Latest / MC Fireside Chats, an Outdoor Hospitality Podcast / MC Fireside Chats - June 15th, 2022
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- 0:51Welcome
- 0:51everybody
- 0:52to
- 0:52another
- 0:52episode
- 0:53of
- 0:53MC
- 0:53Fireside
- 0:53Chats.
- 0:54My
- 0:54name's
- 0:54Brian
- 0:54Searl
- 0:55with
- 0:55Insider
- 0:55Perks
- 0:56here
- 0:56as
- 0:56always
- 0:56with
- 0:56car
- 0:57Csizmadia
- 0:57from
- 0:57the
- 0:57Canadian
- 0:58Camping
- 0:59and
- 0:59RV
- 0:59council.
- 1:00We've
- 1:00got
- 1:00our
- 1:00regular
- 1:01kind
- 1:01of
- 1:01Campground
- 1:02owner
- 1:02focused
- 1:02show
- 1:03happening
- 1:04again
- 1:04today.
- 1:04So
- 1:04we're
- 1:05pleased
- 1:05to
- 1:05welcome
- 1:05back
- 1:05Mr.
- 1:06Mike
- 1:06Harrison
- 1:06from
- 1:06C
- 1:07lifestyle
- 1:08as
- 1:08well
- 1:08as
- 1:09dunk
- 1:09Winship
- 1:09from
- 1:09poo
- 1:10pond.
- 1:11I
- 1:11believe
- 1:11we
- 1:11might
- 1:11be
- 1:11joined
- 1:12by
- 1:12Joe
- 1:12deg
- 1:12from
- 1:13that
- 1:13in
- 1:13my
- 1:13community.
- 1:13I'm
- 1:13not
- 1:14sure
- 1:14if
- 1:14he's
- 1:14just
- 1:14got
- 1:14busy
- 1:15and
- 1:15has
- 1:15other
- 1:15commitments
- 1:16or
- 1:16things
- 1:16like
- 1:16that,
- 1:16but
- 1:16hopefully
- 1:17he'll
- 1:17be
- 1:17joining
- 1:17us
- 1:17a
- 1:17little
- 1:17bit
- 1:18later
- 1:18in
- 1:18the
- 1:18show.
- 1:18And
- 1:18then
- 1:18we've
- 1:18got
- 1:19two
- 1:19special
- 1:19guests
- 1:20here
- 1:20with
- 1:20us
- 1:20today.
- 1:21We've
- 1:21got
- 1:21Nick
- 1:21Perlow
- 1:22the
- 1:22business
- 1:23development
- 1:23consultant
- 1:24from
- 1:25tech,
- 1:25who
- 1:25is
- 1:25a
- 1:26consulting
- 1:26firm
- 1:27in
- 1:27the
- 1:27UK,
- 1:27Nick
- 1:28that
- 1:28is
- 1:28moving
- 1:28and
- 1:28expanding
- 1:29into
- 1:29all
- 1:29other
- 1:30kinds
- 1:30of
- 1:30places.
- 1:30That's
- 1:31I'll
- 1:31give
- 1:32you
- 1:32a
- 1:32chance
- 1:32to,
- 1:32I'll
- 1:32give
- 1:32you
- 1:32a
- 1:33chance
- 1:33to
- 1:33introduce
- 1:33yourself
- 1:33in
- 1:33one
- 1:34second.
- 1:34And
- 1:34then
- 1:34we've
- 1:34got
- 1:34Kevin
- 1:35and
- 1:35Isaac
- 1:35rains
- 1:36here
- 1:36who
- 1:36are
- 1:36the
- 1:36owners
- 1:37of
- 1:37dappled
- 1:37light
- 1:38adventures.
- 1:38They
- 1:39have
- 1:39glamping
- 1:39rentals
- 1:40that
- 1:40are
- 1:40located
- 1:40on
- 1:4050
- 1:41acres
- 1:41of
- 1:41privately
- 1:42owned
- 1:42property
- 1:42in
- 1:43Daniel
- 1:43Boone,
- 1:43national
- 1:44forest
- 1:45in
- 1:45Kentucky,
- 1:46super
- 1:46excited
- 1:46to
- 1:46talk
- 1:47to
- 1:47them.
- 1:47So
- 1:47I
- 1:47think
- 1:47the
- 1:47conversation
- 1:48may
- 1:48end
- 1:49up
- 1:49veering
- 1:49a
- 1:49little
- 1:49bit
- 1:49towards
- 1:50glamping,
- 1:51which
- 1:52we
- 1:52were
- 1:52having
- 1:52an
- 1:52interesting
- 1:53discussion
- 1:53before
- 1:53we
- 1:53got
- 1:53started,
- 1:54what
- 1:55it
- 1:55is
- 1:55and
- 1:55whether.
- 1:56Anyone
- 1:57here,
- 1:57qualifies
- 1:58Duncan,
- 1:58Mike,
- 1:59me,
- 1:59whoever
- 2:00else,
- 2:00cabins,
- 2:01whatever
- 2:01else.
- 2:01So
- 2:01we'll
- 2:01dive
- 2:02into
- 2:02those
- 2:02kinds
- 2:03of
- 2:03conversations
- 2:03and
- 2:03things
- 2:04like
- 2:04that.
- 2:04So
- 2:05just
- 2:05super
- 2:05excited
- 2:05to
- 2:05be
- 2:05here
- 2:06for
- 2:06another
- 2:06show.
- 2:06What's
- 2:06on
- 2:07the
- 2:07minds
- 2:07of
- 2:07let's
- 2:08start
- 2:08by
- 2:08introducing
- 2:09yourselves.
- 2:09Nick,
- 2:10just
- 2:10tell
- 2:10us
- 2:10a
- 2:10little
- 2:10bit
- 2:11about
- 2:11what
- 2:11GL
- 2:11tech
- 2:12is
- 2:12briefly,
- 2:12and
- 2:12then
- 2:12we'll
- 2:13give
- 2:13Kevin
- 2:13and
- 2:13Isaac
- 2:14the
- 2:14similar
- 2:14opportunity.
- 2:15Hey.
- 2:16Yeah.
- 2:16Thanks
- 2:16for
- 2:17on
- 2:17Brian
- 2:17Searl.
- 2:17I'm
- 2:18Nick,
- 2:18I
- 2:18work
- 2:19for
- 2:19glam
- 2:19tech,
- 2:20which
- 2:20at
- 2:20the
- 2:20minute
- 2:20is
- 2:20a
- 2:20UK
- 2:21company
- 2:21which
- 2:22was
- 2:22started
- 2:22in
- 2:222019.
- 2:23And
- 2:23essentially
- 2:24we
- 2:24help
- 2:24people
- 2:24start
- 2:25their
- 2:25own
- 2:25glamping
- 2:25businesses
- 2:26and
- 2:26whatever
- 2:27form
- 2:27that
- 2:27may
- 2:27take.
- 2:27We
- 2:28started
- 2:28in
- 2:282019
- 2:29after
- 2:29our
- 2:29two
- 2:29founders.
- 2:30Canman
- 2:31and
- 2:31ally
- 2:31set
- 2:32their
- 2:32own
- 2:32glamp
- 2:32site
- 2:33in
- 2:33the
- 2:33UK,
- 2:33just
- 2:33a
- 2:33little
- 2:34little
- 2:34five
- 2:34unit
- 2:35glamp
- 2:35site
- 2:35on
- 2:35the
- 2:36north
- 2:36coast
- 2:36of
- 2:36Scotland.
- 2:37They've
- 2:37got
- 2:37these
- 2:37little
- 2:38glamping
- 2:38pods,
- 2:38which
- 2:38are
- 2:38like
- 2:39curved,
- 2:39timber
- 2:40cabin,
- 2:40kind
- 2:40of
- 2:40things.
- 2:41They're
- 2:41huge
- 2:41in
- 2:41the
- 2:41UK.
- 2:41And
- 2:42yeah,
- 2:42we've
- 2:42been
- 2:42going
- 2:43for
- 2:43two,
- 2:43three
- 2:43years
- 2:44now
- 2:44growing
- 2:44fast
- 2:45and
- 2:45we're
- 2:45due
- 2:45to
- 2:46expand
- 2:47and
- 2:47launch
- 2:47GLTE
- 2:47north
- 2:48America
- 2:48which
- 2:48I'll
- 2:49be
- 2:49heading
- 2:49up
- 2:49next
- 2:50month.
- 2:50So
- 2:51keep
- 2:51an
- 2:51eye
- 2:51on
- 2:51that.
- 2:51I'll
- 2:52be
- 2:52posting,
- 2:52I'll
- 2:52be
- 2:52very
- 2:53busy
- 2:53on
- 2:53LinkedIn
- 2:53and
- 2:53mostly
- 2:54talking
- 2:54about
- 2:55the
- 2:55us
- 2:55and
- 2:55Canadian
- 2:55market.
- 2:56Yeah,
- 2:56keep
- 2:56an
- 2:56eye
- 2:57on
- 2:57that.
- 2:58Awesome.
- 2:58Super
- 2:58excited
- 2:59to
- 2:59dive
- 2:59into
- 2:59that
- 2:59with
- 2:59you
- 3:00in
- 3:00a
- 3:00little
- 3:00bit
- 3:00here,
- 3:01Kevin
- 3:01and
- 3:01Isaac
- 3:01with
- 3:02a
- 3:02Z
- 3:02who
- 3:02we
- 3:02misspelled
- 3:03in
- 3:03the
- 3:03Facebook
- 3:04post.
- 3:04Totally
- 3:04my
- 3:05fault.
- 3:06No
- 3:07worries.
- 3:07It
- 3:07happens
- 3:07all
- 3:08the
- 3:08time.
- 3:09So
- 3:09I'm
- 3:09Kevin
- 3:10I'm
- 3:10dad.
- 3:11And
- 3:11we
- 3:11bought
- 3:12a
- 3:12property.
- 3:12Our
- 3:13family
- 3:13did
- 3:13about
- 3:1317
- 3:14years
- 3:14ago
- 3:15and
- 3:16the
- 3:16whole
- 3:16get
- 3:17my
- 3:17family
- 3:17outside.
- 3:18We
- 3:18lived
- 3:18in
- 3:18a
- 3:19pretty
- 3:19urban
- 3:19area.
- 3:20So
- 3:20I
- 3:20wanted
- 3:20to
- 3:20get
- 3:20sick
- 3:21and
- 3:21his
- 3:21two
- 3:21sisters
- 3:22outside
- 3:22on
- 3:23weekends
- 3:24and
- 3:24over
- 3:24spring
- 3:24break
- 3:25and
- 3:25that
- 3:25kind
- 3:26of
- 3:26thing.
- 3:26It
- 3:26just
- 3:26was
- 3:27a
- 3:2850
- 3:28acres
- 3:28of
- 3:29raw
- 3:29land
- 3:29and
- 3:29had
- 3:29a
- 3:29driveway
- 3:30on
- 3:30it.
- 3:30And
- 3:31we
- 3:31just
- 3:31started
- 3:31cutting
- 3:31trails
- 3:32and
- 3:32Isaac
- 3:33and
- 3:33I
- 3:33haul
- 3:33firewood
- 3:34out
- 3:34of
- 3:34the
- 3:34woods.
- 3:35And
- 3:35when
- 3:35he
- 3:35was
- 3:36eight
- 3:36and
- 3:36nine
- 3:36just
- 3:36do
- 3:36little
- 3:37projects
- 3:37around
- 3:37the
- 3:38property
- 3:38Creek
- 3:38fire
- 3:39rings
- 3:39and
- 3:39that
- 3:39kind
- 3:39of
- 3:40thing.
- 3:40Over
- 3:40time,
- 3:41it
- 3:41went
- 3:41from
- 3:41tent,
- 3:41Camping
- 3:43to
- 3:43a
- 3:43trailer,
- 3:44to
- 3:44a
- 3:44yard,
- 3:45to
- 3:45a
- 3:45cabin.
- 3:46And
- 3:46then
- 3:46over
- 3:46the
- 3:46last
- 3:47year,
- 3:47Isaac
- 3:47has
- 3:47developed
- 3:48it
- 3:48into
- 3:48a
- 3:48full-fledged
- 3:50glamping
- 3:50business
- 3:50that
- 3:50has
- 3:51seven
- 3:51structures
- 3:52on
- 3:52the
- 3:52property.
- 3:52Now.
- 3:54Awesome.
- 3:55Congratulations.
- 3:56That's
- 3:56pretty
- 3:56cool.
- 3:56I
- 3:57was
- 3:57telling
- 3:57you
- 3:57before
- 3:57the
- 3:57show,
- 3:58I
- 3:58think
- 3:58I've
- 3:58been
- 3:58to
- 3:58Kentucky
- 3:59and
- 3:59Daniel
- 3:59Bo
- 4:00national
- 4:00forest,
- 4:00and
- 4:00driven
- 4:01all
- 4:01through
- 4:01the
- 4:01state
- 4:01parks
- 4:02there.
- 4:02And
- 4:02in
- 4:02addition
- 4:03to
- 4:03having
- 4:03a
- 4:03beautiful
- 4:03state
- 4:04park
- 4:04system
- 4:04it's
- 4:04just
- 4:04a
- 4:04beautiful
- 4:05state
- 4:05to
- 4:05be
- 4:06in
- 4:06and
- 4:06be
- 4:06a
- 4:06part
- 4:06of.
- 4:06So
- 4:07super
- 4:07excited.
- 4:07Maybe
- 4:07you
- 4:07can
- 4:07share
- 4:08some
- 4:08pictures
- 4:08with
- 4:08us
- 4:08a
- 4:08little
- 4:08bit
- 4:09later.
- 4:09We'd
- 4:09love
- 4:09to
- 4:09visualize
- 4:10that
- 4:10in
- 4:10addition
- 4:10to
- 4:10chatting
- 4:11with
- 4:11you.
- 4:11But
- 4:11before
- 4:11we
- 4:11get
- 4:11into
- 4:12these
- 4:12gentlemen's
- 4:12stories
- 4:13from
- 4:13GL
- 4:13tech
- 4:13and
- 4:13Kevin
- 4:14and
- 4:14Isaac's
- 4:14story
- 4:14Duncan,
- 4:15Mike,
- 4:15is
- 4:15there
- 4:16anything
- 4:16that's
- 4:16come
- 4:16across
- 4:17your
- 4:17desk
- 4:17in
- 4:17the
- 4:17last
- 4:18month,
- 4:18since
- 4:18we've
- 4:18had
- 4:18you
- 4:18on
- 4:19the
- 4:19show
- 4:19from
- 4:19a
- 4:20Campground
- 4:20perspective
- 4:21that
- 4:21you
- 4:21think
- 4:21we
- 4:21should
- 4:21be
- 4:22paying
- 4:22attention
- 4:22to?
- 4:23Certainly
- 4:23from
- 4:23our
- 4:23perspective
- 4:24is
- 4:25forecast
- 4:26perhaps,
- 4:27short
- 4:27term,
- 4:27what
- 4:28is,
- 4:28what
- 4:28does
- 4:28it
- 4:28look
- 4:29like?
- 4:29I'm
- 4:29on
- 4:29mark
- 4:30KES,
- 4:30forum
- 4:30as
- 4:30well.
- 4:31And,
- 4:31as.
- 4:32Across
- 4:32the
- 4:33country,
- 4:33based
- 4:33on
- 4:33the
- 4:34gas
- 4:34prices
- 4:34and
- 4:34inflation
- 4:35and,
- 4:35it
- 4:36seems
- 4:37universally
- 4:38everyone
- 4:39in
- 4:39that
- 4:39forum
- 4:39posted
- 4:40they're
- 4:40down.
- 4:40Doesn't
- 4:41mean
- 4:41they're
- 4:41down,
- 4:41from
- 4:41two
- 4:42years
- 4:42ago,
- 4:42but
- 4:42certainly
- 4:43the
- 4:43pace
- 4:43has
- 4:43slowed
- 4:44a
- 4:44little
- 4:44bit
- 4:44the
- 4:44on
- 4:45fire,
- 4:45nature
- 4:46of
- 4:46what
- 4:46the
- 4:47Camping
- 4:48industry
- 4:48has
- 4:48seen,
- 4:49certainly
- 4:49in
- 4:49the
- 4:49short
- 4:49term
- 4:50anyway,
- 4:50seems
- 4:50a
- 4:50little
- 4:50bit
- 4:50slower.
- 4:51So
- 4:51that's
- 4:51something
- 4:51we're
- 4:52monitoring,
- 4:52is
- 4:52it
- 4:52just
- 4:53a
- 4:5330,
- 4:5360
- 4:54day
- 4:54where
- 4:54people
- 4:54see
- 4:54what
- 4:54happens
- 4:55with
- 4:55gas
- 4:55prices
- 4:55and
- 4:56inflation,
- 4:56cuz
- 4:56our
- 4:57pace
- 4:57for
- 4:57next
- 4:57year's
- 4:57still
- 4:58booking.
- 4:58But
- 4:58certainly
- 4:59slow
- 4:59down
- 4:59a
- 4:59little
- 4:59bit.
- 4:59So
- 4:59that's
- 5:00something
- 5:00we're
- 5:00keeping
- 5:00a
- 5:00very
- 5:01close
- 5:01eye
- 5:01on.
- 5:02Yeah,
- 5:02I'm
- 5:03doing
- 5:03the
- 5:03same
- 5:03thing
- 5:03Mike
- 5:04and
- 5:04I've
- 5:04had
- 5:04calls
- 5:04with
- 5:05you
- 5:05and
- 5:05some
- 5:05of
- 5:05our
- 5:05other
- 5:06clients
- 5:06at
- 5:06Insider
- 5:07Brooks
- 5:07I'm
- 5:07actually
- 5:07pulling
- 5:08up
- 5:08right
- 5:08now.
- 5:08I
- 5:08just
- 5:08wanted
- 5:09to
- 5:09see,
- 5:09cause
- 5:09I
- 5:09think
- 5:09the
- 5:09fed
- 5:10was
- 5:10gonna
- 5:10reannounce
- 5:10their
- 5:11announcement
- 5:11right
- 5:11now,
- 5:11right?
- 5:13Like
- 5:13literally
- 5:13at
- 5:13the
- 5:13same
- 5:14time.
- 5:14Yep.
- 5:15Increase
- 5:15the
- 5:15interest
- 5:15rate
- 5:16by
- 5:16three
- 5:16quarters
- 5:16of
- 5:17percentage
- 5:17point.
- 5:18so
- 5:18they
- 5:19just
- 5:19did
- 5:19that
- 5:19five
- 5:20minutes
- 5:20ago.
- 5:20So
- 5:20that
- 5:21was
- 5:21expected
- 5:21in
- 5:21the
- 5:21market,
- 5:22but
- 5:22yeah
- 5:22inflation's
- 5:23definitely
- 5:23a
- 5:23big
- 5:23topic
- 5:24and
- 5:24it's
- 5:24really
- 5:24interesting,
- 5:25kind
- 5:25of
- 5:25some
- 5:25of
- 5:25the
- 5:25things
- 5:25we're
- 5:25seeing
- 5:26we
- 5:26discussed
- 5:26on
- 5:26the
- 5:26show
- 5:26previously,
- 5:27I
- 5:27don't
- 5:27know
- 5:27how
- 5:27far
- 5:27we
- 5:28wanna
- 5:28deep
- 5:28dive
- 5:28into
- 5:29it,
- 5:29but
- 5:30one,
- 5:30one
- 5:30thing
- 5:31that
- 5:31we've
- 5:31noticed
- 5:32up
- 5:32here
- 5:32in
- 5:32new
- 5:32England
- 5:33is
- 5:33that
- 5:33we've
- 5:33actually
- 5:33seen
- 5:34people
- 5:35park
- 5:35the
- 5:35trailer
- 5:36or
- 5:36looking
- 5:36to,
- 5:37keep
- 5:37it
- 5:37parked
- 5:37or
- 5:38have
- 5:38gone
- 5:38back
- 5:38to
- 5:39the
- 5:39classic
- 5:39tents.
- 5:40Like
- 5:40end
- 5:40booking
- 5:41is
- 5:41up
- 5:42quite
- 5:42a
- 5:42bit
- 5:44over
- 5:44previous
- 5:45years
- 5:45than
- 5:45we've
- 5:45seen
- 5:45in
- 5:46the
- 5:46past.
- 5:46It
- 5:46was
- 5:46definitely
- 5:47RV
- 5:47driven
- 5:48last
- 5:48year
- 5:49and
- 5:49the
- 5:49year
- 5:49before,
- 5:49but
- 5:50now
- 5:50we're
- 5:50seeing
- 5:51people
- 5:51bringing
- 5:52and
- 5:52packing
- 5:52out
- 5:52the
- 5:52canvas
- 5:53again,
- 5:53which
- 5:53is
- 5:54fascinating
- 5:54and
- 5:56brings
- 5:56a
- 5:56different
- 5:56kind
- 5:57of
- 5:57style
- 5:58of
- 5:58Camping.
- 5:58It
- 5:58puts
- 5:58a
- 5:59lot
- 5:59more
- 5:59demand
- 5:59on
- 6:00some
- 6:00of
- 6:00your
- 6:00other
- 6:00amenities
- 6:01when
- 6:02you
- 6:02have
- 6:02a
- 6:02lot
- 6:02of
- 6:02tents
- 6:02in
- 6:03the
- 6:03park,
- 6:03definitely
- 6:04puts
- 6:04a
- 6:04lot
- 6:04more
- 6:04use
- 6:04on
- 6:04the
- 6:05bathhouses.
- 6:06Put
- 6:06a
- 6:06lot
- 6:06more
- 6:06use
- 6:07of
- 6:07so
- 6:07you
- 6:07gotta
- 6:07make
- 6:07sure
- 6:07you
- 6:07keep
- 6:08on
- 6:08top
- 6:08of
- 6:08some
- 6:08of
- 6:08those
- 6:08amenities,
- 6:09that
- 6:09kind
- 6:09of
- 6:09thing.
- 6:10So
- 6:10it's
- 6:10still
- 6:10it's
- 6:10still
- 6:10looking
- 6:11like
- 6:11it's
- 6:11gonna
- 6:11be
- 6:11a
- 6:11great
- 6:12summer,
- 6:12but
- 6:13the
- 6:13clientele
- 6:14that
- 6:14we
- 6:14may
- 6:14see
- 6:15may
- 6:15be
- 6:15a
- 6:15little
- 6:15amorphic
- 6:16than
- 6:16what
- 6:16we've
- 6:16seen
- 6:17in
- 6:17the
- 6:17last
- 6:17two
- 6:17CDs.
- 6:18I'm
- 6:19I
- 6:19think,
- 6:20go
- 6:20ahead,
- 6:20Cara.
- 6:20Sorry.
- 6:21I'm
- 6:21sorry.
- 6:22I
- 6:22was
- 6:22just
- 6:22going
- 6:22to
- 6:23speculate,
- 6:24about
- 6:25after
- 6:25last
- 6:25year
- 6:26and
- 6:26everyone
- 6:26having
- 6:26these
- 6:27really
- 6:27difficult
- 6:28time
- 6:29cons
- 6:29like.
- 6:31Really
- 6:31busy
- 6:32and
- 6:32nowhere
- 6:33near
- 6:33enough
- 6:33staff
- 6:34does
- 6:34this
- 6:35will,
- 6:35do
- 6:36we
- 6:36feel
- 6:36like
- 6:36this
- 6:36will
- 6:36translate
- 6:37to
- 6:37a
- 6:37little
- 6:38bit
- 6:38less
- 6:38pressure
- 6:39on
- 6:39the
- 6:39staffing
- 6:39side
- 6:40for
- 6:40this
- 6:40summer?
- 6:41That
- 6:41will
- 6:41alleviate
- 6:41some
- 6:42of
- 6:42that
- 6:42or?
- 6:43Nope.
- 6:43Nope.
- 6:44can't
- 6:45even,
- 6:45Nope.
- 6:46Dead
- 6:46hands
- 6:46down.
- 6:46No,
- 6:47there's
- 6:47just
- 6:47still
- 6:48not
- 6:48enough
- 6:49staff,
- 6:49not
- 6:50enough
- 6:50people,
- 6:50not
- 6:50enough
- 6:51will
- 6:51not
- 6:51yet.
- 6:51Last
- 6:52month
- 6:52there
- 6:52was
- 6:52there,
- 6:53the
- 6:53jobs
- 6:53report,
- 6:53there
- 6:53was
- 6:5411
- 6:54million
- 6:55open
- 6:55jobs
- 6:55and
- 6:56five
- 6:56and
- 6:56half
- 6:56million
- 6:56available
- 6:57employees.
