The company of design and construction of tree houses O2 Treehouse is expanding to include large-scale hospitality.
The Oakland-based company, already known for its modular, custom treehouses and hotels, has raised more than €150.000 in funding (at the time of writing) from hundreds of investors for a new franchise, called Treewalkers .
What is Treewalkers?
Treehouse's Treewalkers will be a worldwide network of rentable tree houses. From a single unit to entire villages available to users.
Technology and modular design allow us to offer investors a low-risk opportunity with an excellent return. We provide everything needed for guests to have beautiful treehouses, designed for the modern ecotourist.
Dustin Feider, founder of O2 Treehouse
Tetratuss, the tree houses for the global network
Feider created a unique design for all Tree house tree houses, and named it Tetratuss. A platform that can be modified based on location to provide lower costs and faster turnarounds. Treewalkers will use the O2 Treehouse design methodology to offer guests the opportunity to create a unique connection with nature. The company already has 85 custom-designed modular structures.
Why it can work
A treehouse offers an incredible opportunity to break away from stress and connect with nature, but ownership is not an accessible solution for everyone and this is why renting a treehouse could pay off. Furthermore, the ecotourism industry is on the rise: it was worth $265 billion worldwide in 2018 and is forecast to grow despite the pandemic: according to O2 Treehouse up to 14% every year.
Treewalkers is a sort of Airbnb of ecotourism: holidaymakers wanting to experience treehouse life will have a dedicated organized rental service, while potential franchisees looking for an investment opportunity will have O2 Treehouse's experience and expertise to support them.
The company plans to start with five to 15 locations using its own Airbnb as a rental platform before releasing its own O2 Treehouse platform for exclusive access to more than 20 treehouse locations.
Tree house italy
Even in our country there are tree houses and hotels: the tree house hotel italia are located in different locations. House Barthel, for example, about 20 minutes from Florence. OR The Blue Suite on the hills of Lazio, and again in Trentino, Piedmont, Friuli. There is a treehouse even in Sicily, in the Madonie park.
