Outdoor Travel Boom Shifts to Slow, Immersive Experiences and More Glamping

In the past year, a record 58 million American and Canadian households pitched tents and "glamping", according to a survey. Spending time outdoors will be more important in five years.

Nature tourism continues to be prioritized by travelers as part of their overall interests. The travel industry is going to bounce back in a big way in the next few years. Taking travelers deeper into nature is one of the new ways of experiencing the outdoors. These activities are not restricted to the adventurous.

Amazon Emotions is a pop-up glamping experience that opened on December 27th. Guests will be able to see the Rio Negro and So Gabriel da Cachoeira from July to January. Bell canvas tents await on a remote Atlantic beach, surrounded by rainforest, but with bio bathroom,usb battery packs, chef prepared meals and private guided day and night excursions.

The Terramor outdoor resort brand will be expanded to additional locations in the US northeast and southwest by the year 2024. The initial location in Bar Harbor, Maine, opened in 2020 and cost $400 a night, but closed in 2022 with an 80%Occupancy rate. There are more than 500 campgrounds across North America where you can park your RV, pitch a tent or rent a cabin for less than $60 a night.

More people will return to their resort vacations, theme parks, cruises and international travel, but outdoor travel is still being considered. She says that camping is now part of travel planning.

There is a chance for KOA to keep tapping into a new kind of consumer who is looking for glamorous camping, people who may stay in a resort or at anAirbnb or are looking for a unique stay in a local market. According to O'Rourke, the goal is to provide them with an environment in the outdoors that is family friendly.

A lot of people think of the big king bed as a romantic hideaway. Half of the tents at Terramor have been designed to accommodate families.

The industry will grow as more children are introduced to the outdoors. At the Bar Harbor location, there will be a new tent for on-site massages, as well as a summer camp experience package with features such as stargazing and roasting marshmallows.

Elsewhere, out-of-the-box nature itineraries are on the rise, placing people closer to the land and water and encouraging a slower, climate-friendlier experience.

The Alaska Railroad has a 12-day package that includes stops at two national parks and glacier and wildlife viewing.

Red deer, golden eagles and marine life can be found in the national reserve on the Isle of Rum. We explore the island on foot and by boat while we stay in a lodge. Co- founder Paul Easto says it is low carbon.

The movement to work with Indigenous tribes to create more authentic nature-based experiences is gathering steam. There will be a state-of-the-art outdoor spa and trail in downtown Palm Springs.

New Zealand's adventure hub, Queenstown, is addressing both pre-pandemictourism over pushback from residents as well as the problem that traveling to enjoy the outdoors may not be the best environment option. The carbon emissions from flights by international travelers to New Zealand are taken into account in the new destination management plan. There are ways to look at low impact experiences. Those are the ones that need to be highlighted and talked about the most.

Slow, six-day outdoor immersion itineraries and "environmentally friendly ways to have fun" can be found on the tourism office's website. To encourage long-term stays and to attract travelers who care about their environmental impact to serve the tourism industry's transition into one that benefits residents as well as visitors is one of the goals.

As the outdoor recreation surge brings visitors and development into communities, community buy-in is important. The proposed second location of Terramor is 77 acres off Route 212 in New York's Catskills region.

O'Rourke is from Montana. She says that the resort tries to be as light on the land as possible and that they run traffic impact and noise pollution studies to assure local residents that the resort won't make them. We have to approach it cautiously because we want to coexist with the local community.

Gregory Miller is the past executive director of the Center for Responsible Travel. There will be a shift in the outdoor- and adventure- travel competitive landscape, and those who are committed to aholistic approach that includes the natural, cultural and spiritual elements of place are going to be at an advantage.