TRACKING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON TOURISM

With the typical opening of Yellowstone National Park still a month out from this first survey and the opening of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier even further out, early indicators suggested if the pandemic remained at bay and actions to flatten the curve were taken quickly, Montana may pull th...

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Published in:Montana business quarterly 2020-10, Vol.58 (3), p.18-22
Main Author: Sage, Jeremy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air travel
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Economic conditions
National parks
Pandemics
Parks & recreation areas
Polls & surveys
Quarantine
Recessions
Summer
Tourism
Travel
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Summary:With the typical opening of Yellowstone National Park still a month out from this first survey and the opening of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier even further out, early indicators suggested if the pandemic remained at bay and actions to flatten the curve were taken quickly, Montana may pull through. The combination of health and economic concerns, as well as the shutdown of major portions of the economy with stay-at-home orders, began to impact the upcoming travel season - kicking off following Memorial Day. Students at the University of Montana, Montana State University and other schools did not return to their respective campuses following spring break; younger students took up remote learning, residents began working from home or were laid off; a 14-day quarantine period was initiated in Montana for those arriving in the state; and the border between U.S. and Canada closed to nonessential travel. [...]visitation to Yellowstone was up 2% in July and over 7% in August of 2020, compared to the same months last year.
ISSN:0026-9921