• A catalyst for positive, online reviews
• Free online review “toolkit”
• See where you rank among other destinations statewide
• Track and improve year-over-year ranking
• Celebrate and show off your “100 Best” status
• Exposure in Oregon Business Magazine as a 100 Best Fan-Favorite Destinations in Oregon

Details:

Oregon Business magazine, producer of the popular 100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon, will measure and rank reviews from online consumer review sites to produce the 2024 100 Best Fan-Favorite Destinations in Oregon rankings.

The survey period will be open from January 1st, 2023 through September 20th, 2023. You can register your business for consideration at any time during this period. Reviews from the most common review sites, Yelp, Google and Trip Advisor, will be tracked and totaled based on their common 5 star rating systems.  Participants must have at least a total of 20 reviews combined from the three sites. Participants with an abundant amount of reviews will have their scores calculated with a systematic sampling of reviews.

To encourage positive reviews, participants will receive a digital “toolkit” with tips and hints on increasing positive online reviews, coaching suggestions, plus marketing language and printable point-of-purchase handouts, encouraging guests to submit a positive review.

After September 20th, a score will be determined from the ratio of 4 and 5 star ratings vs. total ratings and destinations will be ranked based on their ratio.

The 2024 100 Best Fan-Favorite Destinations in Oregon will be revealed in an online presentation on the Oregon Business website in mid-December. 100 Best Destinations who make the list will have the opportunity to promote their achievement in the 2024 100 Best Fan-Favorites Destinations in Oregon map that will be distributed in the Spring of 2024.

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The 2020 100 Best Fan-Favorite Destinations in Oregon map is currently being distributed and will continue to be distributed in the same locations throughout 2021.

Our plan is to resume this program for the 2022 100 Best Fan-Favorite Destinations in Oregon. The survey period for the 2022 list will be January 1, 2021 – September 17, 2021. After the close of the survey period, results will be tallied and a list created. We hope to hold our 2022 100 Best Fan-Favorite Destinations in Oregon luncheon and seminar again in December of 2021.

There is no need to sign-up again for the 2022 survey. All participants from this year’s survey will be automatically enrolled.

If you know of other destinations you feel should be participating in this program, encourage them to sign-up at www.oregonbusiness.com/100best/destinations

Portland-based media firm MEDIAmerica, publishers of Oregon Business magazine and the well-known 100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon survey, have announced the fourth annual 100 Best Fan-Favorite Destinations in Oregon for 2020.

This year researchers studied over 95,000 reviews, a 43% increase over last year’s reviews, on the most widely used online review sites Google, TripAdvisor and Yelp. Scores were tallied and combined to determine the level of travelers’ overall satisfaction. The scores were then ranked to create the 100 Best Fan-Favorites Destinations list.

The “100 Best” will gain valuable exposure in popular statewide magazines like Oregon Home and Oregon Business, both in print and online. Winners may also promote their achievement with exclusive rights to use the “100 Best” logo on their promotional materials and at point-of-purchase.

The top 100 destinations will once again be charted on a map for visitors and residents to use as a guide for traveling the state.  A total of 75,000 statewide maps will be distributed in 2020 at most of the state’s entry points and visitor centers. The map continues to be very popular, according to our distribution partner Matt Preston of Certified Folder Display Service Inc. who said, “the 100 Best Fan-Favorite Destinations in Oregon brochure continues to be a huge hit in the Travel Oregon Welcome Center program which includes the PDX International Airport!”

“I continue to be amazed at the high level of customer satisfaction many of these destinations deliver year after year. And the average number of reviews per destination continues to grow, proving this is something worth paying attention to,” says Andrew Insinga, CEO of MEDIAmerica.

Craig Peebles, Events Manager at MEDIAmerica adds “As we scour more and more reviews each year the project becomes more involved, but the results continue to be worth it. A ranking based purely on customer satisfaction is a true measure of what makes a great destination.”

