Annual Report FY26

COMMUNITY + INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT + INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP.................................. 132 DESTINATION SUMMIT................................................................................................... 134 VISIT PORTLAND EVENTS............................................................................................. 136 INDUSTRY INSIGHT + TRENDS CONFERENCES.................................................... 137 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT........................................................................................ 138 COMMUNITY SUPPORT.................................................................................................. 140 JAMAICAN RELIEF DRIVE................................................................................................ 141 COMMUNITY CLEAN UP DAY........................................................................................ 142 BAYSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP PILOT INITIATIVE......................... 144 WORKFORCE INITIATIVE................................................................................................ 146 VISITOR INFORMATION CENTERS LOOKING AHEAD FUTURE VISION + KEY INITIATIVES............................................................................ 154 OUR PEOPLE + PARTNERS OUR VALUED COMMUNITY PARTNERS.................................................................... 159 VISIT PORTLAND STAFF................................................................................................. 165 BOARD OF DIRECTORS................................................................................................... 165 VISITOR INFORMATION CENTERS.............................................................................. 151

DESTINATION WEDDINGS LOVE THE MAINE WAY CAMPAIGN............................................................................. 100 BLISS WEDDING SHOW................................................................................................... 101 TOUR OPERATORS (INTERNATIONAL + MOTORCOACH) NATIONAL + GLOBAL TRAVEL SHOWS.................................................................... 104 DISCOVER NEW ENGLAND (DNE) .............................................................................. 106 DNE FAMILIARIZATION TOUR....................................................................................... 107 U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION IPW.................................................................................. 108 AMERICAN BUS ASSOCIATION (ABA) ....................................................................... 109 CRUISE LINE ENGAGEMENT CRUISE PORTLAND MAINE............................................................................................ 112 CRUISE CANADA NEW ENGLAND (CCNE) ............................................................... 113 SEATRADE CRUISE GLOBAL.......................................................................................... 113 PORTSHARE PROMISE..................................................................................................... 114 ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY........................................................................................... 115 DIVERSITY, EQUITY + INCLUSION (DEI) DIVERSITY CAMPAIGN..................................................................................................... 118 PHASE I, OUR FINDINGS................................................................................................... 119 PHASE II, CONTENT DEVELOPMENT........................................................................ 120 PHASE III, MARKETING OUTREACH........................................................................... 124 NCBMP................................................................................................................................... 126 TRAVEL JOURNALISTS..................................................................................................... 127 IDEAS SERIES PARTNERSHIP....................................................................................... 128 IGLTA PARTNERSHIP........................................................................................................ 129

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