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The Oregon Lodging Statistics report includes hotel data for the US, Pacific Region (which includes Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California and Hawaii), Oregon as well as each of our seven tourism…

Evacuation information: Statewide Real-time Assessment Map. Evacuation information by county. Wildfire status: InciWeb and NW Interagency Coordination Center. Governor’s statewide wildfire resources: wildfire.oregon.gov. Road Conditions: tripcheck.com. Smoke Conditions: Oregon Smoke Blog. Air Quality:  DEQ’s Air Quality Advisories. Tips for preventing human-caused wildfires: Keep Oregon Green. Travel Alerts: traveloregon.com/travel-alerts For breaking news and information, follow the Twitter accounts and Facebook pages for Oregon State Parks, Oregon Department…

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As work begins to develop a 2021-25 strategic plan that is responsive to Oregon’s ever-dynamic tourism economy, Travel Oregon and the state’s seven official regional destination management organizations, have launched a stakeholder survey (available in Spanish and English) to seek input from communities, local businesses and individuals that drive the state’s tourism economy. Information collected…

This report provides visitor spending attributable to travelers who visit a Travel Oregon Welcome Center during their trip. These estimates were produced using annual visitor spending estimates from the Dean…

As COVID-19 and additional unexpected crises hit the state, Oregon’s businesses have been severely impacted. Supporting small and medium sized businesses with training and engagements will be integral to the industry’s economic recovery. To assist businesses in making impactful actions towards reopening, recovery, and resiliency, Travel Oregon has created multiple trainings aimed directly at supporting…

Travel Oregon hosts online forums that support tour operator, guide and outfitter businesses that provide key visitor services within Oregon’s tourism industry. Forums include educational presentations from industry experts and time for attendees to engage with each other one-on-one and in larger group discussions. Intended outcomes of the online forums: Provide technical guidance to support…

Aug. 18, 2020 This forum presents effective ways to handle challenging customer situations, gives suggestions for successful consumer communication and shares ideas to help employees stay positive through 2020’s busy summer season. The featured expert, Dan McGarigle, owner of Pine Mountain Sports in Bend, Oregon discusses the following topics: Useful techniques to interact with difficult…

Aug. 4, 2020 This forum presents effective approaches specific to COVID-19 for sanitation, operations, and guest communication. The information is broken into the following categories: Context, technical, and ethical decisions: when and how to operate. ATTA guidelines: aims and technical foundations. Risk assessment and management plans, including ‘aggressive’ communication and consent. The featured expert, Fabio…