| Glamping
The Glamping Show preview
The Glamping industry is growing every year as more and
more people favour ‘staycations’ over travelling abroad.
he Glamping
Show is a
standalone sales
and marketing
platform launched
last year
specifically to address the growing
glamping sector. Following a
successful first show in 2015,
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which showcased exhibitors from
the UK and abroad and attracted
1000s of visitors over three days,
the organisers are pleased to
report that the Glamping Show
2016 is going to be bigger and
better.
Visitors to the Show can expect
to see an increased exhibition
space both inside and outdoors to
accommodate new exhibitors as
well as returning exhibitors who
realised the strength of the Show
last year and have requested
larger sites to showcase their
amazing structures. There will be
an even wider variety of glamping
structures on display as well as
ancillary products including loos,
showers, off-grid energy and
lighting to name but a few.
Returning exhibitors include
Exclusive Tents, from South Africa,
who will be bringing with them
their Bububu Tent, which will be
fully furnished and on sale at a
special Glamping Show price.
Also returning for the second time
is Cedartree, whose expertise in
the design and construction of
quality, good-looking timber
buildings is second to none.
Cedartree’s range of ‘Faraway’
Lodges are designed especially for
glamping locations; full of
character, quirky and different with
a lifespan of at least 30 years the
Cedartree team are definitely
worth talking to at this year’s show.
New exhibitors to the Glamping
Show this year include; Mango
Crafts, designers and
manufacturers of exquisite outdoor
furniture; Tiks Pac, environmental
stations for the free distribution of
dog waste bags; Dub Box, retro
camping at its best – a two-berth
practical camper caravan that can
be finished to match your car or
van’s interior and exterior décor;
Waterless Toilets, off-grid toilets for
clients without access to mains
sewage; The Garden Oven
Company, manufacturers of woodfired outdoor ovens and Bond
Fabrications, a leading UK
manufacturer of bespoke
marquees and glamping
structures. Mike Halliwell,
Managing Director, at Bond
Fabrications, had this to say:
“The team here at Bond are
very excited to be exhibiting one of
our Safari Tents at The Glamping
Show this year. We are incredibly
proud of both the products and
the service we provide our clients
and it is always a great pleasure to
watch our customers’ initial ideas
grow into a thriving ‘Glamping’
business. We will be on hand to
discuss the many options we have
available and to demonstrate the
quality and workmanship of our
structures.”
In addition to the wide array of
structures and products on show
visitors will also have the
opportunity to learn about
everything they need to know
about establishing their own
glamping site or indeed enhancing
their existing glamping business.
Seminar subjects this year will
include alternative technologies,
marketing, planning permissions,
solar energy, choosing the right
structure, diversification, inspiring
your staff, ‘success story’ case
studies, customer service,
insurance and much more. Make
sure you register to attend to
ensure your place in the seminar
room.
The organisers of the Glamping
Show are dedicated to continuing
to grow the event to ensure that
suppliers for this growing sector
have a dedicated platform on
which to showcase their products
and services. Make sure
Stoneleigh is a Glamping
destination in your diary this
September; The Glamping Show,
Thursday 22 to Saturday 24
September.
For more information and to
register for the Show visit
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