Destinations wishing to sign up for consideration in the 2021 100 Best Fan-Favorite destinations survey may do so here. Participation is free.

Check out the full list below.

1. Alpacas at Marquam Hill Ranch
2. Douglas County Museum
3. Tu Tu’ Tun Lodge
4. Abbey Road Farm
5. Remote Outpost RV Park and Cabins
6. High Life Adventures
7. Rogue Valley ZipLine Adventure
8. FivePine Lodge
9. Powerland Heritage Park
10. Cascades Raptor Center

11. Oxford Hotel Bend
12. Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
13. Crater Lake National Park
14. Bandon Inn
15. Agate Beach Motel
16. Willamette Jetboat
17. Crater Lake Zipline
18. Swan Island Dahlias
19. Morrison’s Rogue Wilderness Adventures & Lodge
20. Portland Center Stage at The Armory
21. The Inn at Northrup Station
22. Jerry’s Rogue Jets
23. Wall Street Suites
24. Tree To Tree Adventure Park
25. Overleaf Lodge & Spa
26. Historic Balch Hotel
27. Marine Discovery Tours
28. SAGE Center
29. Best Western Premier Boulder Falls Inn
30. Winter River Books
31. Portland Farmers Market at Portland State University
32. High Desert Museum
33. Baker Heritage Museum
34. Columbia River Maritime Museum
35. Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
36. Sandland Adventures
37. The Grotto
38. Brooks Winery
39. Timberline Lodge
40. Pittock Mansion
41. Pine Ridge Inn Hotel & Suites
42. Brasada Ranch
43. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
44. Kelly’s Brighton Marina
45. Hallie Ford Museum of Art
46. Sokol Blosser Winery
47. Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum
48. Bayberry Inn
49. Cascade Brewing Barrel House
50. Seaside Inverted Experience 
51. Tamástslikt Cultural Institute
52. Inn at Cape Kiwanda
53. Kimpton RiverPlace Hotel
54. Sand Master Park
55. The Museum At Warm Springs
56. Best Western Plus Columbia River Inn
57. The Happy Donut
58. Willamette Valley Vineyards
59. Mt. Hood Skibowl
60. The Oregon Garden
61. Headlands Coastal Lodge and Spa
62. Inn at the 5th
63. Happyrock Coffee Roasting Co
64. Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm
65. Great Cats World Park
66. Enchanted Forest
67. Dobbes Family Estate
68. Hallmark Resort & Spa, Cannon Beach
69. Fireside Motel
70. Café Yumm Eugene North Delta
71. Umpqua Discovery Center
72. DANCIN Vineyards
73. Polk Flea Market
74. Gilbert House Children’s Museum
75. Columbia Cliff Villas Hotel
76. Gilbert Inn
77. Eugene Saturday Market
78. Huber’s Cafe
79. Whale Cove Inn
80. Pendleton Round-Up
81. Tillamook Creamery
82. Goose Hollow Inn
83. Open Nest Vacation Rentals
84. Mt. Hood Meadows
85. Wheeler on the Bay Lodge and Marina
86. Best Western Plus Hood River Inn
87. River House Inn
88. Sunriver Resort
89. Lan Su Chinese Garden
90. Cebu Lounge
91. Naked Winery Seaside
92. Schmidt Family Vineyards
93. Umpqua River Lighthouse Museum
94. Laurelhurst Market
95. End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive & Visitor Information Center
96. Tetherow Resort
97. Chetco Brewing Company
98. Meat Cheese Bread
99. Eugene Whiteaker International Hostel
100. River Inn at Seaside

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This year researchers studied over 66,000 reviews, a 74% increase over last year’s reviews, on the most widely used online review sites Google, TripAdvisor and Yelp. Scores were tallied and combined to determine the level of travelers’ overall satisfaction. The scores were then ranked to create the 100 Best Fan-Favorites Destinations list.

