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FreewayCamper secures €4m in investment
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCzechia / Germany: German motorhome rental platform FreewayCamper has announced that it has raised €4 million in an investment round in two tranches.
HomeCamper and Campspace announce merger
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: HomeCamper and Campspace, booking platforms for outdoor stays, have merged to create “Europe’s largest platform for unique outdoor stays”, now under the unified brand HomeCamper | campspace.
GoCamp repositions as tech company
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: GoCamp, which provides camper van travel experiences and connects renters to owners through a peer-to-peer marketplace, is developing and launching new technology to stake its claim further in the camper van rental market.
STRz Summit 2023 session focus: Redefining the outdoor lodging segment
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: In our seventh session focus feature ahead of the inaugural STRz Summit in London on Wednesday 18 October, we take stock of the fortunes in the outdoor lodging segment with ‘Redefining the outdoor lodging market, what’s next?’.
Holiday homes policy updated to drive agri-tourism in Abu Dhabi
Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE: Owners of farmhouses, caravans and RVs will now be able to obtain licences to transform their properties into holiday homes, as part of fresh amendments to the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi’s [DCT Abu Dhabi] holiday homes policy.
AI-powered camping travel planner AdventureGenie unveiled
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: AdventureGenie – described as “the world’s first RV and camping travel planning tool powered by artificial intelligence [AI]” – has been unveiled.
BookOutdoors launches following $4m seed funding round
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Travel tech startup BookOutdoors has officially launched in 12 US states off the back of raising $4 million in a seed funding round towards the end of last year.
RVnGO confidentially files to go public
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace RVnGO has confidentially filed to go public via an initial public offering [IPO].
VacationRenter CEO Heath Hammett on personalising rental searches
Reading Time: 5 minutesUS: STRz speaks to Heath Hammett, CEO of vacation rental search engine VacationRenter, to explain how the company’s business model and offering is unique in the market, and more.
Camping World unveils new RV line with Eddie Bauer
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Recreational vehicle retailer Camping World Holdings has partnered with Authentic Brands Group to debut a new line of RVs with outdoor brand Eddie Bauer.