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TourRadar adds AI discovery tools and expands UGC features
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustria: Online experiences marketplace TourRadar has expanded its user-generated content features, introduced new AI discovery tools and launched a US$1m partner fund as part of its latest platform release. TourRadar has released its Fall 2025 update, adding AI-powered discovery tools, new social commerce features and wider use of user-generated content (UGC) across its marketplace for organised adventures. […]
CamperDays expands to Peru and Morocco
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: Campervan tour operator CamperDays has expanded its international network with new partners and pick-up stations in Lima, Peru and Casablanca, Morocco. The move marks the company’s third new market launch of 2025 as it continues to broaden its global footprint. Travellers can now rent campers, SUVs, vans, and 4x4s in both destinations, enabling greater access […]
Marriott launches Outdoors platform and new brand
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Marriott International has announced the launch of Marriott Bonvoy Outdoors, a new digital platform designed to connect travellers with outdoor-focused stays and experiences. The platform allows users to search across more than 450 hotels, 50,000 Homes & Villas, and curated tours and activities linked to outdoor pursuits such as skiing, hiking, surfing, and scuba […]
From survival to revival: STRz 2022 predictions
Reading Time: 10 minutesWorldwide: After consecutive years of pandemic-induced turbulence, making my short-term rental predictions for 2022 has arguably never been as challenging. Even now, the surfacing of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus threatens to put the brakes on the recovery of an industry that has been decimated by closures and stringent regulations. And yet, unlike […]