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Denver gas prices dropped 42 cents in past week
Prices for a gallon of gas in Denver now sit around $4.19, offering summer travelers and their wallets much-needed relief. Following spiking gas prices after the start of the Iran war, the Denver average is now 26 cents lower than a month ago and 42 cents lower than last week, according to GasBuddy, which surveyed…
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Record number of Americans expected to travel away from home for Thanksgiving
Nearly 82 million travelers are forecasted to hit the road and the skies this Thanksgiving — a record-breaking number, one North American travel organization predicted. Travel organization AAA estimates 81.8 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home during the holiday travel period from Tuesday through Dec. 1. This includes 1.6 million more…
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Record numbers of travelers expected to get out of town for Memorial Day weekend
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Millions of people across the U.S. and Colorado are expected to travel this Memorial Day weekend, with forecasts expected to break a 20-year holiday record. Travel organization AAA estimates 45.1 million people will travel at least 50 miles from their homes between Thursday and Monday — about…
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Colorado gas prices among ‘fastest-falling’ in the U.S. ahead of holiday travel surge
The average gallon of gas in Denver cost $2.60 on Monday
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Proposal to require 36 hours of driver’s ed, training for Colorado teens advances
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A Colorado Senate committee advanced a bill Monday to require teenagers to complete up to 36 hours of driver’s education to be eligible for a driver’s license. If passed by the full state legislature, Senate Bill 11 would mandate that Coloradans under the age of 18 take a 30-hour driver’s education course and receive at…
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Denver gas prices fall for Thanksgiving week
Here’s something to be thankful for during this Thanksgiving week: falling gas prices. And Santa may deliver even lower prices by Christmas. Average gasoline prices in Denver fell 10 cents per gallon in the last week and averaged $3.22 a gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of gas stations in Denver. The area’s gas prices…
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DIA officials anticipate surge of travelers over holiday weekend
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver International Airport officials are preparing for a busy Fourth of July holiday weekend. Airport officials predict that nearly 1.2 million passengers will pass through security Thursday through Tuesday, a number that will be near or exceed the same period in 2019. “We’re excited to see…
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The Broadmoor extends otherworldly streak; ‘it’s special’
The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs is star gazing again. The internationally known hotel and resort on the city’s southwest side was awarded a five-star, top rating this week by the Forbes Travel Guide for the 62nd consecutive year as part of the publication’s recognition of hotels, restaurants and spas worldwide for 2022. The Broadmoor’s five-star…
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420 Festival descends on downtown Denver today
The Denver-area cannabis industry on Wednesday is going to party like it’s 2019. Though the pandemic squelched the city’s April 20 rally the past two years, it’s coming back Wednesday with live music, beer service and dozens of vendor tents at Civic Center Park. The 420 Festival, sponsored by Euflora and about 17 other cannabis…
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AAA to hold virtual travel show as interest in traveling increases among Coloradans
AAA will hold its annual travel and adventure show virtually Wednesday as travel confidence is beginning to be restored among Coloradans. This will be AAA’s first full-scale travel show since the COVID-19 pandemic began, offering information about where, when and how to travel now that COVID-19 restrictions are beginning to be lifted. “Interest in travel…