CamperClean presented an automatic system for guest check-in and check-out that can be integrated both with the management software of the accommodation facilities and with the automatic systems for entry and exit by reading the license plate. The terminal guides guests through the process and all information is entered using a keypad registration system. In … Continue reading Automatic check-in and check-out with the new CamperClean terminal

On the occasion of the webinar organized by FAITA-Federcamping last week, Marco Brogna, Professor at La Sapienza and President of the master’s degree course in Tourism (in the photo above), supervised the analysis of the official data of the sector in the pre-Covid. According to the World Tourism Observatory, the starting scenario saw, in 2017, … Continue reading La Sapienza for FAITA-Federcamping: here are all the numbers of the outdoor tourism sector

FAITA-Federcamping has long started an analysis process of the Italian sector aimed at a conscious evolution of open-air accommodation facilities. Already in 2018, the association made an agreement with 4 Italian universities – La Sapienza in Rome, Bocconi in Milan, Ca’ Foscari in Venice and the University of Teramo – to carry out as many … Continue reading FAITA-Federcamping: together with 4 universities they paint the picture of the Italian sector

With this article we open the reportage of the second day of the 14th Congress of Croatian Camping, organized by the dynamic Croatian Camping Union, with which our magazine Camping Business, since its inception, has started a fruitful and concrete collaboration relationship. The first speech is from Jaap van der Linden, director of ANWB, the … Continue reading ANWB – Will campers from the Netherlands return to travel to Europe?

Following the revision of the regional law on agritourism, agricampsites in Lombardy will also be able to host these new structures and offer guests unique experiences. For this reason Eapral, the training body of Confagricoltura Lombardia, organized for the second time a course to be held from February 23rd to 26th, 2021 in e-learning mode. … Continue reading Eapral trains the Lombard agricampings to successfully tackle the glamping opportunity

“The Italian open air is a vast and articulated world, with businesses that are distinguished by their vocation and size. A solid reality whose profile must be better and more represented to guarantee a future for companies that allows them to offer services and products suited to the evolution of demand”. With these words, FAITA-Federcamping … Continue reading FAITA: a snapshot of the Italian world of open-air tourism taken by 4 university centers

Aminess Hotels & Campsites, one of the leading Croatian tourism companies and formerly known as Laguna Novigrad, has entered into an acquisition agreement for the majority of Dalmacija Hotel. The value of the transaction is 140 million kuna, equivalent to just over 18.5 million euros. Thanks to this acquisition, the company will be enriched by … Continue reading In Croatia, the Aminess Hotels & Campsites group expands with the acquisition of Dalmacija Hotel

The 14th Congress of Croatian Camping opened today, for the first time fully accessible online and organized by the Croatian Camping Union (KUH). Below what emerged during the first working day. Tomorrow there will be the final session. The tourism sector needs help to prepare for the next season, in which nothing should be left … Continue reading At the Congress of Croatian Camping the foundations are being laid for a new successful season

The Croatian Arena Hospitality Group, which operates 8 campsites in Istria, received the WTM Responsible Tourism Awards in the Neighbors and Employees category. The recognition came on the occasion of the first exclusively digital edition of the World Travel Market, an event that for the first time in its history was held with just virtually. … Continue reading Arena Hospitality Group wins one of the WTM Responsible Tourism Awards

The CMT 2021 holiday and travel exhibition, due to take place in Stuttgart, Germany in January 2021, has been cancelled because organizers could not assure exhibitors that CMT would not be cancelled at the last minute. “We deeply regret the cancellation. We would have liked to offer the tourism industry this urgently needed platform, and … Continue reading After canceling January, the CMT prepares a digital edition and is booked for April or July

The 14th edition of the Congress of Croatian Camping will be held in the first two days of December and will be fully accessible online. Organized by the Croatian Camping Union (KUH), the congress imposed itself as the central event for the exchange of knowledge and experiences, education and meetings of representatives of the Croatian camping sector … Continue reading The 14th edition of the Congress of Croatian Camping will be held online on December 1st and 2nd

The controversial Italian “holiday bonus” to support the tourism sector can be used until 30 June 2021 and no longer until the end of December this year. The deadline of 31/12/2020 to request it remains unchanged. The government has allocated €1.7B for an initiative that has seen a total sum of just under 700 million … Continue reading Italian “holiday bonus” – It can be requested until December, but can be used until 30 June 2021

BIT, the International Travel Exhibition, also acknowledges the health emergency situation and prudently moves the 2021 dates. Initially scheduled for February, the event will instead be held at FieraMilanoCity from 9 to 11 May 2021. The reference event in Italy dedicated to the world of tourism, and among the main trade fairs in Europe, it … Continue reading BIT 2021 postponed: the International Travel Exhibition moved from February to May

In an accommodation facility, communicating with your team members quickly and easily is very important. Phones, even smartphones, are not always the most effective way. Push-To-Talk (PTT) communication, that of “walkie-talkies”, immediately connects people with the push of a button. The Italian Eurona Wave-Tech, a communications specialist, proposes a system that can use either radio, … Continue reading Eurona Wave-Tech: “push-to-talk” for communicating with staff

A holiday in a camper or with a caravan in tow involves fewer emissions harmful to the environment than more traditional trips made by traveling by plane and staying in a hotel. This is supported by a research carried out by the Öko-Institut eV 2020 on behalf of the CIVD (Caravaning Institute Association of Germany). … Continue reading For CO2 emissions, traveling by camper or caravan is better than any other way

In this difficult period marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is necessary to find new ways. The Croatian group Valamar Riviera, which manages 30 hotels and resorts and 15 campsites capable of hosting over 56,000 guests per day, has won first place in the Corporate Social Responsibility Index (CSR) and has launched in its attractive … Continue reading Social responsibility and long-term stays in the Valamar Riviera strategy

The Lantern is the name of the winning project of the second edition of the International Summer School entitled “Mobile architecture and new ways of living in the territory”, organized by CrippaConcept and the Department of Civil Engineering-Architecture of the University of Pavia. Conceived by Ilaria Vassallo, Alessia Cerruto and Francesca Mirabelli – students of … Continue reading “The Lantern” project wins at the International Summer School by CrippaConcept and the University of Pavia

Building a fire alarm system for an open-air accommodation is a complex and expensive project. Planning and building wiring tracks can turn into a nightmare. To try to solve this kind of problem, New Marinas.it from Lombardy proposes the WES3 wireless solution, developed by the British fire-fighting experts of Ramtech Electronics. EN54 certified, this innovative … Continue reading WES3, a fully wireless EN54 certified fire alarm system

The success of the motorhome holiday in the summer of 2020 begins to be the subject of analysis and study, to understand whether this way of enjoying free time is destined to consolidate. The team of the University of Girona’s Multidisciplinary Tourism Research Laboratory presented the conclusions of the “Van Tourism in Covid Time” study. … Continue reading “Van Tourism in Covid Time”: a study says that campers with RVs prefer campsites

At the beginning of January 2021, the new LeadingCampings of Europe Holiday Guide will be published. With the new year there will be new entrants to the group, an association that brings together some of the best outdoor accommodation facilities in Europe, such as Le Pin Parasol campsite in the French Vendée and the Feddet … Continue reading LeadingCampings of Europe is ready for the new season with the entry of two new campsites

After the enactment of the Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers on 24 October last, Assoturismo, Confturismo and Federturismo joined their voices to ask for adequate forms of refund for the entire Italian tourism chain. “The closure of some types of activities, the new restrictions for others and indications of behavior, for … Continue reading The Italian tourism associations − the sector has been in ‘lockdown’ for 8 months, we need to change pace

174 million jobs at risk in the travel and tourism industry worldwide. This is the latest estimate made by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and which could materialize if the limitations on international travel caused by the pandemic were to remain in force until the end of the year. Compared to a similar … Continue reading WTTC: removing travel restrictions would save millions of jobs globally

In the period from June to August, overnight stays away from home in Germany fell by 25 percent, while in the same period the camping sector recorded a +1.8 percent. In these structures, in the period considered, 23.2 million overnight stays were recorded. The data comes from the Camping.info portal, one of the largest in … Continue reading Campsites in Germany − overnight stays increased by almost 2 percent between June and August

