• The Events Industry Council recently announced that VISIT DENVER has achieved PLATINUM Level certification to the EIC Sustainable Event Standards. Denver is the first destination to achieve the highest level of certification (November 2023)

  • Michelin recognized 26 Denver restaurants in their inaugural and highly anticipated Colorado-based Guide (September 2023) 

  • Travel + Leisure named Denver the No. 1 Best U.S. City for Fall Travel (September 2023)

  • Rolling Stone Magazine noted Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre as the No. 1 "Hottest Music Venue in the Country in 2023" (April 2023)

  • Denver International Airport’s (DIA) fleet operations was recognized for its sustainable management as the number three fleet in North America by the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) (August 2023)

  • Denver ranked #1 on Architectural Digest's list of the “Top 50 Most Climate Resilient Cities” due to factors including fewer threats of extreme weather damage and city-level initiatives to support clean energy (July 2023)

  • Denver is 2023's 5th best cold destination for winter travel according to a recent study from the personal finance outlet WalletHub.com. 

  • TODAY declared Denver in the top five sought-after destinations from July through September (June 2023) 

  • Denver ranked No. 10 in the 2023 USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice travel award contest for Best City for Street Art (June 2023)

  • Denver ranked No. 14 in AFAR’s top 20 cities to live in and visit (June 2023)

  • Time Magazine included Denver in their list of the World’s 100 Greatest Places (July 2021)

  • Resonance Consultancy named Denver the No. 8 destination on its America’s Best Cities list (June 2021)

  • Denver is in the top 20 U.S. cities to live based on place, people, programming, product, prosperity and promotion, according to AFAR (June 2022)

  • Travel + Leisure proclaimed Denver among the “The 18 Cheapest Places to Travel in 2023,” at an average of $593 for a flight and hotel (January 2023)

  • In Food & Wine’s 2023 list of “The 10 Best U.S. Airports for Food,” Denver International Airport landed the Editor’s Pick (April 2023)

  • Time Out ranked Denver Union Station No. 9 in "The 21 most beautiful train stations in the U.S." (April 2023)

  • Travel Pulse named Denver one of their top three best U.S. destinations (January 2022)

  • Denver is in the top 10 best sports cities in the U.S., according to Wallet Hub (November 2022)

  • Wallethub declared Denver one of the top 10 best cities for an active lifestyle in 2023 (January 2023)

  • LawnStarter declared Denver No. 7 in a list of cities with the best bike scores and noting Denver as No. 3 for its number of bicycling clubs (June 2023)

  • The Denver metro area is in the top ten fittest places in the U.S., according to Men’s Health (July 2021)

  • Today.com listed Denver in the top 39 best places to travel with kids in 2023 (February 2023)

  • AARP named Denver No. 4 on its list of “10 best U.S. Destinations for LGBTQ Families in 2021.” (June 2021)

  • Denver ranked as the eighth “most sustainable” city nationwide, according to Rocket Homes (April 2022)

  • Denver is ranked ninth in Fifty Grande's list of Best Live Music Cities in the U.S. 

  • Policygenius listed Denver as the tenth-best city to live in by 2050 for climate change (December 2022)

  • Rocket Mortgage named Denver the eighth least stressed city in the U.S. (August 2022)

  • In 2022, Denver International Airport ranked as the third-busiest airport in the world by Airports Council International for the second year in a row (April 2022)

  • According to WalletHub, Denver was named among “2022’s Best Large Cities to Start a Business,” checking in at No. 6 on the list out of 100 of the country’s largest cities (April 2022)

  • Bestcolleges.com listed Denver No. 10 in the top 25 tech hubs in the nation (September 2022)

  • Red Rocks Amphitheatre was the highest-grossing and most-attended venue in the world in 2021, according to Billboard magazine. (Dec. 2021)

  • Condé Nast Traveler named the Denver Art Museum to its “Best New Museums in the World: 2022 Hot List”, noting the $175 million renovation that was completed in 2021. (May 2022)

  • In 2020, NatGeo UK recognized Denver as the 4th most sustainable destination in the world.