National Public Radio focused on Denver's hotel boom on a story on national growth in the industry.
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MARKUS: But it comes at a cost. Gleason's says he's paying a little more than he expected for his room at the Sheraton. That's because Denver's hotel market is red hot - more than 80 percent of rooms were filled last month. And that justifies higher prices and new construction.
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MARKUS: Crews hammer away at a $50 million project converting the historic Union Station downtown into a full service hotel and transportation hub.
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MARKUS: The developer is Sage Hospitality, run by Walter Isenberg. Hotel room revenue is up by more than a third in Denver. And he says the recovery in the hotel industry is top-down. Conventions, corporate and leisure travel are all back.
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