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Tourism
City leaders need to develop a new vision for their downtowns— one that relies less on the old 5 day 9-5 work model.
Dawit Habtemariam | 2 months ago
Cities can't fully maintain the businesses that underly their tourism appeal without the foot traffic and support of their suburban residents.
Dawit Habtemariam | 3 months ago
If Portland is to shake off the negative media perception, it will need its local residents more than ever to convince the public that it's still a great tourist destination.
Dawit Habtemariam | 4 months ago
Hotels
Guests are following in the footsteps of those who’ve fled to the suburbs during the pandemic, taking advantage of features like more square footage, lower prices, and regional authenticity. The strategic move would be for more hoteliers to follow them there.
Carley Thornell, Skift | 2 years ago
Meetings
Convention and visitors bureaus promote all corners of their destinations to entice both planners and conference attendees, using both technology and tried-and-true marketing methods.
Rayna Katz, Skift | 4 years ago
Business Travel
Travel Portland's convention sales team is promoting the idea that "individuals attract individuals" to show conference planners how the city celebrates a diverse spectrum of local makers with a unique and creative point of view.
SkiftX + Skift | 6 years ago
Craft Beer is big business in America with a proven ability engage a new travel consumer who will spend added dollars to visit local neighborhoods and beer-themed events.
Greg, Skift | 7 years ago
Since people are already wandering city streets in search of Pokémons, tourism marketers are trying to guide them to local attractions where the little monsters are supposedly in abundance
Greg Oates, Skift | 7 years ago
Portland's indie spirit is paying dividends to help position the city in the global travel market as a place where creativity and innovation is valued and fostered to help connect visitors and locals.
Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago
Online Travel
While hosts have to shell out the permit fee, it's sites like Airbnb who stand to lose more, at least for now, from hosts' unwillingness to comply as these sites face fines unless they force hosts to obey local laws.
Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago
