FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 15, 2009

Contact: Anthony Tham, Public Relations Manager
503-581-4325, ext. 25
atham@TravelSalem.com

Garmin GPS Units with Pre-Programmed Salem Area Tours Now Available at the Travel Café

SALEM, ORE. –– Travel Salem’s Garmin GPS units pre-programmed with Salem area tours are now available for rent at the Travel Café visitors center located at 181 High St. NE Salem. The Garmin GPS units will provide visitors and residents with Salem area tours and special offers at their fingertips!

Categorized into Salem area "Experiences" — Culture-Seeker, Gourmand, Family Voyager, Naturalist and Relaxer — the GPS units feature a variety of tour opportunities such as a historic tour, wine tour, family tour and more. In addition, visitors and residents will have access to special offers only redeemable when the GPS unit is brought into a participating business.

Rental Fee: 1 day/$10 . . 3 days/$25 . . 5 days/$40

Cash, check, or credit cards can be used to pay for the rental of the GPS unit; with a credit card number required to ensure the return of the GPS. For additional information or questions contact Travel Salem at 503-581-4325.

Businesses interested in advertising on the GPS units as a featured "point-of-interest" and/or participate in the special offers, should contact Sue Nichols at 503-581-4324, ext. 22 or snichols@travelsalem.com.

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***Travel Salem is a non-profit organization that promotes Salem and Marion and Polk counties for leisure tourism and convention and event business. The local annual economic impact of the greater Salem area visitor industry is $512 million. Travel Salem manages the Official Salem Area Travel Café/Visitors Center located at the historic Grand Hotel building (181 High St. NE, Salem), two I-5 satellite visitor information locations located at the Best Western Mill Creek Inn (3125 Ryan Dr. SE) and the Red Lion Hotel (3301 Market St. NE), and the Official Salem Area Website www.TravelSalem.com***