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Travel Oregon Marks National Travel & Tourism Week by Showcasing Community Investments and $14.3 Billion in Visitor Spending

Portland, Ore. (May 5, 2025) – The Oregon Tourism Commission, dba Travel Oregon, is celebrating National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW) by highlighting the transformative power of the tourism industry in Oregon. Across the state, investments in accessibility and inclusion are highlighting the many ways in which Oregon’s $14.3 billion tourism industry is helping build…

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Travel Oregon Announces 2024 Travel & Tourism Industry Achievement Awards at the 2025 Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Portland

On Monday, April 14, 2025, the Oregon Tourism Commission (dba Travel Oregon) announced the recipients of the 2024 Oregon Travel…

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Travel Oregon Announces 2023 Travel & Tourism Industry Achievement Awards

On Monday, March 11, 2024, the Oregon Tourism Commission (dba Travel Oregon) announced the recipients of the 2023 Oregon Travel…

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Travel Oregon Awards $3.6 Million in Grants to Fund Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Projects Across the State

Portland, Ore. (November 16, 2023) – The Oregon Tourism Commission, dba Travel Oregon, is pleased to announce that $3.6 million…

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Oregon Tourism Leadership Academy Now Accepting Applications

The annual tourism academy will improve our state over time by elevating leaders to new heights in our industry. The results of our collective work will be transformative for Oregon’s tourism regions and the people working within them.

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Travel Oregon Bolsters Tourism Efforts in Local Communities Across the State Through $1.4 Million in Capacity and Small Project Grants

Portland, Ore. (Jan. 23, 2023) – The Oregon Tourism Commission, dba Travel Oregon, has awarded more than $1.4 million through…

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Governor Kate Brown Declares State of Emergency Due to Forecasted Heat

(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today declared a state of emergency in 25 Oregon counties, from July 25 through…

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Outdoor Recreation Outfitter and Guides Receive $5.6 Million in Funding

Travel Oregon is pleased to announce that 166 outfitters and guides have been awarded more than $5.6 million as part…

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Recreation sites on the Middle Fork Ranger District temporarily closed due to the Middle Fork Complex fires

Oakridge, Ore., Aug. 2. 2021 — Officials issued an emergency area closure for the Middle Fork Complex fires north of…

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The Bollinger Family to Acquire Ponzi Vineyards

AŸ, FRANCE, April 7, 2021 – The Bollinger family, owners of iconic Champagne Bollinger in addition to four other historic…

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