Tourism

Last year's "Daddy of 'em All" had a huge economic impact on Cheyenne and Laramie County. According to an economic impact study released Thursday, Cheyenne Frontier Days visitors spent $28 million in 2015, up from $25 million in 2012...

Lonely Planet, a national travel media company, has named Yellowstone National Park the No. 3 travel destination in the United States for 2016, according to a news release from the Wyoming Office of Tourism on Tuesday.

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails division reports a third straight year of record-breaking visitation numbers. The agency says there was an 8 percent increase in visitors in 2015 and a 10 percent increase in revenue...

Wyoming tourism officials say increased advertising and promotional efforts are paying off. "We've had a very strong summer tourism season here in Laramie County," said Darren Rudloff, Executive Director of Visit Cheyenne. "Right now for the summer months, lodging tax collections are up about 6% over the same period last year...

Yellowstone National Park had a record number of recreational visits in June with 780,768 total for the month—an almost 17 percent increase over last June and a 12 percent increase over the previous record June (2010) when the park had 694,841 visits...

A fire that apparently started in a store on Dubois' main street Tuesday evening burned half a city block and destroyed eight businesses.

Yellowstone National Park is extending the length of time the public can comment on a proposal to increase the park’s entrance fees and institute a backcountry overnight permit fee.

Tom Hirsig, who was named Friday as the new President and C-E-O of Cheyenne Frontier Days he is very excited about the new job.