2. Background
1997-1998
I went to Western Business College and earned
a degree in Travel and Hospitality Management.

3. 1998
Internship with Rosenbluth International one of the top 3
travel management companies in the United States.

4. 1998-1999
The work I did as an intern resulted in being hired to
work with Rosenbluth on one of their large corporate
travel accounts.

5. 2000-2001
I found myself in Savannah, GA working for a leading
local retail travel agency.
 Agent and buyer of domestic and international packaged travel.
 Top seller of cruise packages and Disney package product in our
agency.
 Planned group leisure and FIT package programs.
 Managed day-to-day aspects of retail travel agency

6. 2001
I was lucky enough to return to Portland and promote
the place I love working with the Portland Oregon
Visitors Association.

7. Portland Oregon Visitors Association
Leisure Housing Manager
2001-2004
 Co-developed and marketed travel promotions and
packaged travel products for sale via destination
website.
 Trained industry stakeholders to effectively utilize
our marketing programs and to receive the greatest
ROI from those promotions.
 Created a hotel outreach program that allows the
bureau to respond to the unique concerns of each
hotel partner.

8. 2004-Present
Travel Portland
Tourism Sales Manager USA, Canada & Oceana
 Travel Trade Sales for the markets listed above, representing
the four county Greater Portland Region
 Stakeholder Development in the Greater Portland Region to
encourage participation in tourism programs
 Plan, organize and participate in multiple travel tradeshows,
sales missions and familiarization tours of the region and state
 Work within and maintain an annual budget
 Annual sales efforts responsible for nearly $2 million dollars in
estimated economic impact to the region, several thousand
room nights and hundreds of leads to industry partners

9. Professional Affiliations
 2009-2012 NTA Executive/Finance Committee and
Board of Directors DMO Chairman
 Strong direction/assistance in opening NTA’s China
office in Shanghai via US Department of Commerce
matching grant program
 2010- present NTA and STI (Sustainable Travel
International) Ambassador

10. I’d love to work with Travel
Oregon
 Please contact me here:
 ripcitygreg@gmail.com