Tourism and leisure

Local News

COVID-19 throws tourist marketers a curveball

Durango saves paid advertisements for efforts later this year

June 6, 2020

Local News

Purgatory Resort plans new lift, more ski terrain

Hermosa Creek water quality, lynx habitat are concerns

June 6, 2020

Local News

Colorado boat sales boom as people use rivers to escape coronavirus

A chorus of watercraft retailers and manufacturers report record business

June 2, 2020

The Tourism Effect

How Visit Durango plans to safely welcome back visitors

The business community is urging DMMOs to invite visitors back and ramp up advertising. The resident and public health community…

May 30, 2020

Local News

American Heritage Railways temporarily closes historical line in Washington

Mt. Rainier Railroad will resume runs when economically feasible

May 19, 2020

Local News

Silverton merchants face another tough year

‘I think we’ll survive, but it won’t be a normal year’

May 17, 2020

Business

Imagine a Durango Hot Springs with 22 soaking pools

owners plan to invest $10 million in 150-year-old resort

May 10, 2020

Local News

Salons, shops and offices take baby step in return to normalcy

Restaurants, rafting companies wonder when their day will come

May 9, 2020

The Tourism Effect

Why Durango’s vital tourism economy will recover quickly

What is normally a celebration of the tourism industry and how it benefits society, will obviously have a more somber…

May 2, 2020

Local News

Why haven’t gas prices dropped as rapidly in Southwest Colorado?

of competition, older fuel in underground tanks slows price slide

April 16, 2020

The Tourism Effect

Six activities to beat the shelter-in-place blues

Bicyclists prepare to cross the Animas River along the River Trail at Schneider Park.Durango Herald file This means enduring hours…

April 3, 2020

Business

New Mexico cancels national tourism campaign amid virus

New Mexico Cabinet Secretary for Tourism Jen Schroer warned March 27 the state’s tourism industry will continue suffering amid COVID-19…

March 29, 2020

Local News

Virtually free lodging offered to COVID-19 first responders and vulnerable people

Premier Vacation Rentals Group sees opportunity to help with housing after vacation cancellations

March 25, 2020

Local News

Durango train to remain closed ‘until further notice’

Coronavirus prompts shutdown; railroad announces furloughs

March 23, 2020

Local News

Hindsight helps in making real estate forecasts: Coronavirus to play greater role than thought

COVID-19 changed the world, and Durango, during course of preparing and delivering 2020 outlook

March 23, 2020

Local News

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge to end daily train to Cascade

Ridership ceiling had been set at 250 passengers in response to COVID-19

March 16, 2020

Local News

Purgatory, Wolf Creek ski areas receive little notice about closures

Gov. Jared Polis ordered shutdown until March 22

March 15, 2020

The Tourism Effect

Durango joins the destination management revolution

They understand the role of the typical destination marketing organization, like Visit Durango’s, is evolving to fulfill a new role…

January 11, 2020

The Tourism Effect

Records on track to be set in 2019

Over the past 12 months, Visit Durango estimates 1.3 million visitors traveled to experience our region’s outdoor, historic and cultural…

December 14, 2019

Local News

Rod Barker ready to handover stewardship of Strater Hotel

iconic inn owner, honoring past assures our future

November 25, 2019

Local News

Owner of Purgatory Resort to acquire Brian Head Resort in Utah

area in southern Utah averages 360 inches of snow annually

November 7, 2019

Business

Durango’s hotel row moving south

owner: Plenty of business for 435 new rooms going up in Durango

October 20, 2019

The Tourism Effect

Looking Ahead to 2020: Visit Durango’s new initiatives

Bowmandu1-i-syn This intentional shift includes enhanced collaboration with the community and city and county governments to elevate the customer experience.…

October 19, 2019

Local News

Durango Area Tourism Office has new leader

Brown will come from marketing Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco

October 13, 2019