Frommer's Names Portland Among the Top World Travel Destinations

Contact: Liz Darling, City of Portland Marketing and Communications Manager (207)874-8681 or LAD@portlandmaine.gov

or

Sandra Needham, Executive Director Discover Portland & Beyond

(207)577-3852 or Sneed@maine.rr.com

November 2006

Portland, ME- The votes are in! Portland, Maine was voted one of the twelve surprising, thriving and emerging travel destinations by the editors at Frommer's Travel Guides and Frommers.com. The editors scoured the globe and polled a stable of authors and experts to identify the top spots.

Portland is listed at number twelve among the top travel destinations not to be missed in 2007.

To view the complete article visit www.Frommers.com

Frommer's top destinations are:

1)    Krakow, Poland
2)    Tokyo, Japan
3)    Minneapolis, Minnesota
4)    Panama
5)    Asheville, North Carolina
6)    Ethiopia
7)   Portland, Oregon
8)   Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Island
9)   Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
10) Glen Canyon, Utah
11) Zurich, Switzerland
12) Portland, Maine

The port of Portland, Maine is currently constructing a new marine terminal that is expected to be completed in late October of 2007. The port expects to host over 30 cruise ship calls during the 2007 season and will serve as the homeport of the American Canadian Caribbean Line vessel Grande Caribe as the line conducts four one week long coast of Maine sailings that will explore several of Maine's boutique coastal ports of call and Acadia National Park.

For more information on the terminal facilities, area attractions and shore excursion opportunities, please visit www.portofportlandmaine.com.

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