Xanterra Travel Collection

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Xanterra Travel Collection (formerly Xanterra Parks & Resorts, Amfac Resorts and Amfac Parks & Resorts) is a privately owned American park and resort management company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The company is controlled by Denver-based entertainment magnate Philip Anschutz.^[1]

Xanterra is contracted by the National Park Service to provide lodging and other tourism services inside several national parks. Current concessions contracts include Glacier National Park, Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim), Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Rocky Mountain National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Zion National Park.^[2] Xanterra Travel Collection also owns and operates the Grand Canyon Railway and Hotel, The Grand Hotel at The Grand Canyon, Cedar Creek Lodge, The Oasis at Death Valley, Country Walkers, Vermont Bicycling Tours, Holiday Vacations, and Windstar Cruises.^{[3][better source needed]}