Mobile Leisure, Mobile Leisure Industry, Mobile Leisure Vehicle(s) and the services which encompass and support the industry is overarching termanology which discribes caravans, motorhomes, RV vehicles, touring, tourers and static caravans, caravan parks, holiday parks. The term 'mobile' expressess the freedom to move, as in mobile home. 'Leisure' Leisure, or free time, is time spent away from business, work, job hunting, domestic chores and education. The mobile leisure industry is a growing market sector contributing over six billion pounds to the UK economy each year, ref. The NCC . The Mobile Leisure industry is closely affiliated with camping and other outdoor pursuits, as all participants activly leave their everyday homes to spend time outdoors in more natural surroundings, in pursuit of activities providing enjoyment and time to relax. Over half a million people in the UK now own a touring caravan, up to ninety six per cent of these tourers are sold and also made in Britain. There are nearley three hundred thousand static caravan (holiday homes) in the UK, many of these caravans are owned by caravan parks, of which there are two thousand sites across the UK. Furthermore there are over one hunderad and fifty thousand motorhomes in circlation across the UK. of which 70% are made in the UK. North America is the world’s biggest mobile leisure market (300,000+ units sold per year), with Europe following second with join estimated sales being near 500,000 leisure vehicles worldwide.
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