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Destination: Denver
Record number of overnight visitors came to the city in 2005 Denver attracted a record 10.4 million overnight visitors last year as business trips to the metro area surged by a whopping 25 percent, according to a new study released Tuesday. The tourism survey, commissioned by the Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, revealed several [...]
Denver sets tourism record
Denver saw its best year for tourism last year, with 10.5 million overnight visitors amounting to a 5 percent increase over 2004, according to a new study. The study by Longwoods International of Toronto was commissioned by the Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau. Visitors to Denver spent 5 percent more last year over the [...]
Denver tourism tops pre-9/11 level
Denver had its best year ever for tourism in 2005, with a record 10.4 million overnight visitors coming to the city, up 5 percent over 2004, according to data released this morning by the Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau. The study, conducted by market research firm Longwoods International, found that visitors to metro Denver [...]
Colorado ski areas set record for visits
Resorts worry about growth despite reaching 12.53 million STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – Colorado ski resorts notched a record 12.53 million visits in the 2005-2006 season, according to Colorado Ski Country USA documents obtained by the Rocky Mountain News. The results, scheduled to be released today, shatter the previous record of 11.98 million set in the 1997-1998 [...]
Tourism package offers big dividends
State will spend $19 million to lure tourists here as part of a $26.5 million drive to create new jobs. Referendum C’s passage has made that possible. The $26.5 million economic development package signed by Gov. Bill Owens last week is a wise investment in Colorado’s future prosperity. It’s also a clear fruit of last [...]
Touting tourism to fill coffers
On Monday, Gov. Owens signed a bill to increase tourism promotion. The measure is expected to translate into millions more in revenues. Colorado and communities statewide stand to benefit financially from $19 million earmarked to promote tourism marketing, perhaps generating more than $200 million a year in sales tax revenues, experts say. On Monday, Gov. [...]
Tourism gets huge boost
Owens signs bill raising state’s promo budget to $19 million Gov. Bill Owens signed a bill giving the state’s tourism office a fourfold increase in advertising dollars, ranking Colorado among the top 10 states in terms of how much it can spend to entice visitors. The long-sought legislation was part of a sweeping $26.5 million [...]
Owens approves tourism spending
DENVER – Every $1 spent on promoting Colorado brings in more than $12 in new tourism spending, according to industry leaders – a good investment under any circumstance. Many are excited about a bill signed by Gov. Bill Owens on Monday that will pour $19 million into marketing Colorado’s mountains and tourist attractions to the [...]
Bills sink green into tourism
Economic-development package earmarks $19 million to attract more visitors to state. Officials plan worldwide ad campaigns. Other legislation to be signed by the governor will help biotechnology and job creation. Dozens of Colorado communities, businesses and groups are poised to benefit with Gov. Bill Owens’ expected announcement today of a $26.5 million economic-development package. Among [...]