- 6:58That,
- 6:58that,
- 6:58that
- 6:58really
- 6:58hasn't
- 6:59changed
- 6:59yet.
- 6:59Now
- 7:00obviously,
- 7:00as,
- 7:01things
- 7:01are,
- 7:01step
- 7:02process,
- 7:02right?
- 7:02So
- 7:03depending
- 7:03on
- 7:03what
- 7:03happens
- 7:03with
- 7:04the
- 7:04fed
- 7:04rate,
- 7:04depending
- 7:04on
- 7:04what
- 7:05happens,
- 7:05inflation,
- 7:05there's
- 7:06gonna
- 7:06be
- 7:07some
- 7:07kind
- 7:07of
- 7:07slow
- 7:08down
- 7:08which
- 7:08will
- 7:08clearly
- 7:09indicate
- 7:10what
- 7:10happens,
- 7:11the
- 7:11RV
- 7:11industry,
- 7:11isn't
- 7:12going
- 7:12to
- 7:12slow
- 7:12down
- 7:13to
- 7:13the
- 7:13point.
- 7:14Hey
- 7:14we're
- 7:14cutting
- 7:15staff.
- 7:15And
- 7:16it's
- 7:16still
- 7:16a
- 7:16very
- 7:16healthy
- 7:17industry
- 7:17and,
- 7:17we're
- 7:18very
- 7:18tied
- 7:18into
- 7:18the
- 7:18hotel
- 7:19industry.
- 7:19As
- 7:19well,
- 7:20and,
- 7:20the
- 7:21indicators
- 7:21are
- 7:21still
- 7:21good
- 7:21and
- 7:22the
- 7:22RV
- 7:22and
- 7:22Camping,
- 7:23still
- 7:23is
- 7:24the
- 7:24most
- 7:24affordable
- 7:24vacation
- 7:25people
- 7:26can
- 7:26take.
- 7:26Our
- 7:26outlook
- 7:27is,
- 7:27this
- 7:27is
- 7:27a
- 7:27short
- 7:28term.
- 7:28I
- 7:29want
- 7:29you
- 7:29to
- 7:29define
- 7:30a
- 7:30short
- 7:30term,
- 7:30as
- 7:30relative
- 7:31to
- 7:31everybody,
- 7:32a
- 7:32short
- 7:32term
- 7:32condition
- 7:33but
- 7:33still,
- 7:33extremely
- 7:34healthy
- 7:34industry
- 7:35and
- 7:35which
- 7:36means
- 7:36staffing.
- 7:36We
- 7:36still
- 7:37have
- 7:37challenges
- 7:37with
- 7:39Yeah.
- 7:39I've
- 7:39heard
- 7:39across
- 7:40the
- 7:40spectrum
- 7:40from
- 7:40different
- 7:41hotel
- 7:41operators
- 7:42that
- 7:42this
- 7:42is
- 7:42the
- 7:42best
- 7:42summer
- 7:43they've
- 7:43ever
- 7:43had
- 7:44in
- 7:44the
- 7:44history
- 7:45of
- 7:45forever.
- 7:45I
- 7:45remember
- 7:46Hilton
- 7:46corporate
- 7:46is
- 7:47saying
- 7:47that
- 7:47and
- 7:47some
- 7:47of
- 7:47the
- 7:47local
- 7:48people
- 7:48that
- 7:48we
- 7:48know
- 7:48that
- 7:49own
- 7:49franchises
- 7:49and
- 7:50things
- 7:50like
- 7:50that.
- 7:50And
- 7:50then
- 7:50I
- 7:51think
- 7:51that
- 7:51one
- 7:52thing
- 7:52that's
- 7:52important
- 7:52to
- 7:52hit
- 7:53on
- 7:53before
- 7:53we
- 7:53move
- 7:53on
- 7:54from
- 7:54this
- 7:54topic.
- 7:54Cause
- 7:54I
- 7:54don't
- 7:54wanna
- 7:54focus
- 7:55again
- 7:55on
- 7:55inflation
- 7:55too
- 7:56much
- 7:56cause
- 7:56we've
- 7:56touched
- 7:56on
- 7:56it
- 7:57in
- 7:57previous
- 7:57shows,
- 7:57although
- 7:58it
- 7:58is
- 7:58important
- 7:59is
- 7:59that
- 7:59you're
- 8:00saying
- 8:00that,
- 8:00yeah,
- 8:01you're
- 8:01down
- 8:01from
- 8:01last
- 8:02year,
- 8:02but
- 8:02you're
- 8:02up
- 8:0330%
- 8:03from
- 8:042020
- 8:04or
- 8:052019.
- 8:05And
- 8:06so
- 8:06in
- 8:07hindsight,
- 8:07if
- 8:07you
- 8:08cut
- 8:08out
- 8:08this
- 8:09chunk
- 8:09of
- 8:10time,
- 8:10that
- 8:10is
- 8:11really
- 8:12normally,
- 8:13hopefully
- 8:13never
- 8:13gonna
- 8:14repeat
- 8:14itself
- 8:14again.
- 8:15We're
- 8:15doing
- 8:15really
- 8:15good
- 8:16as
- 8:16an
- 8:16industry
- 8:16still
- 8:17absolutely.
- 8:17Okay,
- 8:17so
- 8:17let's
- 8:18move
- 8:18on
- 8:18from
- 8:18inflation
- 8:19real
- 8:19quick.
- 8:19And
- 8:19talk
- 8:19about
- 8:20I
- 8:20guess
- 8:20we
- 8:20should
- 8:21probably
- 8:21focus
- 8:21on
- 8:21glamping.
- 8:22Is
- 8:22there
- 8:22anything
- 8:22else
- 8:22Duncan
- 8:23that
- 8:23you
- 8:23wanted
- 8:23to,
- 8:23that
- 8:24came
- 8:24across
- 8:24your
- 8:24desk
- 8:24that
- 8:24you
- 8:24wanted
- 8:25to
- 8:25touch
- 8:25on
- 8:25before
- 8:25we
- 8:25kind
- 8:26of
- 8:26shift
- 8:26gears
- 8:26here?
- 8:26No.
- 8:27That's
- 8:27really
- 8:27about
- 8:28it.
- 8:28This
- 8:28is
- 8:28just
- 8:28the
- 8:29pivoting
- 8:29away
- 8:29from
- 8:30as
- 8:31many
- 8:31RVs
- 8:31and
- 8:32into
- 8:33tents.
- 8:34Again
- 8:34cabin
- 8:35rentals
- 8:35still
- 8:35are
- 8:35doing
- 8:35really
- 8:36well
- 8:36as
- 8:36we
- 8:36kind
- 8:36of
- 8:37pivot
- 8:37to
- 8:37talk
- 8:37about
- 8:38glamping,
- 8:38at
- 8:38least
- 8:38for
- 8:39us,
- 8:39but
- 8:39we've
- 8:40had
- 8:40cabin
- 8:40rentals
- 8:41now
- 8:41for
- 8:42close
- 8:43to
- 8:4350
- 8:43years.
- 8:44So
- 8:44it's
- 8:44definitely
- 8:45been
- 8:45something
- 8:45that
- 8:45we've
- 8:45had
- 8:46in
- 8:46our
- 8:46business
- 8:46model
- 8:47from
- 8:47almost
- 8:47the
- 8:47very
- 8:48beginning.
- 8:50How
- 8:50old
- 8:50are
- 8:50you
- 8:50Duncan?
- 8:54Way
- 8:54older
- 8:55than
- 8:55I
- 8:55am.
- 8:55Oh,
- 8:56okay.
- 8:57Okay.
- 8:57I'm
- 8:57just
- 8:57giving
- 8:58you,
- 8:58I'm
- 8:58just
- 8:58giving
- 8:58you
- 8:59a
- 8:59little
- 8:59tease
- 8:59there.
- 8:59Duning
- 9:00no,
- 9:00that's
- 9:00okay.
- 9:01Continue,
- 9:01please.
- 9:02I'm
- 9:02sorry.
- 9:04Yeah.
- 9:04So
- 9:05I
- 9:05think
- 9:05that
- 9:05there's
- 9:06still
- 9:06a
- 9:06ton
- 9:07of
- 9:07demand
- 9:07for
- 9:07that.
- 9:07I
- 9:07think
- 9:08some
- 9:08people.
- 9:09Have
- 9:09pivoted
- 9:10back
- 9:10to
- 9:10hotels,
- 9:11as
- 9:11you're
- 9:11seeing
- 9:11some
- 9:11of
- 9:11that
- 9:12hotel
- 9:12demand
- 9:13really
- 9:13bounce
- 9:13back.
- 9:14Everyone
- 9:14tried
- 9:14Camping
- 9:15last
- 9:15year,
- 9:16and
- 9:16now
- 9:16they're
- 9:16trying
- 9:16hotels
- 9:17again
- 9:17this
- 9:17year.
- 9:18And
- 9:18then
- 9:18it'll
- 9:18be
- 9:18curious
- 9:19to
- 9:19see
- 9:19how
- 9:20it
- 9:20level
- 9:20back
- 9:21out
- 9:21the
- 9:21following
- 9:22year
- 9:22it's
- 9:22peaks
- 9:23and
- 9:23valleys
- 9:23as
- 9:23it
- 9:23goes,
- 9:26consumer
- 9:26behavior
- 9:26is
- 9:27very
- 9:27amorphic
- 9:27at
- 9:28the
- 9:28moment.
- 9:30Yeah.
- 9:30It's
- 9:30interesting
- 9:31to
- 9:31me.
- 9:31And
- 9:31again
- 9:31I
- 9:32really
- 9:32we
- 9:32should
- 9:32talk
- 9:33about
- 9:33this
- 9:33more.
- 9:33We
- 9:33just
- 9:34don't
- 9:34wanna
- 9:34focus
- 9:34every
- 9:35single
- 9:35show
- 9:35on
- 9:35it
- 9:35because
- 9:36it's,
- 9:36the
- 9:36behavior
- 9:37is
- 9:37really
- 9:37interesting
- 9:38to
- 9:38me
- 9:38because
- 9:38you
- 9:38would
- 9:38assume
- 9:39that
- 9:39just
- 9:39like
- 9:40in
- 9:402008,
- 9:40people
- 9:41would
- 9:41take
- 9:41less
- 9:41long
- 9:42trips
- 9:43and
- 9:43they
- 9:43would
- 9:43stay
- 9:44more
- 9:44close
- 9:45to
- 9:45home.
- 9:45But
- 9:45the
- 9:45searches
- 9:46we've
- 9:46seen
- 9:46for
- 9:46people
- 9:47in
- 9:47radiuss
- 9:48around
- 9:48parks,
- 9:48like
- 9:48Campground
- 9:49near
- 9:49me,
- 9:49RV
- 9:50parks
- 9:50near
- 9:50me
- 9:50is
- 9:50actually
- 9:51down
- 9:52the
- 9:52last
- 9:52two
- 9:53weeks
- 9:53over
- 9:53the
- 9:53last
- 9:53two
- 9:54weeks
- 9:54in
- 9:54the
- 9:54last
- 9:5430
- 9:54days
- 9:55over
- 9:55the
- 9:55last
- 9:5530
- 9:55days,
- 9:56which
- 9:56is
- 9:56an
- 9:56indicator
- 9:57that
- 9:57in
- 9:57general,
- 9:58people
- 9:58are
- 9:58not
- 9:58looking
- 9:59for.
- 9:59Place
- 10:00this
- 10:00closer
- 10:00to
- 10:00home.
- 10:00And
- 10:01so
- 10:01we
- 10:01don't
- 10:01know
- 10:02if
- 10:02they're
- 10:02S
- 10:02splurging
- 10:03on
- 10:03those
- 10:03longer
- 10:03RV
- 10:04trips,
- 10:04like
- 10:04they're
- 10:04S
- 10:04splurging
- 10:05on
- 10:05hotel
- 10:05vacations.
- 10:06Like
- 10:06we're
- 10:06reading
- 10:06about
- 10:07if
- 10:07they're
- 10:07just
- 10:08not
- 10:08traveling
- 10:08at
- 10:08all,
- 10:09if
- 10:09they're
- 10:09waiting
- 10:09till
- 10:10the
- 10:10kids
- 10:10get
- 10:10outta
- 10:10school,
- 10:11there's
- 10:11so
- 10:11many
- 10:12different
- 10:12things
- 10:12that
- 10:12are
- 10:12influencing
- 10:13all
- 10:13together,
- 10:14and
- 10:15it's
- 10:15hard
- 10:15for
- 10:15us
- 10:15to
- 10:15discern
- 10:17the
- 10:17behavior.
- 10:18It's
- 10:18so
- 10:18rapidly
- 10:19changing
- 10:20well
- 10:20in
- 10:20our
- 10:20season,
- 10:21social,
- 10:23sorry.
- 10:24No,
- 10:24no
- 10:24worries.
- 10:25The
- 10:25fog
- 10:25or
- 10:25they
- 10:26stick
- 10:26upon
- 10:26the
- 10:26land.
- 10:27Let
- 10:27me
- 10:27write
- 10:27that
- 10:27down.
- 10:30Yeah.
- 10:30you
- 10:30like
- 10:30that
- 10:30little
- 10:30sound
- 10:31bite?
- 10:31I
- 10:31did.
- 10:32That
- 10:32was
- 10:32good.
- 10:32Good.
- 10:33Yeah,
- 10:33we
- 10:33can
- 10:33pull
- 10:34that
- 10:34out
- 10:34and
- 10:34put
- 10:34it
- 10:34on
- 10:34like
- 10:35a
- 10:35social
- 10:35we're
- 10:35talking
- 10:36about
- 10:36that.
- 10:36Pulling
- 10:36out
- 10:36quotes
- 10:36and
- 10:37putting
- 10:37it
- 10:37on
- 10:37social
- 10:37graphic.
- 10:38So
- 10:38that'll
- 10:38be
- 10:38our
- 10:38first
- 10:39one
- 10:40pick
- 10:41on
- 10:41the
- 10:41land.
- 10:42Yeah,
- 10:43no,
- 10:43for
- 10:43sure.
- 10:44I
- 10:44it's
- 10:44an
- 10:45interesting
- 10:45dynamic.
- 10:46I
- 10:46think
- 10:46it's
- 10:46all,
- 10:47obviously,
- 10:47so
- 10:48many
- 10:48gears
- 10:48turning
- 10:48in
- 10:48one
- 10:49at
- 10:49once
- 10:49in
- 10:49the
- 10:49machine
- 10:50and
- 10:50compounded
- 10:51by,
- 10:52arguably
- 10:52for
- 10:52a
- 10:52lot
- 10:53of
- 10:53us,
- 10:53a
- 10:53really
- 10:53short
- 10:54season.
- 10:54So
- 10:55it
- 10:55ends
- 10:55up
- 10:56being
- 10:56typically
- 10:56hindsight
- 10:57when
- 10:57we're
- 10:57assessing
- 10:58how
- 10:58things
- 10:59went
- 10:59which
- 10:59can
- 10:59be
- 11:00one
- 11:00of
- 11:00the
- 11:00biggest
- 11:00hurdles
- 11:01of
- 11:01this
- 11:01industry
- 11:02for.
- 11:02Let's
- 11:02pivot
- 11:02here
- 11:03in
- 11:03a
- 11:03second.
- 11:03Talk
- 11:03to,
- 11:04I
- 11:04think
- 11:04this
- 11:04is
- 11:04maybe
- 11:04a
- 11:04good
- 11:05segue,
- 11:05Isaac
- 11:05and
- 11:05Kevin.
- 11:06You
- 11:06told
- 11:06us,
- 11:06you
- 11:07interested
- 11:07yourself,
- 11:07told
- 11:07us
- 11:07a
- 11:07little
- 11:08bit
- 11:08about
- 11:08your
- 11:08business
- 11:08and
- 11:08I
- 11:08wanna
- 11:09learn
- 11:09how
- 11:09you
- 11:09got
- 11:09started
- 11:10and
- 11:10things
- 11:10like
- 11:10that.
- 11:10But
- 11:10very
- 11:10briefly,
- 11:11just
- 11:11help
- 11:12me
- 11:12with
- 11:12my
- 11:12segue
- 11:12here.
- 11:13Do
- 11:13you
- 11:13see
- 11:13that
- 11:14any
- 11:14of
- 11:14this
- 11:14as
- 11:15impacting
- 11:15your
- 11:16glamping
- 11:16business
- 11:17or
- 11:17the
- 11:17other
- 11:18people
- 11:18that
- 11:18you
- 11:18talk
- 11:18to,
- 11:19who
- 11:19are
- 11:20your
- 11:20colleagues
- 11:20that
- 11:20who,
- 11:21who
- 11:21do
- 11:21the
- 11:21same
- 11:21thing?
- 11:23So
- 11:24not
- 11:24yet.
- 11:24And
- 11:24the
- 11:24only,
- 11:25the
- 11:25main
- 11:25reason
- 11:25is
- 11:26because
- 11:26we've
- 11:27only
- 11:27been
- 11:27operational
- 11:28for
- 11:28one,
- 11:28one
- 11:29quarter
- 11:29now,
- 11:30so
- 11:30only
- 11:30a
- 11:30few
- 11:31months.
- 11:31So
- 11:31for
- 11:31us,
- 11:32it's
- 11:32hard
- 11:32to
- 11:32track
- 11:33any
- 11:33trends
- 11:33cuz
- 11:33we've
- 11:34only,
- 11:34we've
- 11:34just
- 11:35opened.
- 11:35So
- 11:36unfortunately
- 11:36we're
- 11:36not
- 11:36the
- 11:37experts
- 11:37yet
- 11:37on
- 11:37those
- 11:38types
- 11:38of
- 11:38trends,
- 11:38but
- 11:39I
- 11:39can
- 11:40say
- 11:40that
- 11:40we
- 11:41are
- 11:41well
- 11:42above
- 11:42objections
- 11:42and
- 11:42our
- 11:43projections
- 11:43were
- 11:43based
- 11:44on
- 11:45what's
- 11:45in
- 11:45the
- 11:45area
- 11:46and
- 11:46what
- 11:46other
- 11:46people
- 11:46are
- 11:46renting
- 11:47textures
- 11:48cost
- 11:49per
- 11:49night.
- 11:49We
- 11:49wanna
- 11:49look.
- 11:50Under
- 11:50that
- 11:51even,
- 11:51and
- 11:52our
- 11:52revenue
- 11:52is
- 11:52still
- 11:53above
- 11:53projection,
- 11:53so
- 11:54we
- 11:54haven't
- 11:54seen
- 11:55it
- 11:56just
- 11:56yet,
- 11:57but
- 11:57it
- 11:57wouldn't
- 11:57surprise
- 11:58me
- 11:58if
- 11:58it
- 11:58does.
- 11:58If
- 11:58there
- 11:59is
- 11:59a
- 11:59bit
- 11:59of
- 11:59a
- 11:59dip
- 12:00for
- 12:00us,
- 12:01there's
- 12:02some
- 12:02seasonality
- 12:02as
- 12:03well.
- 12:03So
- 12:04we're
- 12:04gonna
- 12:04get
- 12:05completely
- 12:06Bonker
- 12:06fall
- 12:06because
- 12:07the
- 12:07Eastern
- 12:08Woodlands
- 12:08have
- 12:09beautiful
- 12:09colors
- 12:10that
- 12:10come
- 12:10out
- 12:10in
- 12:10the
- 12:10fall.
- 12:11And
- 12:11then
- 12:11we
- 12:12dip
- 12:12a
- 12:12little
- 12:12bit
- 12:12in
- 12:12the
- 12:12winter
- 12:13drawing
- 12:14in
- 12:14the
- 12:14spring
- 12:15dip
- 12:15a
- 12:15little
- 12:15bit
- 12:15in
- 12:15the
- 12:15summer
- 12:16because
- 12:16of
- 12:16heat.
- 12:17So
- 12:17we're
- 12:17a
- 12:17little
- 12:17bit
- 12:17of
- 12:17a
- 12:17rollercoaster
- 12:18effect
- 12:19through
- 12:19the
- 12:19year.
- 12:20But
- 12:20as
- 12:20of
- 12:20right
- 12:20now
- 12:21not
- 12:21to
- 12:21counter
- 12:22anything
- 12:22that's
- 12:22been
- 12:22said
- 12:23far,
- 12:23but
- 12:24we're
- 12:24above
- 12:24projections,
- 12:25thankfully.
- 12:25That's
- 12:25why,
- 12:26I'm
- 12:26glad
- 12:26we
- 12:26have
- 12:26you
- 12:26guys
- 12:26on
- 12:27the
- 12:27call.
- 12:27Cause
- 12:27the
- 12:27glamping
- 12:28industry
- 12:28is
- 12:28one
- 12:29of
- 12:29those
- 12:29unique
- 12:30hybrid
- 12:31industries
- 12:32between
- 12:32hotels
- 12:33and
- 12:33between
- 12:34Camping.
- 12:35And
- 12:35yeah,
- 12:35while
- 12:35we're
- 12:36seeing
- 12:36hotels
- 12:37have
- 12:37blowout
- 12:37quarters,
- 12:38Campground
- 12:38are
- 12:38obviously
- 12:39doing
- 12:39very
- 12:39well
- 12:40still.
- 12:40There's
- 12:40no
- 12:40question
- 12:41about
- 12:41that.
- 12:41They're
- 12:41just
- 12:41down
- 12:42from
- 12:4221.
- 12:44And
- 12:44so
- 12:44it's
- 12:45an
- 12:45interesting
- 12:45discussion
- 12:46that
- 12:46we
- 12:46might
- 12:46be
- 12:46able
- 12:47to
- 12:47have
- 12:47here
- 12:47on
- 12:47a
- 12:48middle
- 12:48ground
- 12:48of,
- 12:49are
- 12:49you
- 12:49being,
- 12:50are
- 12:50you
- 12:50leaning
- 12:50closer
- 12:51to
- 12:51the
- 12:51hotel
- 12:51side
- 12:52or
- 12:52are
- 12:52you
- 12:52leaning
- 12:52closer
- 12:53to
- 12:53the
- 12:53Campground
- 12:53side
- 12:54or
- 12:54are
- 12:54you
- 12:54carving
- 12:54your
- 12:54own
- 12:54niche?
- 12:55Nick?
- 12:55What
- 12:55have
- 12:55you
- 12:55seen?
- 12:56I
- 12:56know
- 12:56you
- 12:56talked
- 12:56to
- 12:56a
- 12:56ton
- 12:56of
- 12:57businesses
- 12:57both
- 12:57in
- 12:58the
- 12:58UK
- 12:58and
- 12:59soon
- 12:59in
- 12:59the
- 12:59states.
- 12:59Yeah.
- 13:00So
- 13:00in
- 13:00terms
- 13:01of
- 13:01macro
- 13:01trends,
- 13:02I
- 13:02think
- 13:02is
- 13:02what
- 13:02you're
- 13:02saying
- 13:03earlier,
- 13:03Brian,
- 13:03in
- 13:03terms
- 13:04of
- 13:04the
- 13:04pandemic
- 13:05sort
- 13:05of
- 13:05launched
- 13:06it
- 13:06into
- 13:06the
- 13:06stratosphere
- 13:06a
- 13:06little
- 13:07bit.
- 13:07And
- 13:07there
- 13:07was
- 13:07a
- 13:08huge
- 13:08boom
- 13:08last
- 13:08summer
- 13:09certainly
- 13:09in
- 13:09the
- 13:09UK
- 13:10and
- 13:10maybe
- 13:10to
- 13:10a
- 13:10lesser
- 13:11degree
- 13:11this
- 13:11summer,
- 13:11but
- 13:12certainly
- 13:12the
- 13:12way
- 13:12the
- 13:13industry
- 13:13has
- 13:13developed.
- 13:14Especially
- 13:15in
- 13:15the
- 13:15UK
- 13:15sort
- 13:16of
- 13:16in
- 13:16that
- 13:17itself,
- 13:17into
- 13:17the
- 13:17consciousness
- 13:18really.
- 13:18And
- 13:18it's
- 13:19even
- 13:19though
- 13:19there's
- 13:19maybe
- 13:20a
- 13:20slight
- 13:20dip
- 13:20from
- 13:21last
- 13:21summer
- 13:21there's
- 13:21certainly
- 13:22a
- 13:22hu
- 13:22been
- 13:23a
- 13:23huge
- 13:23difference
- 13:23between
- 13:24now
- 13:24and
- 13:25two,
- 13:25three
- 13:25years
- 13:26ago
- 13:26where
- 13:26it
- 13:26was
- 13:26more
- 13:27of
- 13:27a
- 13:27niche
- 13:27in
- 13:27the
- 13:27us
- 13:28it's
- 13:29the
- 13:29us
- 13:29is
- 13:29probably
- 13:292,
- 13:303,
- 13:304
- 13:30years
- 13:30behind
- 13:31the
- 13:31UK
- 13:31in
- 13:31terms
- 13:32of
- 13:32maturity
- 13:32of
- 13:32the
- 13:32glamping
- 13:33industry.