Air purification is a topic that this year has forcefully become part of the discussions related to how to protect the health of guests in the best possible way. In closed environments, such as mobile homes and common facilities, pollutants, invisible to the human eye, accumulate affecting the quality of the air you breathe. The … Continue reading ECA Technology: filtered and sterilized air from reception to mobile home

In this troubled autumn there is no end to the restrictive measures that are spreading more and more throughout Europe. If in Switzerland, in Bern, the Suisse Caravan Salon was closed two days after its opening, in France it is Equip’HPA, which was scheduled for 25 and 26 November, to be canceled. The decision was … Continue reading Anti-Covid-19 measures expand – Equip’HPA also canceled in France

The Italian Witway presented itself for the first time at SUN Beach&Outdoor Style with a particularly interesting product. Born for the fitness sector, in which the company specializes, their machines for the automatic dispensing of cold drinks are distinguished by the choice of using reusable bottles, rather than relying on disposable plastic containers or cups. … Continue reading Witway introduces the environmentally friendly cold drink dispenser – it uses reusable water bottles

The fourth edition of the Outdoor Tourism Observatory, created by Human Company in collaboration with The Data Appeal Company, highlights that over 70 percent of Italians on holiday in 2020 chose the outdoors, with a growth of 26.6% compared to 2019. This led to an occupancy rate in the sector of 6 percentage points higher … Continue reading Outdoor Tourism Observatory: outdoor holidays convince Italians

The Stuttgart CMT was canceled. The news suddenly hit our editorial office, although the signs that something could happen had already been there last week, when some companies of the Hymer group, such as Laika and Bürstner, announced their absence at this event as well. “We didn’t make this decision easy for ourselves: CMT 2021 … Continue reading The virus heavily affects Baden-Württemberg: the CMT 2021 in Stuttgart canceled

Despite the concerns and fears of the eve, the SUN Beach & Outdoor Style 2020 ended with the satisfaction of the organizer and exhibitors. The number of visitors has obviously decreased, even if the official results have not yet been disclosed, but the quality of the professional traders present was very good. “The exhibitors are … Continue reading SUN Beach & Outdoor Style 2020 – “A very positive result, above expectations”

SUN Beach & Outdoor Style 2020, last day. This year’s edition was interesting, where perhaps some operators were missing, but where those present were able to find a lot of interest. Camping Business is a media partner of the event and has followed with great attention all the debates that have developed on how to … Continue reading Among the themes of the SUN Beach&Outdoor Style 2020 there are safety and “new” marketing

The 2020 edition of SUN Beach & Outdoor Style is proving to be successful. Inaugurated yesterday, the event is going better than expected, with a large and interested public despite some defections registered among the exhibitors. In yesterday’s inaugural conference it was highlighted how this, together with the concurrent TTG and SIA, is the first … Continue reading SUN 2020: an event dedicated to outdoor tourism that started off on the right foot

SUN Beach&Outdoor Style, the exhibition dedicated to trends in seaside and outdoor tourism, now in its 38th edition, opens its doors today. The exhibition spaces have been designed according to the #safebusiness protocol which guarantees the participation in complete safety of exhibitors and visitors. From moving from hotels to the fair, to individual safety devices, … Continue reading The entire Camping Business team at the SUN Beach&Outdoor Style in Rimini, Italy

There is no doubt that Covid has hit the tourism sector hard. And also, on the fact that its effects continue and will continue to be felt in the coming months. This state of affairs is certified by the data from the monthly Confturismo Observatory on the confidence index of the Italian traveler, created in … Continue reading The Italian tourism crisis is now structural: Confturismo asks the government help

In France, the local federation of campsites FNHPA (Fédération Nationale de l’Hôtellerie de Plein Air) is trying to support its members on a variety of fronts. After having developed a health protocol together with Unaparel (Union Nationale des Campings et des Parcs Résidentiels de Loisirs) following the suggestions of the Ministry of Health, the High … Continue reading The French federation supports accommodation facilities with courses to deal with the health emergency

40 square meters, 2 bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a veranda. These are the basic features of the new compact and customizable glamping lodge presented by Yala. Named Twilight, the new born has a solid wood structure and steel roof and offers space for 4 people. But that is not all. “With Twilight we … Continue reading Yala presents Twilight, a new glamping lodge with a unique and modular design

The Family Camping Village La Risacca di Sant’Elpidio has joined the Club del Sole network. Located on the Marche Riviera, the structure is based on 78,000 square meters of spaces overlooking the sea. It offers tourists 112 brick villas, 12 glamping tents and 237 rest areas, in addition to the 1,700 square meters of beach … Continue reading In Italy, Club Del Sole acquires La Risacca in Sant’Elpidio (Marche region)

In North America, the outdoor tourism sector has breathed a sigh of relief: after the lifting of travel restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, tourists have begun to move and choose outdoor accommodation facilities again. This was revealed in the report entitled The “Growth of Camping Amid Covid-19: A Fall 2020 Update”, a special edition … Continue reading Camping in North America − according to KOA, reality exceeds forecasts

Ecotourism and nature tourism are becoming increasingly important. These types represent 20% of world tourism and 7% of the total expenditure for international tourist travel. This was revealed by the International Ecotourism Association (TIES). On this basis, the Spanish Ecotourism Association reports that in Spain the number of visitors to natural destinations (protected areas such … Continue reading Tourism in nature and eco-sustainable is growing – in Spain 31 million tourists

The Federación Española de Empresarios de Camping (FEEC) has confirmed Ana Beriain as president, who will thus lead the federation until 2024. This is the third consecutive term for the Iberian manager. Born in Bilbao in 1966, Beriain also holds the positions of Vice President of the Spanish Tourist Board, President of the Asociación de … Continue reading Ana Beriain confirmed for the third time as head of the Spanish Camping Federation

The Van de Loo family, owner of the Italian Vacanze Col Cuore, expands its glamping offer with the acquisition of the De Papillon holiday village in Twente, the Netherlands. Thanks to this operation, the company is now also targeting Dutch people who prefer to spend their holidays in their own country. The plan is to … Continue reading Vacanze col Cuore acquires the Dutch holiday village De Papillon

A substantial research carried out by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) in collaboration with Oliver Wyman, a management consulting company, outlines the future of post-Covid-19 tourism and focuses on a series of valuable tips for a successful restart. The report emphasises the importance of taking a global coordinated approach to recovery: enhancing the … Continue reading From WTTC a complete report with analysis and advice for the restart of post-Covid-19 tourism

The upcoming edition of the SUN Beach & Outdoor Style 2020, from 14 to 16 October at the Rimini exhibition center, includes a large cycle of seminars and conferences. Those dedicated to the world of camping and outdoor tourism are many and interesting, partly organized with the collaboration of FAITA-Federcamping. Here is the complete program … Continue reading SUN Beach&Outdoor Style: the program of conferences about open air tourism

The SETT – Salon professionnel des équipements de l’hôtellerie de plein air, the most famous and important fair in the openair sector in Europe, has been definitively moved to February 2021. As reported by a note on the site, considering the health context due to the COVID-19 epidemic and the new legislative restrictions announced by … Continue reading The SETT has been postponed: the date changes from November to February 2021

Leading Campings of Europe is an association that currently includes 38 exclusive campsites, distributed throughout Europe. Each campsite has its own distinctive character. There are small structures with 200 pitches, but also large holiday parks which in the high season can host 11,000 holidaymakers without causing any disturbance each other. Some Leading Campings are already … Continue reading Schüürmann: “Leading Campings is not a franchise, but a club of independent, high level campsites”

SpazioCrippaConcept, the first open air showroom in Italy dedicated to housing structures for glamping, was presented today. Created by CrippaConcept, the main Italian player in the design, production and sale of mobile homes and lodge tents, it is a unique point of reference in Italy for customers, suppliers and the media: an open space of … Continue reading SpazioCrippaConcept, the first Italian open-air showroom dedicated to glamping, makes its debut

