(TILLAMOOK, Ore., 29 MAY 2025)— The Tillamook Coast Visitors Association (TCVA) is proud to announce a new partnership with the national nonprofit Leave No Trace, unveiling the Tillamook Coast Seven Principles—a local adaptation of…
Category: Tourism
Support Oregon Nonprofits by Finding Glass Floats on Lincoln City Beaches – Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation’s Birthday Grant Celebration
Fifty-one nonprofit organizations have been assigned three commemorative glass floats, now hidden along the beaches of @lincolncityor. If you find one and register it, the Marie Lamfrom Foundation will donate $1,000 per…
OP/ED: Taxing STR Owners, Visitors Won’t Solve Problem; Legislative Solutions Needed
By Pam Zielinski, Oceanside I live here full time and do not own a vacation rental home. However, I want to advocate for people who do own one, and who could potentially…
UPDATE: Letter from Tillamook County Hotel Owners Urging NO Vote on TLT Increase
The Pioneer shared a letter from Tillamook County Hotel Owners (4/23/25) urging a “NO” vote on Measure 29-183 to increase Transient Lodging Tax (TLT). The hotel owners provided information directly from the…
OREGON COAST VISITORS ASSOCIATION: Oregon Coast Partners Recognized at the 2025 Travel Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism
We’re just back from the Travel Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism, and as always, the conference is an incredible time of networking and learning from our tourism partners. A few of our…
Transient Lodging Tax Proposed Increase
I have heard information both for and against the proposed increase to our Transient Lodging Tax. I understand this is the first request for an increase in the 10-year history of the…
FRIENDS OF TILLAMOOK BAY: Let’s Keep Tillamook Bay Healthy
By Scott Gordon, Friends of Tillamook Bay Reporter Mateusz Perkowski recently published a story in the Capital Press about the Northwest Environmental Defense Center and Northwest Guides and Anglers Association having filed…
Disability Outdoors Special Presentation: Best Practices for Accessibility and Inclusion Friday, April 4 at Rockaway Beach City Hall
Join Tillamook Coast Visitors Association April 4 from 10 am to Noon at Rockaway Beach City Hall for a special presentation about making outdoor spaces more accessible and inclusive for everyone. Whether…
OREGON COAST VISITORS ASSOCIATION: “Coast Like a Local” this Spring by Giving Wildlife Space
With Spring Break approaching, our coastal land and resource management partners are preparing for an influx of visitors and with them, the increased impact of more traffic on our beaches and trails….
OREGON COAST VISITORS ASSOCIATION: North Coast Plans for Future of Tourism
Last week, over 70 land managers, tourism professionals, businesses, nonprofits, chambers of commerce, local government leaders, and community members gathered in Seaside to strategize the future of tourism management on the North…