Tourism and leisure - The Durango Herald

Purgatory Resort plans new lift, more ski terrain

Hermosa Creek water quality, lynx habitat are concerns

DATE: Jun 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado boat sales boom as people use rivers to escape coronavirus

A chorus of watercraft retailers and manufacturers report record business

DATE: Jun 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

How Visit Durango plans to safely welcome back visitors

Every destination management and marketing organization across the globe, like Visit Durango, is in a pickle right now. The business community is urging DMMOs to invite visitors b...

DATE: May 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

American Heritage Railways temporarily closes historical line in Washington

Mt. Rainier Railroad will resume runs when economically feasible

DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Silverton merchants face another tough year

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

DATE: May 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Imagine a Durango Hot Springs with 22 soaking pools

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

DATE: May 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

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

Restaurants, rafting companies wonder when their day will come

DATE: May 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Why Durango’s vital tourism economy will recover quickly

In a both timely and ironic fashion, National Travel and Tourism week begins this Monday, May 3. What is normally a celebration of the tourism industry and how it benefits society...

DATE: May 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

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

Lack of competition, older fuel in underground tanks slows price slide

DATE: Apr 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Six activities to beat the shelter-in-place blues

With all the chaos globally because of COVID-19, we are all being encouraged to distance from restaurants, bars, crowded places and even quarantine in your home, when necessary. T...

DATE: Apr 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

New Mexico cancels national tourism campaign amid virus

RIO RANCHO, N.M – The Santa Fe Plaza is empty. So are the narrow streets of the adobe-laden historic district in the heart of Albuquerque. The ski lifts are idle, the galleries are shuttered...

DATE: Mar 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business