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Rail operator Canyon Spirit says ridership and hotel nights are surging, eyes two‑train service
Summary
Canyon Spirit (formerly Rocky Mountaineer) told the Moab Tourism Advisory Board it has sold about 8,300 tickets last year and nearly 13,000 so far this season, and is planning two trains and expanded routes that the company says could bring tens of thousands of hotel nights to Moab by 2027.
Marggo Zen, lead experience specialist for Canyon Spirit (formerly Rocky Mountaineer), told the Moab Tourism Advisory Board on April 14 that the company’s American routes and marketing push have driven rapid growth in bookings and local hotel stays.
Zen said the operation sold about "8,300 tickets last year" and that "this year, we've already sold almost 13,000 tickets," and described the typical guest profile as largely age 55–75 and often retired or semi‑retired. She said most packages include one or more hotel nights in destination towns such as Moab, and that the company estimates it drove roughly 18,000 hotel nights per…
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