Industry — Airbnb of the outdoors

'Airbnb of the outdoors' - $300m Hipcamp valuation points to sustained demand for rural domestic trips, says GlobalData Hipcamp’s closure of a $57m Series C funding round brings its internal value to more than $300m - more than double its value in 2019. This massive jump in the valuation of the outdoor bookings business reflects the recent global tourism trend whereby domestic trips in rural locations is driving leisure demand recovery, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Ralph Hollister, Travel and Tourism Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Many leisure travelers holidayed domestically instead of internationally in 2020. The fact...