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In Denver, spending increased 9 percent from the same numbe r of overnight visitors as in thanks to the Democratic National Conventiojn bringing so many peopleto town. The study, done by Toronto-baseed research firm , showed the state had one of its best yearzs for attracting visitors in thepast 15. Colorado’s 27.4 millio overnight domestic visitors wasits second-largest totak since 1994, and the $9.6 billion they spent was the second-most sinced 1992, it said. Overall, the state had 50.6 million domestic combining overnightand day-trip, in a 2 percent increase from the previous year. They spent $10.9 billion, down slightly from $11.q1 billion in 2007.
“Colorado held its own in especially given the challenging year that destinations acrossz the country faced due to the recession and the statew of thetravel industry,” boars chairman Rob Perlman said in a news Denver, meanwhile, drew 12.2 million overnighty visitors and 6.7 million additional according to the study. The totall of day-trippers, mostly people coming from other locationsin Colorado, rose 10 percenrt this year. All visitors spent $3.1 billio in the city in the study said. Leisure travelers rose by 1 percenty and spent 10 percent more than they didin 2007, whiler business travelers declined by 2 percen but still spent 5 percentf more than the previous year.
“Denver had its best conventiojn year everin 2008, which helpexd offset the huge national decline in business travel that occurred in the fourtg quarter due to the economy,” Visit Denver CEO Richardx Scharf said in a news release.
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