Glamping after the coronavirus pandemic. (April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Craig, Christopher A; Karabas, Ismail
• Is Part Of: Tourism and hospitality research. Volume 21:Number 2(2021)
• Page Start: 251
• Page End: 256
• Publication Date: 2021-04
• Subjects: Glamping -- camping -- COVID-19 -- coronavirus -- outdoor recreation -- outdoor tourism -- tourism; Tourism -- Management -- Periodicals; Hospitality industry -- Management -- Periodicals; 338.4791068
• DOI: 10.1177/1467358421993864
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1467-3584

Abstract

Glamping is an increasingly popular and accessible modern form of camping. To address current and future impacts of COVID-19 on glamping, 2926 active leisure travelers in the US and Canada were surveyed. Respondents were asked about post-COVID-19 glamping trip plans and hotel/resort trip plans for comparison. Independent variables of interest include 2019 accommodation experiences, 2020 accommodation plans prior to COVID-19, and socio-demographics. Results indicate more active leisure travelers have plans to take glamping trips (45.9%) after COVID-19 when permissible than hotel/resort trips (24.7%). The results highlight that the broad accessibility of glamping make it a viable leisure travel alternative during and after the pandemic.