FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PORTLAND, ORE. (Oct. 20,
2008) – Portland International Airport Oregon Market Celebrates 20th
Anniversary
Tribute to
Award-Winning Concept, Shops & Restaurants
Includes Party,
Oregon Bounty Prizes & Specials for Travelers
Port of Portland
is celebrating the milestone 20th anniversary of Portland International
Airport’s Oregon Market with two weeks of festivities thanking travelers and
saluting airport businesses.
Oregon
Market, the central retail and restaurant core of the airport, has served
travelers since 1988 and garnered numerous industry awards. The celebration
kicked off this morning with refreshments for travelers and runs through Nov.
3.
To
celebrate, Port of Portland is teaming up with Travel Oregon and featuring its
statewide initiative, Oregon Bounty, which highlights the bounty of great local
and regional products you’ll find throughout the state and in PDX. Travel
Oregon is sponsoring a drawing for an Oregon vacation getaway at bed and
breakfasts and lodges on the Oregon coast and in southern Oregon (see details
at www.pdx.com). The celebration also includes entertainment, food and beverage
tastings, demonstrations, displays, special menus and promotions.
“We
appreciate all of the great businesses in the airport and our customers for
making the Oregon Market concept such a success,” said Mary Maxwell, Port of
Portland aviation director. “Thanks also to Travel Oregon for helping us
celebrate, and for plans to open a new welcome center in PDX early next year.”
“We’re
thrilled to work with the Port in creating an authentic Oregon experience at
PDX, where many visitors form their first impression of our state,” said Todd
Davidson, CEO of Travel Oregon. “The Oregon Market communicates the style and
substance of Oregon Bounty. And the new visitor center, with its distinctly
Oregon aesthetic, will give visitors an opportunity to expand their Oregon
experience in travels throughout the state.”
For two
decades, the stores and restaurants in the Oregon Market have been a flagship
of the airport concessions industry – not to mention a great place for
travelers to shop and eat. The successful concessions concept is based on:
• a
preference for local businesses with a track record
•
products with a Northwest flavor
• street
pricing (no higher than the tenants’ other locations in town)
• a
comfortable and engaging atmosphere
•
exceptional customer service
A
complete list of shops and restaurants found in the Oregon Market and
throughout the airport is available at www.pdx.com