On Thursday, May 6th, I went to Sedna for a new project of bear trip.
Although it was not as crowded as it was before the summer vacation, the liveliness before Corona was completely restored.
AIRPORT MESA, RED ROCK CROSSING, BELL ROCK, UPTOWN, etc. are all full of parking lots, and only Sedona seems to be a tourist destination where the economy has improved in Corona.
In fact, according to the Sedona Tourism Board, the number has hardly decreased last year compared to 2019, when the number of people was the highest ever, and since the beginning of this year, the sales record of the same month in the past has been updated every month. It seems that the local residents are constantly complaining to the city of Sedona due to the congestion.
For residents, it takes more than twice as long to move as usual due to worsening traffic congestion, illegal parking on the streets increases due to lack of parking lots on trails and tourist spots, and problems with tourist manners such as dumping garbage. While I am happy to be busy as a tourist destination, many problems seem to be piled up.
Accommodations in Sedona now have no group guests at all, and reservations can be made by individual guests who can afford it, if not wealthy, so the average nightly rate is $ 300- $ 400 a day. There are many, and this is also the highest ever.
Due to lack of accommodation, apartments in the city have been transformed into hotels, housing has become AIR B & B, and the housing of people working in Sedna is being lost and rents are rising, and it is also a big problem that there are not enough workers. It seems that it is.
As the United States enters summer vacation from the end of this month, tourism demand in Sedona will increase even further.
A full-day tour of the Grand Canyon was held on May 29th and 30th.
The guests on the 29th were a family of four stationed in New York, a couple stationed in Chicago, and a total of eight men and women studying abroad in Los Angeles.
The guests on the 30th were a family of three stationed in New York and a couple studying abroad in San Diego, for a total of five people.
Everyone came to the Grand Canyon for a trip during the holidays of Memorial Day.
We were able to guide the tour as planned without the expected heavy congestion during the consecutive holidays.
It may be that the soaring price of gasoline makes it difficult to go out in your own car.
On May 28th and 29th, we held a one-night, two-day Grand Circle tour.
There were a total of four guests, a couple residing in Houston and a couple residing in Michigan.
We had you participate in the trip of the Grand Circle using the consecutive holidays of Memorial Day in the United States.
Although there are differences depending on the region, most areas in the United States will be in full swing from Memorial Day to summer vacation. For people living in the United States, this summer vacation is likely to continue to focus on travel within the United States.
After all, summer is the season for national parks, so it seems that the tourist spots in the Grand Circle will be crowded for a while.
A two-day, one-night Grand Circle tour was held on May 24th and 25th.
The customers were two men and women who came to travel from Japan.
The number of customers traveling from Japan is increasing little by little, but it is often the case that mixed-ride tours are still reserved like this time.
It's a tough situation for us to organize the tour, but I think we're very lucky for the customers who participate in the tour.
Please come to the Grand Canyon for sightseeing, aiming for a high charter rate before the overseas travel is revived in earnest and you are busy.
