Seattle Hotel Association Announces  “Sustainable Shower” Initiative. Hotel association representing more than 16,000 rooms outlines goal to eliminate single-use plastic containers in guest room showers. Initiative supported by Seattle Public Utilities and Earth Day Northwest 2020   Seattle, WA—In an effort to start a new decade with a clear statement and action toward sustainable […]

This fall, the Seattle City Council passed a series of hotel worker ordinances, including one requiring healthcare expenditures by large hotels and ancillary businesses.  The ordinances were passed in lieu of I-124, which faced legal challenges. Meanwhile, in August of 2018, a lawsuit was filed in federal district court by the Employee Retirement Income Security […]

                          Contact:  Jacque Coe, APR 425-351-0082 jacquec@wahospitality.org   Seattle Hotel Association Issues Statement  of Disappointment and Frustration After  City Council Passage of Hotel Worker Legislation   ‘For the past twelve weeks, Seattle’s hotel industry has been offering solutions, data, tours of hotel operations as well as input and feedback to councilmembers to address the […]

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The Washing State Court of Appeals ruled in our favor and threw out I-124 in its entirety. The court determined that I-124 was unconstitutional because it contains multiple subjects. Read more here. This ruling is on the case that AHLA, Washington Hospitality Association and the Seattle Hotel Association originally filed in 2016, shortly after I-124 became law. The city has […]

The Washington State Department of Transportation is permanently closing the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle on Jan. 11, 2019. For the next three years, the city expects heavy congestion throughout the area. Our businesses remain open, and we’ll keep you updated on the information you will need in the coming months. We’re also looking for […]