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Offer Electronic Entrance Passes
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YourPassNow
offers visitors digital access to America’s public lands
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Olathe,
KS – June 2018 / Newsmaker Alert / Grand
Canyon National Park has partnered with digital government services provider
NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV) to offer electronic
entrance passes to visitors through YourPassNow,
a digital marketplace that makes it easy and convenient for visitors to
purchase passes and permits to access public lands online.
“We
are excited to offer Grand Canyon's visitors with a new digital option
to purchase their entrance passes online,” said Christine Lehnertz, Grand
Canyon National Park Superintendent. “YourPassNow allows for visitors to
pre-pay their entry fee and begin their trip planning prior to arrival
to the park.”
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YourPassNow
provides an alternative to the traditional paper-based, in-person purchase
method while simultaneously providing public lands with a tool to help
manage the visitor experience. Using a personal device, visitors can purchase
passes and permits from yourpassnow.com at no additional cost. Once purchased,
passes and permits can be downloaded or stored to a wallet for immediate
and future use. Passes and permits are also emailed for those that want
to print their pass or permit.
“NIC
is pleased to partner with Grand Canyon National Park to offer visitors
another channel to purchase their entrance pass,” said Sandi Miller, NIC
Federal General Manager. “YourPassNow provides a new level of digital access
to visitors, allowing them to conveniently plan ahead and arrive prepared
when visiting the natural wonder.”
With
its unique combinations of geologic color and erosional forms, the Grand
Canyon is 277 river miles long, up to 18 miles wide, and a mile deep. Grand
Canyon welcomes about 5.5 million visitors each year.
Grand
Canyon joins the following public lands currently providing electronic
passes and permits through YourPassNow: Acadia, Everglades, Theodore Roosevelt,
Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Yellowstone, and Yosemite National Parks; Castillo
de San Marcos and Colorado National Monuments; Whiskeytown National Recreation
Area; Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; Wayne National Forest;
and the Bureau of Land Management’s Lake Havasu Field Office.
About
YourPassNow
Developed
in cooperation with the National Park Service, YourPassNow makes it easy
and convenient for visitors to purchase entrance passes and land access
permits to public lands online. YourPassNow streamlines a paper-based purchase
process that was previously only available at physical park locations or
approved resellers. YourPassNow provides visitors a new level of recreation
access to America’s public lands. For more information, please visit www.YourPassNow.com.
About
NIC Inc.
NIC
Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV) is the nation's premier provider of innovative digital
government solutions and secure payment processing, which help make government
interactions more accessible for everyone through technology. The family
of NIC companies has developed a library of more than 13,000 digital government
services for more than 6,000 federal, state, and local government agencies.
Among these solutions is the ground-breaking personal assistant for government,
Gov2Go, delivering citizens personalized reminders and a single platform
for all government interactions. More information is available at www.eGov.com.
About
the National Park Service
More
than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 417 national
parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local
history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Visit us at
www.NPS.gov.
Media
Contacts:
NIC
Inc.
Sandi
Miller | Angela Davied
406-431-0675
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