The show that nearly 48 million Europeans in 16 countries discovered last spring, "Oregon Uncovered," will now be available for viewing stateside via iTunes podcast.

The 15 episodes feature the attractions, people, experiences and scenic beauty of Oregon. The show inspires travel with a variety of outdoor adventures, culinary experiences, scenic drives and interviews with Oregonians across the state.

"We were proud to share Oregon's treasures with the European continent when it first aired last March," said Teresa O'Neill, Director of International & Domestic Travel Trade for Travel Oregon. "And now we're thrilled to bring the show, and Oregon, to the rest of the world."

Download weekly "Oregon Uncovered" episodes here: http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/travel-oregon/

Subscribers will also receive episodes of Grant's Getaways, a weekly series of travel segments featuring Oregon destinations with themes such as fishing, urban hiking, surfing, geocaching, whale watching, kayaking and whitewater rafting.

On Monday, February 22 Travel Oregon headed to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC to be part of the Pacific Northwest Tourism and Athlete Reception in partnership with the Pacific Northwest Economic Region.

The reception was an opportunity for Travel Oregon to develop partnerships with international media and travel trade and tell the world there is no place like Oregon.

Media and trade partners were able to expand their knowledge of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest by indulging in local bounty, wines and craft brews. There were a number of video screens placed prominently throughout the reception venue so guests were entertained with video messages from Oregon and other regional partners.

The event was a success and the goal of future partnerships and travel were definitely accomplished.

Click here to read about the endeavor from Portland television station KGW

Beginning on June 17, 2010, Air Canada will begin daily nonstop service from Portland to Toronto.

This brings Air Canada's transborder service from PDX to 3 destinations: Vancouver, Calgary, and now Toronto. Canada is Oregon’s #1 trading partner and the Portland Mayor's office recently launched an Oregon-Canada team which is focused on expanding trade ties between Canada and the Pacific Northwest region.

This new service will help in that effort as it provides PDX traveler's with improved access to Toronto which is Air Canada's primary hub and a strong origin and destination market for PDX.

Click here to read the complete press release from Air Canada

Oregon Tour and Travel Alliance (OTTA), a membership based group of industry professionals that works in cooperation and partnership with Travel Oregon was awarded a SASI (Shop America Salutes Innovation) award at the 2010 Shop America Conference on Tourism in Las Vegas earlier this month.

The award was presented to OTTA for their "Discover Oregon: Using OregonPackagedTravel.com to Create New Expedition" promotion, which was made possible by a Travel Oregon matching grant.

Promotion Details
The new website, OregonPackagedTravel.com, is a directory and resource of packaged travel itineraries, DMOs, and suppliers. Tour operators refer to this tool when planning group visits to Oregon.

In order to increase awareness for this tool and get operators to visit more frequently, OTTA designed, printed and distributed seven direct mail pieces to 1,550 domestic and Canadian tour operators to promote packaged travel product statewide (including brand new itineraries) via the newly-launched website. Each of the seven pieces highlights a specific region of the state.

For more information on OTTA visit www.oregonpackagedtravel.com

Travel Oregon in partnership with Travel Portland and Red Lion Hotels hosted the Travel Alliance Partners Board of Directors and partner meeting December 2-4, 2009 in Portland.

Travel Alliance Partners, LLC is a partner-owned organization of the 36 premiere tour operators in the United States and Canada. Each is a regional expert with new and unique itineraries. Partners purchase products in a profitable fashion, pass the savings on to the consumers and increase market share with key suppliers.

The three-day business meeting allowed Travel Oregon and its partners to showcase Oregon to new tour operator partners and renew partnerships with tour operators currently doing business in the state. Meetings were followed up with a three-day FAM trip.

Click here for a closer look at the Travel Alliance Partners