Seattle

A vibrant business destination featuring grand hotels, delectable seafood and globally renowned companies

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COMPUTERS, COFFEE AND Costco—Seattle is a place people love to try to boil down, and those three enterprises have certainly been among the city's most impactful.

But Seattle is also a town of snowcapped mountains, waterways bisecting and surrounding the city, spectacular restaurants and a thriving commercial port. The recreational activities are virtually limitless—it's no wonder that the likes of REI, Filson and KAVU have roots in Seattle. So, too, do major employers such as Amazon, Microsoft, Starbucks, Alaska Airlines and Boeing. But what makes Seattle tick is its diversity of businesses and activities. All of this helps explain why Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is one of the busiest in the United States.

The Airport