Outside Interactive, Inc. and Marriott Bonvoy Announce New Guest Experience Benefits That Reward Adventure Travel

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2026--

Outside Interactive, the leading media and technology platform for outdoor inspiration and activation, in collaboration with Marriott Bonvoy, today launched new benefits for Outside members who link their Outside account to their Marriott Bonvoy account and stay at participating Marriott Bonvoy Outdoors properties. Spanning 350+ hotels and other accommodations across the US and Canada, including Postcard Cabins and Trailborn Hotels, the Marriott Bonvoy Outdoors collection is a gateway to outdoor adventures.

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Starting May 13, 2026, guests staying at Marriott’s curated collection of properties set in natural locations can turn their outdoor adventures into travel rewards. Through the Outside+ Adventure Pass, guests who link their Marriott Bonvoy and Outside accounts can earn Marriott Bonvoy points simply by recording activities—like hikes, runs, and bike rides—using Outside's premium mapping apps during their stay.

To celebrate the launch, members who link their accounts through August 11, 2026 will unlock exclusive introductory benefits:

Marriott Bonvoy and Outside are also launching a slate of one-of-a-kind Marriott Bonvoy Moments designed to immerse guests in nature, adventure, and storytelling. These unique packages include a fly-fishing trip in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and a dark skies tour in Scottsdale, Arizona. Both packages will be available in the Fall and include a multi-day stay at a designated Marriott Bonvoy Outdoors property.

“Outdoor travel is different,” says Peggy Roe, Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, Marriott International. “Guests go to a destination to immerse themselves in it, not just visit. This next phase in the partnership with Outside Interactive represents how Marriott Bonvoy is bringing the outdoor journey together, helping guests plan, explore incredible destinations, and now earn rewards simply by doing the outdoor activities they love.”

Marriott Bonvoy and Outside Interactive share the same goal: to create immersive, inspiring, and accessible outdoor travel opportunities. This continued loyalty partnership combines Outside’s mission to get everyone outdoors with Marriott’s global network of bespoke hospitality offerings to design outdoor adventures that incorporate challenge, discovery, and meaningful experiences with new places and people.

“Marriott shares our belief that the world's most natural places deserve to be experienced with intention and reverence,” said Robin Thurston, CEO of Outside. “Together, we're creating something unprecedented at scale: a global network with world-class infrastructure that connects adventurers with the destinations they dream about, while ensuring those destinations thrive for generations to come. This collaboration ultimately advances our vision of getting more people to engage with the outdoors.”

Launched in October, 2025, Marriott Bonvoy Outdoors interactive digital platform enables travelers to discover and book their next trip based not only where they want to go, but what they love to do. Leveraging Marriott’s leadership in global hospitality travelers can search across 350+ hotels, Homes & Villas, and curated Tours & Activities, offering immediate access to travelers’ favorite outdoor activities – Ski & Snowboard, Hike & Glamp, Bike, Scuba & Snorkel, Surf, Fish, and Paddle.

About Outside Interactive, Inc.

Outside Interactive, Inc. is the premier destination for outdoor inspiration, activation, and celebration. Each year, Outside reaches more than 300 million unique users and has more than 100 million registered users across its network of 25 media, service, and utility brands, including Outside, MapMyFitness, Velo, Yoga Journal, Pinkbike, Gaia GPS, Trailforks, athleteReg, and more. Outside’s mission is to get everyone outside, experiencing healthy, connected, and fulfilling lives by creating an experience for both longtime adventurers and those just getting started. Outside’s subscription offering, Outside+, bundles best-in-class storytelling, videos, gear reviews, mapping apps, online courses, discounted event access, and more. Learn more at outsideonline.com/outsideplus.

About Marriott Bonvoy

Marriott Bonvoy ®, Marriott International's award-winning travel platform, connects travelers to the people, places, and passions they love through an extraordinary collection of hotels and experiences worldwide. The platform features over 30 hotel brands and 10,000 destinations, including the largest collection of luxury offerings, distinctive boutique properties, premium home rentals, and more, providing renowned hospitality across the globe. With unrivaled access to the best in entertainment, culinary, sports, outdoor adventure, arts, culture, and more, Marriott Bonvoy offers transformative travel experiences that leave a lasting impression.

