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Sales tax*		None
Food tax		None
Beverage tax		None
Room tax*		12.5%
Lodging (average daily rate)*		$124.41
Three-meal total*		$76.14
Hotel rooms in metro area		21,373
Government per diem**
Lodging		$113
Meals and incidental expenses		$66
Exhibit space at Oregon Convention Center		255,000 sq. ft.
Meeting rooms at Oregon Convention Center		50
Total meeting space at Oregon Convention Center		55,000 sq. ft.
Portland Ballroom at Oregon Convention Center		34,200 sq. ft.
Oregon Ballroom at Oregon Convention Center		25,200 sq. ft.
Average spring temperature		52 F / 10 C
Average summer temperature		67 F / 19 C
Average fall temperature		55 F / 12 C
Average winter temperature		41 F / 5 C
Miles to the Pacific Ocean		79
Miles to Mount Hood		65
Year-round skiing		Yes
Free public downtown transportation		Yes
Light rail service from downtown to airport		Yes
Minutes on light rail from airport to downtown		38
Miles from airport to downtown		9
Flights per day for Portland International Airport (PDX)		444
Airline carriers for Portland International Airport		14
Total cities served by Portland International Airport		48
Average taxi fare from airport to downtown		$35

*Source: "Runzheimer International, January 2011." Hotel category used is "First Class."
**U.S. General Services Administration, FY 2011 (www.gsa.gov/portal/category/100120)

AVAILABLE HOTEL FACILITIES

Area		Hotels		Rooms
Downtown		31		5,510
Lloyd Center/Oregon Convention Center		12		1,693
Hayden Island/Vancouver, Wash.		20		2,007
Portland International Airport		26		3,407
Southwest suburbs		45		4,817
Southeast suburbs		41		3,939
Current totals		175		21,373

For more information, please call 1.800.962.3700 or e-mail convsales@travelportland.com. All information is current as of July 2011.

PORTLAND ACCOLADES

• No. 5, "Best Cities for Public Transportation" – U.S. News & World Report (February 2011)
• No. 2, "America's Top Foodie Cities" – CNBC.com (January 2011)
• No. 2, "America's Top 10 Safest Cities"– Forbes (October 2010)
• Portland International Airport named "Nation's Best Airport" four of last five years – Condé Nast Traveler magazine (October 2010)
• One of the "U.S. & Canada's Best Places to Eat" – Food & Wine (August 2010)
• Portland is "best tax city for travelers" – USA TODAY (August 2010)
• No. 1, "Top 3 Green Destinations" – Corporate Meetings & Incentives (July 2010)
• No. 1, "The World's Best Street Food" – Budget Travel (May 2010)
• No. 2, "Best Bike Cities in America" – Bicycling magazine (April 2010)
• No. 1, "Greenest City in America" – Popular Science (February 2008)

MEETING PLANNER TESTIMONIALS

"Travel Portland's customer service was fantastic. They really became an integral part of my conference team
and went above and beyond to help me with event site selection, site visits, restaurant and private dining
recommendations, concierge services, and local committee meetings. Their housing department personnel
and services were incredibly helpful and responsive to me and my attendees.

Our annual meeting attendance in Portland this year [2010] increased 32% this year over our previous
year's attendance. Our attendees were delighted with Portland's restaurants, public transit and especially
microbreweries! Participants were asking us before they left when we planned to return to Portland. We
hope to come back very soon."
— Nicole Guy, Meeting Manager, Microscopy Society of America

"Portland has it all … outstanding meeting facilities, superb transportation, easy accessibility and an awesome
selection of activities for meeting attendees to do when they are not in conference sessions. It is a vibrant
and beautiful city which goes out of its way to make guests feel at home."
— Kenneth D. Reid, CAE, Executive Vice President, American Water Resources Association

"What most impressed our attendees was Portland's free public transportation in downtown, the very low
cost and convenient airport transportation (MAX rail), and tax-free shopping (I heard some went overboard
and had to get extra bags and boxes to ship back their purchases).

Many CVBs provide visitor info, but you do so so promptly, in depth and professionally. Travel Portland truly
made my job as a meeting planner so much easier and fun."
— Mayumi M. Mazur, Symposium Coordinator, QFD Institute

"We've had four meetings in Portland, and used three different hotels, and in every case, we've received some
of the best service ever. We keep coming back to Portland because it's a great city for a conference — the
scenery is beautiful, the shopping is great, and the downtown area is incredibly alive and inviting. And it just
so happens that the people are wonderful. I love Portland!"
— Calva Leonard, Executive Director, Society for Imaging Science and Technology

"When we held our national conference in Portland, we experienced one of our highest attendance levels in
years. The beautiful surroundings were the perfect backdrop for our event, and with so many unique options
for off-site events, we had a lot to choose from. Also, our attendees really enjoyed the friendliness and
assistance offered by everyone, from the attentive convention center staff to the service offered at various
hotels. Everyone worked hard to make our conference a success."
— Linda Hachero, President, Hachero Hill Conference & Exposition Management