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Amid Trump Budget Cuts, New Activist-Led National Park…

Travel NewsJune 6, 202562Views

There are good reasons to worry about U.S. national parks right now. The Trump administration's extensive layoffs of National Park Service workers and proposed cuts of $1.2 billion to the federal agency's budget—amounting to a reduction in funding of almost 25%—will have a sharply negative impact on everything from preservation efforts and recreational programming to…

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The Most Unique Thing to Do in Glacier Bay National Park:…

Funny thing about Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park. Although the site’s mountains, fjords, rugged coastlines, and marquee glaciers attract more than 700,000 annual visitors, the vast majority of them never set foot on land. More than 95% of parkgoers come aboard cruise ships that aren't allowed to dock in the nature reserve. Instead, National Park…

May 19, 202576Views

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Disney, Abu Dhabi and theme park economy at ‘crossroads’ of world

Ferrari World building in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on December 2nd, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Disney's announcement last week that its newest theme park will be in Abu Dhabi offers further confirmation of the status of the United Arab Emirates as a global consumer crossroads located in the Middle East. At the…

May 11, 202563Views

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Slowdown in tourists coming to the U.S. puts Disney’s theme park magic at risk

A slump in air travel to the U.S. is emerging in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariffs, and it could hit Walt Disney 's important theme park business where it hurts. With international guests accounting for about 20% of Disney's park attendance in Orlando, Florida, and Anaheim, California, according to Barclays, the latest data…

April 30, 202549Views

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Which National Park Facilities Are Closed Because of…

As you prepare to pay your federal income tax again this year, take special note of how much less you're getting from your government for your money now. The National Park Service (NPS) is newly damaged and diminished. A few weeks ago, if you wanted to visit the iconic Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming,…

March 12, 202556Views

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Full List of 34 Targeted National Park Leases: “Parks…

The Trump administration has announced plans to terminate the National Park Service leases of at least 34 buildings that function as visitor centers, law enforcement offices, museums, archives, and centers for necessary park services. "Parks are being dismantled before our very eyes," said the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) in an urgent statement released Thursday,…

March 12, 202561Views

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How to Get U.S. National Park Reservations if They’re Sold Out

The U.S. national park system responded to the coronavirus pandemic by becoming more like everything else in our lives: cumbersome and overcomplicated. Such is life in 2024. At least 9 of the coolest, most-visited reserves across the country (we list them here) now require would-be visitors to make advance reservations to access all or part…

January 10, 202571Views

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Park City Mountain ski patrol strike ends in Utah

Members of Lovelands Professional Ski Patrol Union along with Eldora Professional Ski Patrol Union protested outside Vail Resorts Headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado on December 30, 2024. RJ Sangosti | Denver Post | Getty Images Members of the Park City Mountain ski patrol in Utah were back at work Thursday after the resort agreed to raise their…

January 10, 202595Views

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All About USA’s Newest National Park: Texas’ Blackwell School National Historic Site

A former school that was built in west Texas for Mexican and Mexican American students during the era of "separate but equal" education has become the newest addition to the U.S. National Park System. Located in the desert town–turned–unlikely arts hub of Marfa (about 50 miles east of the Mexico border), the Blackwell School National…

January 5, 202576Views

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National Park Free Days in 2025: When All U.S. National Parks Waive Entry Fees

Around 100 of the more than 430 sites in the U.S. National Park System charge entrance fees—and those include many of the most-visited parks. But on a few select dates each year, the National Park Service waives those charges (up to $35 per car at the most popular sites), and you can visit all federally…

December 30, 2024119Views