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It was a record breaking August in Yellowstone!Remember those photos of tourists packing St. Mark's Square in Venice in pre-pandemic days? That scene of wall-to-wall visitors is roughly what Yellowstone looked like last month, with RVs tossed in for good measure.
The Pandemic has gotten Americans outdoors en masse, and many opted to finally visit the national parks! In any year, Yellowstone is one the most popular, and this past summer was no exception. America's first national park welcomed nearly a million visitors in August alone! Yes, that's a record.
In a normal year, Yellowstone sees about around three million visitors, so a million in one month is exceptional. And the impact is bound to be exceptional as well, as Venetians could tell you. So what can we do to make it better, and have a better visit ourselves?
Our advice would be to wait for "shoulder season" and visit in the spring or fall. This pandemic-inspired return to nature is likely to last a few years, so you might even consider putting off a trip to the more popular parks for a couple of years, if you can.
The Top Five, by the way, are Yellowstone, Zion, Rocky Mountain, and Grand Tetons, with three to four million visitors per year, and the Great Smokey Mountains at #1 with more than 12 million per year! Those are pre-pandemic numbers, by the way.
Still, if you are planning a trip to Yellowstone this fall, Travel + Leisure makes a good point: If you hadn't already booked that trip, it's not going to be easy going. Forget staying in the most popular lodges this fall, unless you're one of the smart travelers who booked those rooms as much as a year in advance.
www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/yellowstone-national-park-sets-record-for-visits-in-august-2021
Yellowstone National Park Sets New Visitor Record in August With Nearly 1 Million People
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If it seems like everyone you know was at Yellowstone National Park this summer, it's probably because many of them were.
The latest salvo in the naval battle over vaccine requirements came recently from outside of Florida, and even outside of the country. The Bahamas has announced that cruise ships will not be allowed to dock unless all passengers have been vaccinated. This includes stops at cruise lines' private islands in the Bahamas.This leaves no alternative but to require vaccinations to set sail. Recently, a federal court sided with Norwegian Cruise Lines in their suit against Florida's ban on vaccine mandates. However, that granted only a temporary stay. With this development, and other countries possibly following suit, it looks like vaccine mandates are here to stay, regardless of which U.S. port a ship sails from.
That suits most cruisers just fine. A poll by Cruise Critic of 5,000 readers found that 80% preferred sailing on a ship requiring vaccinations for crew and passengers.
How about you? Would you set sail for a cruise without a COVID vaccine requirement?
www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/bahamas-vaccine-requirement-for-cruise-passengers
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The policy will be in effect through at least Nov. 1.TravelLatte Love!
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