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March 28th, 2011
Wow, Visit Bend, Bend’s local tourism board that is wonderful to work with and loves bikes just awarded us a great award. We wanted to share the press release and also say thank you to everyone in Bend! With Bend being full of amazing people and things to do, it makes it very easy to want to bring people here to share the amazing place we live in.
Read on…
Cog Wild Mountain Bike Tours Wins “2010 Excellence in Tourism Award” from Visit Bend
(Bend, OR,) March 25, 2011 – Cog Wild Mountain Bike Tours was recently presented with the 2010 Excellence in Tourism Award from Visit Bend. When presented with the award, Cog Wild owner Melanie Fisher said: “We love Bend, which makes it easy to promote. We create opportunities for our guests to feel that love and enjoy not only their bike tour but their entire Bend vacation”, says Fisher.
Cog Wild is the only locally owned mountain bike tour company in Central Oregon, offering one-day tours and bike vacations for individuals and groups. The company also provides the guests with accommodations and referrals to events, restaurants, breweries and other recreation opportunities besides biking. Many guests end up extending their vacation when they learn about Bend’s culture and other fun activities in which to participate.
The feedback from tour guests shows they also reflect Cog Wild’s love of Bend. One guest wrote: “We could not imagine the ‘Bend experience’ without Cog Wild. We don’t have to plan. All we have to do is ride. That’s why we come, season after season. We can ride the bikes of our choice – the latest and greatest – on the best trails found anywhere. Plus the folks at Cog Wild are great to deal with, accommodating and fun.” (deleted tour years, as “season to season” implies as much and is more reader-friendly)
Cog Wild’s multi-day hotel tours include local food and libations from Deschutes Brewery, Bend Brewing Company, Jackson’s Corner, Nancy P’s bakery, and highlights the best of the downtown nightlife for guests. In addition, clients stay in local hotels and use all the bike shops for rentals and repairs while in town, reinforcing the strong “Make Local Habit” values of the community
“We’re excited and humbled to be recognized with this award,” said Fisher. “We understand that the allure of mountain biking in Bend is about more than world class trails; it’s about the community of Bend and everything it has to offer. We live in an amazing place and enjoying sharing it with our guests from around the world. We want to thank Visit Bend for this honor, and everyone who makes Bend awesome!”
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