Commission passes state tourism agreement

Last minute amendment to limit cruise marketing fails 2025 01 28 Agenda Packet Item 9a: Authorization for the Executive Director to Execute a Joint Marketing Agreement with State of Washington Tourism (SWT), a State Government Agency, to Promote International Tourism to Seattle and Washington State in Selected International Markets for Three Years at the Rate

How airline mergers hurt travelers — and how you can fight them

By  Christopher Elliott Special to The Seattle Times Travel Troubleshooter If the latest wave of proposed airline mergers has left you a little worried, then you have a good memory. Historically, airline mergers are terrible for passengers. And the latest two — the proposed combination of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines, and of JetBlue Airways

What tourists at a downtown Seattle hostel have to say about our city

By  Erik Lacitis  Pacific NW magazine writer Postscripts 2023: Catching up with some of this year’s cover story subjects. AMID OUR COMPLAINTS about this or that being wrong with Seattle, we locals can forget why this is a truly magnificent city. So thank you, tourists. In June, I wrote a story about the most-asked questions tourists have when

The ‘flight shame’ issue comes home to Rick Steves

Rick Steves, the Edmonds travel guru, plans to pay a million dollars a year to make up for the carbon emissions linked to his travel business. (Don Ryan / AP)  By Danny Westneat Seattle Times columnist Rick Steves is in a bit of a conundrum. One that not even a million bucks is likely to