The long-awaited presentation of SpazioCrippaConcept, the newly created showroom by CrippaConcept, national leader in the design and creation of mobile homes and design lodge tents, is arriving. The event will be online and will be broadcast on the YouTube channel at this link tomorrow, 25 September, at 11:00 am. There will be several guests who … Continue reading SpazioCrippaConcept: tomorrow at 11:00 am an online appointment to unveil the new exhibition space

The appointment with the 38th edition of SUN Beach & Outdoor Style 2020 is approaching. From 14 to 16 October the doors of the Rimini exhibition center will open to host it simultaneously with the TTG Travel Experience and Regeneration! by SIA. After being subjected to a stress test based on multiple ideas that generated … Continue reading SUN Beach & Outdoor Style 2020 is ready: from 16 October at the Rimini Fair

It was the first post-Covid fair to be held in Italy with the presence of the public. A great challenge, which the Salone del Camper 2020 has fully won, without failing to meet the safety standards that were indispensable in this still delicate period. In fact, the 11th edition that has just ended was certainly … Continue reading Salone del Camper 2020: an edition to remember and with higher than expected results

Itinerant tourism confirms its importance also in Spain. According to Aseicar, the association of companies operating in the sector, 2,924 new vehicles were registered between July and August, with a growth of 44.8 percent compared to the same period last year. And even in June it was not bad: registrations were 4,417, or almost 1,200 … Continue reading In Spain, the number of motorhomes sold is growing and more tourists are choosing camping

The Scandinavian market – Sweden, Denmark and Norway – has more than 2,000 campsites and an annual turnover of 1 billion euros. The size of individual campsites varies from 40-50 pitches to full-scale sites with 600-700 pitches, many cabins and lots of on-site activities. We talked with Johan Söör, CEO of First Camp, the largest … Continue reading First Camp: the Scandinavian market is recovering and the interest for Northern Europe is growing

The Table for Open Air Tourism – born last May in Italy by APC (Caravan and Camper Manufacturers Association), Assocamp, Assocamping-Confesercenti and FAITA-Federcamping and coordinated by PleinAir magazine – met last night together with ENIT – National Agency of Tourism for a confrontation linked to the requests that the world of open air tourism is … Continue reading The Italian “Table for Outdoor Tourism” met with the ENIT president: here’s how it went

The Coronavirus pandemic has not stopped motorhome registrations. The data published by the European Caravan Federation (ECF) show that, from September 2019 to July of this year inclusive, in the main 10 European countries, overall sales increased by 3.2 percentage points. This was possible above all thanks to Germany, which is by far the nation … Continue reading The recreational vehicle market is growing despite the Covid-19 pandemic, and Germany is booming

The next edition of SUN Beach&Outdoor Style, the Italian Exhibition Group’s show dedicated to trends in seaside and outdoor tourism and of which Camping Business is a media partner, will be held from 14 to 16 October in the Rimini exhibition center. The novelty is that this year FAITA-Federcamping will populate one of the two … Continue reading Italy: a SUN Beach&Outdoor Style arena will be managed by FAITA-Federcamping

On the weekend when the Salone del Camper opened in Parma, the Caravan Salon closed in Düsseldorf. The two important events have in common the need to tackle extraordinary health measures to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Fears and hopes are equally shared, but the result of the closing of the German show tip the … Continue reading The Caravan Salon closed with 107,000 visitors: a result considered very positive by the organizers

Camping is almost always intended in the middle of nature. But what about a tent hanging over 70 meters above the ground where you can spend a day and a night to admire the center of a great capital like London? This is the experience that Jeep offers, on the occasion of the launch of … Continue reading Extreme camping in the heart of London thanks to a competition launched by Jeep

Crippaconcept, the Italian record holder in the mobile home and lodge tent sector for glamorous camping (“glamping”) tourism, designs, produces and distributes its products in the most innovative camping villages and holiday parks in Italy and abroad. We interviewed Sergio Redaelli, Crippaconcept founder (in 2009) and CEO. With him, Camping Business took stock of the … Continue reading SpazioCrippaconcept is born: an innovative showroom for exploring the entire collection in complete safety

Something on the institutional front is beginning to improve. After having expressed its regret, in July, following the requests excluded in the “Relaunch Decree”, Open Air Next Step – together with Faita, Assitai and Assocamping – achieved a first and important recognition, obtaining concrete action to supporting the development of outdoor tourism. In the Senate … Continue reading Open-air tourism: in Italy, there is a first victory in the battle carried out by Open Air Next Step

In many European countries, the camping season has lights and shadows. This is not the case in Switzerland, where according to TCS Camping the summer of 2020 is about to become one of records. In fact, the demand has never been so high and overnight stays are growing by double digits. The Swiss facilities reopened, … Continue reading Campsites in Switzerland welcome 2020 as the year of records

20 percent more. This is the increase recorded by motorhome and caravan tourism in Europe during this summer 2020, according to a recent survey commissioned by the Erwin Hymer Group. Between July 29th and August 4th, the German company Customer Research 42 interviewed 3,050 people from Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Norway, … Continue reading Erwin Hymer Group: Holidays in caravans and motorhomes grow by 20 percent

These days the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is publishing a series of researches that quantify the damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in the main European countries and in the United States. In the Old Continent, the worst tally among the nations examined belongs to France, with 48 billion dollars in losses caused … Continue reading WTTC: 280 billion euros lost between the US and 4 European countries due to the pandemic

After having kept hope alive for months, the latest numbers of infections in France, especially in the Paris region, led to the painful decision: the 55th edition of the Salon des Véhicules De Loisirs will not be held. The event, the third largest in Europe after the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf and the Salone del … Continue reading Paris surrenders: the 2020 edition of the Salon des Véhicules De Loisirs canceled

23 million fewer overnight stays, one in five jobs lost. These are the estimates for the 2020 season that Monica Saielli, president of Italian Assocamping Confesercenti, shared with the newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore and TG5 in recent days, thus painting a gloomy picture for the entire sector. In monetary terms, around 35/40 percent of … Continue reading Assocamping: 2020 turnover will drop by 35/40% and one in five jobs will be lost

It’s called the Quick Restart Guide for Employers and has been developed by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). It is a set of recommendations for safely re-opening customer facing businesses in the age of Covid-19. The pandemic has caused widespread disruptions especially in the The Travel … Continue reading ICC and WTTC present the business guide to restart safely

For campsites, the 2020 season is still difficult to assess, given the strange trend caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. But if it is still premature to draw conclusions on this year’s results, 2021 is even more difficult to read. The hope of all operators is that the very high interest aroused this summer by outdoor … Continue reading In the UK, 2021 bookings are already marking record numbers

In this strange season marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, we need to be reactive and above all ready to react to the news that follow one another at a fast pace. Following the recent provisions adopted by Italy and Austria, which require the Corona test on tourists returning from Croatia, the Falkensteiner Hotels & Residences … Continue reading Falkensteiner: free Corona test for Italian and Austrian guests staying in Croatia

The survey was presented at the Italian Beach&Love event at the end of July, but pending the results of August and looking at the prospects for September, its numbers are still current and worthy of reflection. Curated by Ipsos and carried out by interviewing a sample of about a thousand people at the end of … Continue reading Tourism 2020, according to Ipsos is a season with light and shade

“The impact of Digitalization and Sustainability on camping tourism”. This is the theme chosen by the Fédération Internationale de Camping, Caravanning et Autocaravaning (FICC) for its 2nd Congress, which will be held on 28 and 29 October next year in Verrières-le-Buisson, near Paris. The Congress, whose organization had already been anticipated by Joao Alves Pereira, … Continue reading The FICC announces its second world congress: it will be held in October 2021

There are 10 days left before the start of the 59th CARAVAN SALON Düsseldorf that promises huge array of leisure vehicles, model launches and innovations, plus new hygiene standards. Caravan Salon Düsseldorf will be held from 4 to 13 September 2020 offering the best range of interesting exhibits, innovations and new model launches. There will … Continue reading Countdown to the Düsseldorf Caravan Salon: -10

