WCM's Daily News Update: Feb. 14, 2024

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The Dyrt: Camping Still Popular, Supply Catching Up

The Dyrt ,?a camping app that highlights availability, photos and reviews, has released its?2024 Camping Report Presented by The All-New Toyota Tacoma, an in-depth and comprehensive look at the camping industry. This year Toyota partnered with The Dyrt to help drive the discovery of the trends and patterns that are shaping the future of camping, according to a press release.

The report is compiled from the results of surveys conducted with three groups — 7,000 members of The Dyrt camper community, a representative sample of 1,000 U.S. residents, and camping property managers across all 50 states. It found that an estimated 84.8 million Americans went camping in 2023, and 5.5 million of those were first-time campers. This brings the total number of new campers since 2021 to more than 20 million.

‘Campspot’ Announces Direct Integration With Airbnb

Campgrounds using the? Campspot ?platform now have two options when it comes to listing their lodging sites on Airbnb . The new direct integration with the popular OTA platform gives campgrounds full control of their listings, according to a press release.

Whereas the first Airbnb integration, released in 2022, remains a full-service integration with listings managed by a third party, the new option, powered by DerbySoft, has no third-party intermediary and puts the park in control of its listings.

Q&A: Owners on What’s it Like to Own a Campground

If you dream of getting outdoors and away from the office life, one possibility is owning a?campground. There are thousands of places to camp around the country, and plenty of them are privately owned. Some are near national parks. Others are great spots for locals to spend a night outdoors.?Outdoors.com?spoke to three campground owners around the country and shared what it’s like to start and operate a campground.

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