Cuts to the Senior discount coming?
RV Travel Magazine Looks like they want to cut the discount on upcharges to the camping fee. But the big problem is cutting the discount all together during peak season. Pay full charges all summe...
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A parks user that is very strongly represented, but the fees are never mentioned are the "tours".
Through the summer months huge numbers of foreign visitors are in groups using the parks, does anyone know how much the Park Service gets for each of those visitors?
I could see there being some small discount offered compared to the individual entrance fees, but I would be willing to bet that these groups receive an extreme discount. The fee structure listed on the website states $35 for a vehicle. For 7 days, If the buses are being charged at this rate, it's ridiculous. Does anyone know how this is approached?
Edit add, found it. Bus tours pay a $300 annual fee and an additional per person fee which for Grand Canyon as an example, is the per person fee of $20 with a $5 discount offered as recovery of the $300 annual fee.
So the Parks are being compensated for those visitors.
Through the summer months huge numbers of foreign visitors are in groups using the parks, does anyone know how much the Park Service gets for each of those visitors?
I could see there being some small discount offered compared to the individual entrance fees, but I would be willing to bet that these groups receive an extreme discount. The fee structure listed on the website states $35 for a vehicle. For 7 days, If the buses are being charged at this rate, it's ridiculous. Does anyone know how this is approached?
Edit add, found it. Bus tours pay a $300 annual fee and an additional per person fee which for Grand Canyon as an example, is the per person fee of $20 with a $5 discount offered as recovery of the $300 annual fee.
So the Parks are being compensated for those visitors.