The Glamping Show 2020, scheduled for 17 to 19 September, is confirmed, but adapts to the situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic by adapting the exhibition format. Those who cannot, or do not want, go to Stoneleigh (UK) to attend the event in person, can visit the virtual version: The Glamping Show Virtual, available online … Continue reading The Glamping Show 2020 will take place outdoors and can also be visited online only

According with the latest press release coming from ADAC Camping GmbH, the ADAC Campcard discount system has been radically simplified. Uwe Frers, Managing Director of ADAC Camping GmbH: “With Campcard 2021, campsites will define their discount as a percentage of the standard price. While other discount systems prescribe a rigid dumping price in EUR for … Continue reading ADAC Camping radically simplifies discount system ADAC Campcard

In the first six months of 2020, the total revenues of the Croatian group Valamar Riviera amounted to 134 million Kuna (about 17.7 million euros), which is 81% less than in the same period last year. This is the result caused by the total closure of the accommodation facilities from March to the end of … Continue reading Valamar – how the Croatian company handled the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic

We have received from the Italian monthly magazine PleinAir a press release announcing a communication campaign undertaken by the 4 major associations in the camper and camping sector: APC, Assocamp, Assocamping, FAITA. I have been working in this sector as a journalist since 1996 and I experienced the many changes that have characterized the evolution, … Continue reading APC, Assocamp, Assocamping, FAITA finally together for Plein Air!

The Croatian Tourism Association (HUT) has launched the website www.croatiacovid19.info with the aim of promptly and accurately informing about the number of Covid-19 cases in the different Croatian regions. The country was divided into four areas: northern coast (Istria and Kvarner), southern coast (Dalmatia), central Croatia (Zagreb and surroundings) and eastern Croatia. The numbers of … Continue reading To combat fake news, the Croatian Tourism Association has launched the CroatiaCovid19 website

In Germany, the prospects for the camping sector are oriented towards cautious optimism. An analysis carried out by the BVCD (the federal association that groups German campsites) shows varied perspectives depending on the region they belong to. In general, at the moment we cannot speak of a positive balance, and only after the autumn period … Continue reading German BVCD – cautious optimism for the rest of the season

Whatever opinion you have of the United States, it cannot be said that they are not attentive to the world of outdoor tourism. In fact, American President Donald Trump has just signed a law called Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), which is defined by RVIA (the American association of recreational vehicle manufacturers) as “the best … Continue reading In the US, a new law provides for 9.5 billion dollars to support outdoor lifestyle

Open air tourism is experiencing a moment of great interest and this could be the right year to lay the foundations for unexpected development. Assocamping Confesercenti and the Unione Club Amici (UCA) have thus decided to enter into an agreement aimed at promoting ‘en plein air’ tourism, a real alliance between businesses and travelers. In … Continue reading In Italy, Assocamping and UCA sign an alliance to enhance “en plein air” tourism

Showing off optimism and continuing to tell each other that motorhoming is the holiday of the year is not enough to erase the heavy impact of the pandemic. Italian FAITA Federcamping has made a precise analysis of the seasonal trend, highlighting a difficult situation for outdoor tourism companies, albeit with significant differences between the region … Continue reading 2020 season: according to Italian FAITA, it will close with -30% of arrivals and -45% of turnover

Although the historical period leaves much room for uncertainty, in France all the 4 major BtoB events in the open-air sector have confirmed their regular development: Sett, Atlantica, ÉQUIP’HPA and IODE. The most important, the Sett of Montpellier, will be held from 3 to 5 November. Born in 1978, this is the event dedicated to … Continue reading France full speed ahead: confirmed the 4 most important open-air tourism events

Organizing trade fairs in this period is not easy. Deciding what to do with the events scheduled for the second half of the year is like playing a Lotto game: what is possible today, in the event of a resumption of Covid-19, could be canceled. Thus, between keeping a traditional organized exhibition on the calendar, … Continue reading Experiential tourism: from 23 to 30 November the Bitesp 2020 trade fair will go digital

Yesterday afternoon a videoconference meeting was held between the Italian ministers of labor and culture and the associations Faita, Federalberghi, Fiavet and Fipe. The occasion spoke of the proposals that had been made to the government to overcome the difficulties linked to the pandemic, many of which, at the proposal level, were accepted. The four … Continue reading Appreciation for the Italian government’s proposals comes from Faita, Federalberghi, Fiavet and Fipe

For months, it has been argued that the 2020 holiday will be marked by the campsite. This is probably true, after all some positive signs are not lacking, but it is also right to bring your feet back on the ground and analyze the situation as a whole. Which according to Italian Federalberghi is not … Continue reading Federalberghi: “Only 46% of Italians will take a holiday, with a drop of almost 20%”

After launching the Smart Working Village, Club del Sole does not stop and in this challenging season presents “Digital Hub”. It is a physical space that has been set up at the Spina Family Camping Village, on the Lidi Ferraresi, with the idea of ​​bringing together technology and nature. Webinars with industry experts and dedicated … Continue reading Club del Sole: the Digital Hub is born at the Spina Family Camping Village, in the Ferrara beaches

In recent days, the 2020 general assemblies of Assocamp and APC were held. On the agenda, among other things, the appointment of their respective presidents. Vittorio Dall’Aglio, an historical presence in Assocamp, who has chaired for almost twenty years, has handed over the reins to Ester Bordino, while Simone Niccolai has been reconfirmed at the … Continue reading Italian associations: Bordino succeeds Dall’Aglio in Assocamp, Niccolai confirmed in APC

In Germany, booking for camping are expected very high in July and August, although it will no longer be possible to recover what has been lost: the turnover drop between March and the end of May was too high, because we are talking about 57.8 percent. Estimates come from the camping.info portal, which has seen … Continue reading Summer 2020 in Germany: camping bookings run to the high

Positive signs come from tourism that prefers sea, lake and mountains, while art cities continue to struggle. This was revealed by the latest survey carried out by the Centro Studi Turistici (CST) for Assoturismo Confesercenti, which analyzed the availability of rooms on the main portals of online travel agencies (OTA) in the weekend just ended … Continue reading Italian tourism resumes slowly: sea and mountains perform better than art cities

In support of the revitalization of the tourism industry, Intesa San Paolo has signed an agreement with Federturismo, Confindustria Alberghi and Federterme. The goal is to develop a series of solutions that allow companies to overcome the long period of difficulty, safeguarding employment and laying the foundations for recovery. Companies represented by their respective Federations … Continue reading Intesa Sanpaolo with Federturismo, Confindustria Alberghi and Federterme for the relaunch

The expected SUN – Beach & Outdoor Style event will be held regularly in mid-October, as announced already at the end of May. Camping Business will be the media partner of this important event, supporting the organizers from the communication point of view. “We believe that this appointment, in a complex season like the one … Continue reading Camping Business is the media partner of the next SUN – Beach & Outdoor Style

Croatia was one of the first European countries to welcome foreign tourism back. Its campsites have been operational since May (technically they could have opened as early as 11 of that month) and its popularity rating is rising. A recent survey carried out by the German ADAC, while confirming the tendency to prefer holidays between … Continue reading Croatia sees the popularity rating of European tourists rising

It’s called the Million Stars Hotel and it is an original Swiss initiative to support tourism even in the lesser known tourist regions. It is about fifty “rooms” distributed throughout the country that have the common feature of allowing the view of the starry sky from your bed. They are offered by as many entrepreneurs … Continue reading In Switzerland, glamping also inspired the Million Stars Hotel project

The Germans, notoriously inclined to spend their summer holidays abroad, will mostly remain within their borders for this year. This was revealed by a study carried out in Germany, last June, by Tamoil and the chain of HEM service stations, according to which 86 percent of Germans said they did not want to go abroad, … Continue reading Summer 2020: Germans prefer to spend their holidays within national borders

We hear more and more often about outdoor holidays in the media, also thanks to the main players in this sector, who with different methods and objectives are pushing the accelerator pedal. In these days, and until July 20th, a campaign of Club del Sole, one of the Italian leaders of the outdoor holiday in … Continue reading Club del Sole, from the pandemic emergency a season rich in investments is born

