During her 14 years with Visit Colorado Springs, Amy Long has earned a reputation as someone who is able to handle a crisis in a calm, profess…
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According to the Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau, visitors spent $2.25 billion in the Pikes Peak region in 2016. That equate…
The tourism industry in the Pikes Peak region enjoyed a record-setting year in 2016 — and this year might be even better.
Visitors from Arizona view the animal exhibit, one of the many featured attractions at the Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center.
Tax revenue for hotel rooms and car rentals is up 15.6 percent; hotel occupancy rates are up 7 percent and passenger numbers at the Colorado Springs airport jumped 43 percent last year. The statistics point to one thing: Tourism is on the rise in Colorado Springs, mirroring the rest of the state. But the increase […]
A video crew from the destination marketing organization Brand USA captured recreation on Pikes Peak and near Garden of the Gods Aug. 25 to attract more international outdoor enthusiasts to the area. In partnership with the Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau and Colorado Tourism Office, Brand USA filmed horseback riding and hiking near […]
A representative from the state’s tourism office was the in the Springs this week, pitching the return-on-investment for tourism promotion money as the state’s General Assembly begins the grim business of deciding where to cut the budget in order to meet an expected multi-million dollar shortfall. Kathy Ritter, director of the Colorado Tourism Office, told […]
According to the Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Colorado Tourism Office, statewide reports of the impact of legalized marijuana and tourism might not be entirely accurate. “… Surveys in October and November of potential summertime visitors who were exposed to the state’s tourism ads revealed that the marijuana laws influenced vacation decisions nearly […]
