Join Travel Oregon CEO, Todd Davidson alongside Alana Hughson, Managing Director, Oregon Destination Association and Jason Brandt, President & CEO, Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association, tomorrow, Wednesday April 29th at 1:30 pm…
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VISIT TILLAMOOK COAST- First quarter 2020 tourism industry news: The Good, Bad and Ugly
OIOpublisher By Nan Devlin, Executive Director, Tillamook Coast Visitors Association Before we get into the tough stuff, I’ll start this quarterly update with good news, and there is lots to share. Here…
County commissioners fund business advertising fees in 2020 visitor guide; Pay it forward’ community effort helps locals and businesses through tough times
Tillamook, OR – The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on April 15 to use transient lodging tax to fund the advertising costs of local businesses who placed ads in the Visit…
CLATSOP COUNTY & CITY OF SEASIDE ORDERING HOTELS TO SHUT DOWN, LIMIT BUILDING ACCESS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, COUNTY
Seaside, Ore. – March 22, 2020 – In response to a heavy influx of visitors over the weekend during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency and by virtue of the passage of Resolution #3954,…
Salmonberry Trail Receives an Injection of Funding Toward Planning of the 86-Mile Trail
Washington County Visitors Association and Tillamook County awarded additional funding for the master planning of the trail, which follows the historic Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad from the city of Banks to…
YOU’RE INVITED: NORTH COAST TOURISM COMMUNITY FORUM- March 9th: Explore tourism opportunities, challenges and solutions on Oregon’s North Coast
Tillamook, OR. – On Monday, March 9 the first free and open to the public North Coast Tourism Community Forum will take place at McMenamins Hotel in Gearhart. The event will begin…
TLT Tourism-Related Facilities Grant Round Deadline Extended to February 21, 2020
The application deadline for Tillamook County’s 2019/20 Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) Tourism-Related Facilities County Grant Program and Community Grant Program has been extended by two weeks. The original deadline of Friday, February…
Visit Tillamook Coast awards about $100,000 in grant funding to 13 local organizations and businesses
Each year, the Tillamook Coast Visitors Association (Visit Tillamook Coast) provides $100,000 in grant funding for tourism-related projects. This year, the organization received 23 applications totaling nearly $180,000. The applications were carefully…
VACANCIES ON TOURISM ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications to fill vacancies on the Tillamook County Tourism Advisory Committee. We are seeking two citizen-at-large members to represent South County, and a Lodging…
New permits, fee increases to hike and fish in Oregon, take effect in 2020
Oregon public land officials have announced visiting and recreational activity costs are expected to increase while new permit systems limit access to large regions of backcountry. By The Associated Press SALEM (AP)…