Longwoods International released their 100th American Travel Sentiment study. Below are four key takeaways from their findings:54% of travels either strongly agree or agree that they are ‘willing to reduce spending in other areas of my life to prioritize travel’, which indicates that despite financial concerns, travel is still top-of-mind for many travelers.

Travel demand reminans high with 91% of American travelers indicating plans to go somewhere in the next six months.

Three-quarter (75%) of travelers either strongly agree or agree that ‘Vacations are one of the things I most look forward to each year.’

One-third (32%) of travelers report that ‘travel is more important to me now’ after the COVID-19 pandemic, while only 11% report ‘travel is less important to me now.’

Thank you for a great experience this past week (Tuesday, September 2) when my wife and I were able to visit your community when the Enchanted Princess stopped in Portland. We typically avoid the pre-determined excursions and instead look for someone local to show us the town. The Visitor Center folks that greeted us and helped us get started were beyond fantastic. Every single person was so kind, helpful and very friendly. What a fantastic first impression…. we were especially interested in seeing the Portland Head Light Lighthouse and boy did “Bob” our driver deliver. That was probably the best tour guide we have ever had… and we have had dozens over the years.

Your community seemed to welcoming, the parks were amazing, it was so clean, and the history of Portland far exceeded what I knew.

I don’t know exactly who to “thank” but I hope you will help me get this to those who made such a fantastic impression on us.

Appreciatively, Mark

View our Partner of the Month! Our Partner of the Month Program seeks to highlight Visit Portland Partners who have shown extraordinary efforts in assisting our mission. Click here to see who we are honoring this month.

Thank you to those who attended our Partner Mixer at Rock Row Health Campus with delicious pub favorites from Cowbell Rock Row. And thank you to our hosts for a great evening of networking.

Join us for our next Partner Mixer at Bissell Brothers on Thursday, November 13. RSVP here

Interested in hosting a Partner Mixer in 2026?  Reach out to learn more.

Please join us in welcoming our new Media Coordinator, Whitney Riley.

Whitney is Visit Portland’s newest Media Coordinator. Hailing from Southern California, Whitney moved to Portland, Maine after graduating from Hamilton College with a degree in both Art and Sociology earlier this year. Last summer, she was a Social Digital Intern at HangarFour, a creative agency headquartered in New York City where she gained experience in social media marketing. In her free time, Whitney loves to draw, watch movies, and go on picnics. She is so excited to be joining the team at Visit Portland, and can’t wait to get to know our partners.  Welcome Whitney

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