Located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, Portland is a vibrant city known for its bohemian culture, innumerable breweries, unparalleled organic cuisine, and environmental consciousness. The mix of its serene natural beauty and colorful city life continues to draw in a diverse group of artists, writers, and travelers. Portland Travel Massive aims to gather many different faces of the travel industry, providing a valuable platform for human connection.
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Ninja Warriors, Timbers, wineries, and the Oregon Coast – Oregon is amazing!
I recently connected with one of the OG Portland Travel Massive Chapter Chairs, Erika Richter, who shared some exciting news: Portland is being featured through a travel lens on national television! NBCUniversal’s Extra Mile Club, a travel competition series spotlighting top-performing travel advisors, filmed its latest episodes right here in Portland. This is exactly the kind of national coverage our local travel community deserves, and I thought it was worth sharing with our amazing network.
www.globaltravelcollection.com/as-seen-in-media
The show pairs two Global Travel Collection advisors as they compete to design custom itineraries for celebrity clients – with the winner becoming the celebrity’s personal travel planner. This season kicks off with adventures filmed in our very own Portland, featuring American Ninja Warrior co-hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila. Episodes air on NBC immediately following Saturday Night Live and are also available on Peacock, NBC VOD, and NBC LX Home via Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus, and Xumo Play.
Check out the teaser trailer: app.frame.io/presentations/f816baac-0011-401d-ba7f-a0bfc9f77dc9
Local highlights you’ll recognize on screen include:
• Portland International Raceway & Pro Drive Driving School
• Skyline Ford & Precision Helicopter Tours
• Antica Terra Winery
• Ecola State Park & Nehalem Bay
• First Nature Tours, Kelly’s Brighton Marina, and Columbia River Outdoors
• Portland Timbers & Midtown Beer Garden
• The Ritz-Carlton, Portland
Press release from GTC’s parent company, Internova, for more details: internova.com/nbcs-1st-look-presents-extra-mile-club-returns-with-portland-adventures-in-the-first-two-episodes-of-the-new-season/
Thank you to those who joined us at our PDX Travel Massive Summer Soirée at The Society Hotel last week! With perfect weather, stunning sunset views, and engaging conversations, it was a truly memorable end-of-summer gathering.
Check out some highlights from the event here:
End-of-summer rooftop soirée at The Society Hotel for the next Travel Massive Portland chapter gathering.
Attendance is limited to 50, so please RSVP to secure your spot.
www.travelmassive.com/events/end-of-summer-rooftop-soiree-at-the-society-hotel-1089363309?fbclid=IwY2xjawMVxpNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHg4xScCw79CMQ5RAB8vvt2k-emkAmiraIeUrgHLMFv3sDfgYbTMG5P2X1FLU_aem_0ftIYG6SNLmUMrgfyEjY3A
Perfect timing— The The Oregonian just named the Northwest Portland International Hostel the #1 hostel in the U.S.!
www.oregonlive.com/travel/2025/05/portland-hostel-named-the-best-in-america.html
We’re excited to be hosting a Travel Massive event there this Thursday. Hope to see you—don’t forget to register!
www.travelmassive.com/events/travel-massive-may-meetup-at-northwest-portland-hostel-6531650768
Hi Portland Chapter friends .. i am planning a tribe to Portland between 16th May to 20th May... anyone interested to meet. I am a local tour operator from Nepal, we run trips in Nepal, India (Rajasthan, Ladakh), Bhutan, and Tibet. Would love to connect. DM me.
Hi Travel Massive Portland Chapter! Kylie and I are busy planning events for the rest of the year. Stay tuned for details on a May event in collaboration with NW Portland Hostel & Café and, hopefully, something travel insurance-centric this fall.
In the meantime, we wanted to share that we’re hiring at Criterion Travel! Join Kylie and me on the Criterion Travel team in the essential role of International Tour Operations Manager. Job description below:
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4172990435
Hi Bridget! I'm interested in hearing more about this opportunity with your team. I sent you a message on LinkedIn, I'd love to connect to hear more. :) Thanks!
Happy New Year, everyone. I hope you all had a restful holiday season and are looking forward to a bright year ahead.
Bridget and I have some amazing things in store for this year and we can't wait to see all of you at our kickoff event in just a few weeks - if you haven't yet, head on over to the event page to register!.
www.travelmassive.com/events/portland-travel-massive-kickoff-event-1076799059
See you soon and happy travels!
Hello, my name is Beth and I just came across Travel Massive and the Portland chapter. I am a photo editor/project manager who spent several years at Wilderness Travel in the Bay Area before the pandemic. I've since moved to Portland and have been freelancing as an editor/retoucher, but am hoping to get back into the travel industry! It's great to see that this community exists and I look forward to touching base with you all.
Welcome, Beth! It's great to have you and we'll look forward to seeing you at our upcoming chapter relaunch event (sometime in January). Stay tuned!
Hello fellow members of Portland Travel Massive! I would like to introduce myself along with my dear friend and colleague, Bridget Bimrose, as the new co-chairs of the Portland Travel Massive Chapter. First, we want to thank the previous chapter leads for their work in hosting events prior to the pandemic. We are thrilled to be joining you once again and can’t wait to welcome you back to in-person events and networking opportunities.
Our goal is to host quarterly events, kicking off in 2025, and we will be sure to share event details on this page. So, please stay tuned and feel free to drop us a line to say hi! See you all soon.
Thank you both so much for taking this back on!!