Tourism rebounded in Seattle last year as international tensions cloud outlook

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Tourism rebounded in Seattle last year as international tensions cloud outlook

(The Center Square) — New data shows that tourism in Seattle is near pre-COVID-19 levels, but international tensions could halt progress on that front. Visit Seattle, Seattle and King County’s destination marketing organization, reported that approximately 40 million visitors came to the city and King County in 2024, a 5.3% increase from 2023, a near full recovery from the pandemic.POPE LEO XIV HOLDS FIRST MASS AS SUPREME PONTIFF, URGES EVANGELIZATION AGAINST ‘LOSS OF MEANING’According to the data, these visitors spent a total of $8.8 billion, which is a 7.2% increase from 2023 and an 8% increase from 2019, generating $12.3 billion in total ..