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Articles tagged “national parks”

Tourism

Yellowstone National Park Closed for First Time in Over 3 Decades

U.S. national parks are more popular now than they have been in decades. Unfortunately climate change is more real now than the last few thousand years. Closures like this will become the norm across the U.S.

Yellowstone National Park Closed for First Time in Over 3 Decades

News Blog

National Parks to Drop Single-Use Plastics Within 10 Years

The U.S. Department of Interior will phase-out the use of single-use plastics from areas it manages, including all national parks, within 10 years. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland mandated the move, which aims to reduce waste, by 2032 in an order issued on June 8. Products that will be phased out include "plastic and polystyrene food…

Tourism

Summer Vacationers Are Budgeting and the RV Market Is Responding

While many turned to recreational vehicles and outdoor experiences for social distancing and mental wellness during the pandemic, rising vacation prices are forcing Americans to carefully allocate their finances, adding yet another reason to the list of why RVs are the move this summer.

Summer Vacationers Are Budgeting and the RV Market Is Responding

Airlines

England Opens U.S. Travel and 11 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

In Skift’s top stories this week, England welcomes fully vaccinated tourists, hotels are focusing on conversions rather than mergers, and Brazil is setting itself up to become a travel tech hub in Latin America.

England Opens U.S. Travel and 11 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

Tourism

U.S. National Parks Boom Is Great But Overtourism Solutions Needed Urgently, Say Senators

National Parks are being "loved to death" and solutions are urgently needed to manage, disperse, and educate crowds while increasing access for all.

U.S. National Parks Boom Is Great But Overtourism Solutions Needed Urgently, Say Senators

Overtourism

Video: Limiting Overtourism Within Public Lands

Watch a full session from our recent online event devoted to the short-term rental and outdoor industries.

Video: Limiting Overtourism Within Public Lands

Online Travel

Outdoor Travel Firms Get Creative to Hook First-Timers on Fresh Air

The outdoor sector is travel’s hottest right now, and it sure looks like it won’t be cooling down after the pandemic.

Outdoor Travel Firms Get Creative to Hook First-Timers on Fresh Air

Business Travel

Park Ranger-Turned-Tour Director Navigates the National Parks and a Pandemic

Kent Taylor, who runs a company called My Private Ranger, knows the National Park service like the back of his hand. But navigating it during a pandemic has been a new kind of challenge.

Park Ranger-Turned-Tour Director Navigates the National Parks and a Pandemic

Tourism

Gunmaker Smith & Wesson’s Parent Sees Opportunity With New RV Vacation Boom

Thanks to pandemic-driven demand for all things in outdoor recreation, everyone's hearing the call of the wild. Even gunmakers.

Gunmaker Smith & Wesson’s Parent Sees Opportunity With New RV Vacation Boom

Tourism

National Parks Push Forward on Plastic Limits Despite Political Tussles

President Trump rolled back the Obama administration's limits on plastic bottles in national parks. But park advocates are confusing their efforts to reduce plastics on recreational land.

National Parks Push Forward on Plastic Limits Despite Political Tussles