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Visit Seattle Releases 2022 Visitation Data at Annual Meeting
Preliminary data* from 2022 points to a path for tourism recovery, with increases in visitor volume, expenditures, and travel-sector employment for Seattle and King County. The estimates from Visit Seattle, created in conjunction with Tourism Economics, indicate:
Visit Seattle Celebrates Record-Setting $8.2 Billion in Visitor
Unveiled 2023 tourism data shows positive growth from 2022, either surpassing or making significant progress toward pre-pandemic levels SEATTLE - Visit Seattle, the official destination marketing organization for Seattle and King County, unveiled preliminary visitation data and downtown hotel performance data for 2023 at their Annual Meeting.
Newly Released State Stats Show Washington Tourism Remains
SEATTLE (May 4, 2022) - New figures released by State of Washington Tourism (SWT) indicate significant improvement in the state's visitor volume, expenditures, tax receipts, and employment in 2021 over 2020, but the statistics illustrate that tourism recovery still lags significantly behind 2019 levels In 2019, immediately preceding the pandemic, visitor...
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Key Takeaways. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day 2023, downtown Seattle welcomed nearly 3.5 million unique out-of-town visitors*, a post-pandemic high and an 8% increase compared to 2022. Between July and September 2023, downtown hotels sold more room nights than during the same period in 2019. In 2023, downtown saw the highest two-day total ...
Annual Meeting and Report
Unveiled 2023 tourism data shows positive growth from 2022, either surpassing or making significant progress toward pre-pandemic levels. Visit Seattle, the official destination marketing organization for Seattle and King County, unveiled preliminary visitation data and downtown hotel performance data for 2023 at their Annual Meeting.
Visit Seattle: City Continues to Recover Travelers Post-Pandemic
Visit Seattle has released preliminary tourism impact metrics from 2022, a year that has proven to be pivotal for the post-pandemic recovery of the city's tourism industry. | Nearly 34 million visitors traveled to Seattle last year, which includes rebounds on both the leisure and business travel sides. Read more here.
That was an 8.9% increase in visitors over 2022, a 12.8% increase in spending, and a 12.5% increase in tax revenue, according to Visit Seattle. The total number of visitors came in at 90.2% of ...
Tourism in Seattle sees uptick, but pre-pandemic levels still ways away
According to a status report from Visit Seattle, hotel occupancy is up month to month, from January to February, 11% in Downtown and 8% across King County.
Is Seattle's Tourism Back?
There is new data being reported that shows downtown Seattle is approaching pre-pandemic tourism levels. New data released by the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) shows the city has had a busy tourist season.
Updated: 6:05 PM PDT August 20, 2022. SEATTLE — New data released by the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) shows the city has had a busy tourist season, with numbers closing in on pre-pandemic ...
Latest Tourism Statistics Point to Industry's Potential to Drive
SEATTLE - Figures released today by State of Washington Tourism (SWT) indicate continued recovery in Washington State's visitor volume, expenditures, tax receipts and employment in 2022, though financial gains are undermined by inflation, have not kept pace with other states and employment growth continues to fall short of pre-pandemic benchmarks.
Mayor Harrell Signs Seattle Tourism Improvement Area Legislation
Seattle -Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell signed the Seattle Tourism Improvement Area (STIA) amendment legislation into law, following Seattle City Council's unanimous vote approving the mayor's proposed amendment on March 29, 2022. The legislation will allow for increased travel and tourism promotion for the city and region.
Data & Research
Destination Analysts is a tourism research firm that studies travel sentiment every week of more than 1,200 travelers. This interim report covers tourism marketing activities from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022. Funding was provided by the Washington State Legislature in the 2021-22 operating budget (ESSB 5092), section 129 (57).
Washington's efforts to rebrand as a tourist destination
For 2022, State of Washington Tourism has roughly $9 million to spend on destination promotion and management. Just $3 million of that came from the new budget mechanism, with the remainder from a ...
Tourism is coming back, whether Seattle likes it or not
While many cities are embracing tourism, many Seattleites are ambivalent. And for good reason, even though it's an important part of the economy, writes columnist Jon Talton.