The “100 Best” will gain valuable exposure in popular statewide magazines like Oregon Home, Oregon Business, both in print and online. Winners may also promote their achievement with exclusive rights to use the “100 Best” logo on their promotional materials and at point-of-purchase.

The top 100 destinations will once again be charted on a map for visitors and residents to use as a guide for traveling the state. A total of 75,000 statewide maps will be distributed in 2019 at most of the state’s entry points and visitor centers. The map continues to be very popular, according to our distribution partner, Matt Preston of Certified Folder Display Service Inc., who said “the 100 Best Fan-Favorite Destinations in Oregon brochure is a huge hit in the Travel Oregon Welcome Center program, which includes the PDX International Airport!”

“It is fantastic to see this project grow. Travelers rely more than ever on third-party reviews. The participation increase in this important research shows that more destinations are paying attention as well,” says Andrew Insinga, CEO of MEDIAmerica.

Craig Peebles, Events Manager at MEDIAmerica, adds “To be able to tally and merge data from the big three online review sites was not easy, but the result is worth it. A ranking based purely on customer satisfaction is a true measure of what makes a great destination.”

Destinations wishing to sign up for consideration in the 2020 100 Best Fan-Favorite destinations survey may do so here. Participation is free.

Check out the full list below.

1. High Life Adventures
2. Bandon Inn
3. Sweet Cheeks Winery
4. Swan Island Dahlias
5. Wall Street Suites
6. Wheeler on the Bay Lodge and Marina
7. FivePine Lodge
8. Douglas County Museum
9. Boulder Falls Inn & Japanese Gardens
10. Historic Balch Hotel

11. Crater Lake Zipline
12. Porland Center Stage at The Armory
13. Alloro Vineyard
14. Rogue Valley ZipLine Adventure
15. Bayberry Inn
16. ScienceWorks Hands-on Museum
17. Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum
18. Umpqua River Lighthouse Museum
19. Happyrock Coffee Roasting Co
20. Crater Lake National Park
21. Marine Discovery Tours
22. Cebu Lounge
23. Overleaf Lodge & Spa
24. The Wine Shack
25. Portland Farmers Market at Portland State University
26. Baker Heritage Museum
27. Monks Gate Vineyard
28. Best Western Plus Columbia River Inn
29. Agate Beach Motel
30. Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
31. Oxford Hotel Bend
32. Morrison’s Rogue Wilderness Adventures & Lodge
33. High Desert Museum
34. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
35. Inn at the 5th
36. Columbia River Maritime Museum
37. The Driftwood Room
38. Wildlife Safari
39. Cascades Raptor Center
40. The Inn at Northrup Station
41. Tamastslikt Cultural Institute
42. Jerry’s Rogue Jets
43. Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum
44. Tree To Tree Adventure Park
45. Powerland Heritage Park
46. Gilbert House Children’s Museum
47. Hotel Monaco Portland
48. Pittock Mansion
49. Whale Cove Inn
50. Cafe Yumm Eugene On Broadway
51. The Grotto
52. Willamette Valley Vineyards
53. Umpqua Discovery Center
54. Timberline Lodge
55. Tu Tu’ Tun Lodge
56. The Museum At Warm Springs
57. OSH Museum of Mental Health
58. Meat Cheese Bread
59. Kelly’s Brighton Marina
60. Rex Hill Winery
61. Lan Su Chinese Garden
62. Cascade Brewing Barrel House
63. Abacela Winery
64. Brooks Winery
65. Shorepine Vacation Rentals
66. Enchanted Forest
67. Domaine Serene Vineyards & Winery
68. St Josef’s Winery
69. RiverPlace Hotel
70. Bella Beach Vacation Rentals
71. The Happy Donut
72. HI Portland Northwest Hostel
73. Chateau at the Oregon Caves
74. Hallie Ford Museum of Art
75. Fireside Motel
76. Pine Ridge Inn Hotel & Suites
77. Best Western Plus Hood River Inn
78. Portland’s White House
79. River House Inn, Florence, Oregon
80. Hotel Lucia
81. Headlands Coastal Lodge and Spa
82. Pendleton Round-Up
83. Hallmark Resort & Spa, Cannon Beach
84. Tetherow Resort
85. Eugene Saturday Market
86. SAGE Center
87. Left Coast Cellars Family Estate
88. Great Cats World Park
89. Port of Siuslaw Campground
90. River Inn at Seaside
91. Long Hollow Ranch
92. Portland Hillsboro/Brookwood
93. The Oregon Garden
94. Hotel deLuxe
95. Sentinel
96. Laurelhurst Market Restaurant and Butcher Shop
97. Dobbes Family Estate
98. Columbia Gorge Hotel & Spa
99. Oregon Garden Resort
100. Inn at Cape Kiwanda

