New travel trend: glamorous camping
Since the economy has taken the camp out of camping, the new thing is glamping which is short for glamour camping.
“To attract travelers who don’t want to sleep on the ground or put up their own shelters, state parks and resorts now offer alternative accommodations: yurts, first used by nomadic Central Asian peoples; teepees; luxury tents and spruced up cabins or lodges,” reports the Washington Post.
There’s a reported 25 percent increase in glamping.
Some organizations such as Kampgrounds of America are adding new sites some with flat-screen TVs and fireplaces as well as full kitchens.
Camping, said spokeswoman Lacey Thornton, "doesn’t have to be an uncomfortable experience."
The campgrounds themselves offer amenities such as outdoor movies, petting zoos and espresso bars.
The luxurious African safari experience was the inspiration behind glamping, reports the Post.
In the United States and Canada, glamping can range from high-end — a luxury one-bedroom tent at the Resort at Paws Up in Montana, for instance, can cost US$725 a night in the fall — to a two-bed teepee at the Wigwam Village Inn in Cave City, Ky. Cost there: $60 to $65 a night.
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