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Tourism Town Halls
Travel Oregon invites you to attend an upcoming Oregon Tourism Town Hall to discuss your business’ and/or community’s tourism priorities. We’re looking for the best and most efficient ways to enhance the economic impact of travel and tourism and the quality of life our industry has on communities throughout Oregon. See when we'll be visiting a community near you and register in advance to join us. Additional Town Halls are being scheduled and will be added to the registration page, as soon as details are finalized. If you have any questions, please email us at Industry@TravelOregon.com.
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Grant Funding Available Through Federal Lands Access Program
Are you involved in any large projects that access or are on federal land in Oregon? The call for proposals for the Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) is now open until July 1, 2016. More than $100 million is available for grants during the fiscal years of 2019, 2020, and 2021. Proposals must be for a minimum of $100,000. The FLAP program is designed to provide safe and adequate access to transportation to and through federal land for visitors, recreationists, and resource users. Eligible projects include: - Capital improvements – roads, bridges and trails
- Enhancements- road and trail improvements such as interpretative signing and kiosks
- Surface preservation - roads, trails, etc.
- Transit service
- Planning
- Research
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Destination Capitol HillTravel Oregon, along with industry partners from the Oregon Caves National Monument, the Port of Portland, and Travel Portland, met with Oregon’s federal policy makers during U.S. Travel Association's annual Destination Capitol Hill. The delegation met with all seven members of the state’s federal legislative branch and discussed key issues for national travel including: increasing the Passenger Facility Charge, supporting the Visa Waiver Program and ensuring that travel and tourism officials have a place at the table when crises occur that may affect the tourism industry.
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Eastern Oregon Conference Focuses on Rural Development
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