Name: Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Meeting
Start: 2025-03-17
Location: Whatcom

Attendees

✓ Satpal Sidhu (County Executive)

✓ Drew Schmidt (San Juan Cruises)

✓ Tera Lorimer (Luxury Getaways)

✓ Dylan Deane-Boyle (BWC Tourism)

✓ Guy Occhiogrosso (Whatcom Chamber)

✓ Tawni Helms (WC Administration)

✓ Jake Logan (WC Administration)

✓ Kevin Coleman (Seafeast)

✓ Tatiana Stone (Seafeast)

✓ Schelleen Rathkopf (Race Week)

✓ Present: 10/10

Decisions

#1

APPROVED

#2

APPROVED

#1

The committee reviewed the 2025 budget and compared it to the 2024 budget.

#2

The committee discussed concerns about declining Canadian visitors and their impact on local tourism.

#3

The committee discussed the SeaFeast application and decided to fund it at $15,000.

#4

The committee discussed the Race Week application and decided to fund it at $15,000.