What do tourists ask most about Seattle? We know ...
I asked two places that help tourists — Visit Seattle, the city's official tourist site, and the industry-supported State of Washington Tourism group — for the most-asked questions by our ...
PDF Economic Report 2022
Economic Report 2022E. the City's Economy09 Demographic Snapshot: Who Lives. nsA NOTE ON SOURCESDSA draws on several sources to provide the most up-to-date picture of the downtown economy using the best information a. ailable at the time. Occasionally, information from multiple sources is combined to create cu.
Seattle Facts
Welcome to the official VisitSeattle.org site. Read our page about Seattle Facts to see what makes Seattle such an exciting urban city.
Economic Report
Tourism Attracting millions from around the world This report was made possible with generous support from: A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO Surrounded by spectacular natural beauty, downtown Seattle is the center of the Puget Sound region's economy and culture. Downtown brings people together and fosters community and connection. Today, our urban core is home to a record 106,000-plus ...
PDF Economic and Revenue Update, April 2022
The revised baseline forecast for CPI-U in 2022 is 7.0%; up from 4.3% in the November forecast. For 2023 and 2024, the baseline forecasts are 3.8% and 2.7%, respectively. The upward revision in our inflation projection is consistent with recent forecasts at both the State and County level. Both have increased the magnitude and length of their ...
SEA Airport Statistics
SEA has earned the highest U.S. ranking in Skytrax's World's Top 100 Airports for the third year in a row, two consecutive years as Best Airport in North America (2022/2023), and a 4-Star Skytrax Rating, focused on customer-centered travel with better services, facilities, and amenities.
2023 State Tourism Statistics Show Uneven Recovery, Opportunity to
Annual Impacts Report Released as National Travel & Tourism Week Begins SEATTLE (May 20, 2024) - Figures released today by State of Washington Tourism (SWT) indicate continued recovery in Washington State's visitor volume, expenditures, tax receipts and employment in 2023, though the pace of recovery is uneven across the state...
19 of the most surprising statistics about tourism
A combination of international travel slowdown and America's ravenous appetite for flying meant that in 2022, 16 of the world's 30 busiest airports (in terms of total passenger numbers) were ...
Seattle Tourism Data
Welcome to the official VisitSeattle.org site. Read our page about Seattle Tourism Data to see what makes Seattle such an exciting urban city.
Traffic Stop Data Can Shape Policy. It's Often Missing
Seattle, for instance, releases data on stop-and-frisk encounters with pedestrians. ... In March 2022 in Los Angeles, a new policy took effect requiring officers to record their reasons for making ...
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Preliminary data* from 2022 points to a path for tourism recovery, with increases in visitor volume, expenditures, and travel-sector employment for Seattle and King County. The estimates from Visit Seattle, created in conjunction with Tourism Economics, indicate:
Unveiled 2023 tourism data shows positive growth from 2022, either surpassing or making significant progress toward pre-pandemic levels SEATTLE - Visit Seattle, the official destination marketing organization for Seattle and King County, unveiled preliminary visitation data and downtown hotel performance data for 2023 at their Annual Meeting.
SEATTLE (May 4, 2022) - New figures released by State of Washington Tourism (SWT) indicate significant improvement in the state's visitor volume, expenditures, tax receipts, and employment in 2021 over 2020, but the statistics illustrate that tourism recovery still lags significantly behind 2019 levels In 2019, immediately preceding the pandemic, visitor...
Key Takeaways. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day 2023, downtown Seattle welcomed nearly 3.5 million unique out-of-town visitors*, a post-pandemic high and an 8% increase compared to 2022. Between July and September 2023, downtown hotels sold more room nights than during the same period in 2019. In 2023, downtown saw the highest two-day total ...
Unveiled 2023 tourism data shows positive growth from 2022, either surpassing or making significant progress toward pre-pandemic levels. Visit Seattle, the official destination marketing organization for Seattle and King County, unveiled preliminary visitation data and downtown hotel performance data for 2023 at their Annual Meeting.
