Northwest.com

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Northwest.com
Type	Private
Founded	January 2000
Headquarters	Tigard, Oregon, USA
Industry	Travel services
Website	NorthWest.com

1 Northwest.com
2 Description
3 History
4 Features
5 External Links
6 References

[edit] Northwest.com

Northwest.com is free web portal for Pacific Northwest travel, tourism, and recreation. Northwest.com provides information for travelers planning trips and vacations.

[edit] Description

Northwest.com is a resource for travel and tourism in the Pacific Northwest. The website features a dual-navigation bar that gives visitors two ways to search and find information. Website visitors are able to research Pacific Northwest travel by their areas of interest or by state / province. Interest areas include Discover (cities / regions, attractions, culture, history), Lodging, Dining, Events, Playing (recreation), and Shopping. Northwest.com defines the Pacific Northwest as Alaska, British Columbia, Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Northwest.com has categorized lists of travel-related businesses and organizations.

Northwest.com is moderated, ensuring that all content, articles, and business listings are reviewed and approved prior to publication on the site.

[edit] History

Northwest.com’s headquarters are located outside of Portland, Oregon. The company launched in 1994 by providing Internet service to the Portland Metro Area as “Autobahn Internet Service”. In 1995, the company registered the domain name “Northwest.com”. In 2000, Northwest.com was incorporated. Northwest.com re-launched in mid- March, 2008 with a new look and expanded content.

[edit] Features

Dual Navigation Bar: Allows visitors to search the site by Interest Area or State / Province.

List a Business: Northwest.com offers free listings to Pacific Northwest travel and tourism-related businesses and organizations.

Articles / Stories: Northwest.com invites writers to submit travel-related articles / stories. Tourism-related businesses and organizations are also invited to submit press releases, events, and stories for publication. Northwest.com only published “trusted” content on its site.

Weather: Visitors are able to research weather for cities and towns throughout the Pacific Northwest.

My Northwest: Northwest.com’s online community. Website visitors join to receive The DeSCOVERER (e-newsletter), e-mail bulletins, and to contribute content to the site.