Travel Portland Press Releases

Travel Portland Names Megan Conway President, CEO
Travel Portland, the official destination marketing and management organization for the city of Portland, has named current Chief Strategy Officer Megan Conway as the organization's next president and chief executive officer. Conway officially began ...

Jon Hixon joins Travel Portland as Senior Vice President of Business Strategy
Jon Hixon is the senior vice president of business strategy for Travel Portland. He works with Travel Portland's convention sales and services teams to bring the most diverse and economically impactful convention customers to the Portland community.
TRAVEL PORTLAND NAMES THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 42ND ANNUAL TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AWARDS
PORTLAND, ORE. February 7, 2022 – Travel Portland is proud to name the recipients of the 42nd Annual Tourism and Hospitality Industry Awards. Representing an array of businesses and individuals that made significant contributions to the tourism industry this past year, the award winners have all gone above and beyond to bring the local community together and make a measurable economic impact on the region as tourism continues to recover from the pandemic.

Travel Portland Hires Dione Williams as Director of Convention Sales
Travel Portland welcomes seasoned industry professional, Dione Williams, to the destination tourism organization as Director of Convention Sales.
Travel Portland Launches New Food Cart Finder
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oct. 29, 2020 – Travel Portland is pleased to announce the pilot phase of its new Food Cart Finder, a searchable directory of more than 200 food carts that lets visitors and locals discover carts by pod, cuisine, trademark dishes and dietary needs....
TRAVEL PORTLAND REDUCES STAFF BY 40 PERCENT AS TRAVEL INDUSTRY IS HEAVILY IMPACTED BY COVID-19
PORTLAND, Ore. – April 1, 2020 – In a time when all industries are affected by the rapid spread of COVID-19 in our country, the travel and tourism industry has been hit particularly hard by global reductions in travel, hotel closures and the cancellation or postponement of meetings and conventions...
TRAVEL PORTLAND “STATE OF THE INDUSTRY” EVENT HIGHLIGHTS STEADY GROWTH, FUTURE PROSPECTS
PORTLAND, Ore. – February 25, 2020 – The state of Portland’s tourism industry is solid, with steady gains made across all major measurements followed by industry and municipal leaders...
THIS MARCH: PORTLAND DINING MONTH RETURNS WITH MORE THAN 130 PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS
PORTLAND, Ore. – Feb. 12, 2020 – It’s the time of year Portlanders look forward to most each winter: an accessible, month-long celebration of the city’s best chefs and restaurants. Portland Dining Month, Travel Portland’s beloved initiative for more than 10 years, returns this March ...