Camping and campervan ventures from around the world; lessons for campsite operators.
15 posts
Founded in 2000 by four campsite owners, Yelloh! Village now holds 104 independent campsites together under one brand and a quality charter of more than 500 points. How does the model work?
4 November 2026
In Switzerland, where wild camping is banned in most cantons, Nomady started by going village to village and persuading landowners. Today it lists more than 1,600 camps in the Alpine region.
4 November 2026
Campanyon, founded in Oslo by two friends who left Google, brought garden, farm and nature stays together on one platform. We look at the five decisions behind its growth and which of them work in Türkiye.
4 November 2026
Tentrr opened hundreds of campsites in the US by giving landowners a ready-pitched safari tent, then went bankrupt in 2023. Why did the model work, where did it stumble, and what can a small campsite learn from it?
4 November 2026
Glamping Hub started with a software team in Seville and, by focusing only on unusual places to stay, reached hosts in 115 countries. What can a small campsite take from such a narrow focus?
4 November 2026
AutoCamp started with a few Airstreams in Santa Barbara, built hotel-standard trailer and cabin camps near national parks and signed a partnership with Hilton in 2024. The story, and lessons for campsites in Türkiye.
4 November 2026
Getaway put tiny cabins in woods a few hours from big cities, skipped the Wi-Fi and asked guests to lock their phones in a box. The story from 2015 to Marriott's purchase of the brand in 2024, and what small campsites can learn from it.
4 November 2026
Britain's Canopy & Stars picks its treehouses, shepherd's huts and cabins one by one and rejects most of the places that apply. Why being choosy works, and what it means for small campsites.
4 November 2026
Dutch company Featherdown put comfortable tents without electricity on working farms and made the farmer the host. The story of the farm glamping model and what campsite businesses in Türkiye can take from it.
4 November 2026
Instead of building its own campsite, Spain's Kampaoh put furnished, ready-pitched tents on the least-booked pitches of existing campsites. The story of a model that started with five tents in Tarifa, and its lessons for small campsites.
4 November 2026
What do campsites gain when they move from phone, WhatsApp and a paper diary to online booking? Seven concrete benefits, with examples from around the world, and a roadmap for making the switch.
4 November 2026
Can a farm with a handful of tent pitches host guests from all over Europe? The stories of Pitchup and Campspace show how small campsites become visible online.
4 November 2026
