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Travel Portland Names Megan Conway President, CEO
January 07, 2025
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 ...
Alberta Arts Neighborhood Guide
September 10, 2024
Alberta Arts Neighborhood Guide Northeast Alberta Street, between 12th and 31st avenues, is a multicultural hot spot. One of Portland's oldest neighborhoods, the Alberta Arts District is going through a period of renewed revitalization complete with ...
Jon Hixon joins Travel Portland as Senior Vice President of Business Strategy
September 04, 2024
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.
New Nostalgia
January 11, 2024
The Oxford English Dictionary defines nostalgia as a "sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations." In the U.S., the word nostalgic is often conflated with the idea of retro ...
Luxury Travel, Portland Style
October 10, 2023
Luxury travel is a subjective and nuanced term; though the basics definition of luxury is “the state of great comfort and extravagant living.” Portland does this—in a realm all its own—that is constantly evolving and growing.
Trending Now: Fourth Wave Coffee Shops Paying Homage to Cultural Roots
November 17, 2022
Portland is synonymous with artisanal coffee. Heck, the city has been a pioneer in the movement in curated caffeinated experiences.
TRAVEL PORTLAND NAMES THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 42ND ANNUAL TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AWARDS
March 07, 2022
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
February 03, 2022
Travel Portland welcomes seasoned industry professional, Dione Williams, to the destination tourism organization as Director of Convention Sales.
Literary Portland
September 24, 2021
From the cozy nooks of our own homes, books transport us to faraway worlds for a much-needed escape. A book town like Portland, though, lures bibliophiles to explore the literary treasures of the city outside of the mere words written on earmarked ...
Travel Portland Launches New Food Cart Finder
October 30, 2020
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....