The solution to our great parks’ needs
cannot and should not be shouldered by
its visitors—we can fix this together. As
you know, these issues are very impor-
tant to our organizations, and we would
very much like to further discuss these
contemplated policy changes. We look
forward to working with you and your
team in the near future.
Last year the NPS recorded a whopping
330 million recreational visits, up sig-
nificantly from what had been a record-
breaking 307 million visits in 2015. If
the currently proposed fee increases are
implemented, those record numbers
will not continue to climb.
D I S COV E R
Voices of concern
These are the travel industry asso-
ciations that joined to register con-
cern about proposed adjustments to
U.S. National Park Service entry and
permit fees:
American Bus Association
UNCOMPLICATED. UNCONGESTED. UNSPOILED.
International Inbound Travel
Association
International Motorcoach Group
National Tour Association
Ontario Motor Coach Association
Student & Youth Travel Association
United Motorcoach Association
United States Tour Operators
Association
To read the Oct. 24 announcement
about proposed fee increases, see the
news release on the NPS website:
bit.ly/2xkdSL1
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Comments count
Due in part to the urging of NTA
and other industry associations—
and also to the large number of
comments (nearly 80,000 at press
time) that citizens submitted to the
National Park Service website—NPS
extended the comment period by
several weeks, ending in late De-
cember. However, NTA is continu-
ing to collect reactions and opinions
from members, who can email their
concerns to Executive Vice Presi-
dent Catherine Prather at catherine.
[email protected].
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