Boat Tour Services

General Description:

Boat Tour Services are operations that provide an informational service to passengers.  Other forms of boat services include water taxis, which ferry several passengers at a time for a fee.  

Effects of Solution:

þ Increase Passenger Throughput (Allows more visitors to experience an area)

¨ Increase Roadway Capacity

¨ Manage System Efficiency

þ Reduce Local Demand (Can alleviate some demand on other routes)

Examples of Implementation:

Glacier National Park

John Kilpatrick, Chief of Facilities Management, Glacier National Park

Dale Scott, President, Glacier Park, Inc.

Crater Lake National Park

John Miele, Management Associate, Crater Lake National Park

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Skippy Reeves, Refuge Manager, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Melinda Gautreaux, Assistant Refuge Manager, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Wheeling National Heritage Area

Suzanne Quinn, Executive Director, Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation

Heidi Forest, Consultant to the Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation

Cost/Financial Information:

Many tour services are private entities that are contracted to provide the service. 

Additional Resources:

No information available at the time of publication.

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