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The City of Burien's Economic Development program supports local businesses through microenterprise programs, small business grants, maker spaces, and a Digital Main Street Program. The city also promotes visitor attraction and community engagement via social media channels, a business e-newsletter, citywide business surveys, and tourism videos. Several initiatives are funded in part by the Port of Seattle.

The Port of Seattle's Tourism Marketing Grant Program, presented at the December 11, 2018 commission meeting, outlines the fourth year of a partnership initiative aimed at advancing statewide tourism and promoting use of Port facilities across Washington. The program has built partnerships with 26 organizations spanning King County, Eastern Washington, the Olympic Peninsula, and Western Washington, generating visitor interest and travel throughout the state. Smaller tourism organizations have been noted as particularly appreciative of the program's support.

The Port of Seattle Commission is requesting authorization for its 2019 Tourism Marketing Support Program, a grant initiative now in its fourth year that distributes up to $200,000 in King County tax levy funds to local destination marketing organizations, chambers of commerce, and nonprofits to promote tourism across Washington State. Grants of up to $10,000 each require a two-to-one match from recipients and must be used for advertising, public relations, digital marketing, trade shows, or familiarization tours aimed at attracting out-of-state visitors. Over its first three years, the program funded 57 projects and generated approximately $700,000 in additional tourism marketing statewide.

The Port of Seattle's 2018 Tourism Marketing Support Program awarded grants totaling $200,000 to 26 organizations across Washington State to promote local tourism destinations. Recipients, including visitor bureaus, arts councils, and cultural organizations, received up to $10,000 each in matching funds for projects such as digital marketing campaigns, familiarization tours, and international outreach. The program required a two-to-one match, meaning for every Port dollar awarded, the recipient contributed fifty cents.

The Port of Seattle's 2018 Tourism Marketing Support Program allocated $200,000 to promote Washington state as a leading tourism destination, selecting 26 recipients from 45 applicants who had collectively requested $393,500 in funding. The selected projects, which include 22 culture, eco, and nature tourism initiatives, cover a range of marketing activities such as trade shows, digital media, international marketing, and event promotion. Recipients also contributed $148,008 in matching funds, demonstrating broad partnership across the state's travel and visitor industry.

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.

The Port of Seattle awarded $150,000 in Tourism Marketing Support grants to 18 organizations across Washington State in 2017, helping fund projects ranging from whale-watching promotions to international media campaigns. Each recipient was required to provide a matching contribution at a two-to-one ratio, generating a combined total of over $257,000 in tourism marketing funds. For 2018, the Commission increased the program budget to $200,000, with the additional $50,000 designated for cultural, eco, sustainable, or nature tourism activities.

The Highline Forum held a public meeting on March 29, 2017, hosted by the City of Tukwila at Starfire Sports, covering two main themes: day tourism opportunities and potential reorganization of the forum itself. The two-hour agenda included public comments, the nomination and election of a new Community Co-chair, a conversation on day tourism led by Tukwila's Business Relations Manager, and a discussion of possible structural changes to the forum covering its mission, meeting format, membership, and communication practices. The meeting was convened by Port of Seattle Commissioner John Creighton and chaired by the Highline Forum Co-chairs.

This 1981 Sea-Tac International Airport and Seattle Tourmap provides a comprehensive guide for air travelers, featuring detailed maps of the Greater Sea-Tac area, a terminal layout showing concourses, gates, and passenger services, and a visitor's map of downtown Seattle. The document includes practical airport information such as emergency phone numbers, baggage claim procedures, parking details, and descriptions of on-site amenities including restaurants, a satellite transit system, and chaplain services. While primarily a travel and navigation guide, it offers a snapshot of the airport's physical layout and operational environment during the early 1980s.