Tag: tourism
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Building boom: Pace of hotel construction hits nearly 30-year high in Pikes Peak region
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 over the past two years and six more projects with…
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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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Building boom: Pace of hotel construction hits nearly 30-year high in Colorado Springs
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 the past two years and six more projects with nearly…
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Colorado Springs tourism soars from sports events and Olympic ties, officials say
The Colorado Springs-area tourism industry understandably loves to tout internationally known attractions such as Pikes Peak and the Garden of the Gods Park, increasing numbers of airlines and flights at the city’s airport that bring visitors to town and new projects such as the Air Force Academy visitor’s center scheduled to open next year. But…
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Pikes Peak Children’s Museum is without a home
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
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 to help cover its expenses. That’s hardly the kind of…
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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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LIFE | Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway
Take a look inside the updated cog railway in Manitou Springs. After three years of renovations, the cog is once again open just in time for summer. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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LIFE | Olde Tyme Photography
Take a look inside the iconic Manitou Springs shop, Olde Tyme Photography. (Video by Katie Klann)
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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…