Alignment of Xplor parks and recreation creates one of the industry’s most comprehensive global technology platforms
As part of Xplor Technologies’ brand launch following the close of the Clubessential Holdings merger, Xplor today announced the alignment of its parks and recreation vertical, bringing together one of the industry’s most comprehensive global portfolios of software, embedded payments, and AI-powered capabilities.
Today, Xplor Recreation supports more than 7,000 locations in 17 countries.
That effort delivers streamlined and enhanced experiences for more than 29 million members and patrons through a portfolio of leading brands including Vermont Systems, RecDesk, CampBrain, NextRec (formerly Xplor Recreation), and ePACT Network. That’s just the beginning.
This milestone marks more than a portfolio expansion.
It creates a connected recreation ecosystem designed to serve the full spectrum of the market - parks and recreation agencies, municipalities,
community programs, schools, camps, and military organizations.
With deeper global scale, expanded expertise, and a shared vision for the future, Xplor Recreation is uniquely positioned to deliver what the market increasingly demands: a modern, integrated platform that helps organizations reduce friction, improve experiences on both sides of the desk, optimize resources, and grow with confidence.
“Recreation organizations are essential to the way communities connect, participate, and grow, and the systems supporting them need to be just as dynamic,” said Randy Eckels, CEO of Xplor Technologies. “We are bringing together trusted brands, deep market expertise, and meaningful investment in AI to create a more connected and modern recreation technology ecosystem. That gives organizations stronger tools to simplify operations, serve their communities more effectively, and deliver better experiences for every participant and family.”
Xplor is making a material, eight-figure investment to expand native AI capabilities across its platforms, accelerating the development of practical capabilities designed to help recreation businesses and agencies automate routine work, respond faster, personalize engagement, and unlock smarter decision-making. This includes early innovations already underway within the portfolio, supported by a roadmap focused on making AI useful, actionable, and embedded in the workflows operators rely on every day.
The result is one of the most robust global recreation technology solutions in the market - combining vertical software, embedded payments, and AI-powered capabilities across operations and the customer journey.
For recreation organizations, this means continuity in the solutions they trust today, alongside greater opportunity over time through expanded innovation, deeper connectivity, and the backing of a global platform built for the future of the industry.
At a time when customer expectations are rising and organizations are under pressure to do more with less, Xplor Recreation is building the scale, intelligence, and ecosystem the market needs next.
About Xplor Technologies
Xplor Technologies powers the experiences at the heart of everyday life. Through modern vertical software, embedded payments, and AI-powered capabilities, we help businesses in fitness, recreation, golf and club, field services, laundry, education, and other membership-based and service-based industries simplify operations, uncover insights, and elevate customer and member experiences. More than 130,000 businesses in 72+ countries rely on Xplor to run their day and get paid, processing over $47 billion in payments annually. Our connected ecosystem helps operators spend less time managing complexity and more time delivering the experiences that matter most.
Xplor is backed by world-class investors Advent International, Battery Ventures, Osprey Investors, and Silver Lake.
Media Contact:
Emily Lahey, VP Communications
Emily.lahey@xplortechnologies.com
by Emily Lahey VP Corporate Communications & Marketing
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First published: 03 April 2026
Written by: Emily Lahey