PORTLAND, Ore., April 30,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dyrt, the No. 1 app for
camping availability, photos and reviews, has found that less than
half of campers (42.7%) used all the reservations they made in
2023. This eye-opening statistic is part of The Dyrt's 2024
Camping Report presented by The All-New Toyota Tacoma.
The report also found that it was four times more difficult to
book a campsite in 2023 as compared to 2019. Amid the overall
increase in the number of Americans who camp and scarcity of
campsites, over-reserving campsites has become a strategic exercise
to make sure you have a spot.
"I canceled a reservation last season because I was on a
multiday trip and used the reservation as a placeholder to make
sure we had a site in the relative area where we were looking,"
says The Dyrt camper Ryan B. of Montana. "I ended up finding a prime site and
canceled our reservation."
Of the campers who canceled a reservation in 2023, 87.3%
canceled with more than 48 hours notice and 32.2% pulled the plug
with less than 48 hours notice. (Some canceled multiple
reservations in different timeframes.)
"It breaks my heart to see vacant campsites at 'sold-out'
campgrounds because I know there's a camper who wanted to stay
there and is missing out on an awesome experience," says The Dyrt
CEO Kevin Long. "That's why we
created The Dyrt Alerts, so campers are immediately notified when
someone cancels their reservation at a sold-out campground — even
at the very last moment."
While some campers are courteous enough to cancel reservations
they don't plan to use, others simply no-showed on campsites they
reserved. According to The Dyrt's report, 14.9% of campers
no-showed at least once in 2023.
Since public campgrounds are relatively affordable, campers
often have little incentive to cancel reservations they don't need.
California recently passed a law
to encourage cancellations more than a week in advance.
As for who exactly is no-showing their reservations, the report
found that Millennial and Gen Z campers are 52.6% more likely to
no-show than Gen Xers and Baby Boomers. Also, campers earning more
than $250,000 were more than twice as
likely to no-show as those earning less than $50,000.
About The Dyrt
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cabin, glamping and tent camping location, including all public,
private and free camping areas in the
United States. The Dyrt is how campers search, save and book
camping of any type anywhere in the U.S. With The Dyrt PRO, campers
get reservations at sold-out campgrounds, advanced maps, discounts
on camping and more. The Dyrt is the No. 1 camping app and receives
more than 30 million visits from campers each year because The Dyrt
has it all. www.thedyrt.com
Photo Credit: The Dyrt camper Brad J. | Creek Side Resort,
Kansas
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