Stars aligning for a bike tourism boom in the Mt. Hood area
Nobody in Oregon gets more of its tourist dollar from bikes than the Mount Hood region, and people in eastern Multnomah and Clackamas counties seem to be taking notice.
bicycle tourism
‘Scenic Bikeways’ help power Oregon bike tourism to $400 million annual impact
It’s been another big momentum-building week for bicycle tourism in Oregon. Yesterday, during a special hearing on bicycle tourism at the House Transportation and Economic Development Committee in Salem, representatives from Travel Oregon released a major new report on the economic impact of bicycle-related travel. Also yesterday, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department named two … Read more
First look at Travel Oregon’s new ‘Bike Friendly’ business program
A new sign will help people find businesses that cater to biking travelers.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Eastern Oregon hunting ranch reinvents itself as bicycle tourism destination
Their logo pays homage to pheasant-hunting roots. A 300 acre ranch located near a ghost town about 190 miles east of Portland is the latest sign that bicycle tourism is poised to deliver a jolt to Oregon’s rural economies. Phil and Kathy Carlson founded Treo Ranches as a bird hunting destination in 1987. Since then … Read more
Tourism org uses bikes to sell Portland
Travel Portland, our city’s official tourism and marketing arm, has debuted a new video that highlights bicycling. The goal of the video (watch it below) is to entice tourists to come here by showing them how bicycling is such a large part of our local culture. The video features copywriter and illustrator Alexander Barrett, who … Read more
Travel study unveiled at Summit shows bike tourism means big bucks
Kristin Dahl with Travel Oregon unveiled exciting new numbers on Oregon bicycle tourism at a breakout session titled, Bicycling Means Business: Getting the Facts Straight.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) From a boom in bike manufacturing in Portland to increased economic vitality on streets with protected bike lanes in Manhattan, signs of how bicycling grows the bottom … Read more
Oregon City votes to build bike tourism ‘epicenter’ in Amtrak station
First City Cycles employee Adam Beykovsky is helping promote bike tourism in Oregon City.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Clackamas County is once again placing its bets on bicycle tourism as a way to bolster local industry and economic vitality. As The Oregonian reports, the Urban Renewal Commission in Oregon City voted Wednesday to support a proposal … Read more
Travel Oregon rolls out promotional video for Old West Scenic Bikeway
Still from new Travel Oregon video. Travel Oregon has just released the first in a series of new videos in their ongoing effort to promote Oregon’s burgeoning network of officially designated State Scenic Bikeways. Last week we shared a bikeways marketing push that made its way onto a jumbotron in New York City’s Times Square. … Read more
Oregon’s Scenic Bikeways make it big with NYC Times Square ad
Looks even better in Times Square. Travel Oregon (a combined effort of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Oregon Tourism Commission) is continuing their aggressive promotion of Oregon as a premier bicycling destination. Last week they announced the publication of a new map of their Scenic Bikeways system and today they celebrated when … Read more
Report will assess bicycling’s economic impact in Oregon
This “wish list” was created at the 2008 Oregon Bike Summit. (Note the top thing on the list!)(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) As Oregon’s bicycle tourism movement has matured over the past 4-5 years, one thing proponents have been clamoring for is a comprehensive study that measures the impact bikes have on our statewide economy. In … Read more
Outdoor Industry report says recreational cycling pumps $81 billion into U.S. economy each year
“Americans spend more on bicycling gear and trips ($81 billion) than they do on airplane tickets ($51 billion).”—The Outdoor Recreation Economy, 2012 The Outdoor Industry Association just released their annual report on The Outdoor Recreation Economy. The report looks at spending on gear and travel for all the major outdoor activities and also calculates the … Read more
‘Two Wheels Spoken’ in eastern Oregon as bike tourism blooms
[Story and photos by Russ Roca of The Path Less Pedaled] This is what the bike tourism revolution looks like.(Photos © Russ Roca/The Path Less Pedaled) Eastern Oregon is known for its dry climate; but there’s something taking root along its gorgeous backroads that could help grow the economy of its many small communities: bicycle … Read more