The outdoor tourism sector raises its voice and is ready to declare the “state of turmoil”. After attempting the path of dialogue with the Government to better face the emergency situation caused by the pandemic, it was bitterly necessary to take note that the entire segment was substantially ignored, despite the fact that this is … Continue reading The Italian open-air industry raises its voice: the government rejected all of its requests

Everyone talks about summer 2020 as the great opportunity for the outdoor tourism sector. Until now, this expectation was born substantially from a series of surveys conducted in Europe and North America on the attitudes and intentions of the tourists. Although the data agree that the Covid-19 pandemic will more easily push vacationers towards this … Continue reading Rental motorhomes − bookings between private users have increased by three figures compared to last year

The pandemic concerns have led to very difficult situations. If everything related to information, control and prevention is all in all acquired, the real unknown factor concerns cancellations, reservations and any problems related to manifestations of the Covid-19 disease. To allow accommodation facilities not to succumb to unexpected events, Italian FAITA Federcamping has signed an … Continue reading An anti Covid-19 insurance policy exclusively for members of Italian FAITA FederCamping

The first Open Air Next Step advertising campaign for the promotion of outdoor tourism is titled “Live new dreams, live Open Air”. The video, created by Beyond the Line with Karenfilm’s editing, tells and strengthens the positioning of the Italian premium holiday, giving continuity to the recent Open Air Next Step initiatives. This project – … Continue reading “Live new dreams, live them Open Air”: the video campaign from Open Air Next Step is online

Bringing our country and the Netherlands closer, putting the campsites in contact with tourists from the Netherlands. This is the goal of Campingnavigator, a professional operator who has been working in the tourism industry for over 35 years. Born as a publishing company specialized in the creation of guides for outdoor holidays, over the years … Continue reading With the advice of Campingnavigator it is easier to conquer the Dutch tourist

The recovery of tourism at European level is a priority for many of the European Union countries. Also for this reason the European Travel Commission (ETC) continues to push on the promotion of the continental holiday. A few days ago, he published a video entitled “We are Europe” on the Visiteurope.com website, which follows the … Continue reading “We are Europe” − a video promoting the European spirit created from the European Travel Commission

“The travel industry is in uncharted waters. A sector famed for its resilience in the face of many global crises over the years has, in truth, never faced a crisis as extraordinary as this”. This is what is written in the opening of the Beyond Covid-19 report: the road to recovery for the travel industry, … Continue reading Tourism during Covid-19: TripAdvisor reports a gradual recovery

The world of events and exhibitions is ready to restart the engines, and in the second half of the year, many salons have decided to confirm their calendar. Among these is Sett, the most important European fair focused on tourism equipment and professionals, in particular the outdoor ones. The 2020 opening dates range from November … Continue reading Sett also confirms the 2020 edition: it will be held in Montpellier (France), November 3rd to 5th

The European Union and all its Member States are proceeding with the reopening of their borders. However, the last few months have not been easy: between total or partial lockdowns, restrictions on circulation on a regional or national basis, different precautions between countries, travel has often proved impractical. The borders reopening and the movements between … Continue reading Reopen Europa: a European site to help the traveler to move between the countries of the Union

After a long wait, a health protocol dedicated to outdoor facilities has also been developed in France. The incredible thing is that this document, available on the website of the Ministry of Labor, was published three weeks after the reopening of the accommodation facilities was authorized. The delay is due to the numerous meetings that … Continue reading Three weeks after the campsites opening, the health protocol arrives in France

Yesterday saw tourism as a protagonist within the “Estates-General” convened by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. “I cannot hide,” said the President of Federturismo Confindustria Marina Lalli, “deep concern about the tightness of the system as a whole. The month of September will be decisive; from some preliminary estimates we risk the definitive closure of 20-30% … Continue reading Italian “Estates-General”: yesterday was the day dedicated to the tourism industry

The lockdown goes away, the season finally starts, and July is around the corner. From July 1st, the measures envisaged by the government to support tourism spending, or the so-called “holiday bonus“, will start and they will be valid until December 31st. Given that the demand is expected to be high, it is good not … Continue reading The Italian “holiday bonus” starts from July 1st: this is how it works for merchants and customers

The Camping Business project is evolving rapidly. This Fuori Media website has in fact become an official registered magazine in all respects and today launches Virtual Expo, a new virtual catalog containing most of the product categories that represent the Italian and European camping industry. Inside Virtual Expo, readers can find the information about the … Continue reading Camping Business launches Virtual Expo, a virtual catalog to find the right partners for your business

Almost half of Italians are looking forward to taking a trip, and regardless of expense. This is revealed by the data of the Covid-19 Tracking GfK Consumer Insight, a survey carried out on a representative sample of Italians between 16 and 65. The reporting period was from 18 to 24 May and refers to the … Continue reading GfK Sinottica: 5 Holiday Styles to imagine the Italian Summer after Covid-19

As signals are multiplying across Europe indicating outdoor tourism as one of the most welcome solutions for Summer 2020, associations and companies have launched a massive promotional campaign for the recreational vehicle. In recent weeks several videos have appeared online, and sometimes on television, to push the motorhome lifestyle. In Italy there are two associations … Continue reading The season is starting, and the associations are promoting it with videos about outdoor tourism

Italy “sentiment” on the web and social networks is positive. This was revealed by the weekly newsletter of the Enit-National Tourism Agency, which underlines how “web searches on tourism in Italy produce over 300 million views”. The country does not scare and is considered essentially “Covid-free”, constantly monitored and reassuring. According to the data analyzed, … Continue reading “Sentiment” positive about Italy: the country is considered substantially safe

“Ciuri ciuri, pure quest’anno” (Ciuri ciuri, this year too) is the name of the initiative created by FAITA Sicily for the tourism promotion this Summer, to which 12 of the island’s 15 associated campsites adhere. This is more than half of the sector’s receptivity, with structures located along the coasts of all Sicily, in large, … Continue reading FAITA Sicily: in this Summer 2020, guarantees, discounts and safety are added to the love for nature

The month of June should be the good one for the reopening of the 2,650 structures of the Italian “open air” tourism industry. Since Wednesday 3rd, although with some grumbling and limitations, regional borders have been reopened and the possibility to enter Italy has been granted for those coming from other states of the European … Continue reading In June, the Italian “open air” tourist season 2020 finally begins

The Outdoor 2020 Tourism Observatory, now in its 3rd edition and created by Human Company in collaboration with Istituto Piepoli, takes an accurate picture of the “open air” hospitality segment. The survey is based on a quantitative research carried out by interviewing 2,053 individuals joined by focus groups with 12 operators and opinion leaders and … Continue reading Outdoor 2020 Tourism Observatory, 3rd Edition: Italians desire to go on holiday

After the confirmation of the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf, the Salone del Camper in Parma will be also held regularly on the originally established dates: from 12 to 20 September. This was confirmed by the two main organizers of the event – Fiere di Parma and APC (Association of Caravan and Camper Manufacturers) – who … Continue reading The pandemic does not stop the Salone del Camper: appointment in Parma from 12 to 20 September

As the pandemic situation improves and the safety protocols are finalized, the world of trade fair events is also ready to restart. Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) confirmed the dates of the next edition of SUN Beach & Outdoor Style, the reference event for the world of outdoor, beach resorts and camping sites. The 38th edition … Continue reading SUN Beach & Outdoor Style: see you in Rimini from 14 to 16 October

After confirming the intention to open its doors regularly from September 4 to 13, Messe Düsseldorf and the Caravaning Industrie Verband (CIVD) association have unveiled some operational details of the Caravan Salon 2020. “We are firmly convinced that Caravan Salon can generate key impulses for the entire industry and that it is indispensable to offer … Continue reading The Caravan Salon 2020 is preparing to welcome 200,000 visitors

After launching the campaign “The time has come” on television and on social networks, Baia Holiday officially kicked off the 2020 season. Since May 23rd, the Camping Village Cavallino, located on the Cavallino Treporti coast between Lido di Jesolo and Punta Sabbioni reopened. From next May 29th, all the other structures will be reopened. “We … Continue reading Baia Holiday: the 2020 season starts from Cavallino Treporti, the other structures reopen on May 29