- 13:33But
- 13:34again,
- 13:35last,
- 13:35the
- 13:35COVID
- 13:35issues
- 13:36helped
- 13:36with
- 13:36actually
- 13:37into
- 13:37the
- 13:37consciousness
- 13:38and
- 13:39it's
- 13:39certainly
- 13:39got
- 13:39plenty
- 13:40of
- 13:40legs
- 13:40left
- 13:40to
- 13:40go,
- 13:40I
- 13:41think
- 13:41in,
- 13:41on
- 13:42sort
- 13:42of
- 13:42the
- 13:42overall
- 13:42macro
- 13:43trends
- 13:43in
- 13:43terms
- 13:44the
- 13:44inflation,
- 13:45the
- 13:45impact
- 13:46of
- 13:46that.
- 13:46I'm
- 13:46not
- 13:46so
- 13:46sure
- 13:47on
- 13:47that,
- 13:47to
- 13:47be
- 13:47honest.
- 13:47And
- 13:47you
- 13:47guys
- 13:48on
- 13:48the
- 13:48ground
- 13:48would
- 13:48better
- 13:48to
- 13:48know
- 13:49about
- 13:49that,
- 13:49but
- 13:50macro
- 13:50trends
- 13:50certainly
- 13:51it's
- 13:51continuing
- 13:52to
- 13:52grow.
- 13:52I'm
- 13:52gonna
- 13:52take
- 13:52this
- 13:52opportunity
- 13:53you
- 13:53gave
- 13:53me
- 13:54and
- 13:54pivot
- 13:54topics
- 13:55away
- 13:55from
- 13:55inflation.
- 13:55So
- 13:56let's
- 13:56talk
- 13:56about
- 13:56glamping
- 13:57in
- 13:57the
- 13:57UK
- 13:58first,
- 13:58because
- 13:58it
- 13:59interests
- 13:59me
- 13:59that
- 13:59you,
- 14:00obviously,
- 14:00your
- 14:00company
- 14:01started
- 14:01over
- 14:01there.
- 14:01You're
- 14:02now
- 14:02coming
- 14:02over
- 14:02to
- 14:02the
- 14:03states.
- 14:03Why
- 14:03do
- 14:03you
- 14:04feel
- 14:04like
- 14:05the
- 14:05glamping
- 14:05industry
- 14:06is
- 14:07more,
- 14:07obviously
- 14:07it
- 14:07is,
- 14:08I
- 14:08believe
- 14:08you,
- 14:08but
- 14:08is
- 14:08more
- 14:08established,
- 14:09has
- 14:09gotten
- 14:09more
- 14:10legs,
- 14:10has
- 14:10had
- 14:10more
- 14:11years
- 14:11to
- 14:11run
- 14:11in
- 14:11the
- 14:12UK
- 14:12and
- 14:12to
- 14:12a
- 14:12certain
- 14:13extent
- 14:13Europe
- 14:14than
- 14:14it
- 14:14has
- 14:14in
- 14:14the
- 14:14states.
- 14:16Okay.
- 14:16So
- 14:16first
- 14:17really
- 14:17just
- 14:17anecdotally
- 14:18if
- 14:18I,
- 14:19when
- 14:19someone
- 14:19asks
- 14:19me
- 14:19what
- 14:20I
- 14:20do
- 14:20for
- 14:20work,
- 14:20and
- 14:21I'll
- 14:21say
- 14:21the
- 14:21first
- 14:21question
- 14:21I'll
- 14:22say
- 14:22is,
- 14:22do
- 14:22you
- 14:22know
- 14:22what
- 14:22glamping
- 14:23is?
- 14:23And
- 14:23almost
- 14:24everyone
- 14:24in
- 14:24the
- 14:24UK
- 14:25says,
- 14:25yeah,
- 14:25I
- 14:25know
- 14:25what
- 14:25Lanine
- 14:26is.
- 14:26I
- 14:26asked
- 14:27the
- 14:27same
- 14:27question
- 14:27in
- 14:27the
- 14:28us.
- 14:29And
- 14:29it's
- 14:29a
- 14:29lot
- 14:29more
- 14:30hit
- 14:30and
- 14:30miss.
- 14:30So
- 14:30I
- 14:30was
- 14:31literally
- 14:31speaking
- 14:31today
- 14:31to
- 14:32some
- 14:32insurance
- 14:32providers
- 14:33who
- 14:33looking
- 14:34to
- 14:34get
- 14:34some
- 14:34professional
- 14:34liability
- 14:35insurance
- 14:35for
- 14:36when
- 14:36we
- 14:36launch.
- 14:36And
- 14:37I
- 14:37said
- 14:37to
- 14:37two
- 14:37different
- 14:38providers,
- 14:38you
- 14:38what
- 14:38glamping
- 14:38is.
- 14:39And
- 14:39they
- 14:39said,
- 14:39no,
- 14:39not
- 14:40really.
- 14:40So
- 14:40just
- 14:40on
- 14:41this
- 14:41sort
- 14:41of
- 14:41national
- 14:42consciousness,
- 14:42it's
- 14:43less
- 14:43of
- 14:43a
- 14:43thing.
- 14:43And
- 14:44also
- 14:45just
- 14:45the
- 14:45number
- 14:45of
- 14:46people
- 14:46wanting
- 14:46to
- 14:46start
- 14:46their
- 14:47own
- 14:47site.
- 14:47It's
- 14:47it's
- 14:48there
- 14:48was
- 14:48a
- 14:48big
- 14:48boom
- 14:49a
- 14:49couple
- 14:49years
- 14:49ago
- 14:49in
- 14:49the
- 14:49UK
- 14:50and
- 14:50you
- 14:50hear
- 14:50more
- 14:51and
- 14:51more
- 14:51people
- 14:51saying,
- 14:51there's
- 14:52more
- 14:52and
- 14:52more
- 14:52people
- 14:52getting
- 14:52into
- 14:53it
- 14:53in
- 14:53the
- 14:53us,
- 14:54but
- 14:54just
- 14:54probably
- 14:55to
- 14:55a
- 14:55lesser
- 14:55degree
- 14:56than
- 14:56the
- 14:56UK
- 14:57currently.
- 14:57But
- 14:57if
- 14:57you
- 14:57look
- 14:58at
- 14:58the
- 14:58research
- 14:58that's
- 14:59been
- 14:59done
- 14:59by,
- 14:59these
- 15:00research
- 15:00companies
- 15:01it's
- 15:01projected
- 15:01to
- 15:01just
- 15:01go
- 15:02and
- 15:02go
- 15:02and
- 15:02go
- 15:02for
- 15:03a
- 15:03minimum
- 15:03of
- 15:03the
- 15:03next
- 15:04decade.
- 15:04How
- 15:04do
- 15:04you
- 15:04define
- 15:05glamping?
- 15:05I'm
- 15:05gonna
- 15:05put
- 15:05you
- 15:06on
- 15:06the
- 15:06spot.
- 15:06How
- 15:06does
- 15:06Nick
- 15:07define
- 15:07glamping?
- 15:08Me
- 15:08personally.
- 15:09I
- 15:09think
- 15:09it,
- 15:09it
- 15:10deserves
- 15:10a,
- 15:11quite
- 15:11a
- 15:11broad
- 15:11interpretation.
- 15:12It
- 15:12means
- 15:13glamorous
- 15:13Camping.
- 15:14That's
- 15:14what
- 15:14the
- 15:14word
- 15:14means.
- 15:15And
- 15:15for,
- 15:16to
- 15:16me
- 15:17that
- 15:17means
- 15:18anything
- 15:18really
- 15:19where
- 15:19you
- 15:19don't
- 15:19have
- 15:19to
- 15:19pitch
- 15:20your
- 15:20own
- 15:20tent
- 15:20and
- 15:20there's
- 15:21a
- 15:21relative
- 15:21degree
- 15:22of
- 15:22luxury.
- 15:22Some
- 15:23will
- 15:23say,
- 15:23it
- 15:23should
- 15:24only
- 15:24be
- 15:24tented
- 15:24structures
- 15:25no
- 15:25canvas
- 15:25tents.
- 15:26I
- 15:26personally
- 15:26think
- 15:27it,
- 15:27it
- 15:27should
- 15:27incorporate
- 15:28things
- 15:28like
- 15:28glamping
- 15:29pods,
- 15:29which
- 15:29are
- 15:29timber
- 15:29structures
- 15:30which
- 15:30certainly
- 15:31have
- 15:31become
- 15:31proper
- 15:31in
- 15:31the
- 15:31UK
- 15:32and
- 15:32also
- 15:33ye
- 15:34geo
- 15:34domes
- 15:35and
- 15:35that
- 15:35kind
- 15:35of
- 15:35thing.
- 15:36So
- 15:36I
- 15:36think
- 15:36it,
- 15:36it
- 15:36deserves
- 15:37quite
- 15:37a
- 15:37broad
- 15:38interpretation
- 15:39and
- 15:39is
- 15:39up
- 15:39to,
- 15:40to
- 15:40the
- 15:40site
- 15:40owner
- 15:41and
- 15:41the
- 15:41guests
- 15:41to
- 15:41D.
- 15:43Yeah,
- 15:43I
- 15:43think
- 15:43I
- 15:44agree
- 15:44with
- 15:44that.
- 15:44I
- 15:44think
- 15:45that
- 15:45whether
- 15:45it
- 15:45includes
- 15:46cabins
- 15:47or
- 15:47not,
- 15:47that
- 15:47have
- 15:47been
- 15:47traditional
- 15:48and
- 15:48like
- 15:48Duncan
- 15:48was
- 15:49saying
- 15:49has
- 15:49been
- 15:49around
- 15:50at
- 15:50his
- 15:50property
- 15:50specifically
- 15:51for
- 15:51more
- 15:51than
- 15:5150
- 15:52years,
- 15:52I
- 15:52think
- 15:52is
- 15:53where
- 15:53I'm
- 15:54not
- 15:54sure.
- 15:55I
- 15:55think
- 15:55it
- 15:55very
- 15:55easily
- 15:56could,
- 15:57but
- 15:58yeah,
- 15:58I
- 15:58think
- 15:58it
- 15:58should
- 15:58be
- 15:58an
- 15:59all-encompassing
- 15:59term
- 15:59basically
- 16:00that
- 16:00encompasses
- 16:01everything
- 16:01outside
- 16:02of
- 16:02the
- 16:02RV
- 16:02stay.
- 16:03And
- 16:03the
- 16:03tent
- 16:03day
- 16:03the
- 16:03basic,
- 16:04I'm
- 16:04setting
- 16:05up
- 16:05a
- 16:05tent.
- 16:05I
- 16:05buy
- 16:05from
- 16:06Walmart
- 16:06to
- 16:06wherever
- 16:07stay.
- 16:07Yeah.
- 16:08I'd
- 16:08agree
- 16:08with
- 16:08that.
- 16:10OK.
- 16:10What
- 16:10do
- 16:10you
- 16:10think?
- 16:11Oh,
- 16:11go
- 16:11ahead,
- 16:11Duncan.
- 16:12I
- 16:12think
- 16:13that
- 16:13just
- 16:13speaks
- 16:13to
- 16:14how
- 16:15we
- 16:15set
- 16:15guest
- 16:15expectations.
- 16:16That's
- 16:17always
- 16:17a
- 16:17part
- 16:17of
- 16:18all.
- 16:18This
- 16:19is
- 16:19what
- 16:20does
- 16:20the
- 16:20guest
- 16:21expect
- 16:21when
- 16:22it
- 16:22goes
- 16:22to
- 16:22a.
- 16:24A
- 16:25glamping,
- 16:26either
- 16:27property
- 16:27or
- 16:27a
- 16:27glamping
- 16:28location
- 16:29inside
- 16:29of
- 16:29a
- 16:29larger
- 16:30property,
- 16:31what
- 16:31do
- 16:31they
- 16:31expect
- 16:32the
- 16:32outside
- 16:33to
- 16:33look
- 16:33like?
- 16:33What
- 16:33do
- 16:34they
- 16:34expect
- 16:34the
- 16:34inside
- 16:35to
- 16:35look
- 16:35like?
- 16:36And
- 16:36what
- 16:36do
- 16:37they
- 16:37expect,
- 16:37if
- 16:38any
- 16:38additional
- 16:39amenities
- 16:40that
- 16:40are
- 16:40specific
- 16:40to
- 16:41that?
- 16:41Like
- 16:41you
- 16:41have
- 16:41some
- 16:42places
- 16:43that
- 16:43do
- 16:43glamping
- 16:44where
- 16:44they
- 16:44have
- 16:44a
- 16:44guy
- 16:44who
- 16:45comes
- 16:45out
- 16:45and
- 16:45does
- 16:45a
- 16:45smore
- 16:46buffet
- 16:46for
- 16:46you
- 16:47at
- 16:47your
- 16:47site.
- 16:47Is
- 16:48that
- 16:48glamping
- 16:48or
- 16:49is
- 16:49that
- 16:49like
- 16:49Uber
- 16:50glamping?
- 16:51Is
- 16:51that
- 16:51just
- 16:51a
- 16:51whole
- 16:51other
- 16:52level?
- 16:52Beyond
- 16:53what
- 16:53we
- 16:53think
- 16:54of
- 16:54when
- 16:54we
- 16:54talk
- 16:54about
- 16:55glamping.
- 16:55And
- 16:55I
- 16:55think
- 16:55that
- 16:56I
- 16:56think
- 16:57all
- 16:58suffers
- 16:58under
- 16:58defining
- 16:59their
- 16:59desk
- 17:00expectations
- 17:01because
- 17:02of
- 17:02it,
- 17:02there's
- 17:02a
- 17:02big
- 17:02difference
- 17:03between
- 17:03a
- 17:03rich
- 17:04Carlton
- 17:05and
- 17:06a
- 17:06Hilton
- 17:06garden
- 17:07in,
- 17:07and
- 17:07they
- 17:08both
- 17:08serve
- 17:08different
- 17:08purposes,
- 17:09but
- 17:09they're
- 17:09both
- 17:09considered
- 17:10hotels.
- 17:12So
- 17:12we
- 17:12run
- 17:12into
- 17:12a
- 17:13similar
- 17:13issue
- 17:13with
- 17:14ING.
- 17:15Yeah.
- 17:15That
- 17:15yeah,
- 17:15go
- 17:15ahead.
- 17:15That's
- 17:16a
- 17:16huge
- 17:16thing
- 17:16that,
- 17:16so
- 17:17I'm
- 17:17currently
- 17:17writing
- 17:18a
- 17:18book
- 17:18on
- 17:18I've
- 17:18interviewed
- 17:19lots
- 17:19of
- 17:19GL
- 17:19site
- 17:19owners
- 17:20and
- 17:20just
- 17:20basically
- 17:20getting
- 17:21their
- 17:21words
- 17:21of
- 17:21wisdom
- 17:22and
- 17:22advice
- 17:22on
- 17:22things
- 17:23that
- 17:23people
- 17:23should
- 17:23do
- 17:23when
- 17:24they
- 17:24set
- 17:24up
- 17:24the
- 17:24site.
- 17:25And
- 17:25one
- 17:25common
- 17:26thing
- 17:26that
- 17:26I've
- 17:26heard
- 17:26from
- 17:27a
- 17:27lot
- 17:27of
- 17:27site
- 17:27owners
- 17:27is
- 17:28the,
- 17:29one
- 17:29of
- 17:29the
- 17:29biggest
- 17:29issues
- 17:30as
- 17:30say
- 17:30there
- 17:30Duncan
- 17:31is
- 17:31failing
- 17:31to
- 17:31set
- 17:32those
- 17:32expectations.
- 17:33So
- 17:33people
- 17:34maybe
- 17:34who
- 17:34want
- 17:34to
- 17:34try
- 17:35glamping
- 17:35for
- 17:35the
- 17:35first
- 17:36time
- 17:36are
- 17:36expecting,
- 17:37hotel,
- 17:37be
- 17:37boy
- 17:38level
- 17:38service.
- 17:39When
- 17:39a
- 17:39lot
- 17:39of
- 17:40the
- 17:40times
- 17:40that's
- 17:40not
- 17:40the
- 17:40case,
- 17:41it
- 17:41can
- 17:41be
- 17:41the
- 17:41case.
- 17:42But
- 17:42most
- 17:42sites
- 17:43generally
- 17:43a
- 17:43lot
- 17:43tends
- 17:43to
- 17:43just
- 17:44let
- 17:44you
- 17:44leave
- 17:45and
- 17:45enjoy
- 17:45the,
- 17:46nature
- 17:46and
- 17:46some
- 17:46seclusion
- 17:47and
- 17:48in,
- 17:48in
- 17:48some
- 17:48slightly
- 17:48nice
- 17:49accommodation.
- 17:50Whereas
- 17:50when
- 17:50people
- 17:50don't
- 17:51necessarily
- 17:51put
- 17:51that
- 17:51on
- 17:52their
- 17:52website
- 17:52and
- 17:52in
- 17:52the
- 17:52marketing
- 17:53and
- 17:53then
- 17:53guests
- 17:54come
- 17:54and
- 17:54say
- 17:54where's
- 17:55my
- 17:55service
- 17:55and
- 17:56all
- 17:56this
- 17:56it
- 17:56can
- 17:57cause
- 17:57them
- 17:57problems
- 17:57and
- 17:57leads
- 17:58some
- 17:58bad
- 17:58reviews.
- 17:58So
- 17:59I'd
- 17:59certainly
- 17:59agree
- 17:59with
- 17:59that
- 18:00one.
- 18:00I
- 18:00don't
- 18:00know
- 18:00about
- 18:00anybody
- 18:00here,
- 18:01but
- 18:01I'm
- 18:01expecting
- 18:02thisor
- 18:02buffet
- 18:02everywhere
- 18:03I
- 18:03go.
- 18:03But
- 18:03I
- 18:03think
- 18:04that's
- 18:04part
- 18:04of
- 18:04the,
- 18:05glamping
- 18:05is
- 18:05a
- 18:05relatively
- 18:06new
- 18:06industry,
- 18:07right?
- 18:07And
- 18:07so
- 18:07education
- 18:08and
- 18:09communication
- 18:09and
- 18:10marketing,
- 18:10the
- 18:10guest
- 18:10is
- 18:11important.
- 18:11It's
- 18:11no
- 18:11different
- 18:12than
- 18:12when
- 18:12the
- 18:12residents
- 18:13in
- 18:13brand
- 18:13or
- 18:13an
- 18:13extended
- 18:14stay
- 18:14brand
- 18:14came
- 18:14out
- 18:15for
- 18:15hotels.
- 18:15People
- 18:15didn't
- 18:16understand
- 18:16what
- 18:16that
- 18:16was
- 18:17and
- 18:17that
- 18:17it
- 18:17was
- 18:17gonna
- 18:17have
- 18:17a
- 18:17kitchen.
- 18:18And,
- 18:18what
- 18:18did
- 18:18you
- 18:18do?
- 18:18I
- 18:18remembered,
- 18:1910
- 18:19years
- 18:20ago
- 18:20and
- 18:20I
- 18:20would
- 18:20go
- 18:20Camping
- 18:20and
- 18:21I'd
- 18:21have
- 18:21my
- 18:21air
- 18:21mattress.
- 18:22My
- 18:22Marine
- 18:22buddy
- 18:23would
- 18:23make
- 18:23fun
- 18:23of
- 18:23me
- 18:24and,
- 18:24oh,
- 18:24you're
- 18:24glamping
- 18:25right
- 18:25with
- 18:25my
- 18:26air
- 18:26mattress
- 18:26and
- 18:26my
- 18:26L
- 18:27E
- 18:27D
- 18:27light,
- 18:27not
- 18:27my,
- 18:28little,
- 18:28my
- 18:29little
- 18:29propane
- 18:29lantern.
- 18:30And
- 18:30now,
- 18:31depending
- 18:31on
- 18:31what,
- 18:32to
- 18:32your
- 18:32point,
- 18:32depending
- 18:32on
- 18:32what
- 18:33level
- 18:33of
- 18:33glamping
- 18:33is
- 18:34really
- 18:34is
- 18:34defined
- 18:34by
- 18:35the
- 18:35consumer.
- 18:36And,
- 18:36we've
- 18:36got
- 18:36three
- 18:37different
- 18:37glamping
- 18:37options
- 18:38on
- 18:38our
- 18:38properties,
- 18:39whether
- 18:39it's
- 18:39a
- 18:40wagon,
- 18:40whether
- 18:41it's
- 18:41a
- 18:41cover,
- 18:41luxury
- 18:41tent
- 18:42or
- 18:42whether
- 18:42it's
- 18:42a
- 18:42cabin
- 18:43so
- 18:43really
- 18:44educating
- 18:45and
- 18:45providing
- 18:45that
- 18:45information
- 18:46to
- 18:46the
- 18:46guest
- 18:46of
- 18:46what
- 18:46the
- 18:46experience.
- 18:47It's
- 18:47no
- 18:47different
- 18:47than
- 18:47an
- 18:48Airbnb,
- 18:48right?
- 18:48You
- 18:49can
- 18:49go
- 18:49to
- 18:49Airbnb
- 18:49and,
- 18:50what
- 18:50are
- 18:50you
- 18:50getting?
- 18:50Is
- 18:50there
- 18:50gonna
- 18:50be
- 18:51a
- 18:51full
- 18:51house?
- 18:51That's
- 18:51got
- 18:51six
- 18:52bedrooms
- 18:52and
- 18:52you
- 18:53got
- 18:53your
- 18:53own
- 18:53yard
- 18:53or
- 18:53the
- 18:53downstairs
- 18:55one
- 18:55bedroom
- 18:56studio
- 18:56apartment
- 18:56where
- 18:57people
- 18:57are,
- 18:57running
- 18:57up
- 18:58above
- 18:58you.
- 18:58And
- 18:58so
- 18:59I
- 18:59think
- 18:59that's
- 18:59key
- 18:59is
- 19:00educating
- 19:00what
- 19:00your
- 19:01glamping
- 19:01option
- 19:02and
- 19:02what
- 19:02you're
- 19:02providing.
- 19:03You're
- 19:03talking
- 19:03about
- 19:03expectations,
- 19:04right?
- 19:04There's
- 19:04two
- 19:04different
- 19:05types
- 19:05of
- 19:05expectations
- 19:06in
- 19:06my
- 19:06mind.
- 19:06There's
- 19:07the
- 19:07consumer
- 19:07expectation
- 19:08of
- 19:08what
- 19:08glamping
- 19:09is
- 19:09as
- 19:09a
- 19:09whole.
- 19:10And
- 19:11that's
- 19:11obviously
- 19:12still
- 19:12being
- 19:12defined
- 19:13and
- 19:13probably
- 19:13will
- 19:13be
- 19:13for
- 19:14years.
- 19:14And
- 19:14it
- 19:14doesn't
- 19:15help
- 19:15that
- 19:15we
- 19:15don't
- 19:15have
- 19:16the
- 19:16residents
- 19:17in
- 19:17the
- 19:17Ritz.
- 19:18Carltons
- 19:18the
- 19:19loft
- 19:20hotels,
- 19:20the
- 19:20different,
- 19:21the
- 19:21unique
- 19:21brands.
- 19:22Obviously
- 19:22we've
- 19:22got
- 19:23Koa
- 19:23and
- 19:23Jellystone,
- 19:24but
- 19:24we
- 19:24don't
- 19:24really
- 19:24have
- 19:25those
- 19:26unique
- 19:26individual
- 19:27larger
- 19:27developed
- 19:28brands
- 19:28yet.
- 19:29Maybe
- 19:29that
- 19:29comes
- 19:29one
- 19:30day.
- 19:30Maybe
- 19:30it
- 19:30doesn't,
- 19:30I
- 19:30don't
- 19:30know,
- 19:31but
- 19:31so
- 19:32there's
- 19:32that
- 19:32consumer
- 19:33expectation
- 19:34or
- 19:34perspective,
- 19:34just
- 19:35like
- 19:35the
- 19:35hotel
- 19:35industry
- 19:36drove
- 19:36toward
- 19:37online
- 19:37reservations
- 19:38and
- 19:38now
- 19:38people
- 19:38expect
- 19:39that
- 19:39from
- 19:39the
- 19:39Camping
- 19:39industry
- 19:40and
- 19:40so
- 19:40on
- 19:40and
- 19:40so
- 19:40forth
- 19:41they
- 19:41expect
- 19:41you
- 19:41to
- 19:41be
- 19:41available
- 19:42to
- 19:42answer
- 19:42Facebook
- 19:42messages,
- 19:43stuff
- 19:43like
- 19:43that.
