Travel Portland’s president and CEO said issues like civil unrest, homelessness and public safety are keeping visitors away.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland’s reputation has taken a bit of a beating recently, and as a result organizations and companies that thought about holding big conventions here, bringing tourists and money with them, are now looking elsewhere.
That’s according to a recent tourism report by Travel Portland.
The agency presented its finding to Portland city commissioners earlier this week.
“Here’s the problem, around the world too many people associate Portland with homelessness and homicide,” said commissioner Mingus Mapps.
Mapps is the city’s
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