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Jupe raises $9.5m in seed funding
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: San Francisco-based portable accommodation startup Jupe has announced that it has raised $9.5 million in a seed funding round led by early stage venture capital firm Initialized Capital. The round was also supported by Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Gaingels, Bloomtech, Hometeam Ventures, Mercury, Dwell, Gelt, Skya Ventures, Flexport, and angel investor George Gund. Co-founded […]
Wheal Tor inn and glamping pods sold for £600k
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Wheal Tor in Cornwall, comprising eight rooms and a range of ‘Hobbit Houses’, has been sold off a guide price of £590,000 to a family team. Charlotte and Adriano Kenilvort, along with Charlotte’s parents Paul and Winsome Riddle, purchased the property from Mark and Maxine Frost. It marks the quartet’s first hospitality renovation project. […]
Wildpoint secures £265k in pre-seed funding
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Camping marketplace Wildpoint, which allows campers to find and book outdoor stays at campsites, caravans, tipis, and cabins, has announced that it has raised £265,000 in pre-seed funding. Founded in 2020, Wildpoint is seeking to “make the outdoors more accessible to all” by providing users with the opportunity to search, browse and book outdoor spaces […]
Campspot launches mobile app after booking surge
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Campspot, an online marketplace for RV resorts, family campgrounds, cabins, glamping options and more, has announced the launch of a mobile app to make it easier for campers to search, discover and book their perfect camping trip. With the Campspot mobile app, available on both IOS and Android, campers will have access to over 110,000 campsites […]
Elevated RV / glamping brand Camp Collective to launch in 2021
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: “Elevated RV and glamping destination” brand, Camp Collective, is set to launch in prime destinations and urban locations around the United States this year. The new branch of Missoula-based firm Q Hospitality Management has been established in recognition of the burgeoning interest in recreational vehicle [RV] travel and it is setting its sights of […]
Quality Unearthed predicts success for glamping cabins: “floatels”
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: After being introduced to the Milford Haven Marina in the latter half of 2019, Welsh travel agency Quality Unearthed, in partnership with the Milford Haven Waterfront in Pembrokeshire, is predicting an increase in occupancy and activity to the new trend of four floating cabins: ‘Floatels’. Installed and partly-funded by the Coastal Communities Fund, the […]
East of England economic upturn revealed with £135 million generated by Airbnb
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The East of England has seen £135 million generated in economic activity as a result of hosts and guests using Airbnb to list and reserve short-term rental accommodation. The economic upturn in Norfolk was revealed in a recently-published report by the company. The report also found that guests visiting the region spent £104m in […]