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Xanterra Travel Collection Opens Maswik South Lodge Following $35 Million Reconstruction
Xanterra Travel Collection | June 14, 2022
SOUTH RIM, GRAND CANYON — June 14, 2022 — Travelers headed to Grand Canyon now have a new option for in-park accommodations. After its $35 million reconstruction by Xanterra Travel Collection, Maswik South Lodge is the first new lodging inside the park in over 50-years and is just footsteps away from the Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim. Booking is available now for stays beginning May 1, 2022. Constructed in 1971, the original 90 rooms have been replaced with 120 new lodging units across four new lodging structures in the same general location. The 4.5-acre property features two types of accommodations: 90 standard rooms and...
Up, Up & Away: 77 Percent of Americans Are Planning Getaways This Year
Redpoint Global | May 12, 2022
Redpoint Global today announced new research revealing trends around personalization and overall sentiment toward travel in 2022. While most travelers are itching to travel after years of restrictions, 54 percent of travelers have yet to book their 2022 trips. Redpoint’s survey results reveal some of the key trends shaping travel plans as well as the expectations from consumers about how travel and hospitality brands can best guide customer experiences. The top areas that consumers cite concern for travel are around health and safety (29 percent) and costs around travel (25 percent) and gas prices (17 percent). Customer satisfaction remai...
Xanterra Parks & Resorts Names Michael Keller General Manager for Yellowstone National Park Lodges
Xanterra Parks & Resorts | May 12, 2017
Yellowstone National Park, WY– May 12, 2017 – Michael Keller has been hired as General Manager of Yellowstone National Park Lodges, operated by Xanterra Parks & Resorts. Keller is no stranger to Yellowstone, having earned a 28-year career there and at Crater Lake National Park with Xanterra prior to taking on the general manager responsibilities for the Grand Canyon and Tusayan operations under the auspices of Delaware North. "It's great to be back in Yellowstone! This is sacred ground where I started my national park career and my family. So personally, this is a very special place," said Keller, General Manager for Yel...
Xanterra Promotes Mia Bell to General Manager at the Grand Canyon, South Rim
Xanterra Parks & Resorts | April 28, 2017
THE SOUTH RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON, Ariz. – April 28, 2017 – Mia Bell has earned the promotion to General Manager of the Grand Canyon, South Rim. Bell, a 35-year Xanterra Parks and Resorts veteran, started her career as a seasonal employee at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. From there, Bell continued her tenure, where, over the course of 25 years, she served as a full-time Xanterra employee in various management positions in the areas of accounting, operations, and sales with the Ohio State Park Lodges. In 2009, Bell's role took her back to the National Parks when she was promoted to the Director of Lodging at Yellowstone ...
Grand Canyon National Park’s Iconic El Tovar to Close Early 2017 for Major Rehabilitation
Xanterra Parks & Resorts | December 21, 2015
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. – December 21, 2015 – Grand Canyon National Park's El Tovar, a true icon among national park hotels, will close Jan. 1, 2017 for a major rehabilitation that will include substantial improvements to the building's back-of-the-house facilities as well as public areas and guest rooms. The hotel will reopen April 14, 2017. "Over the years our beloved El Tovar has seen its share of upgrades and maintenance worthy of one our great park lodges," said Jon Streit, general manager of Grand Canyon National Park Lodges. "We take our responsibility as steward of this beautiful building seriously, and we are looking fo...
Xanterra Parks & Resorts Awarded New 15-Year Contract to Continue Operating Grand Canyon Concessions
September 11, 2015
Greenwood Village, CO, September 11, 2015 – Xanterra Parks & Resorts® affiliate Xanterra South Rim L.L.C. has been awarded a new 15-year contract to continue operating the primary concessions at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Xanterra's bid was chosen by the National Park Service and continues a tradition dating back to 1905 when the Fred Harvey Company, even before the Grand Canyon was designated a national park, began operating concessions in Grand Canyon Village, including El Tovar Hotel and Hopi House. "We are delighted to continue operating visitor facilities and services at the South Rim of Grand Canyon Nation...
$28M Redo Complete, Lake Yellowstone Hotel to Celebrate 125 Years & 100 for National Park Service
March 30, 2015
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, March 30, 2015 - When the National Park Service celebrates its 100th birthday in 2016, the Lake Yellowstone Hotel will be celebrating its 125th. And after the completion last year of a $28 million renovation, this grand hotel has never looked better. A member of Historic Hotels of America, Lake Yellowstone Hotel opened in 1891 after two years of construction at a cost of $46,000. When the project started in 1889, Yellowstone was still the country's only national park and the National Park Service had not been created. The original hotel was a simple three-story clapboard structure with 80 guest rooms. In 1903 ...
Xanterra Parks & Resorts Enters Temporary Contract to Continue Operating Grand Canyon Concessions
December 23, 2014
DENVER, December 23, 2014 - Xanterra Parks & Resorts®, dba Xanterra South Rim L.L.C., reached an agreement with the National Park Service to continue to operate most concessions at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park - just as it has for more than a century - under a temporary contract. Xanterra's current contract commenced in 2002 and is set to expire at the end of 2014. The contract was extended three times and, by law, cannot be extended again. The National Park Service issued three RFPs for bids to operate concessions at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, but no concessioner - including Xanterra - submitted a responsive...