An app for booking a place on the beach, a new brand, a completely renewed website and a lot of activity on social channels. These are the main ingredients that expertly mixed are bringing Jesolo, one of the best-known seaside resorts in Italy and Veneto, to the reopening of tourist activities. At a press conference … Continue reading The Jesolo relaunch: a new tourist portal and an app to book your place on the beach

On the occasion of the reopening of outdoor accommodation facilities, FAITA-Federcamping has developed a substantial documentation essential for all operators in the sector. In fact, the Manuale di Comunicazione – Secure Clean Camping-Village (Communication Manual – Secure Clean Camping-Village) and the Manuale Operativo per rendere l’ospitalità sicura (Operating Manual to make hospitality safe) have been … Continue reading From Italian FAITA-Federcamping 2 manuals that explain the measures to be taken to reopen safely

Outdoor holidays will be the trend of summer 2020. Giovanni Cavalli, CEO of Club del Sole, is sure about this. He underlines how the data provided by the Tourism Observatories suggest that the Italian market will prefer large spaces surrounded by nature and never crowded. Cavalli was one of the speakers of the webinar that … Continue reading Club del Sole is optimistic: “The outdoor holiday will be the trend of summer 2020”

The world of Italian professional operators in outdoor tourism continues to question the future of this sector. In recent days, the PleinAir magazine and the PleinairClub have promoted a meeting between the main actors, initiating a dialogue between the associations of manufacturers and retailers of recreational vehicles and those representing outdoor accommodation facilities. On this … Continue reading The Italian players from the plein-air industry all together to find a common recovery strategy

If from May 11th Croatian campsites could already theoretically be reopened, the lack of foreign tourism has put the brakes on many local operators. The local audience of campers covers in fact a very low percentage of outdoor holidays and the absence of foreigners does not make opening too early convenient. With the approach of … Continue reading Croatia warms up its engines: campsites on the Cres and Losinj islands reopen

Waiting for returning fully operational and welcoming tourists to accommodation facilities again, reading the surveys that have multiplied in this period can help understand how to deal with the next few months. In recent days you have seen on these pages an overview of the expectations of European open-air tourists, collected by ACSI, and those … Continue reading CampingVillage.travel: in Italy also, outdoor tourism seems more likely to start again

Kampgrounds of America (KOA) is an American system of campsites that today groups together over 520 structures in almost all states on the North American continent. Founded in Montana in 1962, KOA is an important thermometer capable of measuring the trend of outdoor tourism in this pandemic period, so much so that the group has … Continue reading KOA sees the light at the bottom of the tunnel: for campsites the recovery is around the corner

In this period of great uncertainty and high hopes, ACSI conducted a survey at European level that involved over 10,000 European campers. Realized through the Eurocampings.eu and CampingCard.com websites, newsletters and social media, the survey focused on the intentions of those who love to travel and take holidays in the open air. Of the 10,208 … Continue reading Waiting for the opening of European campsites, tourists do not give up the dream of an open air holiday

Proximity tourism, done in isolated and uncrowded places, as wild as possible, where nature and air are uncontaminated and where physical and social distancing can be maintained. This is the scenario that according to the Centro Studi del Touring Club Italiano, will emerge, in all likelihood, in the coming months. All of this will recall … Continue reading According to the Italian Touring Club and Pitchup, the 2020 holiday will be in camping

Everyone is convinced: outdoor tourism will be the key to this tourist season. And to make it one of the most desired options by Italian families, some large operators have decided to join forces and launch a strong communication initiative. So, Open Air Next Step was launched – under the patronage of Faita-Federcamping, Assitai and … Continue reading Open Air Next Step: the Italian initiative to push outdoor tourism

The Italian region Emilia-Romagna provides professional operators with the guidelines that will allow the reopening of the accommodation facilities. Hopefully from next Monday May 18th. In a meeting that was held between the Region, trade associations, trade unions and representatives of local authorities, two documents were shared, one specific to campsites, tourist villages and marina … Continue reading The guidelines for campsites, tourist villages and marina resorts are ready in Emilia-Romagna

It is now confirmed that the most important Italian professional fair dedicated to tourism will be held also for the 2020 edition. TTG travel Experience, indeed, will open from October 14th to 16th, 2020. No indications were given yet about SUN Beach & Outdoor and SIA Hospitality Design, the two related fairs, focused for the … Continue reading TTG / SUN / SIA will showcase, in safety, thanks to the #SafeBusiness project

While Italian campsites are still waiting for univocal guidelines and an indication of the possible reopening date, things are moving quickly in the rest of Europe. Yesterday we were talking about the recommendations for facilities in Croatia, but in recent days Spain has also made important steps forward, so much so that a thousand campsites … Continue reading With the guidelines issued by the Government, in Spain the campsites can now reopen

From yesterday, in Croatia campsites can reopen to the public. Indeed, on May 11th the “third phase” officially began, with the need to follow several recommendations issued by the Croatian Institute of Public Health (HZJZ), valid both for accommodations facilities and for beaches. The first rule is that of social distancing, which must be 1.5 … Continue reading Campsites and national parks in Croatia are already open: here are the rules

In Germany, the movement for the reopening of commercial activities is quite active. In the outdoor tourism industry, Truma and the Camping.info portal have decided to launch a petition, which is currently signed by over 11.000 people. “The aim of this petition”, is written on the Openpetition.de website, “is to achieve the gradual resumption of … Continue reading In Germany, Truma and Camping.info launch a petition to ask for the reopening of the campsites

Outdoor tourism wants to start again. Some professional operators have joined forces and have created Open Air Next Step, an initiative created to give voice to the outdoor holiday industry. The recently launched website has the support of Assitai, Assocamping and Faita-Federcamping. To promote the initiative, Open Air Next Step organizes an online event reserved … Continue reading Open Air Next Step, an Italian initiative, will held a conference to talk about outdoor holidays

How are Italian campsites being organized in the Emilia Romagna region? Gianfranco Vitali, president of Faita Federcamping Emilia Romagna and owner of the Holiday Village Florenz, during an interview with the blog Vacanzelandia (www.vacanzelandia.com), explained that a safety protocol has been set and it will be approved in the coming days.The safety protocol created by … Continue reading Here is how safety will be managed in Italian campsites in the Emilia Romagna region

Smart working, an epochal turning point for millions of people, does not have to be boring. In recent weeks, working from home was “the new normality”, even if this is not always the ideal environment where concentrating or being productive. Working remotely could be soon a much more rewarding experience, thanks to the Smart Working … Continue reading Club del Sole Smart Working Village: working is like being on vacation

According to the press release just received the CARAVAN SALON will open its doors to the public from 5 to 13 September 2020. Please find below the official document. Trade Visitor and Media Day on 4 September 2020 The effects of Coronavirus Covid-19 and the joint decision taken by the German Government and the German … Continue reading CARAVAN SALON will open its doors to the public from 5 to 13 September

The world of outdoor tourism tries to react, and so the initiatives designed to be found ready when the structures can be reopened are increasing. Baia Holiday, a group that manages campsites, villages, apartments and hotels in Italy, Croatia, France and Spain, thus launched a communication campaign called “The time has come”. The idea is … Continue reading Baia Holiday, “the time has come” to switch on the desire for nature

CamperClean, a German company focused in wastewater disposal systems, is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The initial idea for an automatic cleaning station for toilet cassettes came to Ralf Tebartz, co-owner with his brother Peter, during a camping trip in 2007. Surprised by the inadequacy of the manual disposal systems of the chemical toilets, together with … Continue reading CamperClean, ten years of success: from cleaning and disposal systems to access control

In recent days, ISTAT, the Italian statistical institute, has released data that give an idea of ​​the impact Covid-19 had on the tourism industry. Based on the information collected by CST (Conto Satellite per il Turismo), which from a statistical point of view is the internationally recognized and recommended tool for assessing the economic dimension … Continue reading Between March and May, Italy lost over 80 million tourists

Assitai (Federturismo Confindustria), Assocamping (Confesercenti) e Faita Federcamping (Confcommercio) have produced a joint press release in order to urge the Italian Government to quickly set a date for the reopening of campsites and tourist villages. It is going to be a difficult tourist season for the entire sector but the 2,650 companies involved into outdoor … Continue reading The three Associations representing Italian campings join together to question the Government

Pincamp has published an interesting graphic elaboration on the situation of the camping openings. The list include all countries where campsites are closed due to the corona crisis, where a reopening is already planned or where no information is available yet regarding a reopening of the campsites. Unfortunately, at the moment the majority are countries … Continue reading The Pincamp list

The German tourism chain launches the awareness campaign: “We are tourism!”.A joint project among BVCD (Federal Association of the Camping Industry in Germany), Allianz (independent travel company), BundesForum Kinder- und Jugendreisen eV (federation of operators in the travel sector for children and young people), ÖVT-Austrian Association (Professional association for medium-sized travel agencies), Verband Internet Reisevertrieb … Continue reading Tourists are protagonists in Germany on the platform “We are tourism!”

