Glamping Tourism: New Paradigm for Tourism Development post Covid-19 Situation

Abstract

This article aims to present the definition, meaning and concept of Glamping Tourism to development in a new paradigm dimension after COVID-19 situations for tourism management with quality, continuity, balance, safety with the Sustainable Development Goals: SDGs. Therefore, Glamping Tourism is likely to expand and increase in popularity within the future. The word "Glamping" comes from the word “Glamorous” which means luxury, and mixed with the word “Camping”, which means tent camping as for tourist accommodation. When these two words were combined, it became a new word called “Glamping”. Glamping is luxurious which includes many amenities and facilities to serve the tourists. Glamping Tourism is the form of tourism that focuses on providing accommodation for tourists. Furthermore, it is based on the management of accommodation elements for the tourists of each group, together with the use of natural and cultural resources to adapt as a tourism activity to attract tourists. Nowadays, there are numerous types of glamping for tourist. The origins of glamping started around 1100 AD, as a glamping that was used as a temporary residence for the Mongolian or Mongo tribes. It was assembled and disassembled easily so it could move around and used many places. Later, its function in European countries was for glamping in wars, for diplomatic and political receptions. Additionally, glamping was adopted during recreational and hunting activities and used as a temporary camp for long journeys by Iranian and Ottoman Muslims. Thereafter, glamping was fully utilized in tourism in Africa. Glamping is not only used for tourist accommodation but also is a new trend of tourism that reflects cultural identity through a new paradigm of tourist accommodation management for the tourists, thus, rapidly gaining popularity all over the world.