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.
6 months 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.
10 months 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.
11 months 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.
1 year 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.
2 years ago
Associated Press
A classic case of a law designed to protect hotel employees, but doesn't align with hotels' bottom lines.
2 years ago
Grant Martin, Skift
Delta is once more doubling down in its campaign to woo Seattle customers.
3 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.
3 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.
3 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.
3 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.
4 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.
4 years ago