RV and Outdoor Recreation Companies See a Boom in Bookings
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The great outdoors is appealing to many people who have been cooped up under stay-at-home restrictions. It's no wonder that several booking services for camping and related services are reporting growth.
Cabana, a travel-tech startup, closed in late May a $3.5 million seed funding round. The amount of money is less impressive than the underlying business trend. Cabana offers a U.S. fleet of mobile hotels, better known as camper vans or recreational vehicles. Investors said they expected the outdoor recreation segment boom this year, given that traveler interest in wide-open spaces may be self-explanatory in an era of social distancing.
Businesses targeting outdoor recreation are reporting strong bookings so far in 2020. Exhibit A: Traffic to the top-ranked campground search app The Dyrt is at a seven-year high as of May 2020, with a 400,000 visitor increase in May 2020 versus the same month a year earlier.
PaulCamper, a European recreational vehicle rental platform, ha
