Aaron Parecki

Oregonlive headline: Travelers slow to return to downtown Portland hotels amid pandemic; concerns linger over city’s reputation

Actual story: We are in a pandemic. People aren't coming here because there is a pandemic. We are actually on par are better off than most other cities in regards to tourism. One manager at a hotel has a single anecdote about how a tourist said she was scared because homeless people existed.

Want to feel old? Yesterday was a day ago.

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