A Seattle City Council committee has recommended establishing a new business improvement area to help support funding for tourism advertising for the next 15 years. The economic development committee voted in favor Wednesday of replacing the current Seattle Tourism Business Improvement Area, established in 2011, with an updated one. The Seattle Tourism Improvement Area includes hotels in downtown Seattle neighborhoods and charges overnight hotel guests a fee to fund leisure tourism advertising. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/seattle-city-council-committee-hotel-fee-improve-tourism-advertising/281-a8562a6f-3efb-4788-8e90-6f7a9c17e420