Travel Oregon Officials Just Gave Its Well-Paid CEO a New Deal in Retirement but Won’t Give the Public the Details

Todd Davidson ran the state tourism agency for three decades while making one of the highest salaries in state government. Read More

Travel Oregon CEO retiring after 29 years amid scrutiny - MSN

State tourism agency Travel Oregon said Thursday that CEO Todd Davidson, 66, is planning to retire from the organization he has run since 1996. Travel Oregon said it will conduct a national search ... Read More

Under Pressure, Travel Oregon Reveals CEO’s New Salary

The chair of Travel Oregon’s board of commissioners, Lucinda DiNovo, didn’t reply to a request for information on Davidson’s new contract. Nor did Harish Patel and David Penilton, the two ... Read More

Economic Spotlight: Tourism in Oregon surging - Yahoo

May 11—The latest report about tourism in Oregon and along the Oregon Coast shows significant growth. According to the Oregon Travel Commission, doing business as Travel Oregon, the state's ... Read More

Oregon visitors spent $13.9B in travel spending in 2022, Travel Oregon says - KOIN.com

PORTLAND, Ore. — A new report from Travel Oregon shows an upward trend in state tourism levels, with an almost $3 billion rise in money spent directly on travel from 2021 to 2022. Read More

Oregon saw record-high $14B in travel spending in 2023, report shows - KOIN.com

Additionally, Oregon’s travel and tourism industry created 2,180 new jobs in 2023, bringing total industry employment to 118,500 after the pandemic saw a loss of 25,000 travel and hospitality ... Read More

Fat salaries for Travel Oregon executives called out in audit

SALEM — Pay for the director and other managers of Oregon’s travel bureau is among the highest of any state agency, even though Travel Oregon’s top brass oversee a much smaller staff and ... Read More

Travel commission report shows Oregon tourism surpassing pre-pandemic levels in many places - OPB - Oregon Public Broadcasting

Todd Davidson is a CEO of Travel Oregon, he joins us to talk about the lingering effects of the pandemic and Portland’s reputational hit along with projections for tourism in Oregon, going ... Read More

Report: Oregon reaches new highs for tourism spending in 2022 - Statesman Journal

The state's travel industry generated 16,450 new jobs for a 16.3% increase from the prior year, which helped Oregon tourism workers earn $821 million in 2022, 23.9% higher than 2021. Read More