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Roamly and Wheelbase partner for digital RV insurance offerings
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: RV-focused insurtech company Roamly has integrated into Wheelbase, a professional software product for RV fleet operators,
Outdoorsy launches RV loan product with Lead Bank
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Online RV rental and outdoor travel marketplace, Outdoorsy, has partnered with Kansas-based community bank Lead Bank to bring innovative RV-focused lending solutions to the United States. The partnership between Outdoorsy and Lead Bank marks a deeper push into offering financial services that support RV, motorhome, trailer and overland vehicle owners. It kicks off with the […]
Outdoorsy taps RV owners to aid Hurricane Ida housing efforts
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Online RV rental and outdoor travel marketplace, Outdoorsy, is to provide short-term accommodations for families displaced by Hurricane Ida. The company is working with its community of 40,000-plus RV owners and its partner RV Housing Group to make vehicles available to those affected by the storm. Hurricane Ida left more than a million Louisiana residents […]
Outdoorsy hires Ammar for key role at insurtech business
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Global online RV rental and outdoor travel marketplace, Outdoorsy, has appointed Aaron Ammar as chief insurance officer for its insurtech business, Roamly, and outlined its plans for growth and international expansion. Roamly, which recently came out of beta in the United States, provides innovative digital insurance products for recreational vehicle [RV] owners, eliminating the commercial […]
iTravel Staycation Award winner interviews 2021: Cofton Holidays
Reading Time: 7 minutesUK: In the second feature of a new mini-series on ShortTermRentalz, we speak to some of the winners from the 2021 iTravel Staycation Awards, who were revealed via a virtual awards ceremony in June. This time, we hear from Helen Scott, director of Cofton Holidays in South Devon, which won the 2021 iTravel Staycation Award for […]
Camplify goes public via AU$11.5m IPO
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: New South Wales-based peer-to-peer caravan hire and RV sharing marketplace, Camplify, has gone public on the Australian Securities Exchange via a AU$11.5 million initial public offering [IPO]. The rental startup submitted the necessary documentation in May, with an offer price of $1.42 per share, giving the business an enterprise valuation of $42.1 million on completion. […]
Outdoorsy raises $120m to expand insurtech division
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Global online RV rental and outdoor travel marketplace, Outdoorsy, has announced that it has raised $120 million in equity and debt financing. The $120 million raise includes a $90 million private placement equity round led by Moore Strategic Ventures, ADAR1 Partners, Monashee Capital, SiriusPoint Ltd and Convivialite Ventures, the corporate venture group of Pernod Ricard. Existing […]
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 […]
RVshare launches ‘Turn in Your Tent’ programme
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace RVshare has launched ‘Turn in Your Tent’, a new programme calling on campers to donate their gently-used tent in exchange for an RV experience. As people hit the road in record numbers this summer, RVshare is reporting that RV rentals are up 219 per cent on this time last year […]
RVezy raises $23m to spur rapid growth
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace RVezy has received $23 million in investment from the founder of Canadian online dating app Plenty of Fish, Markus Frind. Founded back in 2017, RVezy, which markets itself as the ‘Airbnb of RVs’, helps RV owners offset the costs of ownership by renting out their RVs when they are not […]