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SEATTLE — New numbers from tourism organization ‘Visit Seattle,’ show tourism is coming back after dropping off because of the pandemic. They add in 2021, 25 percent more visitors came to the city and ...
SEATTLE — As the Puget Sound region bounces back from economic downturn during the pandemic, the Space Needle could provide a needed boost to tourism in Seattle. The global icon helped Seattle and ...
Every year, tens of millions of tourists visit Seattle’s Pike Place Market, the Elliot Bay waterfront, and sports stadiums. That industry is growing --this year, a record number of cruise ships are ...
While still 31% of the adult population in Seattle has visited Pike Place Market, the No. 1 ranked tourist destination in the city, at least once in the last 12 months, surveys conducted by The ...
If we build it, they will come. Not everyone will like it. But it’s essential to the economy and it’s returning as the nation resumes a tentative normality after the worst of the pandemic. This, in a ...
Seattle tourism may not look too good after bad marks from visitors. But a local tourism expert argues that it’s far from the entire story. “If it’s a question of price, traffic and all the things ...
(The Center Square) – Seattle is expected to see a 27% drop in international overnight visitors this year, with generated sales tax revenue remaining flat. The Seattle Office of Economic and Revenue ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland City Council unanimously voted not to sunset the city’s 1% “Tourism and Hospitality Recovery” tax first imposed on hotel room bookings in 2021 to fund the ...
Many international travelers are skipping the US this year. ““I am super-duper angry. I’m also disappointed,” said one ...
When one thinks of a great place to vacation, many destinations come to mind: New York City; Washington, D.C.; Southern California; Arizona; Hawaii; and our many national parks, not to mention an ...