“Do one or two things well,” said Josh Breese, director of strategy at Anvil Media. “Don’t do everything poorly.”

Breese was one of four panelists who participated in an Oregon Business forum yesterday on social media and online reputation management. 

Speakers talked about the importance of responding to negative online reviews, organic vs. paid media and the penetration of partisan politics into everyday business practices.

Breese’s comment about doing things well was a response to a question about how to navigate the bewildering array of social media platforms. 

Consistency is more important than having a presence on every channel, Breese said. “Look at what your product and service is and what medium showcases it well. Be consistent in your content production — even if it’s once or twice a week.”

Jon Shadel, my colleague and senior travel editor at MEDIAmerica, helped define the target market for the different platforms.  “Twitter is a medium for journalists, trolls and people mad at airlines,” he said.

As political debates ensnare large and small companies — whether they take a stance on a given policy issue or not — online reputation management has become even more important, panelists said.

“Online is where everyone turns at some point,” said Breese. “We have seen over the last year brands take hits or be celebrated in the political world.” 

 “Social media is the face of your brand,” said Rachel Smith, a strategist with Sparkloft Media.

One online goof may not destroy your company — “Look at Pepsi,” Smith said in a reference to the brand’s out of touch Kendall Jenner ad last year.  “They’re still around. But I’ve watched a lot of businesses go down just by not responding to criticism.”

In 2017 “pay to play” is standard marketing procedure. “A fairly low percentage of organic is getting in front of the audience,” Breese said. “You are going to have to advertise. Your best effort is to use good organic content coupled with paid content. “

Influencers are a good way to promote content online, but not all businesses can afford to pay people with a large social media audience to promote their brands.

“I’m a one-person operation,” said Scott Steward, owner of Creative Wave Marketing Solutions.  “We don’t have the budget to pursue everything.  I have to be very selective.” Steward said he hasn’t pursued influencers, and that businesses short on resources should seek out industry partners to help with marketing efforts.

Many brands are chasing a generic millennial audience, Shadel said. “But the millennial they are targeting may not exist, or it may be a slim percentage of the audience. Understand who you are targeting.”

During the question and answer period, a person in the audience asked panelists how to get people to post positive reviews online.

“Ask,” Steward said. 

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The list was based on 22,000 reviews posted in the past year on Google, TripAdvisor and Yelp. Scores were tallied and combined to determine the level of travelers’ overall satisfaction. The scores were then ranked to create the 100 Best Fan-Favorites Destinations list.

The “100 Best” will gain valuable exposure in MEDIAmerica publications Oregon Home, Oregon Business, as well as  the Discover Portland in-room hotel guest guide. Winners may also promote their achievement with exclusive rights to use the “100 Best” logo on their promotional materials and at point-of-purchase.

The top 100 destinations will be charted on a map for visitors and residents to use as a guide for traveling the state. A total of 75,000 statewide maps will be distributed in 2017 at most of the state’s entry points and visitor centers.

“Consumers have a high level of trust in online, third party reviews.” says Andrew Insinga, CEO of MEDIAmerica. “So for us to be able to crunch the data and compile a usable, valuable list of the best destinations in Oregon is exciting.”

