Tourism in Portland, Oregon

Tourism in Portland, Oregon is a profitable industry that serves many. In 2018, Portland area tourism generated $5.3 billion in direct spending by 8.6 million overnight person-trips[1] and employs 36,360 people who were paid $1.5 billion. Overnight person-trips is from 2017; other numbers are from 2018.[2] According to the New York Times, the dozens of karaoke bars in Portland, Oregon make it not just "the capital of karaoke" in the United States, but "one of the most exciting music scenes in America.[3]

See also
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Portland (Oregon).

References
  1. See "Visitor Statistics & Research". Travel Portland. February 27, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. "State of the Industry" (PDF). Travel Portland. February 27, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  3. How Good Does Karaoke Have to Be to Qualify as Art?, Dan Kois, New York Times, January 17, 2013
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