The holiday season is in full swing with people doing last-minute shopping. And a new report by the Downtown Seattle Association reveals the downtown’s retail core in November saw an uptick in visitors compared to last year. "We just got our last Christmas present right here. Picked up some good stuff," said Debbie and Michael Diaz, who were visiting Seattle for the first time. "This is one of our cities on our bucket lists to come visit. To come see and check out, I think it met all of our expectations." They're not the only people making their way downtown. According to the Downtown Seattle Association, November saw more than 2.1 million visitors, which is still less than pre-pandemic numbers in November 2019, but it is slightly higher than last year. On the weekend after Thanksgiving, downtown's retail core had more than 115,000 visitors, a 6% increase over 2021's count. That trend has been ongoing with plenty of foot traffic on the weekends following. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/downtown-seattle-increase-in-shoppers-november/281-4a617d43-0811-4273-97ab-179ade9c7811