SEATTLE — Three Canadian travel advisors have returned from a prize FAM trip to Seattle, WA after earning their place through the ‘Sell Your Way to the USA’ incentive campaign, in partnership with Brand USA.
Hosted by Visit Seattle from Sept. 20-24, the trip welcomed Shy Alarakhia, Expedia Cruises Ajax-Pickering, Ajax, ON; Sandra Williams-Reid, TTI Travel Canada, Ajax, ON; and Brittany Uskoski, BCD Travel, Winnipeg.
The five-day itinerary showcased the range of experiences Seattle has to offer, mixing some of the city’s best-known attractions with waterfront activities, food, sports and excursions beyond downtown.
Highlights included an Argosy Cruises harbour cruise, Seattle Aquarium, Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP), Chihuly Garden and Glass, the Space Needle and an insider breakfast and cultural tour of Pike Place Market.
The FAM included an insider breakfast and culture tour at Pike Place Market and a day at Olympic National Park
The group also spent an afternoon in Snohomish County, visiting the Future of Flight Aviation Center and taking a Boeing tour, before getting a taste of Seattle’s sports scene at a Mariners game at T-Mobile Park.
A full-day excursion to Olympic National Park with Evergreen Escapes highlighted Washington State’s natural scenery. A visit to The Museum of Flight rounded out the itinerary before the group returned to Canada.
Advisors experienced how Seattle can fit into client itineraries, whether as a standalone city break, part of a wider Pacific Northwest vacation, or a pre- or post-cruise stay.
For more information on Seattle and resources for the travel trade see VisitSeattle.org/travel-
Lead image caption: Sandra Williams-Reid; Brittany Uskoski; Visit Seattle’s Caitlyn Shearer; Greg Ohman; Shy Alarakhia
