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ADAC Camping Awards 2022: These are the winners of the “Oscars of the camping industry“

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ADAC Camping Awards 2022: These are the winners of the “Oscars of the camping industry“

  • Deserved: Josipa Cvelić Bonifačić in the Hall of Fame 
  • International: The winners come from Spain, Italy, Austria and Germany
  • Overview: All winners and nominees of the ADAC Camping Awards 

 

Stuttgart, 14.01.2022 – The winners of this year’s ADAC Camping Awards have been announced. In the virtual ADAC Camping Gala, broadcast live for the first time, the winners of Europe’s most important camping award were chosen on Friday evening in Stuttgart. Uwe Frers, Managing Director of ADAC Camping GmbH (https://www.pincamp.de): “The ADAC Camping Awards are akin to the Oscars of the camping industry. We use them to honor the innovators of the industry.” Among hundreds of suggestions from the camping industry and an international commission of 40 camping experts, the award winners were selected in four thematic categories: Sustainability and Environmental Awareness, Innovation and Progress, Demographic Change and Accessibility, and ADAC Camping Booking. In addition, Josipa Cvelić Bonifačić, yet another leading personality of the European camping industry, was inducted into the Hall of Fame. 

 

Deserved: Josipa Cvelić Bonifačić in the Hall of Fame 

The highlight of the award ceremony was the induction of Josipa Cvelić Bonifačić into the Hall of Fame. The Croatian-born honoree was visibly moved and expressed her gratitude via video message for “the unexpected and great honor”. Uwe Frers acknowledged Cvelić’s services to the development of camping in Europe: “Josipa Cvelić Bonifačić has left great footprints in the Croatian and European camping industry.” Cvelić’s leadership in the modernization of the Croatian camping industry, especially in the development of the multi-award winning Valamar Premium Camping Resorts, deserves special mention, he said. Josipa Cvelić Bonifačić has also made an enormous contribution to the further development of camping tourism in the university sector: “The introduction of the ‘Master of Sustainable Campground Management’ and the funding of this project by the Erasmus program of the European Union is the work of Josipa Cvelić Bonifačić.” 

 

International: These are the winners and nominees of the ADAC Camping Awards

Earlier, this year’s winners of the ADAC Camping Awards were chosen.

The 2022 award winners in the areas of Sustainability and Environmental Awareness, Innovation and Progress, Demographic Change and Accessibility, and in the ADAC Camping Booking category come from Spain, Italy, Austria and Germany. The announcement of the winners of the ADAC Camping Awards 2022 was made by Sergio Redaelli, founder and CEO of CrippaConcept. CrippaConcept is the largest manufacturer of mobile homes and lodge tents in Italy and is an official partner of the ADAC Camping Gala 2022 and 2023. In addition, Josipa Cvelić Bonifačić, another camping industry personality, was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

 

Overview: All winners and nominees of the ADAC Camping Awards 2022

 

Winner category “Sustainability and Environmental Awareness”: Camping La Ballena Alegre, Spain. The modern camping facility on the Costa Brava receives this award for its sustainable and environmentally friendly use of the camping site, in particular for the maximal reduction of CO2 emissions. More than 100 tons of CO2 are saved per year. Other nominees in the “Sustainability and Environmental Awareness” category: Blokhus Natur Camping, Denmark and Ons Buiten, Netherlands.

 

Winner category “Innovation and Progress”: Centro Vacanze Pra’ delle Torri, Italy.

The modern vacation resort near Venice surprises again and again with new ideas for leisure activities. The latest proof of its innovative strength: the newly created activity park, which is perfectly tailored to the needs of young campers. Other campsites nominated for the “Innovation and Progress” category:  Camping Nature Parc L’Ardéchois, France and La Rocca Camp, Italy.

 

Winner category “Demographic Change and Accessibility”: 50plus Campingpark Fisching, Austria. With a bold concept that focuses on campers over 50 and their needs, the camping park from Styria, run by the Pfandl family, came out on top in this category. Other nominations in the category “Demographic Change and Accessibility”: Strandcamping Waging am See, Germany and Camping Salatà, Spain.

 

Winner category “ADAC Camping Booking Award”: Camping Stover Strand Kloodt, Germany. Located near Hamburg, the campsite from Drage on the Elbe received the award for its role as a pioneer and trailblazer in the digitalization of the German camping industry. Camping Stover Strand Kloodt has led the way across Germany in implementing online bookability of pitches. Other nominees in the “ADAC Camping Booking Award” category: Aminess Atea Camping Resort, Croatia and Feddet Strand Resort, Denmark.

 

The award ceremony of the ADAC Camping Awards 2023 is again planned as a live event during the ADAC Camping Gala at the CMT in Stuttgart in January 2023. 

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