By Wendy Corr, Cowboy State Daily
The tourism industry received some welcome news Thursday from Yellowstone National Park as officials announced the lifting of some restrictions on tour bus passenger numbers.
Park officials announced that there will be no restrictions on group sizes for tour buses whose passengers have either been vaccinated or tested for coronavirus immediately before their trip.
An email to industry partners sent by the park’s Concession Management office also said restrictions will be lifted in the case of bus passengers who have recovered from COVID-19 within three months of tour departure.
For operators who aren’t able to attest to having all passengers vaccinated or otherwise safe from COVID-19, passenger numbers will be limited to 10 people or 50% of vehicle capacity, whichever is greater.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK - The tourism industry received some welcome news Thursday from Yellowstone National Park.
An email was sent out to industry partners by the Concession Management office at Yellowstone, which confirmed that group size restrictions have been removed for bus tours whose passengers are either vaccinated or have been tested immediately before the trip, or have recovered from COVID-19 within three months of tour departure.
For operators that arenât able to attest to having all passengers vaccinated or otherwise safe from COVID-19, those departures will be limited to either ten people or fifty percent of vehicle capacity, whichever is greater.