Report
2021
Once again, The Glamping Show has come and gone, bigger and better than the year before and instilling a sense of excitement over next year’s event. International Glamping Business were delighted to be able to attend the event, which was a great success, bringing together the largest group of glamping manufacturers yet. With 107 exhibitor stands present at the show, the exhibition space was transformed into a sea of wonderful and eye-catching structures. What started as a quick stroll through the entirely outdoor space, ended up a great pilgrimage of all thing’s glamping. From Escape Mood’s mirrored cabin that looked like something straight out of a sci-f film to Blackdown’s luxurious shepherd hut complete with the outdoor brass bathtub located on the decking. The Snuggeries were present showing off a beautiful cabin with a second story balcony area, just around the corner from the Conker which never fails to draw a crowd. Pods, yurts, tipis, domes, safari tents and shipping containers, there was something for absolutely everyone. The Glamping Show represents the largest collection of glamping companies available in the UK, all gathered for three days, as current and future glamping site owner peruse their wares. Since its inaugural event in 2015, the show has grown in size, both the number of exhibitors and visitors larger than that of the
year before. In this sense, the 2021 event was no different, boasting more exhibitors for the visitors to see, and more visitors for the exhibitors to sell to. “This year is definitely the biggest yet and we’re getting an even better response than last year. We sold a couple of units on the first day which is always a great start for a three-day event.” Coal Bunker. The growth in the popularity of glamping has been steadily growing for a number of years now, but travel restrictions brought in by the coronavirus pandemic has caused it to skyrocket. As people realised that international travel was becoming more and more difficult, they started to look domestically for holiday options. As business started to return to normal, glamping sites across the country were finding themselves fully booked. This is a trend that has outlasted the travel restrictions and many sites are boasting full occupancy rates well into next year. This explosion of interest was reflected at the
show with a large cohort of new entrants to the business as the UK domestic vacation sector responded, but perhaps more important was the number of existing operators choosing to reinvest in their businesses to enhance and expand. “It’s been a great show so far, we’re seeing a lot of interest. We’ve been meeting people from all over the world, international sales have been fantastic.” Unidome. Registration for the event was up 60% on the last show with over 5,500 people signing up to visit. Attendance for the event was well over 3,500, again, representing a 60% increase on the 2020 show. “We’re having a great show, we’ve been really busy. We had around 30 emails on the first day alone and are hearing from people all over the UK and Ireland.” Eurobuild. But it’s not just the number of people that are looking to set up a site that has increased,
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