Tag: Travel Industry
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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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Denver tourism rebounds in 2021, but headwinds persist
Denver’s tourism industry rebounded in a big way in 2021, drawing 31.7 million visitors who spent an estimated $6.6 billion, according to the Longwoods International Travel USA 2021 survey report. Visit Denver presented the report at a news conference Wednesday. “The travel industry was disproportionately harmed by the pandemic. … Thankfully, Denver is a very…
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DIA CEO to holiday travelers: Patience
Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington has one word for travelers using DIA this holiday season: Patience. Washington, in his first press conference since taking over the role July 19, addressed members of the Denver media Friday morning and fielded questions about the long wait times at TSA checkpoints, parking woes caused by driver shortages,…
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Colorado summer tourism rebounds, but key element missing
Colorado’s summer tourism season brought plenty of leisure travelers from out of state via automobile, airplane or train. But tourism industry officials say it won’t fully recover until business travelers come back in force, and large-gathering restrictions are completely lifted allowing for the large conventions again. “While tourism is recovering well, we are far from…
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Despite pandemic, Colorado Springs tourism season ‘historic’
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The Pikes Peak region’s tourism industry bounced back from the COVID-19 pandemic in a big way this summer, posting numbers one tourism industry executive called “historic.” Doug Price, CEO of Visit Colorado Springs, said you can credit the March arrival of Southwest Airlines at the Colorado Springs Airport for boosting visitor numbers to historic levels.…
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Colorado Springs hotel occupancy increases for first time in 16 months
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs hotels sold more rooms than a year earlier last month for the first time in 16 months, but only because the COVID-19 pandemic had already triggered many convention cancellations in March 2020. The 53.9% occupancy rate in March was the highest since October…
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Colorado Springs hotel occupancy falls to lowest level since at least 1986
Last year was the most difficult year for Colorado Springs hotels and those across the state since at least 1986 as the COVID-19 pandemic hammered the travel industry, according to the Rocky Mountain Lodging Report. Local hotels filled just half of their rooms in 2020 as many full-service hotels, including The Broadmoor and Cheyenne Mountain…