Yahoo News Airstream caravans relaunched
The distinctive, polished aluminium caravans produced by famed American company Airstream are just one of the highlights of the UK’s largest leisure vehicle show, the Motorhome and Caravan Show 2017, which takes place at the NEC from October 17-22.
Airstream officially returns to the UK at the show, with the appointment of a new distributor, Swift. Three new models for the UK include the flagship four-berth Colorado retailing at £91,995, as well as the smaller Yukon and Missouri models.
The unmistakeably aerodynamic, silver-bullet Airstream shape is handcrafted with a buck-riveted aluminium bodyshell over a ribbed frame, with visible aluminium inside as well as out. The UK specification includes leather upholstery as standard, Corian worktops, hand-crafted cabinets, central heating and LED lighting throughout.
Airstreams have been manufactured since the Thirties, and it is claimed that 70 per cent of them are still in use around the world.
There are an estimated 1.7 million-plus caravaners and motorhomers in the UK. About 555,000 touring caravans, 205,000 motorhomes and more than 300,000 caravan holiday homes are in use in the UK.
The leisure vehicle industry, which employs about 130,000 people, contributes an estimated £6 billion to the UK economy. It is estimated that almost £2 billion was spent on caravan holidays across Great Britain in 2016, with more than 50 million nights spent in caravans each year.
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