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As passenger numbers drop at the Eagle airport, Vail Resorts has created a new program to offset baggage fees. The Baggage Bailout program will give a $50 credit to skiers at Vail Resorts’ mountains this year if they stay for four nights.
Source: Vail Daily
Enticing American visitors to Whistler this winter is going to be a challenge but Intrawest is making an effort by adding a Whistler-Blackcomb package to two of the passes the company offers at its Colorado resorts.
Source: Pique News Magazine
The travel industry has been hit hard by the economic slowdown, particularly in the last few weeks.
Airlines reported sharp declines in passenger traffic for September. Hotel occupancy rates are down, and corporate travel managers are demanding new concessions on previously negotiated deals.
Source: The New York Times
A Scotiabank report is forecasting recessions for both Canada and the United States that could last well into 2009. But the report says a potential recession in Canada would not be nearly as bad as one in the U.S.
Source: CTV.ca
Area governments are trimming budgets for next year in anticipation of dwindling revenues, as the financial crisis sweeps the country. Carbondale is taking one of the severest stances, budgeting for its first drop in sales tax revenues in years.
Source: Aspen Daily News
A 17-year-old female ski jumper has become the first active Canadian athlete to join a lawsuit over the sport’s exclusion from the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Source: CTV.ca
The House on Friday began debating a historic proposal to bail out the nation’s financial system. The vote, likely later in the day, is expected to be close, but key leaders said Friday morning they were optimistic the bill would pass.
Source: CNN Money
Every year Ski magazine rankes the top 50 resorts in North America. This year, Breckenridge was ranked 9th, Keystone 16th, and Copper 19th. Just down the road and included in the Colorado and Epic passes, Vail is ranked 2nd and Beavercreek is 6th.
Source: BreckenridgeRealEstate.com
As many as 7,000 lodgepole pines will be cut on Vail Mountain over the next month as a result of the pine-beetle infestation.
Source: Rocky Mountain News
Vail Resorts Inc.’s chief executive said the struggling economy has hit season pass sales and advance bookings at the company’s lodging facilities for the approaching ski season.
Source: Rocky Mountain News
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