Don’t miss all the ways you can plug in…save the following dates on your calendar to make sure you don’t miss out!

• June 29 – Absolutely Unplugged, Travel Cafe, 4-6 p.m.
• July 7 – First Wednesday, Travel Cafe, 5-8 p.m.
• July 15 – Marketing Exchange Luncheon, Oregon Garden Resort, 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
• July 27 – Absolutely Unplugged, Travel Cafe, 4-6 p.m.

Local businesses are experiencing the benefits of the results-oriented marketing opportunities that Travel Salem offers its partners. Check out the list of members and be sure to

 Travel Salem
181 High St. NE
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Celebrate “Spirit of America” at Travel Salem! Come to the Travel Café to get your picture taken in a “red carpet” style setting with In The Spotlight Photobooth; treat your taste buds to a delightful mix of wine and cheese provided by Willamette Valley Vineyards and Willamette Valley Cheese Company; find out about staycation specials for you and your friends and family offered by La Quinta Inn & Suites; and while you are here, visit with the Salem Relocation Team about Fannie Mae properties. It’s sure to be a fun-filled evening you won’t want to miss!

En route to Travel Salem’s first annual “Absolutely Fabulous” Awards Luncheon, on May 20 at Willamette Valley Vineyards, attendees experienced Oregon’s version of the “red carpet” – a lush and rolling hillside up to the winery; stopping every so often to enjoy the amazing panoramic views of our very own “green carpet,” also known as the

Travel Salem has been selected as a “Top 100 Best Green Companies to Work For in Oregon” by Oregon Business magazine. The rankings were unveiled at a luncheon held at the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower on Tuesday, June 1, 2010. Travel Salem was one of only five Salem businesses recognized — and the only nonprofit — ranking 80th overall.

Travel Salem’s “Green Team,” a group of employees in charge with making the workplace more sustainable, led the way in developing an eco-savvy culture that buy-in to sustainable practices. Travel Salem is certified EarthWISE

Travel Salem
181 High St. NE
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Summer is all about fun, food, photos and festivals! Travel Salem's Travel Cafe will offer that and more next month. Come and enjoy "Dog's Night Out" with Travel Salem — your pooches are welcome too!

Travel Salem is offering a new networking opportunity for members interested in becoming better acquainted with Travel Salem staff and other members. Travel Salem Absolutely Unplugged refers to this non-structured gathering where conversations may revolve around

Due to the volume of feedback and interest from attendees at Travel Salem’s January Tourism Summit that was co-sponsored by Travel Oregon, we will be continuing the conversation in a true roundtable work session on September 21. The summit will include breakout sessions on topics such as outdoor recreation, sustainability, marketing, etc. More details to come!

Don’t miss a host of other ways you can plug in… save the following dates on your calendar to make sure you don’t miss out!

• May 20 – Marketing Exchange Luncheon: Absolutely Fabulous Awards, Willamette Valley Vineyards, 11:45 am - 1:15 pm
• May 25 – Absolutely Unplugged, Travel Cafe, 4-6 pm
• June 2 – First Wednesday, Travel Café, 5-8 pm
• June 17 – Team Salem, location TBD, 12-1 pm
• June 29 – Absolutely Unplugged, Travel Cafe, 5-8 pm

Travel Salem’s “street teams” hit downtown Salem last week during National Tourism Week (May 8-16) to ask Salem residents about what tourism means to them and how it affects their lives. We also reached out through social media channels to

Travel Salem Marketing Exchange Luncheon
Absolutely Fabulous Awards
Featuring
 On Your Feet

Thursday, May 20, 2010
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Travel Salem is offering a new networking opportunity for members interested in becoming better acquainted with Travel Salem staff and other members. Travel Salem Absolutely Unplugged refers to this non-structured gathering where conversations may revolve around

Travel Salem
181 High St. NE
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Downtown’s blooming and that includes Travel Salem! With Mother’s Day, prom and graduation just around the corner, you’ll want to stop by the Travel Café for great gift ideas, food samplings and wine tasting.

Due to the volume of feedback and interest from attendees at Travel Salem’s January Tourism Summit that was co-sponsored by Travel Oregon, we will be continuing the conversation in a true roundtable work session on September 21. The summit will include breakout sessions on topics such as outdoor recreation, sustainability, marketing, etc. More details to come!

Don’t miss a host of other ways you can plug in… save the following dates on your calendar to make sure you don’t miss out!

