Articles tagged “outdoorsy”

Tourism

Summer Vacationers Are Budgeting and the RV Market Is Responding

While many turned to recreational vehicles and outdoor experiences for social distancing and mental wellness during the pandemic, rising vacation prices are forcing Americans to carefully allocate their finances, adding yet another reason to the list of why RVs are the move this summer.

Mary Ann Ha | 2 years ago

Summer Vacationers Are Budgeting and the RV Market Is Responding

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

Online Travel

When Short-Term Rentals Make You Desperate for a Hotel

Staying in professionally managed short-term rentals is no guarantee of an optimum guest experience. When your host's profile picture turns out to be a free stock photo, you can guess how this ended up.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

When Short-Term Rentals Make You Desperate for a Hotel

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

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

Tourism

Video: Opportunities and Challenges in Outdoor Travel

Watch a full session from our recent online event devoted to the short-term rental and outdoor industries.

Skift | 3 years ago

Video: Opportunities and Challenges in Outdoor Travel