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March 6, 2025 Industry Newsletter

Dark Sky Tourism Learning Community evening event at OMSI Join the Oregon Dark Sky Tourism Learning Community for a special…

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On Location: Spotlight on Film Tourism

Oregon has a rich history in film production, with over 700 films shot in locations across the state, including favorites…

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A woman in a blue jacket holds a small brown dog, standing beside a wall with informational plaques. The plaques read: "WILD 2014 Reese Witherspoon played Oregon author Cheryl Strayed in the memoir adaptation and Pacific Crest Trail filming scenes here also doubled for the Sierra Nevada. Wild contained more Oregon film sites than any prior Oscar-nominated film. Oregon film history: Gus Van Sant directed Uma Thurman in Even Cowgirls Get The Blues (1994), adapted from the novel by Tom Robbins." "DID YOU KNOW? Central Oregon and Smith Rock have long been a draw for Hollywood filmmakers. In fact, Oregon’s first two movies were made in the High Desert. Filmed in the mountaintains, in and near Klamath proto-western The Indian Tomb (1914), and in the high desert, Florence Turner’s movie, Love’s Folly (fall 1914). More recently: Rooster Cogburn (1975), Fire in the Sky (1993), and Swordfish (2001)."

Feb. 20, 2025 Industry Newsletter

Governor’s Conference early-bird registration ends soon Early-bird pricing for the Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism ends next week on February 28. Register today to…

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Feb. 6, 2025 Industry Newsletter

James Beard Public Market is accepting food vendor applications The James Beard Public Market, slated to open in 2025, will be a…

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2025 Governor’s Conference Registration Now Open

Registration is now open for the 2025 Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism, April 14-16 in Portland. The state’s premier industry conference…

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Jan. 22, 2025 Industry Newsletter

She Leads: Celebrating Women in Tourism and Hospitality Join us for three vibrant events that celebrate women in tourism and…

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The Making of a Rural Tourism Economy

Brandie McNamee and her family live on a fifth-generation cattle ranch in Antelope Valley, which is best known for its connection to the Rajneesh community that inhabited the valley in the 1980’s. With deep roots in this place, Brandie was disheartened to see the town’s only cafe close in 2017; the cafe was the bedrock…

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Jan. 10, 2025 Industry Newsletter

Travel Oregon is heartbroken to see the devastation our neighbors in California are suffering from the wildfires in Los Angeles.…

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Travel Oregon Awards more than $433,000 in Oregon Wine Country License Plates Matching Grants

Portland, Ore. (November 21, 2024) -The Oregon Wine Country License Plates Matching Grants Program has been awarding grants to local…

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Keeping the Bounty of the Oregon Coast Local

We sat down with Nan Devlin, Executive Director of Visit Tillamook Coast to talk about the creative work she’s been doing with partners to spotlight the bounty of her region—and to keep our coastal food local by providing marketing support for restaurants and close-to-home manufacturing infrastructure for the fishers, farmers and growers of the North…

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