Food Trucks Revamped Lodges Coming to Grand Canyon

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Food Trucks, Revamped Lodges Coming to Grand Canyon

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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. Mobile food trucks, revamped lodges and a possible valet service are coming to the Grand Canyons South Rim under a new 15-year concessions contract.Major Changes at the Grand Canyon


The National Park Service announced Thursday it has awarded the contract that is among the most lucrative in the parks system worth about $1 billion over its lifetime to Xanterra South Rim LLC.Who is this new company?


The contract subject to congressional review calls for mobile food trucks on the South Rim and expanded patio dining at the historic El Tovar Hotel to accommodate crowds during the busy summer months.Food Trucks on the Go


Xanterra also has the option of running a valet service at El Tovar, where finding a parking space nearby can be tricky during peak visitation hours.


The popular Bright Angel Lodge will be upgraded, while the Maswik South Lodge will be torn down and replaced with 90 standard rooms and 30 rooms with kitchenettes at a cost of $12 million.


Xanterra also plans to build a quick-service restaurant at the complex.


The parks struggles with attracting bidders were due mostly to the money that Xanterra was owed for improvements it has made there.


Grand Canyon officials responded by borrowing $100 million within the Park Service to reduce what must be paid to Xanterra to about $60 million if another company won the contract.


Xanterra now is operating under a temporary contract that expires at the end of the year.


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