Marriott Bonvoy membership is free and unlocks unique benefits including the ability to earn points through travel and everyday activities, like purchases with co-branded credit cards. Members can redeem their points for free stays, experiences, and more.

Visit marriottbonvoy.com for more information and download the Marriott Bonvoy app here. Travelers can connect with Marriott Bonvoy on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook.

Outside Interactive, Inc. and Marriott Bonvoy Announce New Guest Experience Benefits That Reward Adventure Travel

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia targeted eight regions of Ukraine in its latest nighttime drone and missile barrage, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, with local authorities reporting that the strikes wounded more than two dozen civilians, including three children.

Russian forces fired 524 attack drones and 22 ballistic and cruise missiles, Zelenskyy said. The city of Dnipro and the surrounding central region of Ukraine bore the brunt of the attack, officials said.

The barrage continued a recent spiral of long-range strikes that have grown in scale following a May 9-11 ceasefire that U.S. President Donald Trump said he asked Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin to observe but which had little impact. There is no sign a peace deal is taking shape despite U.S. diplomatic efforts to end Russia's invasion.

Russia hammered Ukraine over several days last week, flattening a Kyiv apartment building where 24 people died.

One of Ukraine’s largest drone strikes on Russia killed at least four people, including three near Moscow, and wounded a dozen others, authorities said Sunday.

In more than four years of war, Ukraine has built up its own long-range capabilities. It has been hitting oil facilities that represent a vital part of the Russian economy, as well as other targets deep inside Russia, making the Russian public take notice. That has increased the pressure on Putin, whose army is struggling to make progress on the battlefield and who claimed earlier this month, without providing evidence, that the war is approaching its end.

On Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that more than 1,000 Ukrainian drones had been shot down or jammed in the previous 24 hours, with around 80 on their way to Moscow.

In another significant enhancement of Ukraine’s long-range arsenal, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Monday that the country has developed its first glide bomb — a powerful weapon that has regularly been deployed to devastating effect by Russia.

The Ukrainian version carries a 250-kilogram (550-pound) warhead and is designed to strike fortifications, command posts and other targets dozens of kilometers (miles) behind the front line, he said. Ukrainian pilots are currently training with the weapon under combat conditions.

Zelenskyy claims a significant shift is taking place.

“Our long-range capabilities are significantly changing the situation — and, more broadly, the world’s perception of Russia’s war,” Zelenskyy said on X late Sunday. “Many partners are now signaling that they see what is happening and how everything has changed — both in attitudes toward this war and in the reachability of Russian targets on Russian territory.”

At the same time, Russia’s aerial onslaughts are stretching Ukraine’s air defenses.

The Defense Ministry in Moscow said Monday it had dealt Ukraine a massive blow overnight with precision ground- and sea-based missiles and drones, striking weapons factories, oil and energy facilities, as well as transport and port infrastructure used by the Ukrainian armed forces. It said the goal of the strike had been achieved and all the designated targets had been hit.

Putin is due to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing this week. Cooperation between the two countries has deepened in recent years as many Western countries have sought to isolate the Russian leader, with China growing to become Russia's main trading partner.

In the meantime, Ukraine’s navy claimed that a Russian drone struck a Chinese-owned cargo ship in the Black Sea near Odesa on Monday.

The drone hit the dry cargo vessel KSL Deyang, which was sailing under a Marshall Islands flag, the Ukrainian Navy said in a Telegram post. The ship’s owner is based in China, and the crew consists of Chinese nationals, the navy said. There was no immediate word on casualties or the extent of damage to the vessel.

In other developments Monday:

The bail for Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff, has been paid in full, Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court said Monday, according to Ukrainian media. The court last week set bail for Yermak at 140 million hryvnias (roughly $3.2 million)

Yermak was named by two Ukrainian anti-corruption watchdogs as a suspect in a major graft probe. The move was a step short of formally charging Yermak, who resigned in November.

Investigators say Zelenskyy is not under suspicion in the case.

Hatton reported from Lisbon, Portugal.

Follow the AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Monday, May 18, 2026, a rescue worker puts out a fire of a residential building damaged after a Russian strike on Dnipro, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Monday, May 18, 2026, a residential building is seen damaged after a Russian strike on Dnipro, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)