Glamping

While 2020 has given us serious cabin fever, it's also provided some antidotes. The new Jupe shows that sometimes the cure to cabin fever is ... a cabin, albeit one with a better view. The modern prefab shelter serves as an escape from city life.

The Pinea Mobile is a stripped-down shelter – essentially a bedroom on wheels – measuring just 4.50 x 1.97 m (14.7 x 6.5 ft) inside. The simple dwelling is currently used for glamping and runs off-the-grid with solar power.

As people all over the world rethink how they'll work and travel during an ongoing pandemic, GlamperRV presents an alternative. Its new Business Line of motorhomes is part mobile office, part rolling hotel room and part premium family vacation rig.

Originally unveiled last year, the first LumiPod models have now been completed. The tiny retreat, which is best suited for glamping or as a weekender, is fronted by operable curved glazing that frames the view and ensures lots of daylight inside.

Thailand's Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort recently installed two Bubble Hotels that let visitors sleep among jungle wildlife, including elephants. The transparent inflatable shelters include a bathroom and air-conditioning.

Immerso is a transparent-roof cabin currently being used as a glamping experience in the Italian Alps. Located 1,900 meters (6,234 ft) above sea level in the quaint alpine town of La Morra, Immerso offers a rare opportunity to sleep under the stars.

The evolution of modern camping continues as KOA launches Terramor Outdoor Resort, a glamping resort combining safari-style tents, a bar and restaurant, equipment rentals and more into something that's part summer camp, part upscale hotel resort.

Last year, Dutch startup Lume wowed the world with its convertible Traveler LT360 caravan. Lume's debut model was successful enough to inspire a second model, the longer, more spacious Traveler LT540 with toilet room and available indoor kitchen.

The Kudhva retreat is located on 45 acres of a disused slate quarry on the north coast of Cornwall and is now home to several tiny cabins and tree tents, which overlook the natural British landscape of sea, slate, grasslands and forest.

​Dômes Charlevoix located in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Quebec, Canada features a series of gorgeous eco-luxury geodesic domes designed by Bourgeois/Lechasseur architects that offer a glamping experience all year round.

Former Rolls-Royce and Bentley engineer Jag Virdie has created a spherical micro-house called the Conker. The compact dwelling comes with multiple options, including off-grid functionality. Prices start at £25,200 (US$32,500).

Less than a year after we looked at Nest Caravans, the company was purchased by iconic trailer brand Airstream. Two years later, the fiberglass Airstream is here. The new Nest looks as timeless as any Airstream and packs all kinds of comforts into a compact, two-tone fiberglass shell.