New state funding brightens state’s tourism prospects

The Colorado Legislature’s plan to put together a new tourism office brings new hope to those in the industry who, since the 1992 election when Colorado voters eliminated the federal tourism tax, have scrambled for out-of-state business.
Gary St. Clair, owner of the Peck House in Empire, said he was glad to see the state would again begin to promote itself. He said the Peck House saw an immediate drop in the number of out-of-state visitors after the tax was eliminated. The customers that would have been attracted to Colorado by national marketing didn’t make it to the Peck…