No matter how many new, unique or luxurious services the tourism industry creates, perhaps the ultimate value that every tourist wants to reach is still to immerse themselves in the pure beauty of nature. Especially during the long period of restricted travel due to the pandemic, we are even more bored of being confined within stuffy walls. At this time, why not change the wind with camping or glamping?

Actually, camping is not strange to anyone. In short, camping is the activity of camping or setting up tents outdoors - where people can freely play, light a campfire, grill BBQ, watch the stars at night, listen to the birds wake up early in the morning... A camping trip cannot make you "empty your pocket" because the cost is cheap, all the equipment is self-prepared, easy to do and you can still play in any way you want. Therefore, camping is widely developed in the world; even in Vietnam, although it was introduced later, it is no longer strange.

What about Glamping? The name itself gives people a sense of the connection between camping and glamping. Indeed, glamping was developed from the “root” of camping, the name is also composed of the wordglamorous(luxury) andcamping(camping). Simply put, glamping is a "luxury" type of camping. Forget the "wild" living conditions of camping, glamping still gives visitors the experience of living in the middle of nature but also comes with service staff, services, amenities... complete and luxurious (even lavish) not inferior to any 5-star hotel. All you have to do is relax and enjoy the comfort of the service, the beauty of nature. Of course, the number of people who can experience glamping is not as large as camping because first of all, they must be people with... a lot of money.

As mentioned above, camping is very familiar to Vietnamese people. This activity is most popular among young people who love to explore and young families. Even schools organize camping for students during extracurricular activities, and many companies/enterprises choose camping when doing team building... More and more camping sites appear in every locality, in the mountains, on the beach or even in city parks, including spontaneous and service development. There are places that become gathering places that are always overloaded on weekends.

But if you search for the keyword “glamping in Vietnam”, the results you will get will only be a few accommodation services with the name glamping. Just like that search result, glamping is not really considered a type of tourism service in Vietnam, its existence is still very vague, the services are few and the quality is far from reaching the spirit of glamping. However, there is a community of people “with the spirit of glamping” who are sharing, maintaining and developing this camping culture every day quietly, without fanfare or noise. Notable among them is Mr. Tung Le, who introduced the concept of glamping to this community. Having been a seasoned camper for 10 years, but 4 years ago, when he accidentally learned about glamping through research on the Internet, Tung Le began to develop his way of camping in the direction of glamping.

“Currently, my friends and I are still camping but with aesthetic and sophisticated equipment, with more amenities and more care and sophistication than the simple form of camping. Although not as luxurious as glamping, our tents all have the color and personality of the owner” - Tung Le confided.

Together with people who share the same passion for travel, love nature and have their own "taste", Mr. Tung has created a community with the same aspirations as him (No Hotel Room group on Facebook). Behind the camping trips to serve personal needs and interests, what Tung Le really desires and cherishes is to be able to bring the glamping service model to Vietnam in the near future. According to him, when glamping services are exploited and developed in a land, it will simultaneously open up job opportunities for local people - because of that, they will be more aware of preserving and protecting the ecological environment where they live. Moreover, Vietnamese people also have the opportunity to truly experience a new type of tourism, enjoying life in the middle of nature with increasingly classy quality.

With great advantages in natural landscapes, attractive cultural identity, and people's increasing demand for high-quality tourism services, Vietnam has all the basic conditions to develop glamping. Hopefully, like camping, glamping will soon be built into a professional form of tourism and become a new trend that is warmly welcomed in Vietnam.