1 | www.portseattle.org
2024-2025 Tourism Marketing
Support Program
Awarded Organizations
Port
Awarded
Funds
Project Summary
African American Leadership
Forum Northwest (AALF)
$4,013.75
Promote cultural food tours to highlight Black, women and minority
owned businesses in the central district through targeted marketing .
Alliance for Pioneer Square $10,000.00
Promote tourism from out-of-state visitors in key feeder markets to
Pioneer Square through video-based advertisements with a special
focus on free, family experiences.
Anacortes Arts Festival $20,000.00
Content creation and targeted advertising to out-of-state markets to
promote the Anacortes Arts Festival.
Ballard Chamber of Commerce
dba Ballard Alliance
$20,000.00
Create a culturally focused destination marketing campaign for the
Alaska cruising market designed to attract out-of-state visitors
coming to Seattle to embark on an Alaska cruise.
City of Kirkland $10,000.00
Media buys in key out-of-state markets to increase visitation during
shoulder seasons.
City of Renton $20,000.00
Creation of event calendar and development of video/photo content
to increase awareness of Renton's status as a business travel
destination.
Culture Generation $10,000.00
Social media and digital advertising to showcase Kent's immersive
experiences through immigrant-owned markets, cultural festivals,
BIPOC-owned restaurants, and sustainable cultural farming.
2 | www.portseattle.org
Experience Learning Community
dba Museum of Pop Culture
(MoPOP)
$20,000.00
Ad campaign to promote MoPOP's new brand refresh included
translation into Spanish and Chinese and with special emphasis on
attracting cruise passengers.
Foothills Rails-to-Trails Coalition $10,000.00
Increase communication and marketing to out-of-state markets to
drive visitation and increase the fundraising that supports an
inclusive and accessible trail system.
Forks Chamber of Commerce $15,000.00
Social media marketing to Twilight fans highlighting the attractions
and natural beauty of the region.
Freakout Music Festival $20,000.00
Implementing international PR and marketing campaigns to expand
the reach and visibility of the internationally-focused music festival.
Grays Harbor Historical Seaport $15,000.00
Expanding digital marketing to reach a larger audience to help drive
visitation to the Lady Washington ship.
Harbor WildWatch $20,000.00
Create unique and engaging social media content that increases out-
of-state visitors to beaches, parks and eco-tourism facilities in Pierce,
Kitsap, Thurston, and King Counties.
Holocaust Center for Humanity $10,000.00
Digital ads to promote the museum and organizing a special
educational event for local tourism professionals to help raise
awareness.
Long Beach Peninsula Visitors
Bureau / Pacific County Tourism
Bureau
$10,000.00
Implement initiatives that address systemic barriers and promote a
culture of inclusivity within the organization and the broader
community and creating marketing based on those programs.
3 | www.portseattle.org
Mountaineers Books / The
Mountaineers
$20,000.00
Funding for this 2024-25 tourism marketing project would support
production and marketing of four upcoming guidebooks directly
supporting visitation and tourism within Washington.
Northwest Maritime Center $11,200.00
Revitalizing the website, bolstering the social media presence, and
investing in broad online marketing to engage with potential first time
visitors to Wooden Boat Festival.
Pacific Northwest Economic
Region
$20,000.00
Develop a comprehensive Pacific Northwest regional tourism
marketing and traveler information portal for visitors which will
promote travel through Port of Seattle-owned facilities and
encourage travel throughout the broader Pacific Northwest region.
Paper Whale $10,000.00
Social media and targeted ad buys in key markets with the goal of
increasing out-of-state visitation to the Noisy Waters Mural Festival.
Seattle Flying Dragon Boat Club $19,333.33
Develop a marketing plan to increase out-of-state participation in the
annual Dragon Boat Festival.
Seattle Good Business Network $20,000.00
Develop gamified passports through Bandwango to drive business
with local makers, artists and small businesses.
Seattle Historic Waterfront
Association
$20,000.00
Creation of the GlobalGateway, a website offering tourist a novel lens
through which to find and participate in local, multicultural festivities
and internationally oriented experiences, particularly during the vital
shoulder season.
Seattle Opera $10,000.00
Work with noted opera/arts/travel influencer to reach younger and
more diverse visitors from out-of-state markets.
4 | www.portseattle.org
Skagit Tourism Bureau $20,000.00
Support a marketing campaign designed to draw LGBTQ and BIPOC
individuals to the region to participate in the numerous outdoor and
bird watching opportunities that are available during the winter
season.
SnoValley Chamber of
Commerce
$20,000.00
Design and distribute comprehensive pocket maps highlighting the
numerous biking and hiking trails in the Snoqualmie Valley area.
Socks on my Hands Productions $8,000.00
Digital marketing campaign with national focus to drive visitation to
the Puget Sound Puppetry Festival and other events.
Starfire Sports $18,286.25
Create print and digital marketing around increasing participation of
girls' teams in sports tournaments.
Tacoma Arts Live $10,000.00
Develop a new inclusive digital marketing campaign to expand brand
awareness and increase attendance from culturally diverse and
historically underserved audiences, including those in the out-of-state
markets.
Tourism Walla Walla dba Visit
Walla Walla
$12,500.00
Hosting LQBTQ+ influencers to experience and promote Walla Walla
wine to out-of-state markets.
United Creatives $20,000.00
Create unique partnerships, re-develop existing audiences, create
outreach to market and grow the Seattle Film Summit.
Visit Issaquah $20,000.00
Business-to-business tourism industry marketing with focus on
Issaquah's destination stewardship work with the Transformational
Travel Council.
5 | www.portseattle.org
Visit Kitsap Peninsula $20,000.00
Create promotional video and a photo library to promote the
destination to out-of-state visitors.
Visit Tri-Cities $20,000.00
Bolster a digital advertising initiative aimed at attracting a diverse
range of travelers from Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Washington Filmworks $20,000.00
Creating resources and supporting a national campaign to bring film
projects and commercials through SEA International Airport to
Washington State’s rural counties.
Washington Independent Inns
Network
$8,000.00
Digital ad campaign in select target markets to increase visitation
during shoulder seasons.
Wing Luke Memorial Foundation $20,000.00
Develop a new brand marketing campaign positioning the Museum
as a “must see” destination to attract out-of-state tourists.
Woodinville Wine Country $18,666.67
Business-to-business tourism industry marketing with a focus on
hosting travel writers and other travel producers to help drive
awareness and visitation.
Young Women Empowered -
Golden Bricks Events
$20,000.00
Marketing support for the Refuge Outdoor Festival to draw more
visitation from fly-in markets.
TOTAL: $600,000.00