Sustainability is abuzz, and meeting planners — those that make decisions on where events, meetings, and conventions will be held— are paying attention. Considered one of the catalysts in the revitalization of downtown Salem, the Salem Conference Center (SCC) has been a spark for driving economic impact and job creation to the area. Last year, SCC

SAVE THE DATE
Travel Salem's Marketing Exchange Luncheon
Absolutely Fabulous Awards
May 20, 2010
11:45 am to 1:15 pm
Willamette Valley Vineyards
8800 Enchanted Way SE, Turner

You won't want to miss the inaugural Travel Salem Absolutely Fabulous Awards Luncheon. Held during National Tourism Month, the "Ab Fab" awards will recognize tourism industry partners who have gone above and beyond in 2009-10 to promote the Salem area. These award recipients have

Travel Salem’s 2009-10 Second Quarter Report is available for review at TravelSalem.com.

Questions? Contact Angie Morris, president and CEO at amorris@TravelSalem.com or 503-581-4325, ext. 26.

A reminder that the 2010 Salem Area Visitors Guide is now available. Annually Travel Salem distributes the Visitors Guide to 800 locations throughout Oregon, Washington, California and

This month’s Team Salem meeting will be on Thursday, April 15th from noon to 1:30 pm at the LaQuinta Inn and Suites, 890 Hawthorne Ave. SE, Salem. The meeting will be

Travel Salem is hard at work promoting Salem as a conference, meeting, and event destination. We offer diverse services to groups ranging from gathering items for welcome bags to arranging pre- and post-tours to providing on-site visitor information. The services Travel Salem offers is the "frosting on the cake" that ensures a successful

Going into its fourth year, the Cherry City Music Festival has continued to ignite a new era of engagement among a younger generation, and brings their talents to the forefront of Salem’s music scene. Last year, 142 bands participated in the Festival, attracting more than 20,000 people during what was an electrifying weekend filled with great music offered to a mix of

StatesmanJournal.com's Best of Mid-Valley invites readers to nominate and vote for their favorite people, businesses and things to do in Marion and Polk counties. Travel Salem is nominated under four categories:

Travel Salem’s Travel Café was recently named Green Building Retrofit of the Year at the 2010 Mid-Willamette Valley Green Awards ceremony held at Willamette University. The awards were put on by the Friends of Straub Environmental Learning Center.

The award recognizes outstanding efforts

You don’t have to have a distinctive eye for art to enjoy yourself at Travel Salem’s Travel Café (181 High St. NE, Salem) during First Wednesday on April 7th from 5-8 p.m.

Travel Salem is working with Travel Oregon on a spring promotion, “Win an Oregon Adventurecation.” This promotion is designed to: stimulate interest in Oregon adventures; drive people to the TravelOregon.com website and regional websites, such as Travel Salem; and result in trips to Oregon.

The next developmental phase of this spring campaign is to start collecting “deals” to be featured on

Local businesses are experiencing the benefits of the results-oriented marketing opportunities that Travel Salem offers its partners. Check out the list of members and be sure to

Tourism is an $8.4 billion industry in Oregon and one of the state’s largest employers. Superior customer service is a top priority for the tourism industry to ensure repeat visitation and promote a positive community brand. Just like photos and videos are used by visitors to remember and share their memories, the type of service a visitor receives impacts how they share their experience with friends and family. You’ve heard it before, customers that have a bad experience with a business tell at least

We invite you to join your Oregon tourism and hospitality friends and colleagues at the 26th annual Oregon Governor's Conference on Tourism, April 11-13, 2010 in Bend.  Each spring Oregon’s tourism and hospitality industry gathers to educate, share, and develop new ways to create the best Oregon experience possible for

The Willamette Valley has been nominated by Budget Travel magazine for a Readers’ Choice Award under the category “Most Beautiful Wine Region in the World.” Take a minute to cast your vote! Scroll down to the category under the “Destinations” heading and cast your vote to help push the Willamette Valley to the top.

Travel Salem Marketing Exchange Luncheon
The Serious Business of Having Fun

Jennifer McCormick, Marketing and Community Specialist
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

Thursday, March 18, 2010
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Marco Polo Global Restaurant
300 Liberty St. SE
Salem, OR 97301
(Parking available in the Pringle Parkade parking structure)

RSVPs and prepayment of $18 required / $23 at the door
Limited Seating – RSVP a must!

Travel Salem welcomed news today that the U.S. Congress passed legislation to create economic growth and thousands of new American jobs by welcoming millions more international travelers to the United States. The Travel Promotion Act will allow the United States to establish a multi-million dollar promotion program to compete on the global stage for the billions of dollars and immeasurable goodwill that would come with overseas travelers. The bill is expected to