Story Ideas & Media Kit

It's Chill Chaser Season

• Colorado Springs is the perfect destination if you'd rather skip the slopes and enjoy some R&R instead.
• With a history deeply rooted in health and wellness, Colorado Springs has continued to thrive as a place to visit to relax, rest and recuperate.
• Spend time at one of the gorgeous spas around the region, or simply take in the healing mountain air.
• If you are coming to Colorado for ski season, consider flying in/out of the Colorado Springs Airport and spending a few days in the Pikes Peak Region.
• The Colorado Springs Airport is small, uncrowded and easy to navigate. The back ways to the ski towns from highway 24 are often quicker and more reliable than crowded I-70 from Denver.

Rapid Downtown Expansion

• Colorado Springs was very fortunate in that it faired better than most during the height of the pandemic.
• Our open spaces, outdoor attractions and fresh mountain air were appealing in a time of social distancing and reduced travel.
• Colorado Springs saw record-breaking growth in 2021, with 38 new businesses opened downtown.
• Downtown has continued to expand both East and South, and new food and beverage spots are popping up left and right.
• New downtown hot spots – The Well, Trainwreck, CO.A.T.I., ICONS, Tejon Eatery, Vine & Wheel, Stellina Pizza Café, White Pie
• Additionally, four of the five "City for Champions" projects – including the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum and Weidner Field – opened over the last 2 years. The final project, the U.S. Air Force Academy Gateway Visitor Center, broke ground earlier in 2022.

New Venues & Reopened Attractions

• With the recent addition of Bartolin Hall, the Convention Center at The Broadmoor has more than 200,000 square feet of flexible meeting and convention space.
• New downtown stadiums, Weidner Field and Robson Arena, both offer meeting and event space for sporting events, concerts, business meetings and more.
• The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway reopened in 2021, as well as a brand-new Summit Visitor Center on the top of Pikes Peak.
• The historic Flying W Ranch reopened in 2020 after nine years of closure from being destroyed in 2012 by the Waldo Canyon Fire.

Accessibility at the Forefront

• Visit Colorado Springs recently sponsored a study hosted by MMGY, which took a deep dive into the priorities and research processes of travelers with mobility concerns.
• Newly armed with these pain points, priorities and room for improvement, we've made it a priority of our organization to focus more on the accessibility of our city and attractions.
• Existing spots like the Summit Visitor Center on Pikes Peak and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum set incredible examples, and we look to continue to make Colorado Springs an inclusive and accessible destination.
• We have a new accessibility page on our website that we're improving daily to help visitors easily find the information they need while planning their trips.