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Why Tourism Matters

February 28, 2010

In my state of Washington, the economic recession has hit state budgets extremely hard. Our state legislature is currently grappling with fixes to fill a $2.6 billion budget gap; this is on top of a $7 billion budget shortfall they dealt with last year. These are big numbers, and they’re resulting in big, deep cuts [...]

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Geotourism Arrives in the Central Cascades

January 21, 2010

Have you heard of “geotourism?” I first heard the term directly from Sheila Buckmaster, senior editor at National Geographic Traveler magazine, when I served on a panel alongside her in 2007. I remember scribbling the term in my notebook and thinking – that’s what we need in Washington! Geotourism is defined as a form of [...]

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Introducing Casa Casa Travel Club!

August 30, 2009

There’s been an awful lot of excitement around here this week. I should have told you all about this before, you being such avid fans of cheap sleeps. But I didn’t want to jinx it. Well, now it is official, we have launched, and it’s time to let the cat out of the bag! Casa [...]

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Travels with Terry

July 23, 2009

There is a Northwest travel blog that you must check out. Really. In fact, you should bookmark it right now. Terry Richard is an outdoors and travel writer for the Oregonian newspaper, and writes a regular blog called Travels with Terry. From fly-fishing to wine tasting to spa-hopping, Terry knows where the best red is, [...]