Travel in city Denver

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As someone who has lived in Colorado for five years, I know Denver is more than just a place to fly in and out of on your way to the mountains. Colorado's capital city represents a lot of what makes this state so special.

Alaska Airlines will launch two new flights to Anchorage this summer from the lower 48, making it easier to reach the Last Frontier.

The wildfires burning a devastating path across the greater Los Angeles area are also impacting travelers going in and out of the area. A number of flights to and from southern California have been affected by the volatile conditions, although the vast majority of those cancellations and delays involve the Hollywood Burbank Airport. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is not reporting much, if any, interference with travel operations from the wildfires.

2025 is poised to be another colossal year for travel and tourism and many of those trips will include travel professionals such as advisors and suppliers and traversing the globe to meet and share ideas and insights.

INRIX, Inc., a prominent transportation data and analytics company, has just released its 2024 Global Traffic Scorecard, which analyzed and ranked congestion and commuting patterns in nearly 1,000 cities across 37 nations around the world. The results indicate that traffic congestion has surged across major cities as workers return to offices and weekend activities increase. 

For the first time in the summer of 2025, Alaska Airlines will add service to Anchorage from Detroit and Sacramento hubs with seasonal nonstop flights and resume nonstop service between Fairbanks and Portland.

The season's most potent winter storm to date is wreaking havoc on air travel across a large swath of the country.

It just got cheaper to fulfill a New Year's resolution for more travel.  Frontier Airlines, a discount carrier based in Denver, recently announced the «New Year, New Savings» promotion, which provides a 100 percent discount off base fares for the airline. While the offer provides relief on airfare prices, travelers are still responsible for taxes and fees associated with their reservation.  The promotion runs through January 5, 2025, and is valid for travel through May 21, 2025. While this means it can be used for winter or spring break getaways, the promotion has several restrictions such as blackout dates and seven-day advance purchase.  Travelers can take advantage of the promotion by entering the code SAVE100 when booking to get the discounted fares.  “Don't wait to make your New Year’s resolutions come true,” Frontier shared about the promotion on their site. “Take advantage of our limited-time offers and book your flight today.”  For example, when the code is applied on a one-way flight from San Jose, CA (SJC) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS) the total one-way fare is $24, where the passenger just pays for the taxes and fees and does not pay for any base airfare charge. For flights when the code is not used, the fare total jumps to $104. Travelers can also use Frontier's «Low Fare Calendar» to find flights that are discounted in the promotion. Travel + Leisure spotted a variety of discounted one-way flights in the promotion including:

Dec 31, 2024 • 12 min read

United Airlines is making two noteworthy changes to its network.

United Airlines is elevating its status in the Mile High City with another big expansion.

You don't really think that Santa preps for Christmas, gathers all those toy requests, fills the orders and delivers them around the world with just some reindeer and a magic sleigh, do you?

Seattleites will have two new options to Asia on their hometown airline next year when Alaska Airlines launches new nonstops to Tokyo and Seoul.

Dec 1, 2024 • 15 min read

Frontier Airlines, a discount carrier based in Denver, recently announced 16 new routes spread across international and domestic destinations, including Antigua, Las Vegas, and Orlando. Best of all, the airline is celebrating the new routes by offering introductory fares as low as $19. The airline will begin weekly service to Antigua and Barbuda from San Juan, Puerto Rico on February 15, 2025.

Capital One’s newest airport concept, done in collaboration with famed chef José Andrés, has Spanish-style tapas, craft cocktails on draft, and a roving cart of caviar-filled ice cream cones. Just don’t call it an airport lounge.

Low-cost air carrier Frontier Airlines is thanking customers with a “Thank You Sale” offering up to 100 percent off base fares now through November 20, 2024. 

Nov 18, 2024 • 6 min read

Icelandic carrier Icelandair will launch new flights from its hub in Reykjavik to Istanbul next year, making it easier — and cheaper — to connect to the Turkish city from the United States.

No hotel opening in the western United States has been more anticipated in 2024 than Populus, the new 265-room, 13-story high-end property off Denver’s Colfax Avenue. Populus promises to be the world’s first “carbon positive” hotel — an eco-first mantra aimed at the growing specter of climate-conscious travelers and the growing demand for all types of professional travel, from conferences to concerts, to be done with less environmental impact. I spent two nights at Populus the week the hotel opened, staying in a corner suite on the sixth floor and experiencing each of the hotel’s food and beverage concepts. I’m a travel editor who oversees hospitality content and who regularly reports on sustainable travel. I’d been anticipating this stay for months and sitting in the second-floor lounge writing this story before checking out, I can honestly say I’ve never stayed in a concept more ambitiously auspicious — nor one that better delivers on its promise.

Amtrak is the biggest name in US train travel, which also means there's a pretty high demand, especially around the holidays — over 1 million passengers boarded trains around Thanksgiving time last year.