What is the STIA?
The Seattle Tourism Improvement Area (STIA) is a Business Improvement Area (BIA) formed in 2011 in accordance with Washington state law to establish a new leisure tourism marketing fund for Seattle. At its inception the BIA ordinance required that funds be spent solely on promoting leisure travel, focused on building business in need periods. In October 2023 a new ordinance was approved by the City of Seattle, changing the STIA assessment from a flat fee charge per occupied room to 2.3% of the nightly room charge, and opened up the use of the funds to promote Seattle as a destination for meetings and conventions as well as leisure travel.
The STIA is overseen by an 11-member ratepayer advisory board and its day-to-day activities are managed by Visit Seattle.
For more detail, please reference our FAQs.
STIA DOCUMENT LIBRARY:
- City Ordinance 126912
- Advisory Board Roster
- Ratepayer List with Contact Information
- Sample City Invoice
- Sample Letter to Clients (assessment increase)
- Front Desk Talking Points(assessment increase)
- FAQ
ANNUAL MEETING PRESENTATIONS:
MEETING AGENDAS & MINUTES:
2025 STIA Board Meeting Calendar
2025
- Q1 Advisory Board Meeting: February 27, 2025
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Q2 Advisory Board Meeting: May 1, 2025
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Q3 Advisory Board Meeting: August 14, 2025
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Q4 Advisory Board Meeting: November 4, 2025
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Full STIA Ratepayers Annual Meeting: November 13, 2025
Agenda | Meeting Minutes
2024
- Q1 Advisory Board Meeting: February 21, 2024
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Q2 Advisory Board Meeting: April 24, 2024
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Q3 Advisory Board Meeting: August 14, 2024
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Q4 Advisory Board Meeting: November 6, 2024
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Full STIA Ratepayers Annual Meeting: November 13, 2024
Agenda | Meeting Minutes
2023
- Q1 Advisory Board Meeting: February 14, 2023
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Q2 Advisory Board Meeting: April 26, 2023
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Joint STIA & Visit Seattle Meeting: May 24, 2023
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Joint STIA & Visit Seattle Meeting: June 6, 2023
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Q3 Advisory Board Meeting: August 16, 2023
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Q4 Advisory Board Meeting: November 1, 2023
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Full STIA Ratepayers Annual Meeting: November 8, 2023
Agenda | Meeting Minutes
ARCHIVED MEETING AGENDAS & MINUTES:
2022
- Advisory Board Meeting: January 14, 2022
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Advisory Board Meeting: February 15, 2022
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Advisory Board Meeting: April 21 2022
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Full STIA Ratepayers Meeting: May 17, 2022
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Advisory Board Meeting: June 13, 2022
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Nominating Committee Meeting: September 12, 2022
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Advisory Board Meeting/2023 Budget & Workplan Review: October 17, 2022
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Full STIA Ratepayers Annual Meeting: November 7, 2022
Agenda | Meeting Minutes - Advisory Board Special Session: December 7, 2022
Meeting Minutes
2021
- Full STIA Ratepayers Annual Meeting: October 28, 2021
Meeting Minutes
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