Tent, RV, or camper? Cabin, yurt, treehouse, vintage Airstream, or hammock strung between two trees?
If you’re thinking about taking the kids camping, perhaps for the first time, you’re not alone.
Camping was the one segment of the travel industry that didn’t suffer during the pandemic. In fact, it enjoyed unprecedented growth.
In 2021, according to the KOA North American Camping Report 2022, camping accounted for 40 percent of all leisure trips with more than half of all travelers adding camping to their travels.
Significantly, many were urbanites. More than half of new campers came from non-white groups. Thirty-six percent of campers went on a “glamping,” trip defined as luxury camping with amenities and staff. (In 2020, our experience at Paws Up in Montana, at more than $1,000 a night, included a claw-footed bathtub in our platform tent and a butler to see to all of our needs.)…