News Release
August 20, 2010
Media Contacts:
Heather Bryant, Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau
(206) 461-5805/hbryant@visitseattle.org
Seattle Participates in National Industry-Wide Travel Promotion
SEATTLE – This week, John and Robin Costic from Portland will toss salmon at the Pike Place Market, fly by float plane to the San Juan Islands, sip wine with the vintners at De Lille Cellars in Woodinville, enjoy dinner and a VIP rooftop experience at the Space Needle and taste coffee at the original Starbucks store and take home a year’s supply of coffee.
The Costic’s bid won the Seattle Trip of a Lifetime, one of 25 big-city visitor packages that are part of the Discover America Daily Getaways, a promotion of the U.S. Travel Association sponsored by American Express. The unique industry-wide promotion, which began May 3, is aimed at stimulating travel this summer, offering up to 50 percent off trips to popular destinations like Seattle.
Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau gathered members of the regional tourism community to offer a truly quintessential Seattle experience for the Costics. Companies contributing the package include:
- Alaska Airlines – round trip air
- Carey of Seattle – town car service
- Inn at the Market – four nights accommodation
- Pike Place Fish – fish-catching experience plus a fish shipped home
- Starbucks – complimentary coffee for a year plus a personalized coffee tasting
- Museum of Flight – a tour and meeting with former astronaut Bonnie Dunbar
- Space Needle – VIP experience up on the roof plus dinner in the restaurant
- DeLille Cellars – meet winery owner, tasting and wine shipped home
- GlassyBaby – tour and make their own blown glass
- Kenmore Air – round trip air to San Juan Islands
- Crystal Seas Kayaking – a full day of kayaking
- Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum – tour
- Hard Rock Café Seattle – lunch
The promotion also featured deals on some of America’s top hotels, attractions, car rentals and other travel brands. DiscoverAmerica.com is the nation’s most authoritative source of travel information on all 50 states and more than 120 U.S. cities and includes unique trip planning tools to help travelers plan vacations. To learn more, visit DiscoverAmerica.com
Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau is a non-profit economic development agency responsible for competitively marketing Seattle as a destination for meeting and convention groups and leisure travelers. As a membership-based organization, SCVB connects more than 900 local businesses with the lucrative visitor market. Some 8.8 million visitors spend $6.8 billion in Seattle and King County annually, contributing $416 million in state and local tax revenues. Direct visitor spending benefits hotels, retailers, restaurants, attractions, transportation services and other businesses, and supports jobs for more than 50,000 people in the Seattle region.
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