This January 2018 Port of Seattle presentation outlines the Tourism Marketing Support Program, which aims to grow the region's visitor economy by increasing tourist numbers and spending across Washington State while expanding use of Port assets. The program supports partnerships with travel organizations and positions the Port as a leader in the visitor industry, aligning with the Port's broader Century Agenda goal of advancing the Seattle region as a leading tourism destination.

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A Port of Seattle presentation summarizing the Tourism Marketing Support Program, presented at a commission meeting on January 30, 2018. The program supports the Port’s Century Agenda goal to advance the region as a leading tourism destination by increasing visitors and visitor expenditures throughout Washington state. It also demonstrates the Port’s partnership with travel organizations and leadership in the visitor industry.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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