Travel and Tourism Sector

Rocky Mountain Greenway announcement today had a rocky buildup

At 2 p.m. today, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will join Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Governor John Hickenlooper to make a "major announcement" about the Rocky Mountain Greenway, and also celebrate the recent expansion that added 1,200 acres of wildlife habitate to Rocky Flats ... More >>

Marijuana rule-breaking after Amendment 64 not a problem at resorts, says ski industry group

In a post about the first meeting of the Denver City Council's recreational marijuana committee, chairman Charlie Brown shared anecdotes he's heard about public pot smoking at ski areas since Amendment 64. But a spokeswoman for Colorado's ski industry says resorts have had virtually no problems with ... More >>

Filmmaker Anson Fogel on Cascada and his hellish kayaking "vacation"

On Monday filmmakers Anson Fogel and Skip Armstrong of the Carbondale-based collective Forge Motion Pictures released Cascada, a new adventure short produced in partnership with NRS, the Idaho-based gear brand. The film documents a trip to the jungles of Mexico with photographer Tim Kemple and some ... More >>

Ski area death of Patsy Hileman shouldn't count toward resort fatalities, industry group says

Update: In a post yesterday about ski area deaths thus far in the 2012-13 season (see it below), we noted that resorts have established rules to determine whether or not fatal accidents count toward the total. As evidence, note that Colorado Ski Country USA disagrees with the claim that three people ... More >>

Rocky Flats land swap goes through: Pardon our dust!

When the dust finally settled on December 31, a complicated $10 million land swap involving the Colorado State Land Board, Boulder and Boulder County, Jefferson County and the Department of the Interior -- which now owns Rocky Flats, the former nuclear weapons plant -- had gone through. And that pav ... More >>

How Wynkoop Brewing almost wasn't the oldest brewpub in Colorado

The Wynkoop Brewing Company is Colorado's oldest brewpub. But it almost wasn't. In the spring of 1988, John Hickenlooper and his business partners took out an ad in a homebrewer publication promising the public that "Colorado's first brewpub," as they were calling it, would open for business on Aug ... More >>

Aurora officials remain optimistic about prospects, despite GE solar plant delay

Things were looking up for Aurora, Colorado.That's how it seemed earlier this year when we wrote about the suburb's new tourism organization, Visit Aurora. Why? Aurora looked sure to land the state tourism incentives it needed to entice Gaylord Entertainment to build a giant hotel there; the city wa ... More >>

New Belgium will open a branded restaurant and a bar in Snowmass

New Belgium Brewing and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. will team up this winter by opening a brewery-themed slopeside après-ski restaurant in Snowmass and a separate bar inside the newly renovated Westin Snowmass Resort.

Gaylord hotel in Aurora, bull riding school in Pueblo get tourism incentives

Today was a good day for Aurora tourism -- and not for the same reason as on November 28, 1979, when a mysterious Hollywood stunt man showed up with a plan to build a massive amusement park called Science Fiction Land. Today's good news came courtesy the Colorado Economic Development Commission, whi ... More >>

Visit Aurora! It's not a tourist trap, but the Denver suburb hopes you'll stay for a spell

You'd probably never honeymoon in Aurora, Colorado. But city officials hope the strip mall-laden Denver suburb will attract visitors from several niche demographics, including obscure conferences, sick people (and their loved ones) who come to be treated at the city's top-notch hospitals, and huge y ... More >>

Colorado Restaurant Association announces Spotlight award-winners

The Colorado Restaurant Association usually waits until its annual dinner celebration to announce its Industry Spotlight Awards. But this year, it's revealed more than a dozen people who'll be honored at the April 4 event at the Ritz Carlton, including the new additions to the Colorado Food Service ... More >>

Denver Bicycle Cafe brings bikes, beers and coffee to City Park West starting tomorrow

Jacob Belvin​When Peter Roper was a program manager in the environmental center at the University of Colorado, Boulder, he spent a lot time working on bikes. "He developed a lot of amazing programs up there related to bicycles," Jessica Caouette, his business partner and life-long friend expla ... More >>

Denver Paid Sick Leave Initiative: Opponents rally to support Denver's hospitality industry

Big pic below.​This morning's No On 300 rally rally in Skyline Park brought out approximately seventy representatives and supporters of the hospitality industry, everyone from five crop-topped Hooters employees to three much more conservatively dressed Denver City Council members. But everyo ... More >>

At Ale House at Amato's, don't worry, be hoppy

Photos: Brews and Unbeatable Views at Ale House at Amato's

Cut-Rate Calatrava!

Radius Bar and Grill opens in the old Graystone Castle in Thornton

Doubletree Hotel by Hilton​Just under four weeks ago, the old Graystone Castle overlooking I-25 reopened as a Doubletree Hotel by Hilton. And besides giving the place a makeover and a name change, the new owners also brought in a new restaurant: Radius Bar and Grill opened on the same day as t ... More >>

Get Out More: Top five tips from Backpacker Magazine's touring pros

Photo courtesy Caroline ColvinSherri and Randy Propster brought the Backpacker Magazine Get Out More tour to REI Denver last night.​In 2006 Sheri and Randy Propster sold their home and most of their belongings, gave their car away, got married and set out to enjoy a 253-day honeymoon, backpack ... More >>

Grand opening of Trestle Bike Park at Barnum Park North delayed to August 6

​Commuters passing Federal on 6th Avenue on their way into Denver may have noticed construction on what is shaping up to be an epic new mountain bike and BMX skills park, designed by Gravity Logic and pro rider John Cowan. The park will be operated by Winter Park's Trestle Bike Park crew in pa ... More >>

Colorado tourism account comes back home thanks to Karsh/Hagan: We heart Colorado

​Colorado has awarded its new tourism contract -- and surprise, surprise, a Colorado company has the key role in a deal that's now been split between several companies: Karsh/Hagan, founded in 1977, when John Denver tunes were enough to attract tourists.

Come Out of Hibernation

Corner Office corners the market on hip restaurant art

The writing's on the wall at the Corner Office.​The rubber-band installation in the back room of the Corner Office, 1401 Curtis Street, snapped a while ago, but its been replaced with a far cooler piece of art: a mural created by renowned graffiti artists David Villorente and Robert Cartwrigh ... More >>

Jesse Morreale's fabulously retro vision for the 1st Avenue Hotel

Jam Session

Pie Hole in the Wall

Pie Hole in the Wall

Skier, Beware

Vail hits back when an injured woman sues.

Best Vacations for Dogs

Colorado Canines Adventure Trips

Best Scandal Magnet for the Media

The Kobe Bryant experience

Best Place to Rest Weary Feet -- and Paws

Loews Denver Hotel

Best New Festival -- Mountains

Frozen Dead Guy Days

Airtime

Bill Owens will be on TV plenty this month, but not as a candidate.

Hopin' for Business

Ignoring skeptics, Denver pushes ahead with its plans to bail out a convention-center hotel. Will anyone check in?

Downhill to Disneyland

The slopes are crowded, so why aren't Colorado resorts rolling in cold cash?

Best Travel Advice for Scary Places

International Travel Clinic

Check-out Time

The hotel union isn't about to let Denver forget the Adam's Mark.

Timber!

Tempestuous political winds are blowing through Colorado's busiest forest.