Tag: doug price
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Visit Colorado Springs leader Doug Price will retire at the end of the year
Doug Price, who has led Visit Colorado Springs for 16 years, announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of this year. His announcement came during the annual Visit COS luncheon, a gathering of tourism leaders and organizations in the city and a forum for Visit COS and other agencies to celebrate their wins.…
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Colorado Springs tourism officials optimistic about summer season ahead
Colorado Springs tourism industry leaders are optimistic the Pikes Peak region will enjoy robust visitor spending during the summer tourism season that begins with this weekend’s Memorial Day holiday, despite a slow start for some attractions this spring. Stable gas prices, a surprisingly robust national economy, surging passenger traffic at the Colorado Springs Airport and…
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Colorado Springs hotel occupancy America’s 3rd highest amid huge comeback
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs area hotel industry roared back to health in June with the nation’s third-highest occupancy rate, according to a report from hotel research firm STR. The 84.4% occupancy rate ranked behind only the Florida Keys and Tennessee’s Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area among the 165…
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Colorado Springs hotel occupancy America’s 3rd highest amid huge comeback
The Colorado Springs area hotel industry roared back to health in June with the nation’s third-highest occupancy rate, according to a report from hotel research firm STR. The 84.4% occupancy rate ranked behind only the Florida Keys and Tennessee’s Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area among the 165 U.S. cities tracked by STR and was well ahead of…
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Colorado Springs hotel occupancy increases for first time in 16 months
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 and up from 38.8% in March 2020, the first year-over-year…
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Hotel occupancy plunges in November amid COVID-19 surge
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The summer-long party for Colorado Springs hotels was over in November as COVID-19 cases surged across Colorado and the rest of the nation. The occupancy rate for local hotels had been among the nation’s best at more than 60% from July through October, but plunged…
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Hotel occupancy plunges in November amid COVID-19 surge
The summer-long party for Colorado Springs hotels was over in November as COVID-19 cases surged across Colorado and the rest of the nation. The occupancy rate for local hotels had been among the nation’s best at more than 60% from July through October, but plunged to just 46.3% in November, according to the Rocky Mountain…
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Colorado Springs hotels struggling amid tighter COVID-related restrictions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There will be plenty of room at the inn this Christmas. Colorado Springs hotels are preparing for a dismal holiday and winter season as COVID-19 cases surge nationwide, throughout the state and across the Pikes Peak region. Reservations and meeting bookings for December have nearly…
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Colorado Springs hotels struggling amid tighter COVID-related restrictions
There will be plenty of room at the inn this Christmas. Colorado Springs hotels are preparing for a dismal holiday and winter season as COVID-19 cases surge nationwide, throughout the state and across the Pikes Peak region. Reservations and meeting bookings for December have nearly disappeared after El Paso County moved to higher COVID restrictions…
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BUSINESS | Tourism Wrap Up
Visit Colorado Springs CEO Doug Price recaps the tourism season that ends Monday. (Video by Wayne Heilman)