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Mountain states expect 2.7 million travelers this weekend

by Monica Mendoza Published: May 25,2012

Tags: AAA Colorado, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Memorial Day, Memorial Day travel, Tourism, Travel

More people in the mountain states are expected to travel this Memorial Day weekend than last year. An estimated 2.7 million will load up the car and take off for a long weekend. They won’t go too far. They are expected to travel shorter distances – about 677 miles compared to last year’s Memorial Day [...] [...]

Downtown ready to celebrate Olympic-style

by Monica Mendoza Published: May 22,2012

Tags: Colorado Springs, downtown development authority, Olympics

Downtown Colorado Springs will become “Little London” for an Olympic-style kick-off party July 27. The Olympic Downtown Celebration, sponsored by the Downtown Development Authority with support from the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Colorado Springs Sports Corp., will be from 4 to 10 p.m. The event coincides with NBC’s broadcast of the Olympic Games Opening [...] [...]

New film incentives in Colo. to become law

by Associated Press Published: May 18,2012

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  A measure to increase tax rebates an incentives for film production in Colorado will be signed into law.   The new law will increase the tax incentive the state gives production companies from 10 percent to 20 percent. The refund is given to filmmakers to help offset costs for in-state expenditures.   Colorado’s new [...] [...]

Frontier announces flights to Orlando and San Diego, with more in the works

by Monica Mendoza Published: May 18,2012

Tags: Colorado Springs, focus city, Frontier Airlines

Frontier Airlines will add nonstop service to Orlando, Fla., and San Diego from Colorado Springs, and there could be more nonstop flights to major cities in the works. The airline now has seven nonstop flights from the Springs. It’s part of Frontier Airlines new business model in which the company has dubbed Colorado Springs a [...] [...]

Frontier lost bid for DC flight

by Monica Mendoza Published: May 15,2012

Tags: airport, business, Colorado Springs, Frontier, Frontier Airlines, Washington

Frontier Airlines did not win its bid for a direct flight from Colorado Springs to Washington, D.C.’s, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The Department of Transportation awarded the limited slots into DCA to Alaska Airlines, Jet Blue, Southwest and Virgin America. “We were disappointed when we heard the news, but given the intensity of the [...] [...]

U.S. travel forecast looks brighter this year

by Amy Gillentine Published: May 15,2012

Tags: Business Travel, U.S. travel and tourism

More than 64 percent of U.S. adults plan on taking a vacation during the next six months, according to a quarterly report co-authored by MMGY Global and the U.S. Travel Association. It’s the second year that the outlook has been this bright, the report said. The percentage of Americans planning to travel between May and [...] [...]

Hotels speculate about fallout from GSA scandal (access required)

by Monica Mendoza Published: May 11,2012

Tags: GSA, Hotels

It might be too soon to know whether the local hotel industry will feel a backlash from the GSA scandal, but hospitality managers are bracing for it ... [...]

Unlikely duo launch effort to replace Pikes Peak summit house

by Amy Gillentine Published: May 8,2012

Tags: Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak, Summit House, Tourism

Two community leaders have embarked on an effort to raise money to replace the Pikes Peak Summit House. [...]

‘Mud’ events make their way to the Springs

by Monica Mendoza Published: May 7,2012

Tags: Colorado Springs, mud races, Tourism

Colorado Springs’ name this summer is mud. Events like this past weekend’s Spartan race, the upcoming Brag Like the Big Dogs mud race and the Dirty Dash Mud Race are changing typical summer runs into splash-around, roll-around, muddy-good times. “People are just sick of the plain old 26-mile run out on the asphalt,” said Justin [...] [...]

Embassy Suites offers CS suite in Olympics-themed competition

by Amanda Miller Published: May 7,2012

Tags: Colorado Springs, Embassy Suites, Facebook, Olympics, training center

The Colorado Springs Embassy Suites has launched a Facebook contest in honor of the summer Olympics and will give away a two-night stay for up to four people. “The idea behind the contest is to create hype around the area and around the hotel, which is not far from the U.S. Olympic Training Center,” said [...] [...]

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