RSVP for the Seattle Hotel Association summer membership social
Join your fellow members and peers at 4 p.m., Sept. 12 for our Seattle Hotel Association Summer Membership Social at Frolik Kitchen + Cocktails, 1415 5th Ave 5th Floor, Seattle, WA 98101. You will have a chance to meet and chat with fellow hotel general managers all...
Mayor Harrell signs building emissions performance standards into law
On Dec. 13, Mayor Harrell signed the Building Emissions Performance Standards legislation into law. This legislation was transmitted in November and was discussed in the Council’s Select Committee on Climate Action in December. The goal of this policy is to reduce...
Seattle Business License Fees for 2024
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....
Seattle OLS announces adjusted rates for hotel employee healthcare expenditures
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...
Join us for our fall Seattle Hotel Association member meeting
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,...
King County Council vote on cash acceptance
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...
Seattle City Council rejects public drug use proposal
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...
A letter to the Seattle City Council
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...
The Seattle Hotel Association spring membership meeting is this week: Register today
Join your fellow members and peers on Thursday for our Seattle Hotel Association Spring Membership Meeting at Bell Harbor Conference Center, 2211 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA. The meeting will start at 4 p.m. followed by a reception at 5 p.m. Andy Kaplowitz from...
Seattle Hotel Association fall membership meeting 2023 re-cap
On Oct. 13, the Seattle Hotel Association hosted its fall membership meeting. The Office of Sustainability and Environment gave us a presentation about the Building Performance Standards legislation that the office is currently drafting. Your government affairs team...
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