Xanterra Travel Collection

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, controlled by entertainment magnate Philip Anschutz. Denver-based billionaire Anschutz, who has an extensive history of developing and operating mineral, railroad, newsmedia and entertainment enterprises, is one of the largest private promoters of live events in the world, most notably soccer.

Xanterra currently partners with the National Park Service to provide lodging and other tourism services inside National Parks. Current concessions contracts in the national parks 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. In addition to its National Park contracts, Xanterra Travel Collection also owns and operates the Grand Canyon Railway & Hotel, The Grand Hotel at The Grand Canyon, Cedar Creek Lodge, The Oasis at Death Valley, Country Walkers, Vermont Bicycling Tours (VBT), Holiday Vacations, and Windstar Cruises.

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