- 19:43And
- 19:43then
- 19:44there's
- 19:44the
- 19:44brand
- 19:44or
- 19:44the
- 19:45expectation
- 19:45that
- 19:45you
- 19:45said
- 19:46at
- 19:46your
- 19:46property
- 19:46that
- 19:46we've
- 19:47talked
- 19:47about,
- 19:48which
- 19:48is
- 19:48that
- 19:49kind
- 19:49of
- 19:49individual
- 19:49branding
- 19:50of
- 19:50this
- 19:51is
- 19:51what
- 19:51glamping
- 19:51is
- 19:52to
- 19:52me
- 19:52at
- 19:52my
- 19:52property.
- 19:53And
- 19:53this
- 19:53is
- 19:53what
- 19:53you
- 19:54can
- 19:54expect.
- 19:54I
- 19:54don't
- 19:54know
- 19:54how
- 19:55we
- 19:55go
- 19:55ahead.
- 19:55Sorry.
- 19:56I'll
- 19:56be
- 19:57curious
- 19:57to
- 19:57see
- 19:57how
- 19:57it
- 19:57goes
- 19:58in
- 19:58the
- 19:58next
- 19:58couple
- 19:58years.
- 19:58Cause
- 19:59there's
- 19:59a
- 19:59couple
- 19:59of
- 19:59businesses
- 20:00out
- 20:00there
- 20:00that
- 20:00are
- 20:01really
- 20:01entered
- 20:01and
- 20:01are
- 20:02growing.
- 20:02I
- 20:02think
- 20:02we
- 20:03see
- 20:03Utopia's
- 20:04one,
- 20:05I
- 20:05think
- 20:05auto
- 20:05camp
- 20:06is
- 20:06another
- 20:06one.
- 20:07And
- 20:07I'm
- 20:07sure
- 20:07there's
- 20:07another
- 20:08one
- 20:08or
- 20:08two
- 20:09that
- 20:09I
- 20:09am
- 20:09missing
- 20:09right
- 20:10off
- 20:10the
- 20:10top
- 20:10under
- 20:11canvas.
- 20:11Yeah.
- 20:12There's
- 20:12several
- 20:12that
- 20:12are
- 20:13focused
- 20:14specifically
- 20:14on
- 20:14glamping,
- 20:15type
- 20:15businesses.
- 20:16And
- 20:17I
- 20:17think
- 20:17that's,
- 20:17Brian,
- 20:18you
- 20:18and
- 20:18I
- 20:18have
- 20:18had
- 20:18this
- 20:19conversation
- 20:19multiple
- 20:20times.
- 20:20That's
- 20:20one
- 20:20of
- 20:20the
- 20:20challenges
- 20:21that
- 20:21the
- 20:21industry
- 20:21has
- 20:22to
- 20:22evolve
- 20:22to.
- 20:22Is
- 20:23there,
- 20:23isn't
- 20:23an
- 20:23expedia.com
- 20:25you
- 20:25know
- 20:25for
- 20:26the
- 20:26Campground
- 20:26industry
- 20:27where
- 20:27one
- 20:27site
- 20:28where
- 20:28everybody
- 20:28goes
- 20:28and
- 20:28say,
- 20:29Hey,
- 20:29I
- 20:29wanna
- 20:29stay,
- 20:29there's
- 20:30probably
- 20:3050.
- 20:30And
- 20:31where
- 20:31do
- 20:31you
- 20:31go
- 20:31to
- 20:31choose
- 20:32your
- 20:32different
- 20:32options?
- 20:32And
- 20:32there's
- 20:33a
- 20:33new
- 20:33startup
- 20:34that
- 20:34seems
- 20:34every
- 20:34month
- 20:35of,
- 20:35now
- 20:35there's
- 20:35hip
- 20:36camp.
- 20:36And
- 20:36which
- 20:37one
- 20:37do
- 20:37you
- 20:37go
- 20:37on?
- 20:37So
- 20:37I
- 20:37think
- 20:38that.
- 20:38There
- 20:38will
- 20:38be
- 20:39an
- 20:39evolution.
- 20:39There'll
- 20:40be
- 20:40a
- 20:40consolidation,
- 20:41of
- 20:41the
- 20:41industry,
- 20:41especially
- 20:42once
- 20:42more
- 20:42institutional
- 20:43money
- 20:43comes
- 20:43in
- 20:44and
- 20:44starts
- 20:44to
- 20:44really,
- 20:45adopt
- 20:45and
- 20:45absorb,
- 20:46some
- 20:46of
- 20:46these
- 20:46other
- 20:46smaller
- 20:47startup
- 20:47companies
- 20:48that's
- 20:49gonna
- 20:49happen.
- 20:49For
- 20:49sure.
- 20:52Yeah.
- 20:52It's
- 20:52definitely
- 20:52interesting
- 20:53the
- 20:53shifts
- 20:53that
- 20:54are
- 20:54changing
- 20:54throughout
- 20:54the
- 20:54whole
- 20:55place.
- 20:55I'm
- 20:55really
- 20:55interested
- 20:56to
- 20:56see
- 20:56what
- 20:56happens
- 20:57and
- 20:57what
- 20:57goes
- 20:57on.
- 20:57I
- 20:57was
- 20:57gonna
- 20:57give
- 20:58Isaac
- 20:58and
- 20:58Kevin,
- 20:58I
- 20:58feel
- 20:59like
- 20:59they
- 20:59were
- 20:59trying
- 20:59to
- 20:59get
- 20:59our
- 21:00attention
- 21:01by
- 21:01jumping
- 21:01in
- 21:01and
- 21:01out
- 21:02and
- 21:02turning
- 21:02their
- 21:02camera
- 21:02sideways.
- 21:03Like
- 21:03they
- 21:03wanted
- 21:03to
- 21:04talk,
- 21:04but
- 21:05now
- 21:05they're
- 21:05gone.
- 21:05And
- 21:06so
- 21:06I
- 21:06can't
- 21:06give
- 21:06'em
- 21:06a
- 21:06chance
- 21:07to
- 21:07talk
- 21:07anymore.
- 21:07So
- 21:07hopefully
- 21:08they'll
- 21:08come
- 21:08back
- 21:09and
- 21:09we
- 21:09have
- 21:09a
- 21:09chance
- 21:10to
- 21:10talk
- 21:10about
- 21:10their
- 21:10property
- 21:11and
- 21:11things
- 21:11like
- 21:11that.
- 21:11Nick,
- 21:12tell
- 21:12us
- 21:12why
- 21:12expand
- 21:13into
- 21:13the
- 21:13us
- 21:13now?
- 21:14What's
- 21:14it
- 21:14is
- 21:14a
- 21:14natural
- 21:15next
- 21:15step,
- 21:15really?
- 21:15Obviously
- 21:16we've
- 21:16grown
- 21:16rapidly
- 21:16in
- 21:16the
- 21:17UK.
- 21:17My.
- 21:19Business
- 21:19partner
- 21:19now
- 21:20who
- 21:20founded
- 21:20the
- 21:20company
- 21:21originally
- 21:21is
- 21:21in
- 21:22the
- 21:22middle
- 21:22east
- 21:22currently.
- 21:23And
- 21:23that's
- 21:23a
- 21:23completely
- 21:24different
- 21:24market.
- 21:25But
- 21:25the
- 21:25us
- 21:25has
- 21:25just
- 21:25seemed
- 21:25like
- 21:25the
- 21:26natural
- 21:26next
- 21:26step.
- 21:27It
- 21:27started
- 21:27really
- 21:28quite
- 21:28trivially.
- 21:28We
- 21:29were
- 21:29at
- 21:29the
- 21:29ging
- 21:29show
- 21:29UK
- 21:30in
- 21:30September
- 21:31last
- 21:31year.
- 21:32And
- 21:32after
- 21:33the
- 21:33show
- 21:33we
- 21:33had
- 21:33a
- 21:33few
- 21:34drinks
- 21:34and
- 21:34I
- 21:34just
- 21:34said
- 21:34to
- 21:35him,
- 21:35let
- 21:35me
- 21:35crack
- 21:35America.
- 21:36So
- 21:36that's
- 21:36where
- 21:36it
- 21:36all
- 21:37started
- 21:37really.
- 21:37But
- 21:38just
- 21:38cuz
- 21:38of
- 21:38the
- 21:38way
- 21:39the
- 21:39industry's
- 21:39growing
- 21:39over
- 21:39here
- 21:40and
- 21:40obviously
- 21:42compared
- 21:42to
- 21:42the
- 21:42UK,
- 21:43everything
- 21:43is
- 21:43so
- 21:43much
- 21:43more
- 21:44professional
- 21:44and
- 21:44everyone
- 21:45seems
- 21:45so
- 21:45much
- 21:45more
- 21:45business
- 21:46savvy
- 21:46and
- 21:46that's
- 21:46not
- 21:47in
- 21:47sorting
- 21:47UK
- 21:48at
- 21:48all.
- 21:48It's
- 21:48just,
- 21:49there's
- 21:50a
- 21:50different
- 21:50bus,
- 21:51broader
- 21:51business
- 21:51culture
- 21:52over
- 21:52here
- 21:52in
- 21:52the
- 21:52us.
- 21:53It
- 21:53just
- 21:53seemed
- 21:53like
- 21:53the
- 21:53natural
- 21:54next
- 21:54step
- 21:54and
- 21:55having
- 21:55done
- 21:55the
- 21:55research
- 21:56and
- 21:56seeing,
- 21:56more
- 21:57and
- 21:57more
- 21:57interesting
- 21:58glamping
- 21:58in
- 21:58the
- 21:58us,
- 21:59it
- 21:59just
- 21:59seemed,
- 21:59it
- 21:59was
- 21:59the
- 22:00UN
- 22:00on
- 22:00Canada.
- 22:00It
- 22:00was
- 22:00just
- 22:01the
- 22:01natural
- 22:01next
- 22:01step.
- 22:01Really.
- 22:02So
- 22:02I
- 22:02know.
- 22:02And
- 22:02I
- 22:02want
- 22:02you
- 22:03to
- 22:03talk
- 22:03a
- 22:03little
- 22:03bit
- 22:03about
- 22:04the
- 22:04need
- 22:04for
- 22:05the
- 22:05types
- 22:05of
- 22:05services
- 22:06that
- 22:06you
- 22:06offer.
- 22:07Cuz
- 22:07we've
- 22:07seen
- 22:07this
- 22:07in
- 22:08the
- 22:08Campground
- 22:08industry,
- 22:08especially
- 22:09over
- 22:09the
- 22:09last
- 22:09few
- 22:10years
- 22:10as
- 22:10new
- 22:10people
- 22:10have
- 22:11gotten
- 22:11into
- 22:11it
- 22:11and
- 22:12some
- 22:12know
- 22:12what
- 22:12they're
- 22:12doing.
- 22:13Some
- 22:13don't
- 22:13know
- 22:13what
- 22:13they're
- 22:14doing.
- 22:14Some
- 22:14have
- 22:14absolutely
- 22:15no
- 22:15clue
- 22:15what
- 22:15they're
- 22:15doing.
- 22:16I've
- 22:16heard
- 22:17stories
- 22:17about,
- 22:17I
- 22:17think
- 22:18we've
- 22:18talked
- 22:18about
- 22:18some
- 22:18time
- 22:19on
- 22:19this
- 22:19show.
- 22:19I
- 22:19think
- 22:20Sandy
- 22:20brought
- 22:20it
- 22:20up
- 22:20on
- 22:20one
- 22:20of
- 22:21our
- 22:21shows.
- 22:21Our
- 22:21first
- 22:22of
- 22:22month
- 22:22shows
- 22:22where
- 22:22somebody
- 22:23had
- 22:23developed
- 22:23a
- 22:23campsite
- 22:24that
- 22:24had
- 22:24all
- 22:2490
- 22:25degree
- 22:25sites.
- 22:26And
- 22:26so
- 22:26there's
- 22:26been
- 22:26Campground
- 22:27consultants
- 22:27that
- 22:27have
- 22:28popped
- 22:28up
- 22:28throughout
- 22:28the
- 22:28industry
- 22:29to
- 22:29offer
- 22:29best
- 22:30practices,
- 22:30advice.
- 22:31There's
- 22:31management
- 22:31groups,
- 22:32there's
- 22:32all
- 22:32kinds
- 22:32of
- 22:32experts
- 22:33that
- 22:33you
- 22:33can
- 22:33count
- 22:34on.
- 22:34And
- 22:34so
- 22:34in
- 22:35your
- 22:35mind,
- 22:36when
- 22:36you've
- 22:36got
- 22:37the
- 22:37American
- 22:37glamping
- 22:37association,
- 22:38when
- 22:38you've
- 22:38got
- 22:39glamping
- 22:39hub,
- 22:39when
- 22:39you've
- 22:40got
- 22:40all
- 22:40those
- 22:40kinds
- 22:41of
- 22:41different
- 22:41resources
- 22:41that
- 22:42are
- 22:42available
- 22:42out
- 22:42there
- 22:42to
- 22:42you,
- 22:43what
- 22:43is
- 22:44the
- 22:44benefit
- 22:44of
- 22:45working
- 22:45with
- 22:46a
- 22:46company
- 22:46like
- 22:47yours
- 22:47or
- 22:47a
- 22:48consultancy
- 22:49in
- 22:49general
- 22:50to
- 22:50start
- 22:51a
- 22:51glamping
- 22:51business.
- 22:52I
- 22:53think
- 22:53the
- 22:53first
- 22:53thing
- 22:53is
- 22:54it's
- 22:54its
- 22:54such
- 22:55a
- 22:55nice
- 22:55industry
- 22:56at
- 22:56the
- 22:56minute
- 22:56where
- 22:57there's
- 22:57very
- 22:57little
- 22:58the
- 22:58American
- 22:59ING,
- 22:59Association's
- 23:00doing
- 23:00a
- 23:00great
- 23:00job
- 23:00but
- 23:01there's
- 23:01not
- 23:01too
- 23:02much
- 23:02sort
- 23:02of
- 23:02culture
- 23:03around
- 23:03it.
- 23:03There's
- 23:03not
- 23:03too
- 23:04many
- 23:04new
- 23:04sites
- 23:04around
- 23:05glamping
- 23:05and
- 23:05it's
- 23:05hard
- 23:06to
- 23:06know
- 23:06where
- 23:06to
- 23:06look
- 23:06when
- 23:07you
- 23:07want
- 23:07to
- 23:07start.
- 23:07I
- 23:07think
- 23:08having
- 23:08someone
- 23:08to
- 23:08hold
- 23:08your
- 23:09hand
- 23:09as
- 23:09you
- 23:09work
- 23:09through
- 23:09the
- 23:10process
- 23:10and
- 23:10tell
- 23:10you
- 23:10about
- 23:11the
- 23:11different
- 23:11hurdles
- 23:12that
- 23:12come
- 23:12in
- 23:12place
- 23:13is
- 23:13useful.
- 23:13I
- 23:13certainly
- 23:14know,
- 23:14that
- 23:15the
- 23:15founders
- 23:15of
- 23:15GLTE
- 23:16UK,
- 23:16they
- 23:16were
- 23:16desperately
- 23:17crying
- 23:17up,
- 23:17something
- 23:18like
- 23:18that.
- 23:18When
- 23:18they
- 23:19started
- 23:19their
- 23:19business
- 23:20in
- 23:202018
- 23:21and
- 23:21they
- 23:21needed,
- 23:21they
- 23:21made
- 23:22so
- 23:22many
- 23:22mistakes
- 23:22along
- 23:23the
- 23:23way
- 23:23for
- 23:23their
- 23:23own
- 23:23GL
- 23:24site
- 23:24that
- 23:24they
- 23:24would've
- 23:25avoided
- 23:25if
- 23:25they
- 23:25had
- 23:25someone
- 23:26who
- 23:26had
- 23:26been
- 23:26there
- 23:26and
- 23:26done
- 23:26it
- 23:27before.
- 23:27So
- 23:28I
- 23:28think,
- 23:28companies
- 23:29like
- 23:29ourselves
- 23:29and
- 23:29the
- 23:29American
- 23:30glamping
- 23:30association,
- 23:31anyone
- 23:31who
- 23:32either
- 23:32has
- 23:32done
- 23:32it
- 23:32before,
- 23:33or
- 23:33has
- 23:33worked,
- 23:34and
- 23:34spoken
- 23:34to
- 23:34a
- 23:34lot
- 23:34of
- 23:34people
- 23:35who
- 23:35have
- 23:35done
- 23:35it
- 23:35before
- 23:35can
- 23:36be
- 23:36just
- 23:36a
- 23:36really
- 23:37useful
- 23:37guides
- 23:37and
- 23:37also
- 23:38putting
- 23:38out
- 23:38content
- 23:39that
- 23:39can
- 23:39help
- 23:39people,
- 23:40even
- 23:40if
- 23:40you
- 23:40don't
- 23:40necessarily
- 23:41use
- 23:41our
- 23:41services,
- 23:42we're
- 23:42looking
- 23:42to
- 23:42get
- 23:42lots
- 23:43of
- 23:43blogs
- 23:43and
- 23:43guides
- 23:43out
- 23:44there
- 23:44just
- 23:44to,
- 23:44help
- 23:44people
- 23:45through
- 23:45the
- 23:45journey
- 23:45and
- 23:45just
- 23:46educate
- 23:46them
- 23:46a
- 23:46little
- 23:46bit
- 23:47more.
- 23:49Okay.
- 23:49Awesome.
- 23:49Mike
- 23:50and
- 23:50Duncan,
- 23:51I'm
- 23:51curious,
- 23:52and
- 23:52maybe
- 23:52to
- 23:52a
- 23:52less
- 23:53extent,
- 23:53Duncan,
- 23:53as
- 23:53we've
- 23:53already
- 23:54talked
- 23:54about,
- 23:54is
- 23:54it
- 23:54glamping
- 23:55or
- 23:55is
- 23:55it
- 23:55not
- 23:55at
- 23:55your
- 23:55property?
- 23:56But
- 23:56let's
- 23:56just
- 23:56start
- 23:57with
- 23:57Mike
- 23:57with
- 23:57your
- 23:57wagons
- 23:58and
- 23:58your
- 23:58other
- 23:59glamping
- 23:59accommodations.
- 24:00Do
- 24:00you
- 24:00feel
- 24:00like
- 24:01it
- 24:01would've
- 24:02been
- 24:02beneficial
- 24:03to
- 24:03have
- 24:03a
- 24:03consultant
- 24:04to
- 24:04work
- 24:04with?
- 24:04Did
- 24:04you
- 24:05work
- 24:05with
- 24:05a
- 24:05consultant
- 24:05that
- 24:06maybe
- 24:06I'm
- 24:06just
- 24:06not
- 24:06aware
- 24:07of
- 24:07how
- 24:07much
- 24:07research
- 24:08was
- 24:08involved?
- 24:09That
- 24:11so
- 24:11I,
- 24:12I.
- 24:15It's
- 24:15always
- 24:15beneficial
- 24:16to,
- 24:16to
- 24:16reach
- 24:16out
- 24:17for
- 24:17expertise
- 24:18and
- 24:18to,
- 24:19touch
- 24:19on
- 24:19people
- 24:20who
- 24:20have
- 24:20experience
- 24:21and,
- 24:21utilize
- 24:21the
- 24:21resources
- 24:22with
- 24:22our
- 24:23hospitality
- 24:24background
- 24:24and
- 24:25our
- 24:25experience
- 24:25already
- 24:26that
- 24:26we
- 24:26had
- 24:26with
- 24:26cabins,
- 24:27we
- 24:27went
- 24:27off
- 24:27on
- 24:27our
- 24:27own
- 24:28a
- 24:28little
- 24:28bit.
- 24:28And,
- 24:28we
- 24:29obviously
- 24:29built
- 24:29some
- 24:29financial
- 24:30models.
- 24:31I
- 24:31did,
- 24:31a
- 24:31lot
- 24:31of
- 24:31different
- 24:32resources
- 24:33research
- 24:33and
- 24:33looked
- 24:33at
- 24:33different
- 24:33resources,
- 24:34re
- 24:34resources,
- 24:35looked
- 24:36at
- 24:36the
- 24:36the
- 24:36glamping
- 24:37convention,
- 24:37at
- 24:38the
- 24:38different
- 24:38convention.
- 24:39And
- 24:39so
- 24:39we,
- 24:40we
- 24:40had,
- 24:40deep
- 24:40dove
- 24:41into
- 24:41various
- 24:41different
- 24:42options.
- 24:43And
- 24:43really,
- 24:43I
- 24:43think,
- 24:44it's
- 24:44funny.
- 24:44We
- 24:44were
- 24:45consulting
- 24:45with
- 24:45another
- 24:46ownership
- 24:46group
- 24:46for
- 24:46third
- 24:47party
- 24:47management,
- 24:48and
- 24:48they
- 24:48were
- 24:48looking
- 24:49at
- 24:49this
- 24:49resort
- 24:49and
- 24:49they
- 24:50wanted
- 24:50to.
- 24:50Gosh,
- 24:50I
- 24:51think
- 24:51it
- 24:51was
- 24:51250
- 24:52park
- 24:52model,
- 24:52all
- 24:53vacation
- 24:53rental,
- 24:54transient
- 24:54type,
- 24:55lodging
- 24:55models.
- 24:55And
- 24:56so
- 24:56when
- 24:56we
- 24:56were
- 24:57going
- 24:57through
- 24:57the
- 24:58performer
- 24:58with
- 24:58them,
- 24:58we
- 24:59asked
- 24:59them,
- 24:59do
- 24:59you
- 25:00have
- 25:00any,
- 25:00commercial
- 25:01laundry,
- 25:01to
- 25:01source.
- 25:02And
- 25:02they're
- 25:02like
- 25:03what
- 25:03do
- 25:03you
- 25:03mean?
- 25:03I'm
- 25:03like
- 25:03how
- 25:03are
- 25:04you
- 25:04gonna
- 25:04launder
- 25:04250?
- 25:05It's
- 25:05in
- 25:06essence,
- 25:06like
- 25:06think
- 25:06about
- 25:06hotel
- 25:07room,
- 25:07do
- 25:07you
- 25:07have,
- 25:08specs
- 25:08for,
- 25:08purchasing
- 25:09linen
- 25:09three
- 25:09parts
- 25:10of
- 25:10linen
- 25:10for
- 25:10250
- 25:11and
- 25:11they
- 25:12hadn't
- 25:12thought
- 25:12about,
- 25:13all
- 25:13the
- 25:13different
- 25:13operational
- 25:15constraints
- 25:16that
- 25:16happens
- 25:16when
- 25:17you
- 25:17add
- 25:17all
- 25:17the
- 25:17glamping.
- 25:17So
- 25:18I
- 25:18think,
- 25:18our
- 25:18hospitality
- 25:19background
- 25:19lent
- 25:20itself.
- 25:21You
- 25:21know
- 25:21what
- 25:21we
- 25:21wanted
- 25:22to
- 25:22do,
- 25:22and
- 25:22as
- 25:22well
- 25:22as
- 25:22our
- 25:22construction,
- 25:23our
- 25:23financial
- 25:23background,
- 25:24I
- 25:24think
- 25:24the
- 25:24only
- 25:24thing
- 25:25that
- 25:26perhaps
- 25:27we
- 25:27could
- 25:27have
- 25:27looked
- 25:27at
- 25:27a
- 25:27little
- 25:27bit
- 25:27more
- 25:28was,
- 25:28what
- 25:28are
- 25:28the
- 25:28different
- 25:29options
- 25:29that
- 25:29we
- 25:29could
- 25:30select?
- 25:30I
- 25:30think
- 25:31we
- 25:31landed
- 25:31perfectly
- 25:32on
- 25:32what
- 25:32works
- 25:32for
- 25:33us
- 25:33in
- 25:33camp
- 25:33Verde,
- 25:33which
- 25:34is
- 25:34those
- 25:34covered
- 25:34wagons
- 25:35and
- 25:35the
- 25:35Luxe
- 25:35tents.
- 25:36We're
- 25:36in
- 25:36Verde
- 25:36ranch.
