Annual Travel Jam returning to Southern Oregon after 6 years

Annual Travel Jam returning to Southern Oregon after 6 years

Published 11:05 am Monday, February 2, 2026

Travel Southern Oregon has introduced the return of its Travel Jam, a tourism trade convention bringing collectively regional and statewide leaders, tourism professionals enterprise house owners and extra.

The one-day convention is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 23, on the Rogue Valley Country Club, situated at 2660 Hillcrest Road.

Tickets can be found for buy at southernoregon.org/trade/southern-oregon-travel-jam.

There can even be an non-compulsory social occasion the night earlier than the Travel Jam at Dunbar Farms from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22, and tickets for that may be bought on the similar hyperlink.

Formerly often known as the Travel Southern Oregon Symposium, the occasion is making its return after six years with a brand new format and lineup of audio system designed to spark new concepts, elevate vacation spot storytelling and extra, organizers mentioned in a launch.

The program may have a keynote deal with by Jake Haupert, co-founder of the Transformational Travel Council, and he’ll discover how genuine experiences and storytelling can drive sustainable vacation spot progress.

Todd Davidson, CEO of Travel Oregon, will communicate and share insights on the state of tourism in Oregon, as effectively.

Attendees can even be capable of select to take part in a collection of breakout session comparable to “Making Grants Magic,” “Where to Find and How to Use Tourism Data” and “Building Brand Excellence Through Strategic PR.”

“Southern Oregon’s tourism industry generates more than $1.4 billion in visitor spending annually. We are the strongest when we come together to share ideas, build partnerships and think about what’s next,” mentioned Bob Hackett, government director of Travel Southern Oregon. “The Travel Jam gives industry professionals from across the region a chance to connect, learn from one another and walk away with ideas they can put to work.”

The Travel Jam is designed for professionals throughout the tourism ecosystem and provides networking alternatives, sensible takeaways and insights into the evolving journey panorama, organizers mentioned.

Reach reporter James Sloan at [email protected].