Visit Seattle has released preliminary tourism impact metrics from 2022, a year that has proven to be pivotal for the post-pandemic recovery of the city's tourism industry. | Nearly 34 million visitors traveled to Seattle last year, which includes rebounds on both the leisure and business travel sides. Read more here.
That was an 8.9% increase in visitors over 2022, a 12.8% increase in spending, and a 12.5% increase in tax revenue, according to Visit Seattle. The total number of visitors came in at 90.2% of ...
According to a status report from Visit Seattle, hotel occupancy is up month to month, from January to February, 11% in Downtown and 8% across King County.
There is new data being reported that shows downtown Seattle is approaching pre-pandemic tourism levels. New data released by the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) shows the city has had a busy tourist season.
Updated: 6:05 PM PDT August 20, 2022. SEATTLE — New data released by the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) shows the city has had a busy tourist season, with numbers closing in on pre-pandemic ...
SEATTLE - Figures released today by State of Washington Tourism (SWT) indicate continued recovery in Washington State's visitor volume, expenditures, tax receipts and employment in 2022, though financial gains are undermined by inflation, have not kept pace with other states and employment growth continues to fall short of pre-pandemic benchmarks.
Seattle -Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell signed the Seattle Tourism Improvement Area (STIA) amendment legislation into law, following Seattle City Council's unanimous vote approving the mayor's proposed amendment on March 29, 2022. The legislation will allow for increased travel and tourism promotion for the city and region.
Destination Analysts is a tourism research firm that studies travel sentiment every week of more than 1,200 travelers. This interim report covers tourism marketing activities from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022. Funding was provided by the Washington State Legislature in the 2021-22 operating budget (ESSB 5092), section 129 (57).
For 2022, State of Washington Tourism has roughly $9 million to spend on destination promotion and management. Just $3 million of that came from the new budget mechanism, with the remainder from a ...
While many cities are embracing tourism, many Seattleites are ambivalent. And for good reason, even though it's an important part of the economy, writes columnist Jon Talton.
I asked two places that help tourists — Visit Seattle, the city's official tourist site, and the industry-supported State of Washington Tourism group — for the most-asked questions by our ...
Economic Report 2022E. the City's Economy09 Demographic Snapshot: Who Lives. nsA NOTE ON SOURCESDSA draws on several sources to provide the most up-to-date picture of the downtown economy using the best information a. ailable at the time. Occasionally, information from multiple sources is combined to create cu.
Welcome to the official VisitSeattle.org site. Read our page about Seattle Facts to see what makes Seattle such an exciting urban city.
Tourism Attracting millions from around the world This report was made possible with generous support from: A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO Surrounded by spectacular natural beauty, downtown Seattle is the center of the Puget Sound region's economy and culture. Downtown brings people together and fosters community and connection. Today, our urban core is home to a record 106,000-plus ...
The revised baseline forecast for CPI-U in 2022 is 7.0%; up from 4.3% in the November forecast. For 2023 and 2024, the baseline forecasts are 3.8% and 2.7%, respectively. The upward revision in our inflation projection is consistent with recent forecasts at both the State and County level. Both have increased the magnitude and length of their ...
SEA has earned the highest U.S. ranking in Skytrax's World's Top 100 Airports for the third year in a row, two consecutive years as Best Airport in North America (2022/2023), and a 4-Star Skytrax Rating, focused on customer-centered travel with better services, facilities, and amenities.
Annual Impacts Report Released as National Travel & Tourism Week Begins SEATTLE (May 20, 2024) - Figures released today by State of Washington Tourism (SWT) indicate continued recovery in Washington State's visitor volume, expenditures, tax receipts and employment in 2023, though the pace of recovery is uneven across the state...
A combination of international travel slowdown and America's ravenous appetite for flying meant that in 2022, 16 of the world's 30 busiest airports (in terms of total passenger numbers) were ...
Welcome to the official VisitSeattle.org site. Read our page about Seattle Tourism Data to see what makes Seattle such an exciting urban city.
Seattle, for instance, releases data on stop-and-frisk encounters with pedestrians. ... In March 2022 in Los Angeles, a new policy took effect requiring officers to record their reasons for making ...