Tourists Added $28.5 Billion to Colorado’s Economy Last Year

Tourists added $28.5 billion to Colorado’s economy last year

Tourists continued to funnel billions of dollars into the Colorado’s economy last year, but new data released Tuesday shows a mixed bag for tourism’s impact in 2024 and the first half of 2025. Tourism contributed $28.5 billion to the state’s economy and supported 188,510 jobs across the state in 2024, both of which are relatively flat compared to 2023, according to numbers released by the Colorado Tourism Office. While the annual research from D…

Colorado saw millions more tourists in 2024, but tourism economy faces more pressure now

From Colorado ski resorts, national parks to downtown business conferences, the state saw an influx of tourists over the last year. Colorado had about 95.4 million visitors in 2024, up by 2.3% from the previous year, according to a new…