This is what all of your wealthy adult friends did this summer

Brittany ChangSep 15, 2024, 18:07 IST

Schreiber told BI that most women went solo except for a mother-and-daughter duo, a handful of twins, and pairs of best friends.Brittany Chang/Business Insider<ul class="summary-list"><li><a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/adult-summer-camp-social-women-nyc-waitlist-2024-9">Adult-only summer camps</a> have been exploding in popularity.</li><li>Camp Social's women-only event sold out in less than 10 minutes and had a 60,000-person waitlist.</li></ul>Forget <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/silversea-new-ultra-luxury-cruise-ship-winning-over-younger-guests-2024-7#the-royal-caribbean-owned-brands-target-demographic-isnt-exclusive-to-baby-boomers-anymore-1">Euro summer</a> — travelers want to return to summer camp.The nostalgic art of sharing bunks and canoeing with new friends is no longer reserved for kids at summer sleepaway camps.Lately, an increasing number of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/millennial-gen-z-travel-debt-affirm-klarna-credit-cards-2024-8">grown-ups</a> have begun flocking to adult-only summer camps, some for as steep as $1,200 a day.You can relive your glory days with activities like kayaking, archery, and marshmallows over the campfire. But if you can no longer rough and tough it out as you could in your youth, these <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/royal-caribbean-perfect-day-cococay-new-adult-only-area-review-2024-2">adult-oriented getaways</a> also offer comforts like facials, memory foam mattresses, and boozy parties.

Traditional summer camps have been flooded with grown-ups.

Club Getaway's activities and amenities include tye-dyeing and a lake with an inflatable water park.Club Getaway

Guests of all ages at Club Getaway can participate in watersports, high-energy group activities, and ziplining.

Club Getaway's Adventure Park has activities like ziplining, climbing, and "SkyCycling."Club Getaway

Camp Social also hosted its annual women-only event at a property that typically accommodates youth campers.

Camp Social's three-day camp in late August received about 480 guests.Brittany Chang/Business Insider

'Some' turned out to be about 480 attendees in 2024 — four times as many guests as in 2023.

The property had 40 shared cabins. The SkinCeuticals team had a dedicated cabin for on-site facials.Brittany Chang/Business Insider

It's a good time to sell social interactions.

Travelers can book Wandawega's accommodations on Airbnb.Wandawega

Surratt's historic lakeside property in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, has cabins, homes, and glamping accommodations to sleep up to 75 people.

Wandawega sees groups of travelers, weddings, and corporate buyouts.Wandawega

It's a sentiment that has gone international — and high-end.

Camp Château is located a six-hour drive south of Paris, about an hour from Rodez-Marcillac Airport.Camp Château

Camp Château is currently winding down its second season.

Camp Château offers activities like kayaking, horseback riding, and foraging.Camp Château

Even luxury hotel companies are (kind of) turning their rooms into camping accommodations.

The Standard, Miami Beach, held its first Camp Standard in 2016 but didn't resume it as an annual consecutive event until 2023.The Standard, Miami Beach

At Camp Standard 2024, guests received astrological life tips, broke a sweat at workout classes, participated in afternoon watersports, and attended a sunset excursion.

Camp Standard's solo travelers paid about $710 per night.Camp Standard

Chump change, compared to Four Seasons' more than $1,200 a day Camp Verano.

Four Seasons' Los Cabos, Mexico resort offers childcare for adult campers with children.Four Seasons Resort and Residences Los Cabos at Costa Palmas

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