Pitch perfect: how glamping could salvage our summer
Last modified on Sun 14 Feb 2021 05.33 EST While transport secretary Grant Shapps might not be planning a summer break given his declaration that “people shouldn’t be booking holidays right now”, it seems that many others are. Bookings for glamping and camping places have surged to record levels, a rise matched by the rapid growth in new sites. “We’ve had the busiest January and February yet in terms of bookings,” says James Warner Smith, founder of Cool Camping. “But there’s also been a huge increase in numbers of new sites wanting to advertise.” Mike Bevens, MD at glamping...