July was hot for tourism in Colorado Springs
July was a hot month for tourism in Colorado Springs and for city coffers, which collected record-breaking amounts in lodging taxes. City officials reported in a monthly tax collection report that the hotel industry showed a large percentage increase – 22 percent — in July 2011 over last July. Overall, the combined sales and use [...]
The U.S. Women’s Open just missed its target goal in attendance to the seven-day event at The Broadmoor. The final tally shows attendance at this year’s open at 130,485. “We were trying to beat the record, which was set in 2005 and was 131,407 and we came in just shy of that,” said Becky Petro, [...]
Continue reading …City of Colorado Springs and U.S. Women’s Open officials will hold a public meeting to discuss the operational plan and potential residential impacts during during the golf competition July 4-10 at The Broadmoor. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. May 26 at Broadmoor Colorado Hall. Among the topics on the agenda are the schedule [...]
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