'We call them land yachts': The wealthy are spending millions to travel in luxury RVs this summer, and it's reshaping the entire look of high-end travel

Get the Full StoryWith travel restrictions still in place, interest in RV travel is surging.

Elite travelers are willing to pay top dollar for what Jer Goss of Goss RV calls "land yachts": luxury RVs that cost tens of thousands of dollars to rent and millions to buy.

Take a look inside some of the most expensive RVs on the market.

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Monaco and the French Riviera are out, and travel to Yosemite and Shenandoah is in.

Elite travelers, with coronavirus travel restrictions in place and summer plans foiled, are looking to hit the open road.

What constitutes luxury travel is being redefined, Eliza Scott Harris, chief operating officer of Indagare, a members-only boutique travel company, told Reuters. Now, luxury is "the privacy you're afforded," she said.

And travelers are paying top dollar for the privacy offered by RVs.

"Interest in the RV lifestyle ... is literally off the charts now," Garry Enyart, chairman of the RV Industry Association, told Business Insider's Katie Warren.

Between early April and late May, RVshare, the largest RV rental site in the US, reported seeing a 1,000 increase in bookings. RVshare CEO Jon Gray told Business Insider's Brittany Chang in June that he expects to see an influx of first-time buyers looking to substitute "luxurious vacations that they typically took."

Steve Schoellhorn, the president and owner of luxury RV manufacturer Marathon Coach, which builds coaches costing between 1.8 and 2.5 million, told Chang that he has seen an uptick in interested buyers and predicts the company's sales will be 30 higher this year compared to last year.

Here's a look at some of the most expensive and elaborate RVs in the world:Goss RV rents out luxury motorcoaches for 15,000 to 50,000 per week depending on the type of coach and services a buyer chooses, owner Jer Goss told Business Insider.

Courtesy Goss RV

Add-ons include a a private driver service and set-up at a destination of the renter's choice, like a luxury motorcoach resort.

Goss RV reported a 62 increase in revenue from rentals in May compared to last year, per Reuters.

Source: Goss RV

With leather coaches that look straight out of a West Elm showroom and granite countertops, Goss RV's coaches resemble homes more than a recreational vehicle.

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"We call them land yachts," Goss told Town & Country.

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Source: Town and Country,Goss RV

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