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Oregon Creates Lodging Tax to Fund Tourism Promotion.

Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Date: Sunday, August 31 2003

By Peter Sleeth, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Aug. 31--Benno Wauters faced a happy dilemma: Should he drink all the beer samples in front of him at Bridgeport Brewery, or just taste each one before moving on to the Portland Brewery?

The freelance Belgian travel writer opted for moderation. He had a mountain biking appointment on Mount Hood to keep -- assuming he could find the volcano. He confessed a near ignorance of Oregon until he landed here Wednesday on a direct Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt, Germany.

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