Visitors accepted it because there was little else available. Teams accepted it because most vendors looked remarkably similar.
Visitors expect their trip to feel personal, and teams expect their tools to carry more of the load. The destinations investing in this shift now are setting themselves up well for what comes next.
The connected core that links every piece of destination content, powering every visitor-facing output across the platform.
A focused team that moves quickly. Good ideas find their way into the product without waiting on a release calendar.
Reach out by text, call, or Slack whenever you need us. You work directly with the people who build and run the platform.
Pay for what you use. Pricing is scaled to the size of your team, not to a feature list designed for an enterprise of a hundred.
Every feature exists because a destination team asked for it. Built cleanly from the ground up, with nothing inherited from a larger platform.
Publish a change in seconds. Fix a pin, add an event, swap a hero. Nothing waits in a queue.
You are a close partner, not an account number. What you need next quarter shapes what we ship next quarter.
Each one builds on what the platform already does for Downeast Acadia — adding new visitor tools, new capabilities, and deeper intelligence to the region's digital presence.
A monthly service that keeps the entire Wayward platform running and growing on DART's behalf. Map content, itineraries, POI management, stakeholder intake, sponsored placement, and regular reporting — all handled by the Wayward team so DART's staff can focus on what only they can do.
A trip-planning tool built directly into the DART map. Visitors browse, save their favorite stops, and create a personal itinerary — then share it with travel companions or send it to their inbox. Every saved trip is a captured lead: DART receives the email address and trip details, turning a passive map visit into a direct connection with a real visitor.
A search bar and trip planning tool that understands how visitors actually talk about a place. Someone asks where to hike with kids, or what is happening this weekend in Stonington — and gets an answer drawn directly from DART's map, listings, and content. Not a generic AI response. An answer grounded in what is actually in Downeast Acadia. The goal is measurable visitor behavior: more itineraries created, more time spent on the map, more accommodations and businesses discovered.
A connected map system that produces both a print edition and a digital counterpart from the same content foundation — automatically updated each season. Smaller format than the current guide, easier to produce, and structured to unlock more ad inventory per edition. Run one production cycle, get two outputs.
A dynamic event calendar that surfaces key regional events directly on the DART map at the right time. Events appear strategically — in the weeks leading up to each event and on event days themselves — rather than sitting as a static list. Visitors see what is happening now and what is coming soon, contextually.
There is real opportunity for a major national brand to sponsor the Downeast Acadia map and the outdoor lifestyle it represents. Wayward leads the work: identifying target brands, managing outreach, structuring the deal, and executing every deliverable once a partner is confirmed. Athletic Brewing is one strong example of the kind of brand that could be a natural fit — but the right partner is the goal, not any one name.