Travel + Leisure Co. Expands Eddie Bauer Adventure Club with New Trail Partner Network

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 2, 2026--

Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE: TNL), a leading leisure travel company, today announced the introduction of Trail Partners, a new network of outdoor hospitality partners that gives Eddie Bauer Adventure Club owners more places to stay and explore using their club credits. Through the Trail Partner network, owners can use their credits to book stays and excursion add-ons with a growing selection of outdoor hospitality partners. Under Canvas is the first Trail Partner announced as part of the network, giving owners access to all 18 Under Canvas properties across North America.

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A modern vacation club built on more than a century of Eddie Bauer’s outdoor heritage, the Eddie Bauer Adventure Club connects travelers with outdoor destinations and experiences, with its first Basecamp location which opened in Moab, Utah earlier this year. Basecamps serve as the anchor of the club’s dedicated properties, offering a comfortable home base in inspiring outdoor destinations.

“Eddie Bauer Adventure Club is designed to give people more ways to get outside and experience the places that inspire them,” said Sarah Koves, SVP, Brand Strategy at Travel + Leisure Co. “Our Basecamps give owners a signature Eddie Bauer Adventure Club experience in some of the world’s most compelling outdoor destinations, while Trail Partners expand the possibilities even further. Together, they create an ecosystem that gives owners more choice today and more to look forward to as we continue to grow.”

Meet the First Trail Partner: Under Canvas

Known for safari-inspired accommodations in some of the country’s most spectacular outdoor destinations, Under Canvas pairs immersive stays in nature with modern comforts. Its custom-designed canvas tents feature amenities such as king-size beds, contemporary furnishings, ensuite bathrooms and wood-burning stoves.

Through the Eddie Bauer Adventure Club, owners can stay at Under Canvas properties near some of the country’s most celebrated national parks and landscapes, including Yellowstone, Zion, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, the Great Smoky Mountains, Santa Fe and the Columbia River Gorge in the Pacific Northwest.

More Ways to Use Your Membership

Eddie Bauer Adventure Club owners can access Trail Partner stays through the club's dedicated travel agency, which can help them explore participating destinations, check availability and use their credits toward eligible stays.

Beyond Basecamps and Trail Partner stays, Eddie Bauer Adventure Club owners have access to additional benefits, including 50% off regularly priced Eddie Bauer apparel and gear online, automatic Guide-Tier status in the Eddie Bauer Adventure Rewards Program, and one complimentary annual excursion for two people curated based on the season and setting.

Eddie Bauer Adventure Club is operated by Travel + Leisure Co. under a license from Authentic Brands Group.

For more information about Eddie Bauer Adventure Club, visit eddiebaueradventureclub.com.

To learn more about Travel + Leisure Co. and its portfolio of leisure travel brands, please visit travelandleisureco.com.

About Travel + Leisure Co.

Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE: TNL) is a leading leisure travel company, providing more than six million vacations to travelers around the world every year. The company operates a diverse portfolio of vacation ownership, travel club, and lifestyle travel brands designed to meet the needs of the modern leisure traveler, whether they’re traversing the globe or enjoying destinations closer to home. This includes experiential brands such as Sports Illustrated Resorts, Eddie Bauer Adventure Club, Margaritaville Vacation Club, and Accor Vacation Club, as well as cornerstone brands, Club Wyndham, WorldMark, and RCI. With hospitality and responsible tourism at its heart, the company’s more than 19,000 dedicated associates worldwide help fulfill its mission to put the world on vacation. Learn more at travelandleisureco.com.

About Eddie Bauer

For more than 100 years, outdoor brand Eddie Bauer has been inspiring, enabling, and empowering people to live their adventure with products that are built to last. Their performance outerwear, apparel, accessories and gear are available at eddiebauer.com.

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About Under Canvas

The leader in upscale, outdoor hospitality, Under Canvas is the ultimate immersive experience. Its safari-style accommodations perfectly embrace their natural surroundings while featuring indoor luxuries, allowing guests to discover their outdoor self in comfort and style. Under Canvas operates 18 properties across three brands. To grant further access to the nation’s most coveted landscapes, Under Canvas expanded its portfolio with two additional brands. ULUM, a bespoke, MICHELIN Key, luxury outdoor resort brand that debuted its first location in Moab, Utah in spring of 2023. The Under Canvas Outdoor Collection is a line of distinctive, nature-based properties curated with place and purpose in mind. The Fields of Michigan in South Haven, MI, and Bar N Ranch in West Yellowstone, MT, make up the collection. There are 15 Under Canvas camps nationwide: Acadia (ME); Bar N Ranch (MT); Bryce Canyon (UT); Columbia River Gorge (WA); Glacier (MT); Grand Canyon (AZ); Great Smoky Mountains (TN); Lake Powell – Grand Staircase (UT); Moab (UT); Mount Rushmore (SD); North Yellowstone – Paradise Valley (MT); West Yellowstone (MT); White Mountains (NH); Yosemite (CA) and Santa Fe (NM) coming in 2027. For more information, please visit http://www.undercanvas.com and http://www.ulumresorts.com.

Under Canvas Bryce Canyon, one of 18 Under Canvas properties now available to Eddie Bauer Adventure Club owners through the club's new Trail Partner network. (Photo: Under Canvas)

Under Canvas Columbia River Gorge, one of 18 Under Canvas properties now available to Eddie Bauer Adventure Club owners through the club's new Trail Partner network. (Photo: Under Canvas)

Under Canvas Yosemite, one of 18 Under Canvas properties now available to Eddie Bauer Adventure Club owners through the club's new Trail Partner network. (Photo: Under Canvas)

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Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Friday. Full coverage is available here.

The FlyDubai captain told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he knew he had to get back on his feet to save everyone on board, after he was stabbed by his co-pilot and the aircraft plunged into a steep descent.

“I had so many wounds. I had fallen down,” Capt. Smit Machchhar said from a hospital in Abu Dhabi. “I was fighting for my life. At one point I realized that if I didn’t get up … then passengers would lose their lives.”

Machchhar was seriously injured in Wednesday’s attack but managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to enter and restrain the attacker as the Boeing 737 descended sharply, witnesses and Israeli authorities said.

The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, with 182 people on board, was diverted to Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia for an emergency landing.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacker, an Omani national, was arrested in Saudi Arabia. His motive for the attack was not immediately clear.

Israel was set to begin repatriation flights to bring back passengers stranded in the United Arab Emirates after commercial travel between the two countries was suspended following the attack.

— More coverage on the attempt to crash the plane is available here.

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UKMTO did not identify the tanker and there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. Four tankers have recently been hit by projectiles in the critical waterway, bringing the total to five with Friday’s incident, UKMTO said.

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Two strikes in Gaza City killed one person each, while another strike in central Gaza killed a third, officials said.

Israel’s military acknowledged carrying out the strikes, saying that it was hitting militants in those areas, without elaborating.

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The footage showed soldiers firing shots in the air and tear gas toward the Palestinian farmers and activists, while settlers were also seen in the area.

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WFP director Matthew Hollingworth said that almost three out of four households are unable to meet their basic food needs.

Shelling Friday by the Houthis on the residential neighborhood of Wadi al-Qadi in Taiz City injured several people, according to an Associated Press reporter in the city.

This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.

This screengrab from Narendra Modi YouTube Channel shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking with FlyDubai pilot Capt. Smit Machchhar on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (Narendra Modi YouTube Channel via AP )