Tourism is a key component of Colorado's economy. Tourism workers interact with people from all over the world who come to Colorado for meetings, conferences and vacations. These service-oriented occupations provide visitors with amenities such as lodging, food, entertainment and transportation.

The Regional Tourism Act creates a mechanism for a local government to undertake a regional tourism project to attract out-of-state visitors, to create a regional tourism zone in which the project will be built, and to create a regional tourism authority (or to designate other financing entities) with the power to receive and utilize the increment of revenues derived from the state sales tax collected in the zone, that is above a designated base amount,...

This Roadmap, created with the oversight and participation of the Colorado Tourism Board, has been designed as a resource to guide not only the CTO but also its industry partners, large and small, in identifying and prioritizing opportunities to maximize both the economic and lifestyle benefits of tourism.

"A non-fiction travel guide to space tourism that includes information about accommodations, attractions, and more." --

The primary purpose of this document is to provide economic development strategies for landowners along Colorado scenic byways that are compatible with the preservation of open, scenic landscapes and working farms and ranches. This document has specific strategies tailored to the Gold Belt, Collegiate Peaks and Frontier Pathways Byways as well as general strategies that can be considered by other Colorado byways as they fit with their specific resources,...

The purpose of this study is to document the economic significance of the travel industry in Colorado from 1996 to 2013. These findings show the level of travel spending by overnight international and domestic visitors traveling to and through the state and the impact this spending had on the economy in terms of earnings, employment and tax revenue.