Denver hotel owners approve special taxing district to fund convention center
The Tourism Improvement District is the first of its kind in the state. It will be funded with a 1 percent tax on hotel rooms.
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Hotel owners will decide whether hotel guests will pay more to fund Colorado Convention Center
If a majority of affected hotel owners agree, a new Tourism Improvement District will raise money for increasing costs at the Colorado Convention Center.
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Denver City Council: It’s not really a tax if tourists pay it
Denver City Council signed off on a plan to increase taxes on hotel rooms by 1 percent in order to pay for an expansion of the Colorado Convention Center.
Denver may dig in tourists’ pockets for $223M convention center expansion
Denver leaders are considering creating Colorado's first "tourism improvement district," which would allow the city to charge extra taxes and fees to hotels.
Colorado vacation spots for Coloradans: The state wants you to broaden your horizons
Most Colorado cities and towns don't happen to be located either in ski areas or along the Interstate 25 corridor.
It’s official: Outdoor Retailer show is leaving Utah, and Denver is hoping to snag it
SnowSports Industries America has reportedly invited Outdoor Retailer to do a joint winter show, clearing one hurdle to coming to Denver.
Must-see attractions in Denver and how many people are actually seeing them
For today's chart of the week, we look at how many people are actually attracted to Denver's finest attractions.
Ten-year-old Jack Bonneau of Broomfield landed $50,000 on Shark Tank
Jack Bonneau from Broomfield pitched his lemonade franchise, Jack's Stands & Marketplace, on Shark Tank Friday. The 10-year-old walked away with $50,000 in loans from guest shark, Chris Sacca.
Colorado marijuana tourism could soon come with a little bit of education from the state
Cathy Ritter, director of the Colorado Tourism Office, told the Denver Post that Colorado.com could soon provide information about marijuana laws.
Colorado revisits question of how legal marijuana influences tourists’ travel decisions
Access to legal marijuana isn't a huge factor for the record number of visitors traveling to Colorado, the state's tourism office announced Wednesday.
While Denver works to replace its inclusionary housing ordinance, New Orleans wants one
It hasn't worked here. Could it work there?
Visit Denver brought a miniature Red Rocks to Chicago
Visit Denver constructed a massive replica of Red Rocks in the streets of Chicago.
People just won’t stop visiting Denver. We set another record for tourism.
According to information released this week by Visit Denver, the city drew 1 million more visitors in 2015 than the year before, 16.4 million in total. We know what you're thinking.