Like many other rural areas, the northeast Washington counties of Ferry, Pend Oreille and Stevens have sought to diversify their economy as their primary industries – ranching, timber and mining – ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — After eliminating the state tourism office in 2011, Washington lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow those in the private sector to pick up the slack. The request ...

A new group has come forward to do what Washington can’t afford to do – promote the state to tourists and businesses. Tourism is the fourth-largest industry in Washington, worth about $15 billion and ...

How’s tourism doing in Washington state? Good overall, but challenges exist. Recent data from the State of Washington Tourism (SWT) indicates that while there was continued pandemic recovery in ...

Many tourism officials are now looking at a triple bottom line: profit, people and planet, said Dipra Jha, assistant director of the School of Hospitality Business Management at Washington State ...