PR Newswire
DALLAS, April 11, 2014
DALLAS, April 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Denver and the state of Colorado have seen a spike in travel interest since the sale of recreational marijuana was legalized to anyone 21 or older at the start of the year, according to search data from Hotels.com®. Denver has seen a 25 percent increase in hotel searches in the first three months of the year compared to 2013.
Ranked as the 17th most popular domestic destination for Americans in 2013 according to the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index™, Denver is also expected to see an increase in visitors on and around April 20th. Hotel searches for the weekend of April 18-20 – when the city will be host to a number of organized events and music festivals – have increased by 73 percent compared to the same timeframe last year.
Anyone traveling to Colorado for these festivities should keep a number of things in mind:
"No matter your preference for travel to Denver, the city offers endless activities if you'd prefer to avoid 4/20 festivities," said Taylor L. Cole, APR, travel expert for Hotels.com. "For example, visitors can stay downtown to catch a game at Coors Field, take a tour of Denver, or they can venture outside the city limits to explore nearby Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge or Golden Gate Canyon State Park."
See hotel deals in Denver at: http://www.hotels.com/hotel-deals/denver.
Press contacts:
Pat Burek – Finn Partners for Hotels.com
Phone: (212) 715-1542
Email: Patrick.Burek@FinnPartners.com
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Taylor L. Cole, APR
Hotels.com North America
Phone: (469) 335-8442
Email: taycole@hotels.com
@TravelwithTLC
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