Community Corner
Glenwood Springs Gives $100 Credit To Some Visitors To Help Boost Tourism During Grizzly Creek Fire
The $100 in Glenwood Gold works like cash at participating businesses in Glenwood Springs and includes dining, shops and attractions.
By Jennifer McRae
August 31, 2020
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GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– Glenwood Springs is giving $100 in “Glenwood Gold” to qualifying visitors to help boost tourism. This so-called “stimulus” program initially put in place during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic has been extended after the Grizzly Creek Fire and subsequent closure of Interstate 70.
The $100 in Glenwood Gold works like cash at participating businesses in Glenwood Springs and includes dining, shops and attractions.
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The tourist destination has had a rough spring due to the stay-at-home orders in Colorado due to the coronavirus pandemic. When business finally began to pick up this summer, the Grizzly Creek Fire ignited on Aug. 10, which shut down I-70 to traffic for nearly two weeks. That kept visitors away along with the haze and wildfire smoke as the fire continued to burn.
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