Glamping as a Tool in Camping Tourism Development on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coastline

Abstract

Bulgaria’s camping tourism’s demand and supply considerably lags amongst EU members. Skipping the evolution phases in camping tourism development and jumping directly to the modern tendencies such as glamping, may be the solution to gain on overall level of camping popularity. The study explores main characteristics of glamping phenomena and its history as such. Possibility for implementation of this type of tourism in destination Bulgarian Black sea coast is considered to be rejuvenating for the niche and bringer of popularity amongst potential campers now hotel users. Eventual benefits of establishing such an accommodation are explored in examples of good practices and tendencies in Europe and around the globe.