2016 edition of the Washington State Visitors’ Guide celebrates Washington milestones.
(Mar. 28, 2016) The Washington Lodging Association has released the 2016 official Washington State Visitors’ Guide. The guide is produced through a strategic partnership with WLA, the Washington Tourism Alliance (WTA) and SagaCity Media Inc.
The 2016 edition marks the 17th annual publication of the guide, and the goal of the publishing partners is to expand the benefits of tourism throughout our state. With a circulation of 375,000 copies, the guide has a readership of nearly one million. The print guide is linked to www.stayinwashington.com, WLA’s consumer travel website, and www.experiencewa.com, the official state tourism website. The 2015 edition of the guide has been named a finalist for best visitor guide in the Western Publishing Association’s annual Maggie Awards.
Prospective travelers can read the guide online and order a print copy through the website. The 2016 official Washington State Visitors’ Guide highlights the state’s ten travel regions and includes regional maps, insider travel trips, itinerary suggestions and contact information for an array of standout local businesses and attractions.
This year’s visitors’ guide celebrates Washington’s year of milestones, including centennials for the National Park Service and Boeing. It has three distinct covers to celebrate the diversity of the state and also features insider tips for travelers from a Seattle Seahawks player, a James Beard Award–winning chef, a whitewater rafting guide and other local experts and celebrities.
Some 65,000 copies will be mailed to Seattle Met and Portland Monthly magazine subscribers, and other copies will be featured at some 2,000 visitor centers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Washington State and Vancouver, B.C. The guide is also available for purchase on newsstands and checkout counters at Whole Foods, QFC, Fred Meyer and Barnes & Noble and other retail locations in Washington, Oregon and California.
Travelers can also access versions of the guide that are optimized for iPads, android tablets and smart phones, and they will be able to read and order copies of the visitors’ guide online at www.stayinwashington.com, the WLA’s consumer travel website.