Author: Jason Blevins
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Only 4% of Colorado tourists came for the legal weed in 2015, survey says
Last fall, a research firm hired by the Colorado Tourism Office surveyed the state’s visitors and found that legal marijuana influenced vacation decisions for nearly half of the state’s visitors. Marijuana supporters heralded the report as proof that legal weed is a major player in the state’s $19 billion tourism economy. Not so fast, says…
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Entrance fees at Colorado National Monument could double
Colorado National Monument wants to double the cost of entry to $20, marking one of the steepest one-time fee increases in the 105-year-old monument’s history. The last time the monument increased its entrance fees was in 2011, when the price increased from $7 per car and $4 per pedestrian to $10 per car and $5…
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Record 16.4 million tourists spent $5 billion in Denver last year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver hosted 16.4 million overnight visitors, who spent $5 billion, in 2015. That’s 1 million more visitors than the previous year, and it set a new tourism record for the 10th year in a row.…
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Colorado emerging as a national leader in developing a recreational-based economy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The common refrain among businesses along Colorado’s recreation-rich Interstate 70 mountain corridor over the past few years is “record breaking.” Soaring numbers of visitors are swelling private and public coffers in both summer and winter.…
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Nails in Colorado trail spark concern over sabotage of mountain bikers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tim Fishback was riding the new Little Scraggy Trail in the Buffalo Creek network last weekend when his buddy, Nick Kostecki, got two flat tires in a relatively smooth section. When Fishback returned to help…
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Miniature Mile High Stadium coming to Sports Authority Field parking lot
There’s a home plate painted in the middle of Lot J at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. It’s a small tribute to Mile High Stadium, which hosted baseball’s Denver Bears, before the Denver Broncos played in the noisy bowl from 1960 to 2000. The Denver Broncos think it’s time for a better monument. “Something…
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Companies line up — just in case Sports Authority’s name drops off Mile High
If the bankruptcy reorganization of Sports Authority forces the Englewood-based retailer to yank its name off the Denver Broncos’ home stadium, it won’t be hard to find a replacement. Companies are already lining up, hoping to hang their banner on the Mile High City’s home of the Super Bowl champion Broncos, said Mac Freeman, the…
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International soccer titans coming to Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Top German soccer teams will scrimmage, coach and mentor in Colorado – including Colorado Springs – for two weeks in July, a series of events aiming to elevate the state’s profile among international tourists and…
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Forest Service buries plan on transfer of ski area water rights
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Forest Service will not require ski resorts to transfer water rights to the federal government as a condition of operating on public land. Instead, the agency will require ski areas to prove there…
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Marijuana has huge influence on Colorado tourism, state survey says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Marijuana businesses have long proclaimed that cannabis is drawing visitors to Colorado. Now they have proof. A study commissioned by the Colorado Tourism Office and presented to the office’s board of directors on Wednesday shows…