Today, Governor Polis and the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO), within the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), announced the seven recipients of the Tourism Recovery Marketing Grant funding. The recipients granted this funding come from all across the state. The goal of this grant program is to support the economic recovery of the travel and tourism industry and attract visitors to Colorado cities and towns that are still recovering from the pandemic. A healthy and robust tourism economy is essential to Colorado’s thriving economy.
The Governor’s Awards for Outstanding Colorado Tourism Efforts honor six individuals and organizations that improve and innovate Colorado’s tourism industry. Awards are presented at the Governor's Tourism Conference each fall.
Colorado Restaurant Association (CRA) was approved to participate in the Restart Industry Associations Program by the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) in September 2021.
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Santa Fe Trail Scenic & Historic Byway (SFTSHB) was approved to participate in the Restart Industry Associations Program by the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) in September 2021.
In recent decades much of Colorado has grown hotter and drier, increasing wildfire risk. And this season is no exception to that. The Care for Colorado team wants to help our Partners and Members increase knowledge and awareness about the importance of fire safety and prevention.
DENVER -- Colorado’s tourism industry has seen growth in the past year as the state bounces back stronger than before the pandemic according to new reports. The Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) announced today that the state’s tourism industry is starting to bounce back with travel spending increasing 41.8 percent from $15.4 billion in 2020 to $21.9 billion in 2021.
“June is an appropriate month to celebrate and bring awareness to the importance of dark skies as more Coloradans [and visitors] venture outdoors with the warming weather and are awed by the brightness of the Milky Way and celestial planets.” - Dan Gibbs, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Natural Resources