The world of outdoor holidays, from campsites to the manufacturers of recreational vehicles, is launching various campaigns promoting the safest holidays in the “Bel Paese” to all tourists, Italian and foreign. Crippaconcept also, specialized in the production of luxury mobile homes and glamour camping tents, launches its awareness and prevention campaign, called Please Wear a … Continue reading Crippaconcept: Please Wear a Mask  

In this period of great expectation for the rules that will be defined to allow the reopening of the accommodation facilities, Faita-Federcamping continues in its proactive job aimed at finding the best possible solutions.

Isaholidays Group, in Covid-19 time, promotes a new cancellation policy for Isamar Holiday Village and Barricata Holiday Village. Customers can now safely book their holidays with the guarantee to able to cancel or change the booking free of charge, even at a few days before arrival. Isaholidays Group, based in the region of Veneto and … Continue reading Isaholidays offers flexible booking

From Veneto come the first indications on how the summer season could start at the sea. Unionmare Veneto, an association that is part of the SIB (Sindacato Italiano Balneari, the Italian seaside trade union) and a member of Confturismo Veneto, has made a concrete proposal to help define the regional protocol that will give the … Continue reading From Unionmare Veneto an articulated proposal on how to reopen the beaches

The Spanish magazine Camping Profesional dedicates an article to the situation of Italian campsites signed by our director Antonio Mazzucchelli. The introduction offers a picture of the offer of open air tourism in Italy and a brief overview of European tourist flows and Italian preferences. In the second part, is proposed a summary of the … Continue reading Camping Profesional writes about Italy en plein air

A very interesting live meeting took place yesterday, April 21, 2020, between the mayor of Cavallino-Treporti Roberta Nesto, Paolo Bertolini president of the Cavallino-Treporti Tourist Park and Francesco Berton, president of local Assocamping, which refers to Northeast Faita division. As moderator, Miki Barone, a well known figure in this territory. The meeting considered many topics, … Continue reading Cavallino-Treporti is close to rebirth

We publish an article dedicated to the situation of Spanish campsites and signed by the journalist Marta Santamarina Linera – director of the magazine Panorama and the webmagazine Camping Profesional, as well as responsible for other publications of the Spanish publishing house Peldano related to the camping-caravaning and tourism sector (AutoC; www.autocaravanas.es, www.campingsalon.com, www.bungalowsclub.com). As … Continue reading Spanish campsites: we will save our summer

Assocamping Confesercenti, the Italian association of outdoor tourism and hospitality businesses, has issued a press release in which president Monica Saielli asks the government economic supports for the sector’s companies. “All those economic and financial measures promised by the government to support companies in the sector, not yet seen, are now essential to restart the … Continue reading Assocamping hopes to open campsites and tourist villages by the end of May

The AL-KO Vehicle Technology Group is offering high-quality chassis as the foundation for various Tiny House body concepts. With decades of experience in chassis building, AL-KO Vehicle Technology Group also helped when it came to developing the AL-KO chassis for Tiny Houses. Thanks to a modular framework concept, this allows different body lengths and customized … Continue reading The Tiny House trailers can have now solid AL-KO chassis

Faita Federcamping continues in its unceasing support activity for Italian campsites through various communication and sharing tools, including the FAITA-FederCamping Facebook page. Here on April 15, President Maurizio Vianello intervened with a new video in which he reiterated the proactivity of the federation in seeking answers to the various questions and in relations with the … Continue reading Vianello: think creatively and seize opportunities

The lock down does not stop the ongoing projects of the Baia Holiday group which will continue, as soon as possible, with the completion of the Wellness & SPA Center in Cavallino Treporti:an oasis of well-being of over 1840 square meters with an indoor pool with hydromassage, emotional shower, Kneipp path, Turkish bath, Finnish sauna … Continue reading Baia Holiday: almost completed the Spa inside the Camping Village Cavallino

The first installment has already gone live on the open-air hospitality specialists’ social media channels “Whilst we know that this is a time to stay at home for the good of everyone, we can still do a lot. That’s why we have decided to allay the fears from customers who want to book with us, … Continue reading Human Company starts the digital campaign “The same home”

From April 2020, Michael Frischkorn is the responsible for the technical development of the digital camping platform PiNCAMP as CTO (Chief Technolgy Officer).   “I have known and appreciated Michael for more than ten years. He is an expert in booking technology, has built two startups himself and sold them successfully. He is also very … Continue reading Michael Frischkorn is the new CTO of the digital camping platform PiNCAMP

Eicke Schüürmann,  director of the association Leading Campings, wishes everyone a Happy Easter in a letter where he also tells of some initiatives taken by the Leading Campings Dear media creators, dear colleagues, I want to wish you happy Easter. During these difficult times it might give solace to celebrate the resurrection. By no means … Continue reading Happy Easter from the Leading Campings director

ACSI launched an interesting initiative to support favourite campsites in a fun and creative way. With a positive message, photo, drawing or video for example. Everything is allowed and visitors can leave messages to campistes in 3 simple steps. To participate is enough to look up the favourite campsite on the eurocampings website and click … Continue reading ACSI: customers can support their favourite campsites with personal messages

Christian Günther, Managing Director of the Bundesverband der Campingwirtschaft in Deutschland e.V. published a summary released by the German Federal Statistical Office. After the extraordinary results of 2018, 2019 marks a significant increase in overnight stays for tourists from Germany and abroad in German campsites. According to the latest data from the Federal Statistics Office, … Continue reading In Germany the camping sector marked record numbers for the 6th year in a row

After 11 years at the helm of Trigano MDC, Olivier Marduel, takes new challenges taking over the management of TRIGANO VDL. He gave way to Sebastien Roche, who took office in early February. “Sebastien Roche is a qualified Engineer with MBA and over 20 years of experience as Managing Director in industrial groups operating in … Continue reading Olivier Marduel is the new managing director of Trigano VDL

Maurizio Vianello national president of Faita Federcamping, intervened with a video message on March 27 on the Facebook group of Faita targeted at the Covid 19 emergency. President Vianello addressed all the entrepreneurs of the Italian open air sector, whether or not Faita members , offering not only an overview of how the association is … Continue reading Present and future scenarios according to Faita Federcamping

Tourism is, undoubtedly, one of the most affected sectors by this pandemic and camping is included. Trade associations are currently dealing with government in order to receive concrete help. Today, however, we want to talk about solidarity, since, in the last few days, the news report differently and that makes us proud once again of our sector

Centro Studi Tci investigates the economic, employment and social consequences of coronavirus on Italian tourism for the 2020 season. The analysis of the Centro Studi Tci first highlights how tourism in Italy, in the last 10 years, has shown a constantly growing trend, reaching 429 million overnight stays in 2018. The study also shows how … Continue reading Centro Studi of Touring Club Italiano identifies coronavirus as the most serious threat to Italian tourism

Baia Holiday, the leading Italian group in quality outdoor holidays, opens a new area to travel agencies and tour operators. The group, over the years, has created modern accommodation highly focused on  environment and eco-sustainability, services dedicated to families (water parks, fun parks, sports areas, entertainment services and mini clubs), gourmet restaurants, wellness & SPA … Continue reading Baia Holiday opens to the trade market

In questi giorni di quarantena le attività del Club del Sole non si fermano e anzi proseguono alla grande con il lancio del concorso “A quale tribù appartieni? Scopri il tuo ritmo con Club del Sole e Trolls World Tour” in collaborazione con Universal Pictures.

