Tag: Colorado Tourism Office
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Colorado tourism industry rebounded in 2021, despite lack of international travel
Colorado’s tourism industry bounced back in a big way in 2021, but it is at least another year away from a full recovery, according to the Colorado Tourism Office. The state recorded 84.2 million tourism trips last year, generating $21.9 billion in spending from visitors, according to figures released Thursday by the Tourism Office, part…
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A conversation with Colorado’s economic development chief about how the pandemic has changed how the state does business
Pat Meyers just finished his first year as the head of Colorado’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade. He’s also the state’s chief economic recovery officer — a new position created by Gov. Jared Polis, who appointed Meyers to lead the state’s COVID Innovation Response Team in March 2020. Meyers served as John Hickenlooper’s chief…
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Will the return of international travelers lift Colorado’s tourism industry?
The federal government’s decision to reopen its borders earlier this month to international travelers who’ve been vaccinated should help Colorado’s tourism industry rebound in 2022, the head of the state tourism office told the Denver Gazette. “They are the highest paying travelers and they stay for longer periods of time,” Timothy Wolfe said of international…
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Colorado tourism industry took $500M hit in 2020: study
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tourism spending in Colorado fell 36% last year from the previous year, a $9 billion reduction to $15.4 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says. It was the lowest annual total since at least 2011, when the economy was still recovering from the…
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Colorado Tourism Office names new leader
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save State officials stayed local when picking the new head of the Colorado Tourism Office. Timothy Wolfe has led some of the biggest names in Colorado hospitality properties, including Denver’s storied Brown Palace and The Antlers in Colorado Springs. Colorado’s Office of Economic Development and International…