Travel Klamath looking to Stimulate Winter Tourism

October 2007

Winter Lights travel packages in development

Travel Klamath would like congratulate Chip Massie on his new position as Executive Director of the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce. We wish him all the best and look forward to working together in promoting Klamath Country as a great place to live, work and vacation!

Winter Lights

November welcomes in the holiday season with Columbia Forest Products Winter Lights Show presented by COLDWELL BANKER-Holman Premier Realty opening in Moore Park on Thanksgiving evening, Thursday, November 22, and continues through the Snowflake Festival and ends on December 31st. With all the new additions you'll want to make sure this event is on your calendar!

Local lodging and businesses are partnering together to develop winter packages that will be advertised on Charter Cable from Grants Pass down to Redding, California, (free of charge on Travel Klamath's website) to stimulate winter travel to Klamath Country. The current packages in development include:

  1. The Running Y Ranch, The Ranch House Restaurant and Transportation & tickets to Winter Lights
  2. The Olympic Inn, Indulgence Salon & Day Spa, Mr. B's Restaurant and tickets to Winter Lights
  3. Lonesome Duck Resort, Kla-Mo-Ya Casino and tickets to Winter Lights
  4. Cimarron Motor Inn, Elmer's Restaurant and tickets to Winter Lights
  5. Devonridge Bed & Breakfast, Bel Tramonto Italian Restaurante and Winter Lights Tickets.

We would like to encourage additional winter tourism packages for the internet this season for promoting winter activities, recreation and attractions please contact Travel Klamath before November 5th at office@travelklamath.com or by calling 541/882-1501.

SnoWest Magazine

SnoWest Magazine, September Issue (260,000 readership) featured on the cover:
Destination: Klamath County, Oregon

This ten page story featured Klamath County snowmobiling and panoramic views from atop Pelican Butte and Brown Mountain and a quote from the editor who spent a few days here snowmobiling in February "Those two days convinced us Klamath County might be Oregon's best-kept secret - maybe even the Pacific Northwest." This was the perfect story to bring snowmobilers here from all over to attend the Oregon State Snowmobile Association's annual convention January 22 - 26 in Klamath Falls. If you'd like to read the story you can go online to snowest.com/klamath or stop by Travel Klamath at 205 Riverside Drive, we'd love to see you!

Klamath County Tourism Grant Applications

Don't forget that applications are due on November 14th at 2:00 pm for the new tourism grant program. If you have an event in 2008 that will increase visitors and overnight stays in Klamath County here is your opportunity to receive some additional funding. You can contact Bonnie Grant, Contract/Grant Specialist for Klamath County at 883-4299 for an application or stop by Travel Klamath at 205 Riverside Drive.