Tag: Holiday Travel
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Denver International Airport planning for busy Thanksgiving weekend
Denver International Airport is gearing up for a bustling holiday week with an estimated 10% increase in travelers compared to last year. Between Friday and Dec. 1, the airport is expecting 845,000 passengers to travel through TSA checkpoints, a nearly 10% percent increase from the same period in 2024, according to a press release from…
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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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Denver International Airport offers reserved parking
Travelers at Denver International Airport can now reserve a parking spot up to 90 days before their flight, the airport announced Monday. The Denver airport introduced its premium reserve parking in an effort to make arriving for flights more convenient. The parking spots will be in the former valet areas on the fourth level of…
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Denver area holiday revelers have more RTD light rail train cars this weekend
Holiday revelers using Regional Transportation District facilities over the Independence Day holiday will see additional capacity on D, E, H, and W light rail lines from Friday through Sunday. Busses and trains will be operating on their regular schedules and customers are encouraged to plan their trips ahead of time. And don’t forget all rides…
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CDOT highway construction projects suspended for holiday weekend
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Labor Day weekend travel may be congested, but it won’t be delayed by active CDOT highway construction projects. The Colorado Department of Transportation suspended all projects other than emergencies beginning Friday at noon through Tuesday, Sept. 6. “If you’re traveling during these final days of summer, please be prepared for additional traffic on our roadways…
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Denver International Airport prepped for crush of holiday travelers
Denver International Airport officials are warning travelers to expect the crush of holiday travelers to exceed pre-pandemic levels. More than 200,000 passengers are expected Monday, Wednesday, Sunday and Nov. 29 — the four busiest days of the Thanksgiving holiday week. Overall, more than two million travelers are expected to use the airport in the coming…
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Police increase patrols around Denver International Airport amid rise in vehicle theft
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The Denver Police Department is increasing patrols around the parking areas at Denver International Airport amid a rise in vehicle theft, the airport announced Friday. At least 593 vehicles have been reported stolen this year from the airport and surrounding lots, an all-time high for vehicle thefts in the area, according to statistics from the Denver…
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Colorado expecting its lowest holiday travel since 2002
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Data from AAA predicts only one in four Coloradans will travel for the holidays this year, the lowest in the state since 2002. The decline in travel plans is because of the continued risk of…
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Denver politicians, constituents furious over Hancock’s ‘hypocritical’ holiday traveling
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Many in the Denver community are furious as, after urging his residents to stay home and not gather with family, Mayor Michael Hancock flew to Houston Wednesday, traveling to Mississippi to spend Thanksgiving with his…
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State offers travel tips going into Thanksgiving weekend
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Though Thanksgiving gatherings are prohibited in numerous Colorado counties this year, the Colorado Department of Transportation is still anticipating increased traffic over the holiday weekend. CDOT emphasizes that nonessential travel is not recommended because of…