Denver Travel Tips and City Facts

Greeting someone in Denver

A handshake is the usual greeting throughout the United States. Most people address each other by their first names, but at business meetings and formal functions using a person’s title and last name is preferable.

Tipping advice

In Denver, as in the rest of the United States, service personnel rely on tips to supplement their wages. For waiters, bartenders, taxi drivers or similar, 15 percent is standard. Baggage handlers at hotels and airports should be given one US dollar per bag and a hotel doorman, 50 cents to one US dollar for loading or unloading luggage or other similar service. Tipping is not expected in fast-food restaurants or cinemas.

Denver dress code

Business dress has become more informal especially on Fridays, but generally suits are expected for both men and women. Casual clothes are fine for everyday wear, with the exception of some restaurants and hotel lounges.

Local Customs

One of the main bonuses when visiting Denver is its close proximity to the spectacular Rocky Mountains. One of the many beautiful parks that exist is the Rocky Mountain National Park. The park preserves over 250,000 acres of alpine and sub-alpine wilderness. Snowy peaks, crystal lakes, barren tundra and lush meadows characterise this heavily visited park (avoid July and August if at all possible). With the notable exception of the superbly scenic alpine drives, Rocky Mountain National Park is a park most credited for its excellent hiking. Over 350 miles of spectacular trails offer almost limitless possibilities long and short.

Denver Travel Tips and City Facts

Language

English is spoken throughout Denver and is the dominant language of America.

Getting connected in Denver

It is possible to connect to the Internet through the phone sockets of most hotel rooms in the United States. If you own a mobile phone contact your phone company as it may be possible to use this to connect to the Internet.

Denver fact facts

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Region : Colorado
Country : USA
Continent : North America
National Status : Democratic Federal Republic
National Population : 277,825,000 (2000 estimate, Source: United Nations Population Division, 1996)
City Population : 1,687,000 (2000 estimate, Source: United Nations Population Division, 1996)
National Capital : Washington
Local Time : U.S. Mountain Standard Time. Seven hours behind Greenwich Mean Time
Official Language : English
Currency : U.S. Dollar (USD) = 100 cents
Religion : Christian with a Jewish minority