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Articles tagged “outdoors”

Startups

Australia’s Camplify Benefits From the ‘Van Life’ Trend

In 2021, Camplify went public as a kind of Airbnb for recreational vehicles. Its financial numbers help serve as a benchmark for the potential of this segment, with its many competitors.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Australia’s Camplify Benefits From the ‘Van Life’ Trend

Startups

Hipcamp Buys UK Booking Brand Cool Camping

Hipcamp, a booking site led by Alyssa Ravasio and backed by Andreessen Horowitz, seems intent on international expansion. The startup's skill at creating supply, not just listing campsites, has set it apart and given it momentum so far.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Hipcamp Buys UK Booking Brand Cool Camping

Online Travel

RV Rental Sharing Gets Boost From New $120 Million Investment for Outdoorsy

Investors are betting that the trend in renting RVs won't run out of gas after the pandemic wanes. They've funded Outdoorsy, an Airbnb-type service for recreational vehicles. Investors think the startup's new private vehicle insurance product will help accelerate the RV trend.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

RV Rental Sharing Gets Boost From New $120 Million Investment for Outdoorsy

Online Travel

Cabana Raises $10 Million for Glamping-on-Wheels Model

New startup Cabana is betting that the outdoor adventure sector can at least double in size with better product and service. It's interesting that Jason Calacanis and Paul English are backers because they've used this playbook before as entrepreneurs and investors in other sectors.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Cabana Raises $10 Million for Glamping-on-Wheels Model

Online Travel

Outdoorsy Participates in Collective Retreats’ $23 Million Funding Round in a Bet on Glamping

The call of the outdoors was loud last summer. Travel startups Outdoorsy and Collective Retreats are hoping that millennials keep answering the call post-pandemic.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Outdoorsy Participates in Collective Retreats’ $23 Million Funding Round in a Bet on Glamping

Online Travel

Outdoor Travel Firms Get Creative to Hook First-Timers on Fresh Air

The outdoor sector is travel’s hottest right now, and it sure looks like it won’t be cooling down after the pandemic.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Outdoor Travel Firms Get Creative to Hook First-Timers on Fresh Air

Online Travel

A Startup RV Membership Program Raises $37 Million as Gold Rush in Outdoor Travel Continues

In its early days, Airbnb created new lodging inventory by wooing people who had never hosted strangers to try renting out their spaces. Harvest Hosts isn't going to be the next Airbnb. But it does a similar trick to expand the bookable options available in the outdoor sector.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

A Startup RV Membership Program Raises $37 Million as Gold Rush in Outdoor Travel Continues

Tourism

Interior Secretary Nominee Deb Haaland’s Congressional Grilling Keeps Travel Industry Waiting

It's no easy task facing members of Congress who are pro-fossil fuels when you're a climate change and outdoors advocate. Deb Haaland skillfully deflected contentious questions by promising to listen, collaborate, and serve both aisles of Congress, while staying firm on clean energy and conservation.

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 3 years ago

Interior Secretary Nominee Deb Haaland’s Congressional Grilling Keeps Travel Industry Waiting

Online Travel

Hipcamp Raises $57 Million for Campsite Bookings as Outdoor Travel Trend Booms: Report

Hipcamp says that demand for quality outdoor experiences has exceeded supply as a long-term trend, not just a pandemic bump. It also claims to create more supply by wooing landowners to create camping experiences. But skeptics will wonder if a valuation north of $300 million is justified for the company.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Hipcamp Raises $57 Million for Campsite Bookings as Outdoor Travel Trend Booms: Report

Online Travel

Outdoor Travel Execs Come Clean on Digital Challenges

Whether your company is offering customers short-term rentals in big cities or, in the case of outdoor travel firms, trying to get users out into the world to enjoy nature, digital tech can be key to achieving important goals.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Outdoor Travel Execs Come Clean on Digital Challenges