- 25:37And
- 25:37so
- 25:37the
- 25:37covered
- 25:37wagons
- 25:38are
- 25:38just
- 25:38they
- 25:38fit
- 25:39as
- 25:39we
- 25:39expand
- 25:40into
- 25:40the
- 25:40other
- 25:40markets
- 25:40that
- 25:40are
- 25:41in
- 25:41different,
- 25:41geographical
- 25:42locations,
- 25:42perhaps,
- 25:43it's
- 25:43been
- 25:43pretty
- 25:44cool
- 25:44to
- 25:44see
- 25:44all
- 25:44the,
- 25:44I
- 25:44was
- 25:45looking
- 25:45at
- 25:45Nick's
- 25:45website
- 25:46earlier
- 25:46and
- 25:46seeing
- 25:47those
- 25:47curved,
- 25:47wooden
- 25:48huts,
- 25:48if
- 25:49you
- 25:49will.
- 25:49And
- 25:49so
- 25:49there's
- 25:49so
- 25:49many
- 25:50different
- 25:50kinds.
- 25:51I
- 25:51think
- 25:51really
- 25:52what
- 25:52we've
- 25:52determined
- 25:53is
- 25:53what
- 25:53works
- 25:53with
- 25:53your
- 25:53infrastructure
- 25:55and
- 25:55kind
- 25:55of
- 25:55your
- 25:56existing.
- 25:57Operational
- 25:57load
- 25:58and
- 25:58utilities
- 25:58is
- 25:59the
- 25:59best
- 25:59fit
- 25:59combined
- 26:00with
- 26:00what
- 26:00your
- 26:00market
- 26:01demands,
- 26:01what
- 26:02is
- 26:02the
- 26:02guest,
- 26:02what
- 26:02is
- 26:03the
- 26:03guest
- 26:03looking
- 26:03for?
- 26:04So
- 26:04for
- 26:04example,
- 26:05in
- 26:05Coachella,
- 26:05you
- 26:05and
- 26:05I,
- 26:06we've
- 26:06done
- 26:06this
- 26:06deep
- 26:06dive
- 26:07of,
- 26:07our
- 26:07people
- 26:07searching
- 26:08for
- 26:08a
- 26:08cabinet
- 26:08cottage
- 26:09or
- 26:09vacation
- 26:09rental.
- 26:10And
- 26:10we
- 26:10determined
- 26:10that
- 26:11the
- 26:11number
- 26:11one
- 26:11search
- 26:11room
- 26:11was
- 26:11vacation
- 26:12rental,
- 26:12right?
- 26:12So
- 26:13his
- 26:13cabin
- 26:13and
- 26:13cottage
- 26:14really
- 26:14fit
- 26:14there.
- 26:14And
- 26:14so
- 26:14what
- 26:15we've
- 26:15landed
- 26:15on
- 26:15is,
- 26:16our
- 26:16best
- 26:16glamping
- 26:16option,
- 26:17there
- 26:17is
- 26:17probably
- 26:17an
- 26:17Airstream,
- 26:18coachella,
- 26:19Palm
- 26:19Springs.
- 26:20And
- 26:20so
- 26:20the
- 26:20covered
- 26:21wagons
- 26:21don't
- 26:22fit
- 26:22for
- 26:22that
- 26:23type
- 26:23of
- 26:23customer
- 26:23and
- 26:24market.
- 26:24So
- 26:24I
- 26:24think
- 26:25it
- 26:25does
- 26:25help.
- 26:26Depending
- 26:27on
- 26:27your
- 26:27breadth
- 26:27of
- 26:27experience
- 26:28to
- 26:28certainly
- 26:28use
- 26:29the
- 26:29different
- 26:29resources.
- 26:30And
- 26:30some
- 26:30of
- 26:30those
- 26:30resources
- 26:31are
- 26:31consultants
- 26:32and
- 26:32experts.
- 26:32But
- 26:32we
- 26:33also
- 26:33like
- 26:33to
- 26:33make
- 26:33mistakes
- 26:34on
- 26:34our
- 26:34own
- 26:34and
- 26:34learn
- 26:35as
- 26:35well,
- 26:35which
- 26:35we
- 26:35have
- 26:35done
- 26:36plenty.
- 26:36But
- 26:36I
- 26:36definitely
- 26:36reached
- 26:37out
- 26:37to
- 26:37several
- 26:37people
- 26:38when
- 26:38we
- 26:38were
- 26:38landing
- 26:38on
- 26:38what
- 26:39we
- 26:39wanted
- 26:39to
- 26:39do.
- 26:41Yeah.
- 26:41I
- 26:41think
- 26:41it's
- 26:41an
- 26:41interesting
- 26:42dynamic.
- 26:43And
- 26:43I'm
- 26:43interested
- 26:43to
- 26:43get,
- 26:43Duncan's
- 26:44take
- 26:44on
- 26:44this
- 26:44too.
- 26:44As
- 26:45a,
- 26:45as
- 26:45an
- 26:45existing
- 26:46Campground
- 26:46owner,
- 26:47you're
- 26:47right.
- 26:47I
- 26:47don't
- 26:47know
- 26:48for
- 26:48sure,
- 26:48cuz
- 26:48I've
- 26:48never
- 26:49owned
- 26:49a
- 26:49Campground,
- 26:49but
- 26:49you
- 26:49have
- 26:50that
- 26:50hospitality
- 26:50experience
- 26:51built
- 26:51in
- 26:52whether
- 26:52it's
- 26:52RV
- 26:52sites
- 26:53or
- 26:53whether
- 26:53it's
- 26:53cabins
- 26:54or
- 26:54tents
- 26:54or,
- 26:54decorating
- 26:55landscaping,
- 26:56organizing
- 26:56all
- 26:56the
- 26:56people,
- 26:57getting
- 26:57all
- 26:57the
- 26:58resources,
- 26:58gathering
- 26:59them,
- 26:59deploying
- 26:59them.
- 26:59And
- 27:00so
- 27:00I
- 27:00think
- 27:00that
- 27:00in
- 27:00that
- 27:00case,
- 27:02glamping
- 27:02is
- 27:03different
- 27:03in
- 27:03the
- 27:03type
- 27:04of
- 27:04accommodation
- 27:05and
- 27:05the
- 27:05logistics
- 27:06that
- 27:06you're
- 27:06talking
- 27:07about,
- 27:07figuring
- 27:07out
- 27:07laundry
- 27:08and
- 27:08things
- 27:08like
- 27:08that.
- 27:09But.
- 27:10other
- 27:10than
- 27:10that,
- 27:11if
- 27:11you've
- 27:11got
- 27:11that
- 27:11hospitality
- 27:12experience,
- 27:13I
- 27:13don't
- 27:13think
- 27:13it's
- 27:14too
- 27:14much
- 27:14of
- 27:14a
- 27:14different
- 27:15pivot
- 27:15for
- 27:15you.
- 27:16Would
- 27:16you
- 27:16agree
- 27:16with
- 27:16that
- 27:17Duncan
- 27:17or
- 27:17no?
- 27:17I
- 27:17would
- 27:18agree.
- 27:18I
- 27:18feel
- 27:18that
- 27:18if
- 27:19you're
- 27:19at
- 27:19least
- 27:20in
- 27:20a
- 27:21outdoor
- 27:22hospitality
- 27:22industry
- 27:23and
- 27:23you
- 27:23already
- 27:24have
- 27:24some
- 27:24cabins
- 27:25or
- 27:25park
- 27:25models
- 27:26or
- 27:26some
- 27:26kind
- 27:26of
- 27:26stick
- 27:27structure
- 27:28in
- 27:28addition
- 27:28to
- 27:29existing
- 27:29RV
- 27:30sites
- 27:30and
- 27:31existing
- 27:31tent
- 27:32sites
- 27:32depending
- 27:33on
- 27:33how
- 27:34deep
- 27:34you
- 27:34want
- 27:34to
- 27:34go
- 27:34into
- 27:35it,
- 27:35it's
- 27:35not
- 27:36a
- 27:36huge
- 27:36step
- 27:37up
- 27:37operationally.
- 27:38I
- 27:38think
- 27:39the
- 27:39laundry
- 27:39is
- 27:40Mike's
- 27:40best
- 27:41point
- 27:41that's
- 27:41really
- 27:42something
- 27:42that
- 27:42you
- 27:42have
- 27:42to
- 27:42take
- 27:43a
- 27:43serious
- 27:43look
- 27:44at
- 27:44and
- 27:45you
- 27:45have
- 27:45to
- 27:45take
- 27:45a
- 27:45serious
- 27:45look
- 27:46at
- 27:46it,
- 27:46both
- 27:46on
- 27:46the
- 27:47local
- 27:47level
- 27:47and
- 27:48state
- 27:48level,
- 27:48cuz
- 27:48sometimes
- 27:49they
- 27:49start
- 27:49getting
- 27:50involved
- 27:50when
- 27:50you
- 27:50start
- 27:51providing
- 27:51commercial
- 27:52laundry,
- 27:53public
- 27:53linens,
- 27:53that
- 27:54kind
- 27:54of
- 27:54thing.
- 27:54So
- 27:55there's
- 27:55a
- 27:55couple
- 27:55of.
- 27:56Little
- 27:57minefield
- 27:58items
- 27:58out
- 27:58there
- 27:58that
- 27:59can
- 27:59exist.
- 27:59But
- 28:00beyond
- 28:00that,
- 28:00I
- 28:00feel
- 28:00like
- 28:01it's
- 28:01something
- 28:01you
- 28:01can
- 28:01definitely
- 28:02add
- 28:02to
- 28:02your
- 28:03park.
- 28:03You
- 28:03could
- 28:03just
- 28:04have
- 28:04the
- 28:04rustic
- 28:04experience
- 28:05Mike
- 28:05at
- 28:05Verde,
- 28:06if
- 28:06you're
- 28:06doing
- 28:06wagons
- 28:07and
- 28:07you're
- 28:08going
- 28:08the
- 28:08old
- 28:08school
- 28:09route,
- 28:09you
- 28:09could
- 28:09just
- 28:09have
- 28:10people
- 28:10wash
- 28:10the
- 28:10sheets
- 28:11in
- 28:11the
- 28:11river.
- 28:11We,
- 28:11as
- 28:12part
- 28:12of
- 28:12the
- 28:12research
- 28:12that
- 28:12we
- 28:13had
- 28:13done
- 28:13is,
- 28:14there's
- 28:14a
- 28:14COA
- 28:15up
- 28:15there
- 28:15that,
- 28:16the
- 28:16beds
- 28:17aren't
- 28:17made,
- 28:17right?
- 28:18It's
- 28:18the
- 28:18bed
- 28:18and
- 28:18the
- 28:18bag
- 28:19product,
- 28:19and
- 28:19they
- 28:19just
- 28:19put
- 28:20it
- 28:20on
- 28:20and
- 28:20we
- 28:20had
- 28:21decided,
- 28:21we
- 28:22didn't
- 28:22wanna
- 28:22do
- 28:22that.
- 28:22So
- 28:23we
- 28:23specked
- 28:23our
- 28:23own
- 28:24linens
- 28:24and
- 28:24there's
- 28:24a
- 28:25coverlet
- 28:25and
- 28:26a
- 28:26runner
- 28:27and
- 28:27a
- 28:27wagon
- 28:27wheel
- 28:27table.
- 28:28And
- 28:28I
- 28:28think
- 28:30what
- 28:30mistakes
- 28:31can
- 28:31owners
- 28:32and
- 28:32operators
- 28:32make
- 28:33is
- 28:33if
- 28:33you
- 28:34don't
- 28:34understand
- 28:35those
- 28:35operational
- 28:35implications,
- 28:36it
- 28:36can
- 28:37be
- 28:37a
- 28:37significant
- 28:38costly.
- 28:39Error,
- 28:40because
- 28:40the
- 28:41labor
- 28:41that's
- 28:41involved,
- 28:42in
- 28:42these
- 28:42cabins,
- 28:43depending
- 28:43on
- 28:43who's
- 28:44staying
- 28:44there,
- 28:44is
- 28:44it
- 28:44a
- 28:44family
- 28:45of
- 28:45six
- 28:45and
- 28:45are
- 28:45they
- 28:45there
- 28:45for
- 28:46four
- 28:46weeks
- 28:46or
- 28:46is
- 28:46it
- 28:46just
- 28:47a
- 28:47couple
- 28:47in
- 28:47there
- 28:47for
- 28:47a
- 28:47weekend?
- 28:48It
- 28:48could
- 28:48take
- 28:48four
- 28:48hours
- 28:49to
- 28:49clean
- 28:49a
- 28:49cabin
- 28:50if
- 28:50you
- 28:50don't
- 28:50understand
- 28:50your
- 28:51market,
- 28:51all
- 28:51of
- 28:51a
- 28:51sudden
- 28:52your
- 28:52labor
- 28:52has
- 28:53quadrupled,
- 28:53from
- 28:54what
- 28:54you
- 28:54anticipate
- 28:55and
- 28:55then
- 28:55the
- 28:55utilities
- 28:56that
- 28:56are
- 28:56involved
- 28:56with
- 28:56that
- 28:56utilities
- 28:57involved
- 28:57with
- 28:57all
- 28:58the
- 28:58commercial,
- 28:58the
- 28:58chemicals,
- 28:59the
- 28:59laundry.
- 29:00There
- 29:00are
- 29:00so
- 29:00many
- 29:01different
- 29:01factors
- 29:02that
- 29:02people
- 29:03don't
- 29:03anticipate
- 29:04that
- 29:04can
- 29:05really
- 29:05impact
- 29:06what
- 29:06your
- 29:06projected
- 29:07ROI
- 29:07or
- 29:07IRR
- 29:08was
- 29:08on
- 29:08the
- 29:08project.
- 29:09That
- 29:09I
- 29:09think,
- 29:09is
- 29:10really
- 29:10key.
- 29:10So
- 29:10the
- 29:10hospitality
- 29:11thing,
- 29:11I
- 29:11think
- 29:12to
- 29:12Duncan's
- 29:12point,
- 29:13people
- 29:13figure
- 29:13out
- 29:13right,
- 29:14oh,
- 29:14do
- 29:14we
- 29:14wanna
- 29:14provide
- 29:15a
- 29:15cowboy
- 29:15hat
- 29:16with
- 29:16our
- 29:16wagon
- 29:16and
- 29:16a
- 29:16smores
- 29:17experience?
- 29:17And
- 29:18all
- 29:18that
- 29:18kind
- 29:18of
- 29:18fun
- 29:19stuff.
- 29:19People
- 29:19get
- 29:19that
- 29:20dial
- 29:20pretty
- 29:20quickly.
- 29:21It's
- 29:21the
- 29:21operational
- 29:22mechanisms
- 29:23that,
- 29:23that.
- 29:24Now
- 29:24I
- 29:24can
- 29:24see
- 29:25Mr.
- 29:25Rains
- 29:25grinning.
- 29:26So
- 29:26I
- 29:26think
- 29:26probably
- 29:27they've
- 29:28experienced
- 29:28that
- 29:28as
- 29:28well
- 29:29as
- 29:29they
- 29:29found
- 29:29out
- 29:29some
- 29:29of
- 29:29their
- 29:29adventures.
- 29:30To
- 29:30just
- 29:31find
- 29:31out
- 29:31along
- 29:31the
- 29:31way
- 29:31sometimes.
- 29:32Right.
- 29:32We'll
- 29:32give
- 29:33them,
- 29:33yeah,
- 29:33let's
- 29:33give
- 29:33Isaac
- 29:34and
- 29:34Kevin,
- 29:34a
- 29:34chance
- 29:35to
- 29:35pop
- 29:35in
- 29:35here.
- 29:35We
- 29:36saw
- 29:36you
- 29:36guys
- 29:36like
- 29:36flashing
- 29:37your
- 29:37camera,
- 29:37moving
- 29:38it
- 29:38around,
- 29:38trying
- 29:38to
- 29:38get
- 29:38our
- 29:39attention,
- 29:39like
- 29:39you
- 29:39wanted
- 29:40to
- 29:40talk.
- 29:40But
- 29:40then
- 29:40you
- 29:40disappeared
- 29:41every
- 29:41time
- 29:41we
- 29:41tried
- 29:41to
- 29:41give
- 29:42it
- 29:42to
- 29:42you.
- 29:42So
- 29:43that
- 29:44was
- 29:44definitely
- 29:44cuz
- 29:44we
- 29:44were
- 29:44Jones
- 29:45to
- 29:45talk,
- 29:45not
- 29:46cuz
- 29:46we're
- 29:46a
- 29:46bad
- 29:47technology
- 29:48or
- 29:48off
- 29:48the
- 29:48grid
- 29:48or
- 29:48anything
- 29:49like
- 29:49that.
- 29:49Yeah.
- 29:50Yeah.
- 29:50Operations
- 29:51stuff.
- 29:51I
- 29:52forget
- 29:52who
- 29:52mentioned,
- 29:53I
- 29:53think
- 29:53it
- 29:53might
- 29:53have
- 29:53been
- 29:53Mike
- 29:55who
- 29:55mentioned
- 29:55liking
- 29:56to
- 29:57make
- 29:57mistakes
- 29:58and
- 29:58and
- 29:59learn
- 29:59that
- 29:59way
- 30:00relying
- 30:00on
- 30:00mentors
- 30:01and
- 30:01that
- 30:01type.
- 30:01We
- 30:01have
- 30:01a
- 30:01few
- 30:02mentors
- 30:02that
- 30:02we,
- 30:02but
- 30:03we
- 30:03definitely
- 30:04are
- 30:04more
- 30:04on
- 30:05the
- 30:05try
- 30:05things,
- 30:06make
- 30:06some
- 30:06mistake
- 30:07and
- 30:07learn
- 30:07on
- 30:07that
- 30:08front
- 30:08and
- 30:09some
- 30:09of
- 30:09the
- 30:09operations.
- 30:09Has
- 30:10been
- 30:10some
- 30:11big
- 30:11painful
- 30:12learnings.
- 30:13Stuff
- 30:13is
- 30:13talk
- 30:14a
- 30:14little
- 30:14bit
- 30:14about
- 30:14your,
- 30:15yeah.
- 30:15Talk
- 30:15a
- 30:15little
- 30:15bit
- 30:15about
- 30:16your
- 30:16process
- 30:16is
- 30:16what
- 30:16I
- 30:16was
- 30:16gonna
- 30:17say.
- 30:17And
- 30:17you
- 30:17beat
- 30:17me
- 30:17to
- 30:17it.
- 30:17So
- 30:20stuff
- 30:20is
- 30:20betting,
- 30:21like
- 30:21he
- 30:21was
- 30:21mentioning
- 30:22figuring
- 30:22out
- 30:23how
- 30:23to
- 30:23get
- 30:24that
- 30:24that
- 30:24amount
- 30:25of
- 30:25betting
- 30:26done
- 30:26throughout
- 30:27the
- 30:27week.
- 30:27If
- 30:27we
- 30:27have
- 30:27seven
- 30:28structures
- 30:28and
- 30:29people
- 30:29are
- 30:29booking
- 30:30throughout
- 30:31the
- 30:31week,
- 30:31multiple
- 30:32night
- 30:32days,
- 30:32and
- 30:32that
- 30:33type
- 30:33of
- 30:33thing,
- 30:33like
- 30:33that
- 30:33is
- 30:34a
- 30:34lot
- 30:34of
- 30:34laundry,
- 30:34even
- 30:35if
- 30:35we
- 30:35don't
- 30:35have
- 30:35250
- 30:36units.
- 30:36Finding
- 30:37people
- 30:38on
- 30:38the
- 30:38ground
- 30:38near
- 30:39us
- 30:39has
- 30:39been
- 30:40probably
- 30:40the
- 30:40biggest
- 30:41biggest
- 30:41thing
- 30:41for
- 30:42us,
- 30:42especially
- 30:42since
- 30:42we
- 30:43manage
- 30:43pretty
- 30:44remotely
- 30:44the
- 30:45stuff
- 30:46that
- 30:46That
- 30:47we've
- 30:47learned
- 30:48from
- 30:48the
- 30:48biggest
- 30:48thing
- 30:49has
- 30:49been
- 30:49cleaning,
- 30:50I
- 30:50think
- 30:51the
- 30:51cleaning
- 30:51side
- 30:52of
- 30:52things.
- 30:52Again,
- 30:53it
- 30:53comes
- 30:53down
- 30:53to
- 30:54having
- 30:54a
- 30:54team
- 30:54that
- 30:54was,
- 30:55and
- 30:55we
- 30:55really
- 30:55like
- 30:56in
- 30:56our
- 30:56area
- 30:57who
- 30:57just
- 30:57takes
- 30:57good
- 30:58care
- 30:58of
- 30:58us
- 30:58and
- 30:59then
- 30:59making
- 30:59sure
- 30:59that
- 30:59I
- 31:01have
- 31:01all
- 31:02of
- 31:02my
- 31:02checklists
- 31:03lined
- 31:03up.
- 31:03And
- 31:03I'm
- 31:04ticking
- 31:04down
- 31:04on
- 31:05those.
- 31:05I
- 31:05lost
- 31:06the
- 31:06plot
- 31:06a
- 31:06little
- 31:06bit.
- 31:07You
- 31:07wanna
- 31:08add
- 31:08time
- 31:08to
- 31:08that?
- 31:08No,
- 31:09I
- 31:09think
- 31:09you
- 31:09nailed
- 31:09it.
- 31:09For
- 31:09us,
- 31:10it's
- 31:10it
- 31:10feels
- 31:10like
- 31:11the
- 31:11perial
- 31:11building
- 31:12the
- 31:12plane
- 31:12while
- 31:13in
- 31:13moment.
- 31:14Cause
- 31:14we're
- 31:14right
- 31:14in
- 31:14the
- 31:14beginning
- 31:15stages
- 31:15and
- 31:16we've
- 31:16had
- 31:16some
- 31:16misses.
- 31:17So
- 31:18while
- 31:18we're
- 31:18working
- 31:19on
- 31:19our
- 31:19barn,
- 31:19we
- 31:19had
- 31:20to
- 31:20park
- 31:20some
- 31:20of
- 31:21our
- 31:21ATVs
- 31:22and
- 31:22UTVs
- 31:23outside
- 31:24and
- 31:24a
- 31:24horror
- 31:25story.
- 31:25One
- 31:25of
- 31:25our
- 31:26guests
- 31:27found
- 31:27the
- 31:27keys,
- 31:27even
- 31:28though
- 31:28we
- 31:28get
- 31:28thought
- 31:28really
- 31:29well,
- 31:30got
- 31:30the
- 31:30UTV,
- 31:31went
- 31:31on
- 31:31a
- 31:31joy
- 31:32ride,
- 31:33rolled
- 31:33the
- 31:34UTV.
- 31:34That
- 31:34was
- 31:34within
- 31:34our
- 31:35first
- 31:35month
- 31:35of
- 31:36operation.
- 31:37So
- 31:38learning
- 31:38some
- 31:38things
- 31:39about
- 31:39like
- 31:41security,
- 31:41hiding
- 31:42keys,
- 31:43screening
- 31:43gas
- 31:44better.
- 31:44Again,
- 31:44real
- 31:45simple
- 31:45thing
- 31:45was
- 31:46we
- 31:46had
- 31:46five
- 31:46single
- 31:47beds
- 31:47in
- 31:47our
- 31:48cabin.
- 31:48So
- 31:48we
- 31:48have
- 31:48one
- 31:49cabin
- 31:49and
- 31:50five
- 31:50lamp
- 31:50sites
- 31:51the
- 31:51cabin,
- 31:52we
- 31:52had
- 31:52five
- 31:52single
- 31:53beds
- 31:53in
- 31:53it.
- 31:53And
- 31:54so
- 31:54there
- 31:54was
- 31:55young
- 31:55men
- 31:55in
- 31:55their,
- 31:56late
- 31:56teens,
- 31:56early
- 31:56twenties
- 31:57renting
- 31:58the
- 31:58cabin
- 31:58and
- 31:59splitting
- 31:59that
- 31:59cost
- 32:00amongst
- 32:00them.
- 32:01But
- 32:01that
- 32:01lent
- 32:01itself
- 32:02to
- 32:02a
- 32:02lot
- 32:02of
- 32:02party.
- 32:03So
- 32:03we,
- 32:03when
- 32:04we
- 32:04figured
- 32:04out
- 32:05we
- 32:05put
- 32:05a
- 32:05queen
- 32:06size
- 32:06bed
- 32:06in
- 32:07there
- 32:07and
- 32:07a
- 32:07cup
- 32:09for
- 32:09people's
- 32:09children,
- 32:10just
- 32:11by
- 32:11changing
- 32:11the
- 32:11structure
- 32:12up,
- 32:13it
- 32:13allowed
- 32:13us
- 32:13like
- 32:13more
- 32:14families
- 32:14and
- 32:14couples.
