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The other options besides increasing price would be: - lottery (example: powerball) - waiting list (case: Alcatraz, Coachella) - application based on xx crit

The other options besides increasing price would be: - lottery (example: powerball) - waiting list (case: Alcatraz, Coachella) - application based on xx criteria (case: Antarctica?) or... a combination of the five (price being #5). In most of these cases, money is still involved. Why? I think it's b/c it takes funding to administer, maintain, and improve the attractions. So maybe pricing isn't the only option.

dredmorbius 7y ago
Right. These are at least fair relative to wealth / income. And are frequently used for access to overutilised natural areas (e.g., lotteries, day-of-activity permits, waitlists). Though the question about fairness of price-based rationing still hasn't been answered ;-)