5 ways RVs and camper vans could change travel in 2021, according to an expert

RVs and camper vans will continue to be popular in 2021.Shutterstock

• Outdoorsy, an RV and camper rental site, saw a 4,500% increase in bookings throughout the pandemic in 2020.
• Jen Young, CMO and co-founder of Outdoorsy, said she thinks people will be using camper vans to work on the road in 2021.
• Young predicts more glamping campgrounds and luxury RV resorts will open next year just as national parks become massive tourist destinations.

After the coronavirus pandemic canceled most vacations, 2020 became the year of the RV.

Outdoorsy, an RV and camper van rental site, found a 4,500% increase in bookings throughout the pandemic. Insider spoke with Jen Young, Outdoorsy's chief marketing officer and co-founder, to learn how this booming interest in RVs and camper vans could shape and change travel in 2021.

Here are the five ways travel may be different over the next year.