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Associated Press
A review panel gave a new final estimated cost for Sea-Tac's International Arrivals Facility of $968 million, up from the original $608 million. Let's hope they stay on budget from now on.
2 years ago
Ahmed Namatalla, Associated Press
It's nice to see an iconic attraction get a new lease on life. But rapid visitor growth from markets like China will make it increasingly difficult for Seattle to balance tourism and livability.
2 years ago
Ahmed Namatalla, Associated Press
Is the U.S. ready to embrace a model that is already in widespread use throughout Europe? If the private company developing a passenger terminal in the Seattle suburbs is successful — a big if since this will be its first airport project — others will likely follow suit.
2 years ago
Greg Oates, Skift
Visit Seattle is positioning itself as a broker of innovation, versus a sales conduit for meeting space, by introducing meeting planners nationwide to some of the world's most advanced companies.
2 years ago
Associated Press
Tracey speaks six languages and doesn't accept tips, but hands out advice as a demonstration of her special talents at Seattle-Tacoma Airport. It's a great idea but when Tracey can rebook passengers from cancelled flights, then we'll get really excited.
3 years ago
Associated Press
A classic case of a law designed to protect hotel employees, but doesn't align with hotels' bottom lines.
3 years ago
Grant Martin, Skift
Delta is once more doubling down in its campaign to woo Seattle customers.
4 years ago
Robert Burnson, Bloomberg
It isn't often that you see an organization such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce come to the defense of ride-sharing companies that compete with more established car-rental and taxi interests out of concern about unionization efforts at these sharing-economy companies. Lyft and Uber are finding friends in all kinds of crazy places.
4 years ago
Phuong Le, Associated Press
Bad news for investors and companies wanting to maximize profits while keeping prices artificially low. Great news for workers and anyone in favor of a rational economy.
4 years ago
Greg Oates, Skift
Tourism bureaus like Visit Seattle have an opportunity to attract a new user base with episodic video-content campaigns and video testimonials. Deciding that is the easy part. Funding is a little more challenging. The hardest part is correct place branding and then muzzling the marketers so the real content people can do their thing.
5 years ago
Associated Press
Travel Pendleton has some good ideas about making the town more attractive for out-of-town tourists but putting up a few billboards in Seattle isn't necessarily the answer.
5 years ago
Rachel La Corte, Associated Press
The ruling by the State of Washington's high court, extending SeaTac's $15 minimum wage to airport workers, is an historic one but isn't necessarily the end of the story.
5 years ago
