The trends for camping in 2021

What to say? We all hope that 2021 will bring radical changes compared to what we experienced in 2020. Even this year does not seem to have started in the best way, but there are some aspects that can give us hope and confidence for the coming months.Let's start with a certainty: camping, in its most traditional roots, is the most suitable and sustainable type of holiday in the complicated times we are living through. Open air, nature, unusual itineraries.But let's take a look at the trends for the coming months.

Sustainable travel

We talked about this last year (trend 2020), but for purely green reasons: travelling by plane, especially for long distances, is very polluting due to high emissions. Then came the pandemic and flights became something extremely rare, complicated and stressful. So here is the solution: a holiday close to home. Such a trip is not only more sustainable, but also much cheaper. Taking care of the environment is a good New Year's resolution in itself, and if this is combined with a more manageable holiday, then we have found the right solution. And we know that Italy has thousands of breathtaking destinations to discover just a few hours' drive from our home.

Local tourism

For years, we have moved everywhere with ease. Let's change our point of view and see this forced stop not as a limitation but as an opportunity! Let's rediscover what has been hidden, let's go camping in that place that for years has been on the list of "places to visit" and has always been discarded because it is close and easily accessible at any time. Well, that moment has arrived. A holiday like this can also help local economies and support small businesses that have had a hard time during the pandemic.

Deciding at the last minute

We have seen how our plans have often been revolutionised by the unpredictability of the situation and the rules for containing contagion. One piece of advice we can give you is therefore to improvise, and camping certainly allows this.Packing a rucksack and setting off, arranging the car or camper van for a camping holiday are things that can be done in relatively little time. Let's rediscover the pleasure of travelling day by day, without too much planning, guided by our desire for nature. Let's study a general route and then stop wherever we like. Let's set up our stakes and be surprised.After all, discovery is one of the most beautiful aspects of travelling. Always has been.

Do you already have in mind what kind of holidays you will be taking this year? Write to us?


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