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If you hear holly, jolly noises echoing from Concourse B at Denver International Airport this season, that’s just Santa and a few dozen of his closest friends. DIA’s Santa Layover Lounge is popping up for the 2024 holiday travel season with themed drinks, food and other festive offerings. (Jerrod Kazumi Popham, provided by DIA) “You see a lot of Christmas pop-up bars in downtown areas, and when we were talking last year about promotions I thought, ‘Why don’t we try that at the airport?'” said Stacey Stegman, senior vice president of communications and marketing at DIA.

By Lisa Wells, Food Drink Life With autumn in the air and Halloween looming, bring some spookiness to your vacation with a haunted itinerary. These chilling destinations offer spine-tingling histories, unexplained phenomena and the chance for an unforgettable ghost encounter. Scary movies, haunted houses and ghoulish costumes are favorite trappings of autumn, delivering a dose of terror as Halloween draws near.

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems). My birthday is close to Memorial Day weekend every year, and I like to take advantage of the long weekend by checking a town off of my Colorado travel list. In years past, my friends and I have soaked up the San Juan Mountain views in the warmth of the Pagosa hot springs and gone whitewater rafting in Class 4 rapids down the Royal Gorge in Cañon City.

If you haven’t already booked your travel to see the solar eclipse on April 8, it could be too late to get decent reservations for flights, hotels, and rental cars — or it could cost an exorbitant amount. The total solar eclipse will pass over North America — including parts of Mexico, the United States, and Canada — with varying degrees of darkness on April 8.

If you love snow, winter is an ideal time to visit Rocky Mountain National Park, according to park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson. Not only is it beautiful, but “there’s a diversity and variety of things you can do, depending on your experience and fitness level.” And that last part is key, as it’s important to be prepared.

Explosive growth in visitation at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve over the past eight years has reached a point where park officials say they need to improve the visitor experience, starting with increasing parking and relieving traffic congestion. “Current conditions are not acceptable,” said park superintendent Andrea Compton. “They’re not safe.

Dude ranches often are associated with summer vacations. We picture city slickers slipping away to enjoy the great outdoors and fresh mountain air, learning the rhythms of a horse’s gait and some new tunes around a campfire. But visiting a ranch in winter? Oh, what fun! Come the colder months, Colorado’s dude ranches offer all kinds of activities, including gliding across the snow on cross-country skis and galloping through the powder on horseback.

Musician Joshua Shapiro plans to swap Chicago for a remote corner of southern Italy. He's bought and renovated an apartment in the small town of Latronico, and plans to eventually apply to move permanently.

Sixty corgis dressed in cute costumes competed in a race in Vilnius, Lithuania.      

New York's crack down on short-term rentals could make it harder to find an Airbnb on your next trip.      

Lord Voldemort's faithful Death Eaters are heading for both Universal Studios Hollywood and Florida as the parks host Halloween Horror Nights.      

Frontier Airlines is giving away miles to people paying off their student loans. Here's what you need to know about the sweepstakes.      

After the tragic wildfires, Maui is reckoning with how tourism can help rebuild the island's economy.      

The Federal Aviation Administration insists flying is still extremely safe and improvements are being made even as near miss numbers rise.      

American Airlines is suing Skiplagged, a site that helps travelers save money by exploiting a quirk in airline pricing.