A study of the float trip concessions and related issues in Grand Canyon National Park was conducted, using financial reports filed by each concessioner with the National Park Service and a variety of secondary data. Most firms are profitable, with some earning large profits and paying high officer salaries. There is some evidence to suggest that average economic performance could be improved slightly and certainly stabilized if firms with small allotments were combined. In terms of rates charged, the float trip concessions offer the prospective passenger a wide range of choice, with consumers getting their money's worth. It is difficult to measure trip quality as it is related to profit and loss. Oar trips are less costly per user day than motor trips, but oar trips are also less profitable than motor trips. As oar trips receive smaller use allotments than motor trips, the profit difference may be attributable to allotments, not type of trip. These data indicate that conversion to partial or all oar trips would not place a financial burden on existing concessioners particularly if a two or three year conversion period were allowed.


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    Titel :

    An Economic Analysis of the River Running Industry in the Grand Canyon National Park


    Beteiligte:
    C. R. M. Parent (Autor:in) / F. E. Robeson (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1976


    Format / Umfang :

    142 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch