Alaska Airlines Flights from Dallas (DFW) to Portland (PDX)
Orbitz is pleased to offer airline tickets on Alaska Airlines, which operates 3 regularly scheduled daily non-stop flights from Dallas (DFW) to Portland (PDX), departing between 9:35am and 5:00pm, and one additional non-stop flight regularly scheduled to depart at 9:25pm and arrive at 11:35pm, everyday except Saturday. Usually a McDonnell Douglas MD80 is flown for this route. The average travel time from Dallas, TX to Portland, OR is 4 hours and 10 minutes.
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During your Portland vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:
Oregon Maritime Center and Museum
Inside this museum you'll find models of ships that once plied the Columbia and Willamette. Also on display are early navigation instruments, artifacts from the battleship Oregon, old ship hardware, and other maritime memorabilia. The historic steam-powered sternwheeler Portland, moored across Waterfront Park from the museum, is also open to the public. Inside this old steam-powered paddle-wheel tugboat there are more displays about maritime history, and docents are on hand to answer questions about the boat itself.
Oregon Zoo
Perhaps best known for its elephants, the Oregon Zoo has the largest breeding herd of elephants in captivity. However, in recent years, the zoo has been continually adding new exhibits and has been branching out beyond the world of pachyderms. The Africa exhibit, which includes a very lifelike rain forest and a savanna populated by zebras, rhinos, giraffes, hippos, and other animals, is one of the most true-to-life habitats you'll ever see at a zoo. Equally impressive is the Alaskan tundra exhibit, with grizzly bears, wolves, and musk oxen. The Cascade Crest exhibit includes mountain goat habitat, and in the Steller Cove exhibit, you can watch the antics of Steller sea lions and sea otters. Also, don't miss the bat house. At press time, there were plans to open a new Amazon Flooded Forest exhibit in late 2001.In the summer, there are outdoor concerts in the zoo's amphitheater; admission prices vary.
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA)
The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) was created as a resource for exploring and supporting experimental art and new music in Portland. Here, at the Institute's gallery facility, PICA presents visual art exhibitions focusing on contemporary trends in the regional, national, and international art scene. These exhibitions are always innovative and thought-provoking. At various venues around the city, PICA hosts performances by both well-known and less-established performance artists and musicians.
Shilo Inn Suites Hotel Portland Airport
If you want to stay near the airport and want a spacious room and the facilities of a deluxe hotel, this is one of your best bets. All the rooms here are called suites, and although they don't actually have separate seating and sleeping rooms, they do have plenty of room and lots of other amenities. There are large closets with mirrored doors, lots of bathroom counter space, double sinks, and three TVs in the rooms (including one in the bathroom). The main drawback here is that this is a convention hotel and is often very crowded. To find the Shilo, head straight out of the airport, drive under the I-205 overpass, and watch for the hotel ahead on the left.
The Westin Portland
This is one of the newest business hotels in downtown Portland and is by far the most stylish, combining contemporary styling with original works by regional artists. Guest rooms are set up primarily for business travelers and are among the most attractive and luxurious standard guest rooms in the city. Bathrooms are large and have separate tubs and showers. There are even CD players in all the rooms (plus a few CDs for your listening pleasure). If you'd prefer a room with a little more light, ask for a corner room; if you need extra work space, opt for one of the "guest office" rooms. The hotel's restaurant is plush and stylish (complete with curtained booths), but the food can be inconsistent.
Hotel Vintage Plaza
This hotel, which was built in 1894 and is on the National Register of Historic Buildings, is the place to stay in Portland if you are a wine lover. A wine theme predominates in the hotel's decor and there are complimentary evening tastings of Northwest wines. There are a wide variety of room types here, and though the standard rooms are certainly recommendable, the starlight rooms and bilevel suites are the real scene-stealers. The starlight rooms in particular are truly extraordinary. Though small, they have greenhouse-style wall-into-ceiling windows that provide very romantic views at night and let in floods of light during the day. The bilevel suites, some with Japanese soaking tubs and one with a spiral staircase, are equally attractive spaces.Pazzo Ristorante, one of Portland's best Italian restaurants, is a dark and intimate trattoria.
