by Seattle Hotel Association | Nov 16, 2023 | News
This week Seattle City Finance announced updated business license fees for 2024. Each year there is a potential increase to the business license tax certificate fee based on the annual Consumer Price Index. This caused the annual license fees to increase for 2024....
by Seattle Hotel Association | Nov 3, 2023 | Meetings and Events, News
The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) announces the adjusted rates for 2023 healthcare expenditures required by the Improving Access to Medical Care for Hotel Employees Ordinance. Covered employers include those that own, control or operate either a Seattle...
by Seattle Hotel Association | Sep 26, 2023 | Meetings and Events, News
Join us on Oct. 12 for our Seattle Hotel Association Fall Membership Meeting at Pan Pacific Hotel Seattle, 2125 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA 98121. The meeting will start at 4 p.m. followed by a reception at 5 p.m. To have your car validated through the hotel at no charge,...
by Seattle Hotel Association | Jun 29, 2023 | News
In a narrow 5-4 vote, the King County Council voted on July 27 to require retail businesses including restaurants in unincorporated King County to accept cash payments. Your government affairs team opposed this legislation and advocated throughout the process to...
by Seattle Hotel Association | Jun 8, 2023 | News
In a 5-4 vote, the Seattle City Council voted to reject a proposal by City Attorney Ann Davison and sponsored by Councilmembers Sara Nelson and Alex Pedersen. The proposal would have given the city attorney the authority to prosecute drug possession and public drug...
by Seattle Hotel Association | May 12, 2023 | News
On behalf of thousands of employees and hundreds of local business owners and managers, we urge the Seattle City Council to support the proposal from City Attorney Ann Davison and Councilmembers Sara Nelson and Alex Pedersen to decrease public drug use and curb the...
