Game-Changing "Solo Scan" by Arvie Transforms Campsite Booking — Free Nationwide Until July 4th —
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Online Travel Platform - Arvie has officially launched a new way to camp: the first-ever pay-as-you-go Sold-Out-Scan with AutoBook, no subscription required. Normally priced at just $4 per scan, Solo Scan checks Sold Out Campgrounds for cancellations every 2 minutes — then dispatches Arvie's live-agent booking team to secure the site in real time.
'Arvie is literally the best RV booking site in the world...' — Lisa Tobia
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To celebrate the launch, Arvie is waiving that $4 fee for every camper now through the long Fourth of July weekend, giving Americans the chance to test the most powerful campground booking engine ever built — completely free.
The Most Powerful Search Engine in Camping History
Arvie is the first and only platform to combine 36 fragmented booking systems into one unified dashboard — with access to over 4,700 campgrounds and 258,000+ instant-book sites across the U.S. and Canada. That's 3x more instant-book inventory than any platform that's ever existed.
Solo Scans With AutoBook — How It Works
Solo Scans let campers:
Scan up to three Sold Out Campgrounds for cancellations
Choose fixed or flexible dates
Filter by length, hookups, & accessibility
Scan Sold Out Campgrounds every 2 minutes for 30 days
Have cancellations AutoBooked by live agents — even while you sleep
'We turn other people's cancellations into your confirmed reservations.'
A Gift for the Fourth — and a Challenge
'This Fourth of July, we want to get at least 500 American camping families into Sold Out Campgrounds — ones they believed they had virtually no shot of getting into,' said Mark Petersen, founder and CEO.
'We're waiving the already low $4 Solo Scan fee, and challenging everyone to pick three campgrounds where they'd love to spend this coming 4th of July weekend.'
'Arvie was built to put more people into the state and national parks they love — more often — to enjoy the beauty of our country.'
What Campers Are Saying
'Arvie is literally the best RV booking site in the world...' — Lisa Tobia
'I can't believe they were able to get us the site we requested.' — Mike Storms
'Arvie works as advertised. It booked a camping spot for me in Watchman Campground in Zion National Park about 2 weeks before my visit.' — Cherie Glascock
Try up to three FREE Solo Scans from now til July 4
Click here to start scanning for your 4th of July Spot!
About Arvie
Arvie is the only campsite booking platform that scans for Sold Out Campground cancellations and books them automatically through a 24/7 live-agent team. Built by campers, for campers, Arvie gives you your best shot to get the spot — even while you sleep.
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