- 32:15How
- 32:15do
- 32:15you
- 32:16get,
- 32:16how
- 32:16do
- 32:16you
- 32:16get
- 32:16started
- 32:17in
- 32:17Daniel
- 32:17Boone
- 32:18national
- 32:18forest?
- 32:19I
- 32:19can
- 32:19imagine
- 32:19that
- 32:20there
- 32:20are
- 32:20all
- 32:20these
- 32:20people
- 32:21and
- 32:21I've
- 32:21seen
- 32:21them
- 32:22on
- 32:22the
- 32:22American
- 32:22glamping
- 32:22association
- 32:23calls
- 32:23and
- 32:23talked
- 32:24to
- 32:24them
- 32:24in
- 32:24various
- 32:24other
- 32:24places
- 32:25who
- 32:26are
- 32:26starting
- 32:26these
- 32:27glamping
- 32:27businesses.
- 32:27And
- 32:27they
- 32:28would
- 32:28love
- 32:28to
- 32:28have
- 32:29sure.
- 32:29Throw
- 32:30me
- 32:30in
- 32:30Daniel
- 32:30Boone
- 32:30national
- 32:31forest.
- 32:31That's
- 32:31an
- 32:31amazing
- 32:32landscape.
- 32:32So
- 32:33how
- 32:33do
- 32:33you,
- 32:34are,
- 32:34were
- 32:35you
- 32:35lucky
- 32:35enough
- 32:35to
- 32:35get
- 32:36that
- 32:36one?
- 32:36But
- 32:36two,
- 32:37how
- 32:37do
- 32:37you
- 32:37decide
- 32:38to
- 32:38do
- 32:39it
- 32:39right
- 32:39there?
- 32:42Yeah,
- 32:42for
- 32:42us,
- 32:43again,
- 32:43it
- 32:43was
- 32:43a
- 32:43happy
- 32:43accident.
- 32:44In
- 32:44many
- 32:44ways
- 32:44we
- 32:45bought
- 32:45the
- 32:45property
- 32:4617
- 32:46years
- 32:47ago.
- 32:47We
- 32:47bought
- 32:4850
- 32:48acres
- 32:48for
- 32:48$50,000.
- 32:50It
- 32:50was
- 32:50a
- 32:50thousand
- 32:51dollars,
- 32:51an
- 32:51acre,
- 32:52which
- 32:52in
- 32:52this
- 32:52territory
- 32:53now
- 32:53it's
- 32:53probably
- 32:54six
- 32:54or
- 32:547,000,
- 32:55an
- 32:55acre
- 32:55minimum
- 32:56with
- 32:56major
- 32:57development
- 32:58and
- 32:58restaurants
- 32:58coming
- 32:59in
- 32:59around
- 32:59us.
- 33:00So
- 33:00we
- 33:01landed
- 33:01in
- 33:01the
- 33:01right
- 33:01spot
- 33:02before
- 33:03the
- 33:03development,
- 33:03and
- 33:04then
- 33:04we
- 33:04bid
- 33:04things
- 33:05around
- 33:05us.
- 33:05So
- 33:06there's
- 33:06zip
- 33:07lines
- 33:07and
- 33:07kayaking
- 33:08and
- 33:08re.
- 33:09Come
- 33:10over
- 33:10the
- 33:10last,
- 33:11probably
- 33:11eight
- 33:12to
- 33:1210,
- 33:1210
- 33:13years.
- 33:13So
- 33:13for,
- 33:14we
- 33:14just
- 33:14saw
- 33:14the
- 33:14opportunity
- 33:15to
- 33:15launch
- 33:16in,
- 33:17I
- 33:17was
- 33:17I
- 33:17had
- 33:17five
- 33:18auto
- 33:18body
- 33:18shops.
- 33:19We
- 33:19would
- 33:19pitch
- 33:20wreck
- 33:20cars.
- 33:20I
- 33:20did
- 33:21that
- 33:21for
- 33:21about
- 33:2118
- 33:22years.
- 33:22Had
- 33:22a
- 33:22staff
- 33:23of
- 33:2375
- 33:24people.
- 33:25A
- 33:25competitor
- 33:25came
- 33:26in,
- 33:26bought
- 33:26me
- 33:26out
- 33:27and
- 33:27Isaac
- 33:28and
- 33:28I
- 33:28looked
- 33:28at
- 33:28each
- 33:28other
- 33:28and
- 33:29said,
- 33:29Hey,
- 33:29we
- 33:29have
- 33:30this
- 33:30raw
- 33:30land
- 33:31and
- 33:31a
- 33:31ton
- 33:31of
- 33:31resources.
- 33:33Why
- 33:33don't
- 33:33we
- 33:33launch
- 33:33something
- 33:34new?
- 33:34So
- 33:35here
- 33:35we
- 33:35are,
- 33:36month
- 33:36three.
- 33:37And
- 33:37we
- 33:37are,
- 33:38we're
- 33:38figuring
- 33:38it
- 33:38out
- 33:38as
- 33:38we
- 33:39go.
- 33:39So
- 33:39hopefully
- 33:40we'll
- 33:40have
- 33:40better
- 33:41stories
- 33:41and
- 33:41better
- 33:42answers
- 33:42a
- 33:42year
- 33:42from
- 33:42now.
- 33:43But
- 33:43right
- 33:43now
- 33:44we
- 33:44are
- 33:44just
- 33:45thrilled
- 33:45to
- 33:45be
- 33:46in
- 33:46this
- 33:46together
- 33:46as
- 33:47father
- 33:47and
- 33:47son.
- 33:48Yeah.
- 33:48I've
- 33:49been
- 33:49at
- 33:49this
- 33:49for
- 33:4913
- 33:50years
- 33:50and
- 33:50I
- 33:50still
- 33:51am
- 33:51learning
- 33:52things
- 33:52as
- 33:53I
- 33:53go.
- 33:53Yeah,
- 33:54it
- 33:54never
- 33:54stops,
- 33:54but
- 33:54it's
- 33:55always
- 33:55an
- 33:55interesting
- 33:55process.
- 33:56I
- 33:56think
- 33:56really
- 33:57quick,
- 33:57I
- 33:57wanna
- 33:57add
- 33:57to
- 33:58what
- 33:58he
- 33:58was
- 33:58saying.
- 33:59Sorry
- 34:00about
- 34:00that.
- 34:00I
- 34:00just
- 34:00wanted
- 34:00to
- 34:00say
- 34:01in
- 34:02terms
- 34:02of
- 34:02the,
- 34:03how
- 34:03do
- 34:03you
- 34:03decide
- 34:04where
- 34:04to
- 34:04go?
- 34:05Obviously,
- 34:06our
- 34:06decision
- 34:06was
- 34:06made
- 34:07for
- 34:07us
- 34:07in
- 34:07some
- 34:08ways.
- 34:08But
- 34:09as
- 34:09we've
- 34:09looked
- 34:10for
- 34:10future
- 34:11opportunities
- 34:11and
- 34:11are
- 34:11trying
- 34:12to
- 34:12think
- 34:13plan
- 34:14we
- 34:14love
- 34:15the
- 34:15fact
- 34:15that
- 34:15where
- 34:16we
- 34:16are
- 34:16right
- 34:16now,
- 34:16we're
- 34:17situated
- 34:18really
- 34:18close
- 34:18to
- 34:19red
- 34:19river
- 34:19Gorge,
- 34:20Kentucky,
- 34:22which
- 34:22is
- 34:22like
- 34:23some
- 34:23of
- 34:23the
- 34:23world
- 34:23class
- 34:24climbing
- 34:24hiking
- 34:25views,
- 34:26all
- 34:26that
- 34:26type
- 34:27of
- 34:27stuff.
- 34:27So
- 34:29I
- 34:29think
- 34:30that
- 34:30like
- 34:31area
- 34:32is
- 34:32huge.
- 34:32If
- 34:33you
- 34:33find
- 34:33a
- 34:33place
- 34:34that
- 34:34has
- 34:34some
- 34:34sort
- 34:35of
- 34:36attraction,
- 34:37whatever
- 34:37that
- 34:37might
- 34:38be
- 34:38or
- 34:39some
- 34:39pool
- 34:40to
- 34:41the
- 34:42pool
- 34:42and
- 34:42surrounding
- 34:42states,
- 34:44obviously
- 34:44that.
- 34:45Seems
- 34:46pretty
- 34:46obvious,
- 34:47but
- 34:47it's
- 34:47been
- 34:48huge
- 34:49in
- 34:49our
- 34:49first
- 34:50quarter
- 34:50of
- 34:52it's
- 34:52been
- 34:52huge
- 34:53in
- 34:53giving
- 34:53us
- 34:53a
- 34:53successful
- 34:54first
- 34:54quarter
- 34:55so
- 34:55far.
- 34:56Like
- 34:56I'm
- 34:56confident
- 34:57that
- 34:57our
- 34:57location
- 34:58has
- 34:58a
- 34:58huge
- 34:59impact
- 34:59on
- 35:01why
- 35:01people
- 35:01have
- 35:01not
- 35:02been
- 35:03scared
- 35:03to
- 35:03come
- 35:03out
- 35:03and
- 35:03stay
- 35:04with
- 35:04us.
- 35:05It's
- 35:05been
- 35:05the
- 35:05wind
- 35:05in
- 35:06the
- 35:06sale.
- 35:08Yeah,
- 35:08no
- 35:08doubt.
- 35:08I
- 35:09was
- 35:09talking
- 35:09to
- 35:09somebody
- 35:10the,
- 35:10today,
- 35:10and
- 35:10we're
- 35:11talking
- 35:11about
- 35:11location.
- 35:12And
- 35:12obviously
- 35:12you
- 35:12guys,
- 35:1317
- 35:13years
- 35:13ago,
- 35:14you
- 35:14said
- 35:14you
- 35:14purchased
- 35:14the
- 35:14property.
- 35:15Yeah.
- 35:17Correct.
- 35:17Okay.
- 35:17So
- 35:17yeah
- 35:17you
- 35:18purchased
- 35:18the
- 35:18property,
- 35:19probably
- 35:20I'm
- 35:20guessing
- 35:20in
- 35:20anticipation
- 35:21of
- 35:21something
- 35:22that
- 35:22you
- 35:22might
- 35:22be
- 35:22able
- 35:22to
- 35:22use
- 35:23it
- 35:23for
- 35:23in
- 35:23the
- 35:23future,
- 35:24having
- 35:24no
- 35:24idea
- 35:25what
- 35:25you
- 35:25would
- 35:25do
- 35:25with
- 35:25it
- 35:25now.
- 35:26But
- 35:26there's
- 35:26that
- 35:26kind
- 35:26of
- 35:27buying
- 35:27land.
- 35:28And
- 35:29I
- 35:29don't
- 35:29wanna
- 35:29say
- 35:29getting
- 35:29lucky,
- 35:30but
- 35:30having
- 35:30the
- 35:30foresight
- 35:31to
- 35:32realize
- 35:32the
- 35:32potential
- 35:33of
- 35:33something
- 35:34and
- 35:35there's
- 35:36the,
- 35:37we
- 35:37talked
- 35:37to
- 35:37somebody
- 35:38who's
- 35:38in,
- 35:38I.
- 35:40Colorado,
- 35:40maybe
- 35:40Washington
- 35:41state,
- 35:41who's
- 35:42starting
- 35:42up
- 35:42a
- 35:42glamping
- 35:43business.
- 35:43And
- 35:43his
- 35:44idea
- 35:44is
- 35:44that
- 35:45I've
- 35:45got
- 35:45two
- 35:45pieces
- 35:46of
- 35:46land,
- 35:47one
- 35:47in,
- 35:48and
- 35:48again,
- 35:48I
- 35:48don't
- 35:48know
- 35:48if
- 35:49it's
- 35:49Colorado,
- 35:49Washington.
- 35:49I
- 35:49feel
- 35:49like
- 35:50it's
- 35:50Washington.
- 35:50That's
- 35:50where
- 35:50the
- 35:51cascades
- 35:51are.
- 35:51I
- 35:51feel
- 35:51but
- 35:52so
- 35:52near
- 35:52the
- 35:52cascade
- 35:53mountains
- 35:53and
- 35:54he's
- 35:55gonna
- 35:55do
- 35:55that
- 35:55in
- 35:55the
- 35:56summer.
- 35:56They're
- 35:56gonna
- 35:56be
- 35:56popup
- 35:57temporary
- 35:58glamping
- 35:58units,
- 35:59and
- 35:59then
- 35:59he's
- 35:59gonna
- 36:00take
- 36:00those
- 36:00glamping
- 36:01units
- 36:01and
- 36:01drive
- 36:02them
- 36:02south
- 36:02for
- 36:02the
- 36:03winter
- 36:03and
- 36:03open
- 36:03up
- 36:03there.
- 36:04And
- 36:05it's
- 36:05an
- 36:06interest
- 36:06like
- 36:06I
- 36:06don't
- 36:06know
- 36:06that
- 36:06it's
- 36:07gonna
- 36:07work.
- 36:07I
- 36:07don't
- 36:07know
- 36:08how
- 36:08he's
- 36:08gonna
- 36:08brand
- 36:08it
- 36:09separately
- 36:09from
- 36:09season
- 36:10to
- 36:10season,
- 36:10how
- 36:10he's
- 36:11gonna
- 36:11change
- 36:11addresses,
- 36:12do
- 36:12all
- 36:12those
- 36:12kinds
- 36:12of
- 36:12things
- 36:13or
- 36:13working
- 36:14through
- 36:14some
- 36:14of
- 36:14those
- 36:14things
- 36:15with
- 36:15him.
- 36:15But
- 36:15it's
- 36:15an
- 36:16interesting,
- 36:16does
- 36:16permanence
- 36:17have
- 36:17to
- 36:17be
- 36:18a
- 36:18thing,
- 36:18obviously
- 36:19if
- 36:19you're
- 36:19buying
- 36:19land,
- 36:19of
- 36:20course,
- 36:20but
- 36:21is
- 36:21it
- 36:21an
- 36:22option
- 36:22to
- 36:22do
- 36:22something
- 36:22like
- 36:23this?
- 36:23That's
- 36:25sorry,
- 36:27go
- 36:27ahead
- 36:28please.
- 36:28Duncan,
- 36:29please.
- 36:30I
- 36:31think
- 36:31it
- 36:31just
- 36:31speaks
- 36:32to
- 36:32the
- 36:32local
- 36:33and
- 36:33state
- 36:33governances
- 36:34and
- 36:34what
- 36:34they
- 36:34really
- 36:35want.
- 36:35At
- 36:35least
- 36:35here
- 36:35in
- 36:36Maine
- 36:36there's
- 36:36a
- 36:36fair
- 36:37amount
- 36:37of
- 36:37governmental
- 36:38regulation
- 36:39around
- 36:39both
- 36:39Camping
- 36:40and
- 36:41hospitality.
- 36:42And
- 36:42so
- 36:43a
- 36:43semi-permanent
- 36:44traveling
- 36:47lamping,
- 36:48Camping
- 36:48structure
- 36:49is
- 36:49a
- 36:49fascinating
- 36:50concept,
- 36:51but
- 36:51where
- 36:51do
- 36:51you
- 36:51hang
- 36:52the
- 36:52business
- 36:52name
- 36:52on
- 36:52the
- 36:53door?
- 36:53Yeah,
- 36:53like
- 36:54that
- 36:54kinda
- 36:54thing.
- 36:55Yeah.
- 36:55We,
- 36:56and
- 36:56I
- 36:56were
- 36:56gonna
- 36:56say
- 36:57the
- 36:57same
- 36:57things,
- 36:57Duncan,
- 36:58I
- 36:58think
- 36:58knowing
- 36:59the
- 36:59jurisdictional
- 37:00barriers
- 37:00to
- 37:00operation
- 37:01here
- 37:01in
- 37:01Canada,
- 37:02obviously
- 37:02I'm
- 37:03not
- 37:03familiar
- 37:04with
- 37:04how
- 37:04things
- 37:04are
- 37:04in
- 37:04the
- 37:04states,
- 37:05but
- 37:05up
- 37:05here
- 37:05it
- 37:05would
- 37:05be
- 37:06very
- 37:06difficult,
- 37:06I
- 37:06think,
- 37:07to
- 37:07operate
- 37:07in
- 37:07that
- 37:07way.
- 37:08And
- 37:08I
- 37:08think,
- 37:08there's
- 37:09also
- 37:10jurisdictional
- 37:10barriers.
- 37:11I
- 37:11saw
- 37:11a
- 37:11comment
- 37:12on
- 37:12LinkedIn
- 37:13or
- 37:13Facebook,
- 37:13maybe
- 37:14asking
- 37:15about
- 37:15if
- 37:15Campground
- 37:16and
- 37:16parks
- 37:17allow
- 37:17tiny
- 37:17homes.
- 37:18I
- 37:18obviously
- 37:19can't
- 37:19speak
- 37:19for
- 37:19every
- 37:20park,
- 37:20but
- 37:20there
- 37:21are
- 37:21definite
- 37:22limitations
- 37:23to
- 37:24having
- 37:24a
- 37:24tiny
- 37:24home
- 37:25structure
- 37:26on
- 37:26an
- 37:26RV
- 37:27or
- 37:27recreational
- 37:28outdoor
- 37:28hospitality
- 37:29site.
- 37:29On
- 37:29a
- 37:29long
- 37:30term
- 37:30basis
- 37:31for
- 37:31the
- 37:31vast
- 37:32majority
- 37:33of
- 37:33our
- 37:33parks.
- 37:33If
- 37:34they
- 37:34have
- 37:34operating
- 37:35permit
- 37:35ability.
- 37:36To
- 37:36accept
- 37:37a
- 37:37tiny
- 37:37home
- 37:38on
- 37:38the
- 37:38property,
- 37:39they,
- 37:40there
- 37:40will
- 37:40be
- 37:40limitations
- 37:41to
- 37:41how
- 37:41many
- 37:41and
- 37:42all
- 37:42kinds
- 37:43of,
- 37:43most
- 37:44campgrounds
- 37:44in
- 37:44this
- 37:44country
- 37:45have
- 37:46operation
- 37:46limitations
- 37:47for
- 37:47times
- 37:48of
- 37:48year.
- 37:48So
- 37:48you
- 37:49can
- 37:49only
- 37:49be
- 37:49open
- 37:49for
- 37:50X
- 37:50amount
- 37:50of
- 37:50days
- 37:50of
- 37:50the
- 37:50year.
- 37:51And
- 37:51things
- 37:51like
- 37:51that,
- 37:52unless
- 37:52they,
- 37:52you
- 37:52have
- 37:52special
- 37:53negotiation
- 37:53with
- 37:54your
- 37:54county.
- 37:54So
- 37:55there's
- 37:55all
- 37:55sorts
- 37:56of
- 37:56regulatory
- 37:56stuff
- 37:57that
- 37:57stands
- 37:57in
- 37:57the
- 37:58way
- 37:58of
- 37:58of
- 37:59getting
- 38:00really
- 38:01creative
- 38:02I
- 38:02think
- 38:02argue
- 38:03that
- 38:03this
- 38:03industry's
- 38:04very
- 38:04good
- 38:05at
- 38:05finding
- 38:05ways
- 38:06to
- 38:06be
- 38:06creative
- 38:07while
- 38:08functioning
- 38:08within
- 38:08that
- 38:08regulatory
- 38:09framework.
- 38:09But
- 38:10it
- 38:10would
- 38:10be
- 38:10tough
- 38:10to
- 38:10launch
- 38:11something
- 38:11like
- 38:11that
- 38:11up
- 38:11here,
- 38:12I
- 38:12think
- 38:12there's
- 38:13lots
- 38:13of
- 38:13ways
- 38:13to,
- 38:14to.
- 38:15Get
- 38:15around
- 38:16stuff,
- 38:16but
- 38:16those
- 38:16regulations
- 38:17and
- 38:17things
- 38:17are
- 38:17in
- 38:17place
- 38:18for
- 38:18a
- 38:18reason.
- 38:18And
- 38:19it's
- 38:21not
- 38:21always
- 38:21the
- 38:21way
- 38:21we
- 38:22want
- 38:22it
- 38:22to
- 38:22be.
- 38:22Like,
- 38:23we
- 38:23wish
- 38:23it
- 38:23could
- 38:23be
- 38:24the
- 38:24wild
- 38:24west
- 38:24still
- 38:25and
- 38:25just,
- 38:26camp
- 38:26wherever
- 38:26we
- 38:26want
- 38:27whenever
- 38:27we
- 38:27want.
- 38:28Yeah,
- 38:28there's
- 38:28no
- 38:28doubt
- 38:28that
- 38:29regulations
- 38:29serve
- 38:29a
- 38:29purpose
- 38:30in
- 38:30some
- 38:30cases,
- 38:31but
- 38:31it's
- 38:31interesting.
- 38:31I
- 38:32was
- 38:32having
- 38:32a
- 38:32slack
- 38:32conversation
- 38:33with
- 38:33somebody
- 38:34earlier
- 38:34today
- 38:34about
- 38:35the
- 38:35changing
- 38:35face
- 38:35of
- 38:35the
- 38:36industry
- 38:36and
- 38:36how
- 38:36it's
- 38:37been
- 38:37slow
- 38:37moving
- 38:38for
- 38:38the
- 38:38last
- 38:3825
- 38:39ish
- 38:39years.
- 38:40And
- 38:40at
- 38:40least
- 38:40in
- 38:41this
- 38:41guy's
- 38:41opinion
- 38:41in
- 38:41the
- 38:42next
- 38:42five
- 38:42years,
- 38:42it's
- 38:43gonna
- 38:43move
- 38:43the
- 38:43same
- 38:43speed
- 38:44as
- 38:44it
- 38:44did
- 38:44that
- 38:44whole
- 38:4425
- 38:45years.
- 38:45And
- 38:46that's
- 38:46not
- 38:46just
- 38:46from
- 38:46an
- 38:46owner
- 38:47evolution,
- 38:48glamping,
- 38:49changing
- 38:50mindset,
- 38:50consumer
- 38:51perspective,
- 38:51and
- 38:52expectations.
- 38:53It's
- 38:53from
- 38:53a,
- 38:54do
- 38:54the
- 38:54regulatory
- 38:54agencies
- 38:55keep
- 38:55up
- 38:55with
- 38:56those
- 38:56things.
- 38:57Go
- 38:57ahead.
- 38:58Yeah,
- 38:59I
- 38:59was
- 38:59gonna
- 38:59just
- 38:59say,
- 39:00I
- 39:00think
- 39:00our
- 39:00associations
- 39:01are
- 39:01doing
- 39:01a
- 39:01great
- 39:02job
- 39:02of
- 39:02communicating
- 39:03with
- 39:03regulatory
- 39:05bodies
- 39:05and
- 39:06and
- 39:06I
- 39:06also
- 39:07think
- 39:07situations
- 39:08like
- 39:08with
- 39:08Isaac
- 39:08and
- 39:08Kevin,
- 39:09where
- 39:09you've
- 39:09got
- 39:09this
- 39:10fairly
- 39:10rural
- 39:11location,
- 39:12which
- 39:12you've
- 39:12got
- 39:12several
- 39:12operators
- 39:13now
- 39:13establishing.
- 39:14The
- 39:14natural
- 39:15landscape
- 39:15is
- 39:15a
- 39:15beautiful
- 39:16attraction,
- 39:16but
- 39:16then
- 39:16you
- 39:17now
- 39:17you've
- 39:17got
- 39:17accommodation
- 39:18providers
- 39:19popping
- 39:19up
- 39:19there.
- 39:20You've
- 39:20got
- 39:20the
- 39:20zip
- 39:20line
- 39:21guys
- 39:21and
- 39:21stuff
- 39:21like
- 39:21that,
- 39:22really
- 39:22shifting
- 39:23that
- 39:23Randy
- 39:23Hendrickson
- 39:24says
- 39:24all
- 39:24the
- 39:25time,
- 39:25sell
- 39:25the
- 39:25zip
- 39:25code.
- 39:26You
- 39:26they're
- 39:27building
- 39:27that
- 39:28zip
- 39:28code
- 39:28in
- 39:28my
- 39:28opinion,
- 39:29to
- 39:29be
- 39:29something
- 39:30that
- 39:30now
- 39:31will
- 39:31motivate
- 39:32those
- 39:33regulatory
- 39:34decision
- 39:34makers
- 39:35to
- 39:36better
- 39:37work
- 39:37in
- 39:37your
- 39:37favor
- 39:38because
- 39:39your
- 39:39businesses
- 39:40are
- 39:40driving
- 39:41so
- 39:41much
- 39:41economic
- 39:42value
- 39:42for
- 39:42the
- 39:42area.
