What is your outlook for 2022?

During the recent ActivityHero workshop, we asked camp and class providers to break into small groups and discuss some of the following topics:

• Do you expect to grow revenue and students in 2022?
• What did you do this year that you will continue doing?
• What is something new that you want to try next year?

As a business, it’s a good thought exercise to consider these questions as you make plans for the upcoming year. Do you want to see growth in your business? What steps are you taking to achieve this goal? Were there any takeaways or learning experiences from the last year?

Feedback from our live workshop attendees was overall positive – many hope that vaccinations and less restrictive safety mandates will increase their ability to offer more in-person activities with larger class sizes. Other attendees mentioned that with long waitlists in summer of 2021, they hope families will register earlier in the year rather than waiting until the last minute. Almost all camp & class providers were concerned about staffing and inflation. 

Planning for 2022

In-Person Activities

Expect more in-person summer camps to be operating in 2022

• 69% of camps surveyed on Facebook said they expect to be larger in 2022. The rest expect to be the same size. 
• Camps say that public schools are renting again
• Several large camps are expanding to more cities

BUT staffing is expected to be difficult again

• Depends on overall hiring shortage 
• Some camps are cautious about which locations to open again

Online Activities in 2020

Kids ages 6-8 were most common in Spring & Summer 2020 and 7.4% were ages 12 and older.

Online Class Prices in 2020 v. 2021

Payment Plans

In July of 2020, research found that 37.65% of American adults had used a BNPL service. Since then, that number has jumped substantially, with 55.80% of Americans now saying they’ve used one of these services. That’s an increase of 48% in less than a year.

Camp and class providers on ActivityHero can utilize our easy system to offer payment plans for families.

Peak Month for Camp & Class Registrations

February was the peak month for many summer camps pre-pandemic

May was the peak month in 2021 for most camps

What will it be in 2022?

Vaccinations & Mask Requirements

Safety protocols continue to be varied across states and change frequently.

Join us LIVE at our next Workshop!