Due to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic, Arena Hospitality Group, once again, puts on disposal its capabilities to help the local community and the general population to overcome this difficult situation. In line with the long-standing cooperation with the Pula General Hospital, the Group has decided to further help the hospital both … Continue reading Arena Hospitality Group donates to Pula General Hospital

FAITA FederCamping the organization that protects the interests of Italian campsites and tourist villages, immediately took action to offer all possible support to its members. In addition to a continuous and constant update reserved for members and available on the FAITASTART membership platform (www.faitastart.it), FAITA is constantly updating its website http://www.faita.it/ in the news section. … Continue reading FAITA FederCamping strengthens the information tools for its members

Arena Hospitality Group d.d. reports the results for the year ended 31 December 2019. Reported revenue for the year increased by 2.7% to HRK 778.1 million (2018: HRK 757.7 million), a good result when compared to the strong performance of the previous year. Revenue growth from its luxury camping operations was particularly pleasing given a … Continue reading Arena Hospitality Group d.d. reports the results for the year ended 31 December 2019

Come riportato dall’ Associazione Federale dell’Industria del Campeggio tedesca BVCD sul sito http://www.campingplatz-deutschland.de/ martedì 16 marzo 2020, alla luce del progredire dell’epidemia di coronavirus, il governo federale e i capi di governo degli stati federali hanno raccomandato che le offerte di pernottamento in Germania debbano essere utilizzate solo per “necessità ed espressamente non a fini turistici.” Trattandosi di raccomandazione però, ogni stato federale ha deciso di applicare l’indicazione in modo diverso.

The Caravan Industry Association of Australia sent a letter to the members following the announcement by the Prime Minister, Chief Medical Officer and the Federal Health Department, to provide further clarity regarding their advice and how this impacts the caravan and camping industry. The following announcements were made: The banning of non-essential gatherings of 100 people or … Continue reading Caravan Industry Association of Australia and Covid-19

More than 18,000 retirees spend the winter at Spanish campsites choosing to stay in their own bungalows, mobile homes or caravans and campers. Germans, Dutch, English, French etc. they go to “winter” on the coasts of Andalusia and the Region of Murcia guaranteeing these structures from 90 to 100% coverage even during the winter months. … Continue reading Spain: the closure of all campsites could cause the exodus of more than 18,000 people, how to manage it?

The French FNHPA – Fédération nationale de l’Hôtellerie de plein air represents, promotes and defends the interests of the camping sector with public authorities and tourism organizations at the national level. Today, it represents 4,000 individual members working in the open air tourism. For number of camping represented, France is the first in Europe and … Continue reading Message from Nicolas Dayot, president of FNHPA

According to the audited annual results for 2019, Valamar Riviera, the largest tourism company in Croatia, generated HRK 2.22 billion in total revenues, which is an increase of 10 percent compared to the previous year. Valamar achieved 6.8 million overnights in 2019, an increase of 5% compared to the same period in the previous year, … Continue reading Valamar Riviera generated HRK 2.22 billion revenues in 2019

The Yelloh! Village, which brings together 91 camping-villages in France, Spain and Portugal for the 2020 season has allocated an investment of 35 million euros. This is a real record for the group which increased the amount invested in the previous season by 15 million euros, which was still substantial: 20 million euros. The investments … Continue reading Yelloh! Village: 35 million investments

Baia Holiday Travels & Leisure presents a short emotional video.  The group, which currently has 15 campsites distributed in Italy, Croatia, France and Spain, recorded 1.1 million appearances in 2019. “The continuous growth is the result of the investments that we put in place every year to increase the quality level of our proposals, always … Continue reading Baia Holiday in video

2019 confirmed a solid success for the Club del Sole network, the largest Italian open air  holiday network: consolidated turnover in the last year stood at 50 million euros (+ 14% compared to 2018), with 2 million presences of which 65% with Italian origins, more than 1,000 people employed and a four-year plan for the … Continue reading Club del Sole: growth forecasts more than doubled by 2025

For the third consecutive year, Pitchup.com, the instant booking portal that offers over 3000 green destinations worldwide, has been included in the prestigious FT1000 ranking drawn up by the Financial Times to highlight the 1000 companies that have grown fastest in Europe. Only 90 companies, including Pitchup.com (which occupies the 888th position), have managed to … Continue reading Pitchup.com among the fastest-growing European companies, according to the Financial Times

The topic of the first, two-day, module – Trends in tourism and the hospitality industry, has officially launched V-Executive. V-Executive is Valamar Riviera’s business education program introduced in collaboration with five Croatian higher education institutions. The first lectures were delivered by module leader Dr. Sc. Sanja Čižmar from 505 Consulting, Director of Camping Operations and … Continue reading The new Valamar Business Education Program: V-Executive

From January 23 to January 28, Caravana celebrated its 60th anniversary with thousands of camping enthusiasts at the WTC Expo in Leeuwarden. With again an attendance of more than 43,500 visitors from all over the Netherlands, the organization speaks of a successful anniversary edition. New appearance well received The 60th edition of Caravana was kicked … Continue reading More than 43,500 visitors for the Dutch show Caravana 2020

Human Company is recruiting for next season: in total about 1,300 vacancies to fill in the Group’s outdoor facilities in villages, family parks and camping in towns in Tuscany (Florence, Valdarno, Chianti, Montescudaio and San Vincenzo for a total of 755 vacancies), Lazio (all around the capital for a total of 210 vacancies) and Veneto (Lake Garda and Venice for a total of … Continue reading About 1,300 vacancies at Human Company

The 40th anniversary edition of BitMilano is going to start: the most important event in the world of tourism, to be held at fieramilanocity on 9 to 11 February 2020. The event, characterised by its strong international configuration in terms of exhibitors, business opportunities and information, is preparing a rich programme of contents to consolidate the results of previous editions. … Continue reading BitMilano2020: 40th anniversary

Today, during the Itinerando Show in Padova, a special prize was awarded to Roberta Nesto, mayor of Cavallino Treporti, the European capital of open air tourism. Ferdinando Iustini, owner of Camping.it together with the general manager of PadovaFiere Luca Veronesi, awarded the prize “Tourism, resource for the community”. We also congratulate this Italian territory so … Continue reading New award for Cavallino Treporti at Itinerando Show

The entire year 2019 had been dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the LeadingCampings of Europe. They had put prizes worth nearly 100,000 Euros in the pot. The two main prizes, a Buerstner-IC-Line semi integrated camper and a TABBERT Da Vinci Finest Edition caravan, have been handed over to the happy winners on behalf of … Continue reading LeadingCampings handed over of raffle prizes during CMT show

Camp Čikat, the most renowned brand of the Jadranka turizam d.o.o. group, has just received the Superplatz 2020 award of the German ADAC automobile club, is thus became the 13th Croatian campsite to be considered as one of the most prestigious and best European campsites that hold the title Superplatz  (134 campsites in Europe). ADAC … Continue reading Camp Čikat awarded ADAC Superplatz 2020

A new success and a great satisfaction for Loek Van De Loo: the entrepreneur of Dutch origins is the first ever to be included in the ADAC Hall of Fame. The award ceremony was held last weekend in Stuttgart, on the occasion of the CMT, one of the most important tourism fairs in Europe.   … Continue reading Loek Van De Loo is the first in the ADAC Hall of Fame

From Spain to Croatia and from Holland to Italy, this year ADAC inspectors have crossed Europe from one end to the other to compile the annual ADAC Campingführer, published on January 15. The campsites have been classified with a five-star system based on several aspects. Number and quality of health facilities, equipment and maintenance of … Continue reading Cavallino-Treporti hoards the ADAC Superplatz 2020