Colorado is burst­ing with excit­ing new things to see and do in 2010. A num­ber of new devel­op­ments are tak­ing hold across the state, includ­ing lux­ury hotel open­ings, impres­sive resort improve­ments, and a num­ber of excit­ing activ­i­ties. Below are some high­lights. For more infor­ma­tion visit www.COLORADO.com.

Southwest Airlines is cel­e­brat­ing four years of LUV in Denver with a spe­cial pro­mo­tion for Colorado Customers. Beginning today, Southwest is offer­ing its Colorado Customers a free flight when they book a Business Select fare to/from Denver. The offer is valid for both new and exist­ing Rapid Rewards Members for travel booked by Jan. 31, 2010, and travel com­pleted by Feb. 28, 2010 (see terms and con­di­tions below). Colorado Residents who aren’t yet Rapid Rewards Members can join and be auto­mat­i­cally reg­is­tered for the pro­mo­tion. Simply enroll in the pro­gram via the link below before com­plet­ing qual­i­fy­ing travel.

United Airlines, in addi­tion to American Airlines, is now offer­ing one free child’s ticket for ages 2–12 with the pur­chase of each paid adult fare (age 18 and older) for direct com­mer­cial flights into Eagle Airport. Upon arrival, chil­dren also receive free trans­porta­tion to and from Vail or Beaver Creek via Colorado Mountain Express (CME) with a pay­ing adult; free ski­ing or rid­ing at Vail and Beaver Creek with a pay­ing adult; and free lodg­ing with a pay­ing adult at select prop­er­ties in Vail and Beaver Creek.

YMCA of the Rockies’ Snow Mountain Ranch in Winter Park, Colorado is com­bin­ing two of the most impor­tant things in plan­ning a youth group get­away – fun and afford­abil­ity. Striving to keep win­ter ski vaca­tions acces­si­ble and active at the same time, Snow Mountain Ranch is offer­ing an incred­i­ble Youth Group Package avail­able to groups of 12 or more.

There has never been a bet­ter time to plan an Aspen/Snowmass vaca­tion. Aspen/Snowmass announces spe­cial deals and pro­mo­tions for the 2009–2010 ski/snowboard sea­son, with sav­ings from open­ing day in November through clos­ing day in April.