Grand Canyon West Again Tops 1 Million Annual Visitors; Attendance Skyrockets at Grand Canyon Skywalk, Tourism Experiences Owned By the Hualapai Tribe
GRAND CANYON WEST, AZ (PRWEB) November 16, 2016 -- A skyrocketing number of visitors to the Grand Canyon Skywalk, the Hualapai Lodge and other Grand Canyon West tourism experiences has made 2016 a record-setting year for the Grand Canyon Resort Corporation.
On Monday, November 14, 2016, Grand Canyon West recorded its 1 millionth visitor for the year. That milestone came a full five weeks before last year’s millionth-visitor celebration, which was recorded on December 21, 2015.
This year’s attendance record was celebrated by treating the two record-breaking visitors – Anna Smirnova and Oxana Karaseva, touring the West Rim from Moscow, Russia – to the full range of experiences available to Grand Canyon West guests, including a tour of Skywalk, a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon, a horseback ride and a pontoon boat adventure along the Colorado River.
"To have another record-breaking year in 2016 on top of last year’s record year is very special for Grand Canyon West and our more than 1,000 team members,” said Dr. Damon Clarke, the Chairman of the Hualapai Tribal Council. “Skywalk continues to flourish and it continues to get better as we improve the visitors’ center and add new restaurant and event space. We have big plans for Grand Canyon West. And, of course, we want to keep making sure that every one of our more than 1 million guests has the visit of a lifetime.”
Grand Canyon West, operated by the Grand Canyon Resort Corporation, is owned by the Hualapai Tribe. GCRC oversees operations of Grand Canyon Skywalk, Hualapai River Runners, Hualapai Ranch, Walapai Market and the Hualapai Lodge. Final attendance for 2016 is expected to top more than 1.1 million visitors by year’s end, another double-digit increase over the year before. The jump to 1 million visitors in 2015 represented an increase of more than 13 percent compared to 2014.
For interviews, please contact David Leibowitz at 602-317-1414 or at david(at)leibowitzsolo(dot)com. For more information or to purchase tickets to Grand Canyon West experiences, please visit http://grandcanyonwest.com/ today.
David Leibowitz, Leibowitz Solo/Grand Canyon Resort Corporation, +1 6023171414, [email protected]
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