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Who are the most frequent guests of glamping resorts, do you agree?

Are you a frequent glampsite traveller or do you ocassionaly go to enjoy glampsites?

We do not have any statistics that can help us to identify the kind of public that prefers glampsites to expend a part of their holidays or just to expend some weekends, but if we follow what some glampsite owners have told us, the most frequent guests are couples of ages in the group between 30 and 55 years old.

We think there are strong reasons for this. Glampsites in general are places at secluded locations where to expend some relaxing days. This kind of places are not the most attractive for teens or for expending some holidays with kids. As the guests expect to be relaxed, this is not compatible with kids running and souting around or for teenagers having late parties at night.

Another strong reason is the price for spending few days there, this kind of resorts are not in the low cost side of the tourist lodgings, so the public must have an income or an spending capacity above the average.

But this is just what we have concluded from our own impressions and conversations and it could be very interesting to know about yuor own experience. Have you ever be a glampsite guest, are you a frequent glamping visitor? If so, please let us know about your age (more less) and your own expectations for the kind of guests you prefer to find when you go there.

How can I start my glamping business?

Tips to create a profitable glampsite

First of all, we should agree what a glampsite is. I have my own definition: a glampsite is a luxury tourist resort in a natural privileged site where guest are accomodated in luxury glamping tents.
But, what a luxury glamping tent is? A big size tent with a nice design which is robust enough to be comfortable even under inclement weather and which is furnished with a king size bed, a nice furniture, a floor that can be stepped on with your bare feet with a warm feeling and which include a private bathroom.

Then there are a lot of possible variations from this view, as much as glampsite owners!
Once we have agree in the concept, then the environment should be considered. A glampsite is mainly addressed to couples that can spend a few days in a private area and have at least a 400 m2 plot for their own in order to preserve their privacy. A key question is to have a common area with a nice restaurant and a lounge area where to meet with other customers if the guests want or just to seat there and having a drink.

Don’t forget the parking area and the accesses to the site, one for the guests and one for the staff and supplies.

In order to all that works well it is necessary to have sanitation and water and energy supplies well arranged they can be made of stand alone systems or connected to grid or general conductions systems, but in any case they should be respectful with the environment and to be sure of that you should comply with local regulations as well s general ones.

So, first of all you should be clear about your investment: tents, furniture, decoration, bathrooms, lounge, restaurant, general services, access to the tents and to the site, parking, water and electricity supply and sanitation.

But investment is not enough, you should also be prepared for runnig a business that is expected to be profitable. It is important you consider the night rates and occupancy in order to calculate income, but also you should be aware of operating expenses.

If you offer just lodging your glampsite should be at a fantastic location in order to attract the costumer, but this is not always possible. If you want your glampsite is remembered and recommended to others by your guests, you should offer a menu of experiencial services, bicycles to ride, maybe horse rides and others in summary an unforgotable experience for your guests.

HOW TO OFFER A HIGH END MOBILE SAFARI

African storks and hippos, part of the wildlife you can get closer to on a mobile safari

The main advantage of a mobile safari is that you can get closer to the animals because you can go where they are to watch them.

This kind of luxury travels is the best way to enjoy the African wildlife watching.

Mobile safari tour companies have the ability to move their mobile camps while you are enjoying the wildlife watching from the place where you slept last night to the place where you are going to sleep tonight.

If you are a mobile safari organizer or owner, in order to be able to move the camp 100 or 150 km away everynight you need a well trained staff that are able to pack everything in the camp just inmediately after the breakfast is served to the guests and they have left for their daily tourist journey and that can set up the camp at the next location in order to have everything ready for dinner before the guests arrive.

It is obvious that to be able to pack and unpack fast and to set the tents down and then up in the shortest possibe time you will need tents that can be easily assembled and dissasembled and that can be easily transported from one place to another, and also very important is that the tents are lightweight so yo can use light vehicles to transport everything, but you need that all these features do not sacrify the guests’ comfort.

In order to offer a luxury lodging for your guests the tents should keep the temperature inside cooler than the outside air temperature at daytime and warmer at night and at the same time keep the air fresh inside while having the holes covered by mosquito nets and the groundsheets sealed to the tent body in order to avoid insects, reptiles, bugs or mud entering the tent thorugh te bottom side, while be strong and robust.

Ctents for mobile safaris assembly video.