Tag: tourism
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Summer tourism season sluggish but not catastrophic for Pikes Peak region, Colorado Springs
The tourism industry in the Pikes Peak region saw a slump – but not a catastrophic one – during the key summer season. Though no official numbers are yet available, operators say many of the same things: Visitation was down, but not dramatically. People are still coming to Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs and Canon City,…
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Rains keep Front Range green, as drier conditions loom ahead
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Drought conditions have split Colorado nearly in half this year, as rain has kept the Front Range and Eastern Plains green while the Western Slope has been bone dry. Since the beginning of May through Thursday the Colorado Springs Airport has received 7.59 inches of…
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Denver saw another record year of tourists, new report shows
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Tourists keep coming to Denver in record numbers. The city saw more than 37 million visitors in 2023, which is up 3% from the last record set in 2022, according to a new report from marketing and tourism agency Visit Denver released Monday. It also means the city is generating more money from tourists. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0,…
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Building boom: Pace of hotel construction hits nearly 30-year high in Pikes Peak region
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Pikes Peak region lodging industry has remained in good health amid one of the biggest hotel building booms in nearly 30 years — and that wave of construction shows no sign of slowing. Developers completed 10 hotels or additions with more than 1,200 rooms…
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Building boom: Pace of hotel construction hits nearly 30-year high in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs-area lodging industry has remained in good health amid one of the biggest hotel building booms in nearly 30 years — and that wave of construction shows no sign of slowing. Developers completed 10 hotels or additions with more than 1,200 rooms over…
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Pikes Peak Children’s Museum is without a home
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The Pikes Peak Children’s Museum, a nonprofit run in Colorado Springs since 2005, is homeless once again. The museum operated at 2565 Airport Road, a storefront in a strip mall in the city’s southeast quadrant, until late July when the organization’s lease expired, entered 2024 without a brick-and-mortar location. The president of the Pikes Peak…
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Olympic museum struggles financially in its first year, projects deficit of $1 million at least
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On the eve of its one-year anniversary, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum in downtown Colorado Springs operates in the red, projects a deficit of at least $1 million in 2021 and recently sought, and received, millions in federal funds via the city and county…
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Olympic & Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs named America’s best new attraction
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Olympic Games might have been postponed in 2020, but the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum still won the equivalent of a gold medal. The venue, which opened July 30 in downtown Colorado Springs, was named Thursday as the nation’s best new attraction for 2020…