Tourism
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W.Y.D.O.T. and Yellowstone National Park confirm the Beartooth Highway is entirely open for the first time since its “opening day” in late May, but there are still full nighttime closures all summer. U.S. Highway 212 – the Beartooth Highway – is again open to tourist traffic. But getting to this opening was no small task.…
A record-breaking streak may be over for Yellowstone National Park, as visitation numbers from the first big summer weekend show significantly fewer vehicles entering than in years past. The 150th summer season at Yellowstone is well underway. All of the roads and amenities in the park are open, including the recently completed Dunraven Pass, and…
Tina Hoebelheinrich from the Cody Country Chamber of Commerce stopped by SYP to talk about how tourism is affecting Cody. From this time last year to this year, lodging tax is up over 60 percent. But that doesn’t mean that tourists are spending money on Main Street. She also talked about the very successful program…
Summer tourism is a significant part of life in Cody, Wyoming. The website Tripadvisor has complied user reviews to suggest the top three places to sleep, eat, and explore in Cody. Every month, Tripadvisor’s site and app help hundreds of millions of people plan, book, and take trips. Cody, named after the legendary Buffalo Bill…
The first class of ten students (ages 14-18) from the Work-Ready Boot Camp, designed and run by the Cody Country Chamber of Commerce, graduated last night (5/18/22) with a small ceremony to commemorate the achievement. Tina Hoebelheinrich, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, helped spearhead the effort to study labor and workforce issues related…
It may be Yellowstone’s summer season, but avalanches are causing temporary closures of the East Entrance, stopping the already steady flow of tourists. After multiple temporary closures, officials at Yellowstone National Park are advising tourists passing through the East Entrance to anticipate more closures this week. The reason is an increased avalanche danger in the…
Touropia cites Cody’s charm, cost of living, and excellent schools as its rationale for naming Cody as the best place to make a living in Wyoming. The travel and tourism website Touropia published its list of the “12 Best Cities in Wyoming to Live and Visit” on April 19, 2022. Rather than focus on each…
The good news is Yellowstone Regional Airport will stay busy this summer – but the bad news is it won’t be as busy as it could have been with one airline gone. Over the past few years, the number of people moving through Yellowstone Regional Airport has steadily increased. Even the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t slow…
Yellowstone National Park may be opening up, but vast areas of the park are and will remain closed until May or later due to dead animals and hungry grizzlies. Beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, April 15, select roads in Yellowstone National Park will open to the public for the summer of the park’s 150th anniversary…
The Park County Travel Council is asking the City of Cody to close Sheridan Avenue and three other streets in anticipation of a major motorcycle event in June. The Cody Country Chamber of Commerce distributed a message from Ryan Hauck, Executive Director of the Park County Travel Council. Hauck addressed his message to downtown Cody…