- 39:43And
- 39:43so
- 39:43I,
- 39:44I
- 39:44would
- 39:44argue
- 39:44that
- 39:44the
- 39:45more
- 39:45successful
- 39:45our
- 39:45parks
- 39:46and
- 39:46things
- 39:46are
- 39:47a
- 39:47coupled
- 39:47with
- 39:47our
- 39:48advocacy
- 39:48efforts
- 39:48at
- 39:49the
- 39:49association
- 39:49levels
- 39:50and
- 39:50things
- 39:50like
- 39:50that,
- 39:50where
- 39:51we
- 39:51are
- 39:51making
- 39:51big
- 39:52strides
- 39:52to
- 39:53have
- 39:53those
- 39:53regulatory
- 39:54bodies
- 39:54better
- 39:55understand
- 39:56how
- 39:56the
- 39:56business
- 39:57works
- 39:57and
- 39:57how
- 39:57much
- 39:58economic
- 39:58impact
- 39:59comes
- 39:59from
- 40:00this
- 40:00industry
- 40:00specifically
- 40:01there's
- 40:01big
- 40:02changes
- 40:02happening.
- 40:02I
- 40:02completely
- 40:03agree
- 40:03with
- 40:03whoever
- 40:04your
- 40:04mystery
- 40:05person
- 40:05is
- 40:06that
- 40:06long
- 40:07winded
- 40:07stuff
- 40:08that
- 40:08was
- 40:08happening
- 40:09over
- 40:09the
- 40:09last
- 40:0920
- 40:09years
- 40:10is
- 40:10going
- 40:10to
- 40:11speed
- 40:11up
- 40:12here
- 40:12as
- 40:12we
- 40:12look
- 40:12for
- 40:13things
- 40:13like
- 40:13economic
- 40:14diversification
- 40:15and
- 40:15that
- 40:15kind
- 40:15of
- 40:15thing.
- 40:18Mike,
- 40:18how
- 40:19do
- 40:19you
- 40:19view
- 40:19the
- 40:19industry
- 40:19changing?
- 40:20I
- 40:20know
- 40:20you're
- 40:20at
- 40:20the
- 40:20forefront
- 40:21here
- 40:21of
- 40:21driving
- 40:21some
- 40:22of
- 40:22that
- 40:22change
- 40:22I
- 40:22think
- 40:23it,
- 40:23it
- 40:23has
- 40:23to,
- 40:24and,
- 40:24the
- 40:24interesting
- 40:24thing
- 40:25that
- 40:25will
- 40:25be.
- 40:25That
- 40:25everyone's
- 40:26gonna
- 40:26watch
- 40:26is,
- 40:27Cara
- 40:27is
- 40:28being
- 40:28a
- 40:28little
- 40:28bit
- 40:28of
- 40:28the
- 40:28Grinch,
- 40:29stamping
- 40:29on
- 40:29the
- 40:30creativity
- 40:30of,
- 40:31I
- 40:31can't
- 40:31work.
- 40:32She's,
- 40:33she's
- 40:33right.
- 40:33In
- 40:33California,
- 40:34for
- 40:34example,
- 40:34you
- 40:34can't
- 40:35have
- 40:35a
- 40:35tent
- 40:36with
- 40:36a
- 40:36bathroom.
- 40:36And
- 40:36so
- 40:37like
- 40:37our
- 40:37luck
- 40:37tents
- 40:38wouldn't
- 40:38work
- 40:38there,
- 40:38but
- 40:38at
- 40:39the
- 40:39same
- 40:39time,
- 40:39what
- 40:39I
- 40:39love
- 40:39about
- 40:40this
- 40:40industry
- 40:41is
- 40:41there's
- 40:41so
- 40:42much
- 40:42diversity
- 40:43of,
- 40:44a
- 40:44small
- 40:44seven
- 40:44glamping
- 40:45unit
- 40:45spot
- 40:46to,
- 40:46large,
- 40:47under
- 40:47canvas,
- 40:47150
- 40:48unit,
- 40:48with
- 40:49$595
- 40:50a
- 40:50night,
- 40:50price
- 40:50tags.
- 40:51And
- 40:52I
- 40:52think
- 40:53as
- 40:53more
- 40:53and
- 40:54more
- 40:54people.
- 40:55See
- 40:55this
- 40:55industry
- 40:56as
- 40:56being
- 40:56sexy,
- 40:57outdoor
- 40:57hospitality,
- 40:58outdoor
- 40:58recreation
- 40:59is
- 40:59very
- 40:59broad.
- 41:00It
- 41:00can
- 41:00be
- 41:00a
- 41:01small
- 41:01mom
- 41:01and
- 41:01pop,
- 41:02but
- 41:02it
- 41:02can
- 41:02also
- 41:02be
- 41:02larger.
- 41:03And
- 41:03I
- 41:03think
- 41:03what
- 41:03will
- 41:04happen
- 41:04is,
- 41:04again,
- 41:05over
- 41:05the
- 41:05course
- 41:05of
- 41:05three
- 41:05to
- 41:06five
- 41:06years,
- 41:06as
- 41:07I've,
- 41:07you've
- 41:07heard
- 41:07me
- 41:07mention
- 41:08numerous
- 41:08times
- 41:08one
- 41:09of
- 41:09the
- 41:09large
- 41:09hospitality
- 41:10companies,
- 41:10whether
- 41:10it's
- 41:11a
- 41:11Marriott,
- 41:11or
- 41:11Hilton,
- 41:12someone
- 41:13is
- 41:13going
- 41:13to
- 41:13buy
- 41:13up,
- 41:14one
- 41:14of
- 41:14these
- 41:14other
- 41:15subsidiary
- 41:15companies
- 41:16and
- 41:17it
- 41:17will
- 41:17really
- 41:17escalate,
- 41:18right?
- 41:18Cause
- 41:18then
- 41:18you
- 41:19have
- 41:19full
- 41:19diversity
- 41:19of
- 41:20distribution
- 41:20platforms
- 41:21and
- 41:21marketing
- 41:22and,
- 41:23because
- 41:23it
- 41:23is
- 41:23a
- 41:23profitable,
- 41:24industry,
- 41:24the
- 41:25margins
- 41:25are
- 41:25comparable
- 41:26or
- 41:26better
- 41:26to
- 41:26a
- 41:26lot
- 41:27of
- 41:27the
- 41:27hospitality
- 41:27or
- 41:27lodging
- 41:28sectors.
- 41:28The
- 41:29barriers
- 41:29to
- 41:29entry
- 41:30are
- 41:30a
- 41:30little
- 41:30bit
- 41:31tougher.
- 41:31That
- 41:31would
- 41:31be
- 41:32my
- 41:32dog,
- 41:32Brian.
- 41:33Sorry
- 41:33about
- 41:33that.
- 41:33But
- 41:34I
- 41:34do
- 41:34think,
- 41:34the
- 41:34technology
- 41:35continues
- 41:36to
- 41:36improve
- 41:37and
- 41:37increase
- 41:37and
- 41:37we've
- 41:37been
- 41:38working
- 41:38with
- 41:38camp
- 41:38spot
- 41:39on
- 41:39evolving.
- 41:39A
- 41:39lot
- 41:39of
- 41:39their
- 41:40different
- 41:40deliverables
- 41:41and
- 41:41products
- 41:41and
- 41:41reporting
- 41:42the
- 41:42way
- 41:42we
- 41:42approach
- 41:43the
- 41:43business,
- 41:44we've
- 41:44been
- 41:44talking
- 41:44to
- 41:44several
- 41:45other,
- 41:45similar
- 41:45to
- 41:45companies
- 41:46to
- 41:46us
- 41:46that
- 41:46are,
- 41:47we
- 41:47wanna
- 41:47call
- 41:47'em
- 41:47family,
- 41:48owner
- 41:48operated,
- 41:49but
- 41:49are
- 41:49evolving.
- 41:50We're
- 41:50all
- 41:50doing
- 41:50the
- 41:50same
- 41:50things,
- 41:51revenue
- 41:51management,
- 41:52marketing
- 41:52enhancement,
- 41:53adding
- 41:54a
- 41:54new
- 41:54perspective
- 41:54to
- 41:54the
- 41:54business.
- 41:55And
- 41:56so
- 41:56there,
- 41:56there
- 41:56will
- 41:56definitely
- 41:57be
- 41:57a
- 41:57change
- 41:58of
- 41:58the,
- 42:01the
- 42:02mom
- 42:02and
- 42:02pop
- 42:02places
- 42:03absolutely
- 42:03have
- 42:03a
- 42:03place
- 42:04in
- 42:04this
- 42:04industry,
- 42:05but
- 42:05I
- 42:05feel
- 42:05like
- 42:06it's
- 42:06almost
- 42:06gone
- 42:06like
- 42:06the
- 42:06home
- 42:07Depot
- 42:07and
- 42:07the
- 42:07local
- 42:08hardware
- 42:08store,
- 42:08thing
- 42:09from
- 42:0925
- 42:09years
- 42:10ago
- 42:10where
- 42:10there's
- 42:10gonna
- 42:11be
- 42:11a
- 42:11slower
- 42:11migration
- 42:12that
- 42:12these,
- 42:12other
- 42:13larger
- 42:14industries
- 42:14are
- 42:14gonna
- 42:15continue
- 42:15to
- 42:15grow
- 42:16and
- 42:16evolve
- 42:16and
- 42:16develop
- 42:17as
- 42:17it
- 42:17becomes
- 42:17more
- 42:17profitable
- 42:18more
- 42:18Marketable.
- 42:19What
- 42:19was
- 42:19the
- 42:19R
- 42:19V
- 42:20I
- 42:20a
- 42:20report
- 42:20Brian,
- 42:20148
- 42:21billion
- 42:22industry
- 42:23economic
- 42:23impact
- 42:24to
- 42:24the
- 42:24country.
- 42:24You
- 42:25cannot
- 42:25ignore
- 42:25that.
- 42:26So
- 42:26the
- 42:26industry
- 42:27has
- 42:27to
- 42:27change
- 42:28in
- 42:28order
- 42:28to
- 42:28be
- 42:28competitive,
- 42:29to
- 42:29retain
- 42:29and
- 42:30attract
- 42:30the
- 42:30best
- 42:30employees,
- 42:31to
- 42:32obtain
- 42:32and
- 42:32attract
- 42:33the
- 42:33best,
- 42:33marketing,
- 42:34efforts.
- 42:34But
- 42:35we're
- 42:35pretty
- 42:35excited
- 42:35to
- 42:35be
- 42:36a
- 42:36part
- 42:36of
- 42:36that,
- 42:36but
- 42:37we
- 42:37also
- 42:37wanna
- 42:37maintain
- 42:38that
- 42:39personal,
- 42:39feel
- 42:40as
- 42:40well.
- 42:40So
- 42:41long
- 42:41answer
- 42:41to
- 42:42a
- 42:42short
- 42:42question.
- 42:42But
- 42:44no,
- 42:44but
- 42:44you
- 42:44bring
- 42:44up
- 42:45some
- 42:45excellent
- 42:45points.
- 42:46We
- 42:46talk,
- 42:46we've
- 42:46talked
- 42:46about
- 42:46technology
- 42:47multiple
- 42:47times
- 42:47on
- 42:48the
- 42:48phone.
- 42:48We,
- 42:48everybody
- 42:48here
- 42:49knows
- 42:49that
- 42:49I'm
- 42:49a
- 42:49very
- 42:50big
- 42:50geek.
- 42:50Like
- 42:50I
- 42:50was
- 42:51reading
- 42:51this
- 42:51morning
- 42:51on
- 42:52the
- 42:53internet,
- 42:54Virginia
- 42:54launches,
- 42:55the
- 42:55world's
- 42:55biggest
- 42:563d
- 42:57print
- 42:57housing
- 42:58project,
- 42:58and
- 42:58obviously
- 42:59we're
- 42:59not
- 42:59talking
- 42:59about
- 43:00housing
- 43:00here,
- 43:00but
- 43:01we
- 43:01are
- 43:01in
- 43:01some
- 43:02ways
- 43:02with
- 43:02cabins
- 43:03and
- 43:03glamping
- 43:03and
- 43:03vacation
- 43:04rentals
- 43:04and
- 43:04things
- 43:05like
- 43:05that.
- 43:05And
- 43:06these
- 43:06things
- 43:06can
- 43:07be
- 43:07printed
- 43:07in.
- 43:07I
- 43:07think
- 43:08they
- 43:08said
- 43:0848
- 43:08hours.
- 43:09They've
- 43:09already
- 43:09built
- 43:09one
- 43:09here.
- 43:10And
- 43:10so
- 43:11I
- 43:12don't
- 43:12wanna
- 43:12take
- 43:12up
- 43:12too
- 43:12much
- 43:13of
- 43:13the
- 43:13show
- 43:13talking
- 43:13about
- 43:13Virginia
- 43:14housing,
- 43:14but
- 43:14what
- 43:14I'm
- 43:14talking
- 43:15about
- 43:15and
- 43:15what
- 43:15I've
- 43:15said
- 43:16to
- 43:16people
- 43:16before
- 43:16is
- 43:16this
- 43:17is
- 43:17how
- 43:17you're
- 43:17gonna
- 43:17eventually
- 43:19put
- 43:19cabins
- 43:19and
- 43:20glamping
- 43:20units
- 43:20at
- 43:20your
- 43:21Campground
- 43:21and
- 43:21your
- 43:21RV
- 43:22park.
- 43:22There's
- 43:22no
- 43:23reason
- 43:23to
- 43:23pay
- 43:23$5,000
- 43:24plus
- 43:24to
- 43:25have
- 43:25it
- 43:25shipped
- 43:25to
- 43:25you
- 43:25when
- 43:25you
- 43:25can
- 43:26download
- 43:26a
- 43:26schematic
- 43:27and
- 43:27print
- 43:27it.
- 43:27And
- 43:27I'm
- 43:27not
- 43:28saying
- 43:28you're
- 43:28gonna
- 43:28own
- 43:28a
- 43:28printer
- 43:29at
- 43:29your
- 43:29Campground,
- 43:30but
- 43:30there
- 43:30will
- 43:30be
- 43:31a
- 43:31local
- 43:31home
- 43:32Depot
- 43:32that
- 43:33you
- 43:33can
- 43:33rent
- 43:33a
- 43:34commercial
- 43:34printer
- 43:35phone,
- 43:35probably
- 43:36that
- 43:36can
- 43:36come
- 43:37out
- 43:37to
- 43:37your
- 43:37Campground
- 43:38for
- 43:38a
- 43:38day
- 43:38or
- 43:38a
- 43:38week
- 43:39and
- 43:39print
- 43:39all
- 43:39your
- 43:40accommodations.
- 43:41And
- 43:41that's
- 43:41gonna
- 43:41give
- 43:41you
- 43:42unlimited
- 43:42flexibility.
- 43:43It's
- 43:43gonna
- 43:43change
- 43:43how
- 43:43you
- 43:44do
- 43:44business.
- 43:44It's
- 43:44gonna
- 43:44change
- 43:45the
- 43:45margins
- 43:45of
- 43:46it.
- 43:46It's
- 43:46and
- 43:46it's
- 43:47just
- 43:47one
- 43:47thing
- 43:47of
- 43:47so
- 43:48many
- 43:48that
- 43:48you
- 43:48touched
- 43:48on
- 43:49Mike.
- 43:50Yeah,
- 43:51I,
- 43:51oh,
- 43:51look,
- 43:52Randy's
- 43:52in
- 43:52the
- 43:52chat
- 43:53here
- 43:53for
- 43:54This
- 43:54is
- 43:54why
- 43:54you
- 43:54can't
- 43:55mention
- 43:55him
- 43:55every
- 43:55time
- 43:56he
- 43:56gets
- 43:56too
- 43:56much,
- 43:57like
- 43:58I'm
- 43:59giving
- 43:59Randy
- 43:59a
- 43:59constant
- 44:00plug.
- 44:00But
- 44:00we
- 44:01have,
- 44:01he
- 44:01and
- 44:01I
- 44:01have
- 44:01so
- 44:02many
- 44:02good
- 44:02conversations
- 44:03and
- 44:03he's
- 44:03such
- 44:03a
- 44:03great
- 44:04communicator
- 44:04about
- 44:05stuff
- 44:05that,
- 44:06that
- 44:06his
- 44:06stuff
- 44:06really
- 44:06sticks
- 44:07in
- 44:07my
- 44:07head
- 44:07typically.
- 44:08But
- 44:08he,
- 44:08he's
- 44:08been
- 44:09a
- 44:09great
- 44:09champion
- 44:09of
- 44:09the
- 44:09industry
- 44:10and
- 44:10I
- 44:10think
- 44:10that
- 44:11it's
- 44:12folks
- 44:12like
- 44:12him
- 44:12that
- 44:13kind
- 44:13of
- 44:13have
- 44:14helped
- 44:15start
- 44:15to
- 44:15accelerate
- 44:16things
- 44:16over
- 44:16those
- 44:16last
- 44:1725
- 44:17years
- 44:18and
- 44:18continue
- 44:18to
- 44:18do
- 44:19so
- 44:19into
- 44:19future.
- 44:19For
- 44:20sure.
- 44:23Yeah,
- 44:23it's
- 44:23definitely
- 44:24fascinating
- 44:24where
- 44:24we're
- 44:24going.
- 44:25Yes.
- 44:25Duncan,
- 44:25where
- 44:26do
- 44:26you
- 44:26see
- 44:26it?
- 44:27Where
- 44:27do
- 44:27you
- 44:27see
- 44:27it
- 44:27all
- 44:27going?
- 44:28How
- 44:28will
- 44:28you
- 44:28and
- 44:28P
- 44:29produce
- 44:29pond
- 44:29evolve?
- 44:30We
- 44:30already
- 44:30evolve.
- 44:31We,
- 44:31we
- 44:31look
- 44:32at
- 44:32what
- 44:32some
- 44:32of
- 44:32the
- 44:32larger
- 44:33corporations
- 44:33are
- 44:33already
- 44:34doing
- 44:34and
- 44:34adapt.
- 44:35We
- 44:36are
- 44:36doing
- 44:36dynamic
- 44:36pricing.
- 44:37We
- 44:37do
- 44:37lots
- 44:38of
- 44:38reporting.
- 44:38That's
- 44:38one
- 44:39thing
- 44:39that
- 44:39I
- 44:39do
- 44:40weekly
- 44:41and
- 44:41then
- 44:41a
- 44:41whole
- 44:41nother
- 44:42form,
- 44:42bimonthly
- 44:43and
- 44:43then
- 44:43monthly,
- 44:44and
- 44:44then,
- 44:45end
- 44:45of
- 44:45year
- 44:45and
- 44:45all
- 44:45that
- 44:46kind
- 44:46of
- 44:46stuff
- 44:46to
- 44:47quickly
- 44:47pivot.
- 44:48That's
- 44:48one
- 44:48thing
- 44:48I
- 44:48feel
- 44:48like
- 44:49coming
- 44:49outta
- 44:49COVID,
- 44:49everyone
- 44:50should
- 44:50have
- 44:50learned
- 44:51is
- 44:51that
- 44:51you
- 44:52need
- 44:52to
- 44:52adapt
- 44:52and
- 44:53be
- 44:53able
- 44:53to
- 44:53adapt
- 44:54quickly.
- 44:54It
- 44:55usually
- 44:55be
- 44:55that
- 44:55we'd
- 44:55have
- 44:56a
- 44:56economic
- 44:57headwind,
- 44:57at
- 44:58least
- 44:58for
- 44:58us.
- 44:58And
- 44:58we're
- 44:59seasonal
- 44:59for
- 45:00the
- 45:00season.
- 45:00You
- 45:00get
- 45:01a
- 45:01vibe
- 45:01for
- 45:02starting
- 45:03may,
- 45:03June,
- 45:03and
- 45:03it
- 45:04would
- 45:04be
- 45:04the
- 45:04same
- 45:04all
- 45:05the
- 45:05way
- 45:05through
- 45:05October.
- 45:06But
- 45:07very
- 45:07much,
- 45:07now
- 45:08it
- 45:08is
- 45:08a
- 45:08monthly,
- 45:10weekly
- 45:10ebb
- 45:11flow.
- 45:11You
- 45:11just
- 45:12don't
- 45:12know
- 45:12what
- 45:12it's
- 45:12gonna
- 45:12be.
- 45:13And
- 45:13I
- 45:13think
- 45:13just
- 45:14being
- 45:14able
- 45:14to
- 45:15pivot
- 45:15and
- 45:15evolve
- 45:16quickly
- 45:16is
- 45:16gonna
- 45:16be
- 45:16the
- 45:17strongest
- 45:17asset
- 45:18for
- 45:18anybody
- 45:19in
- 45:19the
- 45:19hospitality
- 45:20industry
- 45:20moving
- 45:20forward
- 45:21in
- 45:21the
- 45:21next
- 45:21five
- 45:22years.
- 45:22Yeah,
- 45:23couldn't
- 45:24agree
- 45:24more.
- 45:25Yeah,
- 45:25a
- 45:25hundred
- 45:26percent.
- 45:26I
- 45:26still
- 45:26get
- 45:27frustrated
- 45:28by
- 45:28the
- 45:28we're
- 45:29gonna
- 45:29hire
- 45:29a
- 45:29marketing
- 45:30company
- 45:30and
- 45:30do
- 45:30a
- 45:30survey
- 45:31study
- 45:31and
- 45:31we'll
- 45:31get
- 45:32back
- 45:32to
- 45:32you
- 45:32in
- 45:32six
- 45:32months
- 45:33with
- 45:33the
- 45:33results
- 45:33of
- 45:33what
- 45:34we
- 45:34could
- 45:34do
- 45:34in
- 45:34an
- 45:34email.
- 45:35If
- 45:35we
- 45:35just
- 45:35went
- 45:35back
- 45:35and
- 45:35forth
- 45:36that
- 45:36cost
- 45:36$60,000
- 45:37to
- 45:37do
- 45:37yeah.
- 45:38Being
- 45:38a,
- 45:38like
- 45:38you
- 45:38said,
- 45:39adaptable,
- 45:39being
- 45:39able
- 45:40to
- 45:40pivot,
- 45:40being
- 45:40able
- 45:40to
- 45:41execute
- 45:41and
- 45:41complete
- 45:42things
- 45:42in
- 45:42a
- 45:43short
- 45:43period
- 45:43of
- 45:43time,
- 45:44while
- 45:44still
- 45:45obviously
- 45:45doing
- 45:45your
- 45:45research
- 45:46and
- 45:46being
- 45:46knowledgeable
- 45:47and
- 45:47not
- 45:47making
- 45:47hasty
- 45:48decisions
- 45:49is
- 45:49definitely
- 45:49a
- 45:50skill
- 45:50that
- 45:51is
- 45:51invaluable
- 45:52in
- 45:52today's
- 45:52business
- 45:53world,
- 45:53keeping
- 45:53a
- 45:53pulse,
- 45:54keeping
- 45:54the
- 45:54pulse
- 45:55of
- 45:55your
- 45:55own
- 45:55business.
- 45:56By
- 45:56your
- 45:56own
- 45:57bookings
- 45:57are
- 45:57coming
- 45:58in.
- 45:58How
- 45:58are
- 45:58people
- 45:59booking?
- 45:59How
- 45:59long
- 46:00they're
- 46:00staying
- 46:00is
- 46:00I
- 46:00think
- 46:01a
- 46:01very
- 46:01valuable
- 46:01tool.
- 46:02And
- 46:02I
- 46:02think
- 46:02it's
- 46:02sometimes
- 46:03underutilized
- 46:04at
- 46:05the
- 46:06organic
- 46:06mom
- 46:06and
- 46:07pop
- 46:07level
- 46:08that
- 46:08will
- 46:09they'll
- 46:09need
- 46:09to
- 46:09continue
- 46:10really
- 46:10work
- 46:10on
- 46:11as
- 46:11larger
- 46:12entity
- 46:12enter
- 46:12the,
- 46:13that
- 46:13have
- 46:13people
- 46:14with
- 46:14the
- 46:14bandwidth
- 46:14to
- 46:15dive
- 46:15into
- 46:15that
- 46:16data
- 46:16and
- 46:16really
- 46:17make
- 46:17decisions
- 46:17driven
- 46:18out
- 46:18of
- 46:18it.
