The Glamping industry is growing every year as more and more people favour ‘staycations’ over travelling abroad. The 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, 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 wood-fired 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.