Craig Peebles, Events Manager at MEDIAmerica, adds: “It’s very meaningful that the actual scores and decisions that created the ranking were based on customers, and not derived by us. This is a list that Oregon fans, both visitors and residents, will find extremely useful.”

Destinations wishing to sign up for consideration for the 2018 100 Best Fan-Favorite destinations survey may do so here. Participation is free.

MEDIAmerica is the publisher of Oregon Business magazine and the well-known 100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon survey.

Check out the full list below.

1 Pendleton House Historic Inn
2 Bayberry Inn
3 Tree To Tree Adventure Park
4 High Life Adventures
5 The Oxford Hotel
6 Wall Street Suites
7 Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
8 Tu Tu’ Tun Lodge
9 Crater Lake National Park
10 FivePine Lodge

11 Meat Cheese Bread
12 Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum
13 Historic Balch Hotel
14 Cascades Raptor Center
15 Overleaf Lodge & Spa
16 Whale Cove Inn
17 Boulder Falls Inn & Japanese Gardens
18 Bybee’s Historic Inn
19 Tetherow Resort
20 Inn at the 5th
21 The Grotto
22 Columbia River Maritime Museum
23 Portland Farmers Market at Portland State University
24 Tillamook Forest Center
25 Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum
26 Hotel Vintage Portland
27 Swan Island Dahlias
28 Fireside Motel
29 Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
30 Brooks Winery
31 Cascade Brewing Barrel House
32 Inn at Cape Kiwanda
33 Portland’s White House
34 Wheeler on the Bay Lodge and Marina
35 Eugene Saturday Market
36 Enchanted Forest
37 Bandon Inn
38 Pittock Mansion
39 The Oregon Garden
40 Kelly’s Brighton Marina
41 Lan Su Chinese Garden
42 Umpqua River Lighthouse Museum
43 Antique Powerland
44 Hallmark Resort & Spa, Cannon Beach
45 Best Western Plus Hood River Inn
46 RiverPlace Hotel
47 Hotel deLuxe
48 Youngberg Hill
49 Chateau at the Oregon Caves
50 High Desert Museum
51 River House Inn
52 Domaine Serene Vineyards & Winery
53 Oregon Garden Resort
54 Gilbert House Children’s Museum
55 Garibaldi House Inn
56 Laurelhurst Market Restaurant and Butcher Shop
57 River Inn at Seaside
58 Sentinel
59 Sokol Blosser Winery
60 Oaks Bottom Public House
61 Hotel Monaco Portland
62 Domaine Drouhin Oregon
63 Oregon Historical Society Museum
64 Abacela Winery
65 Clementine’s Bed & Breakfast
66 Residence Inn Portland Hillsboro/Brookwood
67 Hotel Lucia
68 Columbia Gorge Hotel & Spa
69 HI – Portland Northwest Hostel
70 Columbia Cliff Villas Hotel
71 Oaks Amusement Park and Roller Skating Rink
72 Café Yumm! Salem
73 Old Town Inn
74 Bella Beach Vacation Rentals
75 Naked Winery
76 Wildlife Safari
77 ScienceWorks Hands-on Museum
78 Great Cats World Park
79 Riverside
80 The Inn at Northrup Station
81 Woodburn Premium Outlets
82 Nel Centro
83 Lompoc Tavern
84 Burgerville Monmouth
85 Raccoon Lodge & Brewery
86 The Driftwood Room
87 Goose Hollow Inn
88 Sweet Cheeks Winery
89 Evergreen Wings & Waves
90 Tillamook Cheese Factory
91 Oregon Coast Aquarium
92 Blue Heron French Cheese Company
93 Pips & Bounce
94 End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
95 Hilton Portland & Executive Tower
96 Mt. Hood Meadows
97 Prospect Historic Hotel
98 Irving Street Kitchen
99 Crater Lake Lodge
100 Embarcadero Resort Hotel & Marina

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