- 46:19I
- 46:19would
- 46:19argue
- 46:19too,
- 46:20that
- 46:20I
- 46:20say
- 46:21this
- 46:21often
- 46:21to
- 46:22Campground
- 46:22members
- 46:23just
- 46:23during
- 46:23my
- 46:23day
- 46:24to
- 46:24day
- 46:24association
- 46:25work,
- 46:25who
- 46:25are
- 46:25resistant
- 46:26to
- 46:27moving
- 46:27to
- 46:27reservation,
- 46:28like
- 46:28booking
- 46:29software
- 46:29and
- 46:29park
- 46:29management
- 46:30software
- 46:30and
- 46:30things
- 46:30like
- 46:31that
- 46:31is,
- 46:31there,
- 46:31we
- 46:32immediately
- 46:32have
- 46:32this
- 46:33barrier
- 46:33in
- 46:33front
- 46:34of
- 46:34us
- 46:34about
- 46:34I
- 46:35wanna
- 46:35be
- 46:35in
- 46:35control
- 46:36of
- 46:36my
- 46:36booking
- 46:37dynamics
- 46:38and
- 46:38all
- 46:38of
- 46:38those
- 46:38things
- 46:39and
- 46:40whatnot.
- 46:40So
- 46:40that
- 46:41shuts
- 46:41the
- 46:41door
- 46:42sometimes.
- 46:42But
- 46:43those
- 46:43things
- 46:44dunking
- 46:44that
- 46:44you're
- 46:44saying
- 46:45that
- 46:45ability
- 46:45to
- 46:46measure
- 46:46all
- 46:46those
- 46:47metrics.
- 46:48I
- 46:49would
- 46:49argue
- 46:49is
- 46:49far
- 46:50bigger,
- 46:50far
- 46:51more
- 46:51valuable
- 46:52and
- 46:52tool
- 46:52even
- 46:53than,
- 46:53online
- 46:54book
- 46:54ability.
- 46:54I,
- 46:55for
- 46:56us,
- 46:56like
- 46:56back
- 46:57in
- 46:572018,
- 46:58we
- 46:58had
- 46:58online
- 46:59bookings,
- 46:59but
- 46:59they
- 46:59only
- 47:00accounted
- 47:00for
- 47:00about
- 47:0120%
- 47:01of
- 47:01total
- 47:02bookings
- 47:02at
- 47:02the
- 47:02park.
- 47:03Yep.
- 47:03Here
- 47:04sitting
- 47:04in
- 47:042022,
- 47:05online
- 47:06bookings
- 47:06is
- 47:0786%
- 47:09of
- 47:09our
- 47:09bookings
- 47:09at
- 47:09the
- 47:09park
- 47:10So
- 47:10we
- 47:10have
- 47:10a
- 47:10lot
- 47:11more
- 47:11bandwidth
- 47:11on
- 47:12our
- 47:12phone
- 47:12and
- 47:13our
- 47:13phone
- 47:13staff
- 47:14to
- 47:14give
- 47:15that
- 47:15customer
- 47:15service
- 47:16and
- 47:17control
- 47:17that
- 47:17a
- 47:17lot
- 47:18of
- 47:18mom
- 47:18and
- 47:19pop
- 47:19shops
- 47:19really
- 47:20love
- 47:20to.
- 47:20Do
- 47:20you
- 47:21love
- 47:21to
- 47:21be
- 47:21able
- 47:21to
- 47:21talk
- 47:21to
- 47:22your
- 47:22guests,
- 47:22talk
- 47:22to
- 47:23your
- 47:23regulars?
- 47:23The
- 47:23fact
- 47:24that
- 47:24someone
- 47:24can
- 47:24self
- 47:25serve
- 47:25and
- 47:26book
- 47:26it
- 47:26themselves
- 47:27gives
- 47:28you
- 47:28then
- 47:28the
- 47:28opportunity
- 47:29to
- 47:29either
- 47:29help
- 47:30answer
- 47:30for
- 47:31questions
- 47:31for
- 47:31your
- 47:32specialty.
- 47:32One,
- 47:33someone
- 47:33who
- 47:33has
- 47:33like
- 47:33a
- 47:33lot
- 47:34of
- 47:34questions
- 47:34or
- 47:34has
- 47:35a
- 47:35specific
- 47:36need
- 47:36that
- 47:37a
- 47:37computer
- 47:37can't
- 47:37fill.
- 47:38And
- 47:39gives
- 47:39you
- 47:39both
- 47:39the
- 47:39bandwidth
- 47:40and
- 47:40time
- 47:41to
- 47:41be
- 47:41able
- 47:41to
- 47:41do
- 47:41that
- 47:42for
- 47:42them,
- 47:42therefore
- 47:43giving
- 47:43you
- 47:43even
- 47:43better
- 47:44customer
- 47:44service.
- 47:45Yeah.
- 47:46I'll
- 47:46also
- 47:46say
- 47:47that
- 47:47I,
- 47:47Brian
- 47:48asked
- 47:48me
- 47:48for
- 47:48a
- 47:48show
- 47:48how
- 47:48old
- 47:49I
- 47:49am.
- 47:49I
- 47:49said
- 47:49I'm
- 47:4940
- 47:50years
- 47:50old,
- 47:50but
- 47:51I
- 47:51know
- 47:51that
- 47:51myself
- 47:52and
- 47:52younger
- 47:53generations
- 47:53really
- 47:54prefer
- 47:55to
- 47:55do
- 47:55stuff
- 47:56on
- 47:56the
- 47:56computer
- 47:56before
- 47:57than
- 47:58call
- 47:58or
- 47:58before
- 47:58then
- 47:58call
- 47:58a
- 47:58phone.
- 47:58There's
- 47:59definitely
- 47:59when
- 47:59we
- 47:59onboard
- 48:00newer
- 48:00staff,
- 48:01the
- 48:01phone
- 48:01can
- 48:01be
- 48:01a
- 48:01intimidating
- 48:02moment
- 48:03for
- 48:03them
- 48:03just
- 48:03because
- 48:04it's
- 48:04not
- 48:04something
- 48:04they've
- 48:04done
- 48:05since
- 48:05they
- 48:05were
- 48:05little.
- 48:06Yeah.
- 48:07Yeah,
- 48:08no,
- 48:08I
- 48:08completely
- 48:08agree.
- 48:09I
- 48:09think
- 48:09those
- 48:09tools
- 48:10that
- 48:10come
- 48:10along
- 48:10with
- 48:11automating
- 48:11and
- 48:12finding
- 48:12a
- 48:12really
- 48:12great
- 48:13software
- 48:13partner
- 48:13are
- 48:14so
- 48:14valuable.
- 48:15I
- 48:15don't
- 48:15even
- 48:15think
- 48:16I
- 48:16know
- 48:16for
- 48:16me
- 48:17I
- 48:17hadn't,
- 48:17even
- 48:17when
- 48:17I
- 48:18first
- 48:19transitioned
- 48:19to
- 48:20using
- 48:20a
- 48:20dedicated
- 48:21park
- 48:21management
- 48:22software,
- 48:22I
- 48:23didn't
- 48:23even.
- 48:24Couldn't
- 48:24have
- 48:24even
- 48:24comprehended
- 48:25the
- 48:25amount
- 48:26of
- 48:26variable
- 48:27data
- 48:28I
- 48:28was
- 48:28able
- 48:28to
- 48:28keep
- 48:28track
- 48:29of.
- 48:29And
- 48:29then
- 48:30really
- 48:30use
- 48:30that
- 48:31data
- 48:31to
- 48:31strategize
- 48:32going
- 48:32forward
- 48:33about
- 48:33how
- 48:34I
- 48:34was
- 48:34going
- 48:34to
- 48:35do
- 48:35the
- 48:35pivoting
- 48:36and
- 48:36the
- 48:36necessary
- 48:37things
- 48:38that
- 48:38I
- 48:38didn't
- 48:38even
- 48:39know
- 48:39I
- 48:39was
- 48:39gonna
- 48:39need
- 48:40to
- 48:40do.
- 48:40It's
- 48:40great
- 48:40to
- 48:40have
- 48:41those
- 48:41tools
- 48:42and
- 48:42so
- 48:42valuable
- 48:42to
- 48:43certainly
- 48:43in
- 48:43my
- 48:43opinion,
- 48:44even
- 48:44more
- 48:44valuable
- 48:45than
- 48:45just
- 48:46book
- 48:46ability.
- 48:46That's
- 48:47the
- 48:47thing
- 48:47is
- 48:47you
- 48:47don't
- 48:47know
- 48:48what
- 48:48you
- 48:48don't
- 48:48know.
- 48:48Yeah.
- 48:48And
- 48:48I
- 48:49was
- 48:49talking
- 48:49to
- 48:49somebody
- 48:49last
- 48:50week,
- 48:50one
- 48:50of
- 48:50our
- 48:50larger
- 48:51group
- 48:51clients
- 48:52about,
- 48:52yes,
- 48:52you
- 48:52may
- 48:53like
- 48:53this
- 48:53reservation
- 48:54software
- 48:54or
- 48:54this
- 48:54CRM
- 48:55or
- 48:55this,
- 48:55database
- 48:56collection
- 48:56or
- 48:56this
- 48:57social
- 48:57media
- 48:57tool
- 48:57or
- 48:58whatever
- 48:58you're
- 48:58using.
- 48:58But
- 48:59for
- 48:59you
- 48:59or
- 48:59anybody
- 49:00else
- 49:00to
- 49:00stop
- 49:01and
- 49:01say,
- 49:02oh,
- 49:02I
- 49:02can't
- 49:02do
- 49:02this
- 49:03because
- 49:03this
- 49:03software
- 49:04doesn't
- 49:04let
- 49:05me
- 49:05do
- 49:05it
- 49:06is
- 49:07to
- 49:07me
- 49:07the
- 49:08most
- 49:08ridiculous
- 49:09thing
- 49:09I've
- 49:09ever
- 49:09heard.
- 49:10That
- 49:10doesn't
- 49:10mean
- 49:10you
- 49:10have
- 49:10to
- 49:10switch
- 49:10software.
- 49:11But
- 49:12go
- 49:12find
- 49:12a
- 49:12tool
- 49:13that
- 49:13does
- 49:13what
- 49:13you
- 49:13want
- 49:14it
- 49:14to
- 49:14do.
- 49:14And
- 49:14I
- 49:15think
- 49:15so
- 49:15many
- 49:15people
- 49:15are
- 49:15constrained
- 49:16by
- 49:16the
- 49:16limitations
- 49:17of
- 49:19whatever
- 49:19software
- 49:20P
- 49:20and
- 49:20that's
- 49:20not
- 49:20just
- 49:21reservation
- 49:21software,
- 49:21right?
- 49:22To
- 49:22be
- 49:22clear
- 49:22that's
- 49:23yeah.
- 49:23Dozens
- 49:24of
- 49:24different
- 49:24things.
- 49:25Absolutely.
- 49:25But
- 49:25I
- 49:25think
- 49:25opening
- 49:26your
- 49:26eyes
- 49:26to
- 49:26the
- 49:26possibilities
- 49:27and
- 49:27being
- 49:27more
- 49:27creative
- 49:28and
- 49:28thinking
- 49:28outside
- 49:28the
- 49:28box
- 49:29is
- 49:29gonna
- 49:29be
- 49:29a
- 49:29useful
- 49:29long-term
- 49:30strategy,
- 49:30too.
- 49:31Nick.
- 49:31I
- 49:31meant
- 49:31to
- 49:31get
- 49:32you
- 49:32more
- 49:32involved
- 49:32in
- 49:32the
- 49:32show.
- 49:32We
- 49:32never
- 49:33have
- 49:33any
- 49:33idea
- 49:33where
- 49:34these
- 49:34conversations
- 49:34are
- 49:34gonna
- 49:35go.
- 49:35do
- 49:35no
- 49:36planning
- 49:36for
- 49:36these
- 49:36shows
- 49:37at
- 49:37all.
- 49:37Let's
- 49:37give
- 49:37you
- 49:38a
- 49:38chance
- 49:38to
- 49:38touch
- 49:38on
- 49:38technology
- 49:39and
- 49:39glamping
- 49:40real
- 49:40quick.
- 49:40We've
- 49:40only
- 49:40got
- 49:40a
- 49:40couple
- 49:41minutes
- 49:41left
- 49:41in
- 49:41the
- 49:41show.
- 49:41But
- 49:41where
- 49:42do
- 49:42you
- 49:42see
- 49:42where
- 49:42are
- 49:42you
- 49:43advising
- 49:43your
- 49:43clients
- 49:44to
- 49:44go
- 49:44to
- 49:45be
- 49:45prepared
- 49:45for
- 49:45the
- 49:45future?
- 49:45Generally
- 49:46I
- 49:46think
- 49:46because
- 49:46it's
- 49:47such
- 49:47a
- 49:47niche
- 49:47industry
- 49:48at
- 49:48the
- 49:48moment,
- 49:48certainly
- 49:49in
- 49:49north
- 49:49America
- 49:50is
- 49:50I
- 49:50think
- 49:51the
- 49:51primary
- 49:51focus
- 49:52over
- 49:52the
- 49:52next
- 49:52few
- 49:52years
- 49:53is
- 49:53just
- 49:53gonna
- 49:53be
- 49:53like
- 49:54pure
- 49:54growth
- 49:54rather
- 49:55than,
- 49:55I
- 49:55don't
- 49:55think
- 49:55it's
- 49:55gonna
- 49:56get
- 49:56particularly
- 49:56sophisticated
- 49:57for
- 49:57a
- 49:57good
- 49:57few
- 49:57years,
- 49:58just
- 49:58yet
- 49:58on,
- 49:58on
- 49:58the
- 49:59purely
- 49:59glamp
- 49:59side.
- 50:00Especially
- 50:00with,
- 50:01more,
- 50:01as
- 50:01you
- 50:02say,
- 50:02Mar
- 50:02and
- 50:02par
- 50:03sort
- 50:03of
- 50:03sites
- 50:03setting
- 50:04up
- 50:04before
- 50:05maybe
- 50:05a
- 50:05hotel
- 50:06industry,
- 50:06a
- 50:06hotel
- 50:07company,
- 50:07as
- 50:07someone
- 50:07said
- 50:08earlier,
- 50:08might
- 50:08come
- 50:08in,
- 50:09I
- 50:09know,
- 50:09five
- 50:09years
- 50:09time
- 50:10and
- 50:10buy
- 50:10out
- 50:10one
- 50:10of
- 50:11the
- 50:11auto
- 50:11camps
- 50:11or
- 50:12one
- 50:12of
- 50:12the
- 50:12bigger
- 50:12ones
- 50:12I
- 50:13think
- 50:13it's
- 50:13gonna
- 50:13be
- 50:13then
- 50:13when
- 50:13you're
- 50:14gonna
- 50:14start
- 50:14to
- 50:14see
- 50:14more
- 50:15sophistication
- 50:16that
- 50:16what
- 50:16I
- 50:16personally
- 50:16do
- 50:17to
- 50:17just
- 50:17stay
- 50:17ahead
- 50:17is
- 50:18look
- 50:18at
- 50:18other
- 50:18industries.
- 50:19So
- 50:19the
- 50:19hotel
- 50:19industries
- 50:20that
- 50:20are
- 50:20more
- 50:20established
- 50:21there's
- 50:21a
- 50:21little
- 50:22niche
- 50:22community
- 50:22at
- 50:23the
- 50:23minute
- 50:23that
- 50:23They're
- 50:23interested
- 50:24in
- 50:24short
- 50:24term
- 50:25rentals,
- 50:25but
- 50:25particularly
- 50:26Airbnb,
- 50:26individual
- 50:27housing
- 50:27properties.
- 50:28And
- 50:29there's
- 50:29a
- 50:29little
- 50:29niche
- 50:29community
- 50:30at
- 50:30the
- 50:30minute
- 50:30that's
- 50:30full
- 50:30of
- 50:31tech
- 50:31investors
- 50:32and
- 50:32and
- 50:32that
- 50:32kind
- 50:32of
- 50:32thing.
- 50:33And
- 50:33they're
- 50:33really
- 50:33obviously
- 50:34up
- 50:34to
- 50:34speed
- 50:35with
- 50:35how
- 50:35the
- 50:35technology's
- 50:36moving.
- 50:36I,
- 50:36I
- 50:36focus
- 50:37on,
- 50:37I
- 50:37look
- 50:37towards
- 50:38them
- 50:38a
- 50:38little
- 50:38bit.
- 50:38There's
- 50:38a
- 50:39guy
- 50:39called
- 50:39Richard
- 50:40ick.
- 50:40I'm
- 50:40not
- 50:40sure
- 50:41how,
- 50:41where
- 50:41you
- 50:41guys
- 50:42are
- 50:42of
- 50:42him.
- 50:42And
- 50:43he's
- 50:43very
- 50:43much
- 50:44interested
- 50:44in
- 50:44that
- 50:44kind
- 50:45of
- 50:45thing.
- 50:45So
- 50:45I
- 50:46just
- 50:46look
- 50:46around
- 50:47see
- 50:47what
- 50:47other
- 50:47industries
- 50:48are
- 50:48doing
- 50:48and
- 50:48just
- 50:48try
- 50:49and
- 50:49keep
- 50:49one
- 50:49step
- 50:49ahead.
- 50:50And
- 50:50so
- 50:50hopefully,
- 50:51Blate
- 50:51can
- 50:51advise
- 50:52the
- 50:52clients
- 50:52as
- 50:52you
- 50:52say
- 50:53and
- 50:53help
- 50:53our
- 50:53clients
- 50:54keep
- 50:54one
- 50:54step
- 50:54ahead.
- 50:56Awesome.
- 50:56Thank
- 50:57you
- 50:57for
- 50:57joining
- 50:57us,
- 50:57Nick.
- 50:58I
- 50:58think
- 50:58we're
- 50:58always
- 50:59at
- 50:59the
- 50:59point
- 50:59as
- 50:59we
- 50:59are
- 51:00almost
- 51:00every
- 51:00week,
- 51:01I
- 51:01feel
- 51:01like
- 51:01Cara,
- 51:01where
- 51:02we
- 51:02just
- 51:02wanna
- 51:02do
- 51:02another
- 51:03hour
- 51:03and
- 51:03continue
- 51:03these
- 51:04great
- 51:04conversations
- 51:04that
- 51:04we're
- 51:05having,
- 51:05but
- 51:05everybody's
- 51:06gotta
- 51:06go.
- 51:06Everybody's
- 51:06got
- 51:06other
- 51:07commitments.
- 51:07We
- 51:07really
- 51:07appreciate
- 51:08all
- 51:08of
- 51:08you
- 51:08guys
- 51:08joining
- 51:09us
- 51:09for
- 51:09another
- 51:09episode
- 51:10of
- 51:10MC
- 51:10Fireside
- 51:11Chats.
- 51:11Nick,
- 51:12your
- 51:12expertise
- 51:12with
- 51:12CLA
- 51:13tech.
- 51:13If
- 51:13you
- 51:13wanna
- 51:14pop
- 51:14your
- 51:14link
- 51:14there
- 51:14in
- 51:15the
- 51:15chat
- 51:15there,
- 51:15you
- 51:15can
- 51:15share
- 51:16it
- 51:16with
- 51:16everybody
- 51:16else.
- 51:16Kevin
- 51:17and
- 51:17Isaac
- 51:17who
- 51:18dropped
- 51:18off
- 51:18again,
- 51:19unfortunately
- 51:19just
- 51:19had
- 51:19some
- 51:20bad
- 51:20connection
- 51:20issues,
- 51:20but
- 51:21we
- 51:21got
- 51:21to
- 51:21talk
- 51:21about
- 51:21them
- 51:22about
- 51:22some
- 51:22of
- 51:22the
- 51:22fascinating
- 51:23ways
- 51:23that
- 51:23clamping
- 51:23is
- 51:23evolving
- 51:24and
- 51:24their
- 51:24business
- 51:25there
- 51:25in
- 51:25Dan
- 51:25boon,
- 51:25national
- 51:26forest
- 51:26and
- 51:26how
- 51:26things
- 51:27can
- 51:27evolve
- 51:27and
- 51:27grow
- 51:27around
- 51:28them.
- 51:28And
- 51:29then
- 51:29as
- 51:29always
- 51:29Mike
- 51:29and
- 51:30Duncan
- 51:30really
- 51:30appreciate
- 51:31you
- 51:31guys
- 51:31joining
- 51:31us,
- 51:31giving
- 51:32your
- 51:32perspective
- 51:32on
- 51:32things
- 51:33that
- 51:33you're
- 51:33seeing,
- 51:33both
- 51:33at
- 51:33CR
- 51:34and
- 51:34pond
- 51:35there
- 51:35in
- 51:35Maine.
- 51:36And
- 51:36Cara
- 51:37as
- 51:37always
- 51:38here
- 51:38with
- 51:38me
- 51:39from
- 51:39the
- 51:39Canadian
- 51:39Camping
- 51:40and
- 51:40RV
- 51:40council.
- 51:40So
- 51:41any
- 51:41parting
- 51:41thoughts,
- 51:42final
- 51:42words,
- 51:42Cara,
- 51:43anybody
- 51:43else
- 51:43before
- 51:43we
- 51:44head
- 51:44out.
- 51:44No,
- 51:45I
- 51:45great
- 51:45show
- 51:46is
- 51:46always,
- 51:46I
- 51:46appreciate
- 51:46everybody's
- 51:47contributions
- 51:48here
- 51:48for
- 51:48short.
- 51:48I
- 51:49I
- 51:49think
- 51:49it's
- 51:49my
- 51:49first
- 51:50time
- 51:50being
- 51:50called
- 51:50the
- 51:50Grinch
- 51:51on
- 51:51the
- 51:51show,
- 51:51which
- 51:51surprises
- 51:52me
- 51:55we
- 51:55broke
- 51:56the
- 51:56record
- 51:56now.
- 51:56Yeah,
- 51:57no,
- 51:57I
- 51:57I
- 51:58love
- 51:58this
- 51:58industry
- 51:58and
- 51:59really
- 51:59appreciate
- 52:00everybody
- 52:01and
- 52:01your
- 52:01time
- 52:01and
- 52:01contribution
- 52:02to
- 52:02the
- 52:02show
- 52:02and
- 52:03the
- 52:03industry
- 52:04as
- 52:04a
- 52:04whole
- 52:04overall.
- 52:06Awesome.
- 52:06Great.
- 52:07Thank
- 52:08you
- 52:08guys.
- 52:08I
- 52:08really
- 52:08appreciate
- 52:08it
- 52:09again.
- 52:09As
- 52:09a
- 52:09reminder,
- 52:09you
- 52:09can
- 52:09watch
- 52:10us
- 52:10as
- 52:10a
- 52:10podcast
- 52:10on
- 52:11apple,
- 52:11Google,
- 52:11Spotify,
- 52:12all
- 52:12those
- 52:12kinds
- 52:12of
- 52:12places
- 52:13immediately
- 52:13after.
- 52:14I
- 52:14just
- 52:14said,
- 52:14watch
- 52:14you
- 52:14can't
- 52:15watch.
- 52:15I
- 52:15lied.
- 52:15You
- 52:16can
- 52:16listen,
- 52:16but
- 52:16you
- 52:16can
- 52:17watch
- 52:17previous
- 52:17episodes
- 52:18on
- 52:18Modern
- 52:19Campground
- 52:19dot
- 52:19com
- 52:19MC
- 52:20Fireside
- 52:20Chats
- 52:20dot
- 52:21com
- 52:21as
- 52:21well.
- 52:22So
- 52:22we
- 52:22will
- 52:22see
- 52:22you
- 52:22next
- 52:23week
- 52:23for
- 52:23our
- 52:23RV
- 52:24industry
- 52:24focus
- 52:24show.
- 52:25I
- 52:25have
- 52:25another
- 52:26cool
- 52:26bunch
- 52:26of
- 52:26special
- 52:27guests
- 52:27lined
- 52:27up
- 52:27as
- 52:27well
- 52:28as
- 52:28our
- 52:28recurring
- 52:28guests
- 52:28from
- 52:29the
- 52:29industry
- 52:29as
- 52:29well.
- 52:29So
- 52:30thank
- 52:30you
- 52:30guys
- 52:30for
- 52:30joining
- 52:31us.
- 52:31I
- 52:31really
- 52:31appreciate
- 52:32it.
- 52:32And
- 52:32we
- 52:32will
- 52:33see
- 52:33you
- 52:33all
- 52:33next
- 52:33week.
- 52:34Thanks
- 52:34guys.
- 52:34Thank
- 52:34you.
- 52:35Bye-bye.