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The Great Outdoors, Privatized: Resisting the 'Glamping' Takeover of Wilderness

--- The glamping industry doesn't bring people closer to wilderness; it builds a wall between them and it, one thread-count at a time. "Glamping doesn't democratize outdoor access. It does the opposite; it reserves the best of the natural world for whoever can afford to avoid...

Aug 20, 2026·10 min read

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Michael Kovnick

Michael works inside the travel industry and writes critically about its language, incentives, and assumptions.

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