVshare is committed to ensuring the best experience possible for our renters and helping campgrounds around the country do the same. Winning a “Campie” allows campgrounds the opportunity to highlight their commitment to excellence and allows travelers to book with confidence knowing they are getting the experiences, amenities, and features that are important to them, and heading towards the adventure of a lifetime.
To help the winning campgrounds show off their newest achievement, RVshare will provide each winner with RVshare recognition on our blog and social channels, a certified RVshare badge to host on their website, advertisements, social channels, media kits, etc, as well as a promotion kit and swag to show off their win.
Emily Hart - Emily Ventures
Emily is a content creator, writer, teacher, painter, yogi, and solo explorer based in Boulder, CO. She has visited 59 major US National Parks and all 50 US states solo. She can be found at www.emilyventures.com
and on Instagram @emilyventures.
Jeremy Puglisi is the host of The RV Atlas podcast and the co-author of several bestselling books including, Where Should We Camp Next? and Where Should We Camp Next? National Parks. He lives at the Jersey Shore with his wife and three kids and is always ready to hitch up and head out for their next adventure.
Jeremy Puglisi - RV Atlas
Starting July 26, 2023, RVshare welcomes all RVers, including past renters, avid RVers, and campground owners, to head to rvshare.com/campies and fill out nominations for their favorite campgrounds in multiple categories. The nomination window will close on August 26, 2023, and finalists will be chosen by a carefully selected panel of industry experts, influencers, and thought leaders in the RV and camping industry. RVshare will then announce the 2023 Campers’ Choice Award winners by September 13, 2023. Campgrounds will be selected on criteria including traveler sentiment, testimonials, and reviews.