Tourism Funding Analysis

In 2014, the Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) commissioned Tourism Economics, a nationally recognized research firm concentrating on the tourism industry, to conduct a fact-based analysis. The goal of the analysis was to examine local destination marketing funding and, if additional funds were recommended, to research methods by which those funds could be raised.

Press Coverage

"Bureau Looking Forward" - The Gazette
"Colorado Springs should spend more, and hike taxes to promote tourism, study says" - The Gazette
"Study: Colorado Springs missing the mark on attracting tourists" - KOAA Channel 5
"New study finds area not spending enough on tourism" - KRDO Channel 13

This analysis was supported and sponsored, in part, by 26 local organizations, individuals and municipalities.

Major Study Sponsor

Private Source

Presentation Sponsors

Best Western Executive Inn & Suites – Hitesh Patel
Best Western Plus Peak Vista Inn & Suites – Hitesh Patel
Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (COPPeR)
El Paso County
Manitou Springs Chamber
Old Colorado City Associates
Pikes Peak Country Attractions Association (PPCAA)
Pikes Peak Lodging Association (PPLA)
Garden of the Gods Club

Study Supporters

Arkansas River Outfitters Association
The Broadmoor
City of Colorado Springs
City of Green Mountain Falls
City of Manitou Springs
City of Monument
Colorado Restaurant Association – Pikes Peak Chapter
Colorado Springs Downtown Partnership
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Colorado Springs LART Advisory Committee
Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance
Fremont County
Fremont County Tourism Council
Glen Eyrie / The Navigators
Regional Leadership Forum
Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce

View a short video about how tourism promotion benefits the Pikes Peak region.

Click here for more details on how tourism pays for the Pikes Peak region.

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