Bellevue, 2018

There snow business like the travel business. 
As snow falls on Bellevue this week, dive into the latest buzz on  Bellevue's tourism & hospitality scene. 

TOURISM & HOSPITALITY UPDATES

Annual Meeting & Destination Award Nominations

Mark your calendars for May 5 and join us for Visit Bellevue's Annual Meeting & Destination Awards luncheon. Tom Turcich serves as keynote speaker and the theme is "Pioneering Growth and Resilience." Submit your nominations for the Destination Awards today!

Jun Takai named semifinalist for the James Beard Award

Bellevue's master sushi chef Jun Takai at Takai by Kashiba is a semifinalist for "Best Chef: Pacific Northwest & Pacific" for the 35th Anniversary of the James Beard Awards. 

Welcoming the 2025 Advisory Board

Join us in welcoming Henning Nopper, James Gagliardi, Colin Petkus, Chris Fulkerson, Edwin Kashiba & Susan Freeburg to the Visit Bellevue Advisory Board.

Share our Business Traveler Survey

Help us shape Bellevue's destination identity and share our 5-minute survey with business travelers by February 28th.

Visit Bellevue to be honored at BDA Celebration

We're proud honorees for the BDA's Placemaking Award, join us at the celebration on Feb. 6!

Cirque du Soleil KOOZA Industry Rate

20% for Visit Bellevue Visitors & Friends. For VIP packages and groups of 10+ contact Michael Ciaccia.

Northwest Event Show
Industry Rate

Attend the March 26 + 27 show!
20% off your ticket with code: VISITBLV

BELLEVUE IN THE NEWS

NORTHWEST TRAVEL & LIFE

Bellevue, Washington: Bold, Beautiful & Bustling

Many thanks to all the partners that helped us host travel writer Harriet Baskas in Bellevue, resulting in a 4-page feature in the January/February "Annual 52 Getaways" issue of the Northwest Travel & Life Magazine (readership: 120,000). She writes, "Like many longtime Seattleites, my image of Bellevue, just across Lake Washington, was stuck in the past."

UPCOMING EVENTS

NOW - MARCH 16

Cirque Du Soleil's KOOZA

FEBRUARY 5

Partner Activation Meeting

February 15, 16

The Fly Fishing
Show

FEBRUARY 19

Bellevue Boost Networking Event

FEBRUARY 20

Wintergrass Music Festival

FEBRUARY 26

Certified Tourism Ambassador Class