{"id":44154,"date":"2018-06-11T09:40:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T13:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=44154"},"modified":"2018-06-11T09:40:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T13:40:31","slug":"tour-schedule-set-for-seattle-regional-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/tour-schedule-set-for-seattle-regional-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour schedule set for Seattle Regional Meeting","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A pair of tours has been finalized on July 1 and 2 for attendees of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/seattle-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2018 SMART Transportation Division Regional Meeting in Seattle<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong>Day 1 (July 1): Puget Sound whale watching tour<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-44158 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/whale_watch_web-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\nAttendees will be picked up from the Westin Hotel downtown at 8:15 a.m. Sunday, July 1, and taken to Edmunds, where they will board a ship onto Puget Sound.<br \/>\nOn the sound, there are three resident orca pods and there will a chance of seeing humpback whales, gray and minke whales, porpoises, seals and sea lions. The tour includes a boxed lunch and attendees will be back at the hotel by 3:30 p.m. Guests are advised to bring a light jacket in case it&#8217;s chilly on the sound.<br \/>\n<strong>Day 2 (July 2): Seattle city tour<\/strong><br \/>\nBoard a luxury motor coach to see the Emerald City&#8217;s highlights! Guests will enjoy an informative tour of the city from a Seattle perspective, hearing history and interesting stories about this unique metropolis. The tour begins at 9 a.m. in the downtown core, including the chance to explore Chihuly Gardens and Glass in Seattle Center, the Pike Place Market and the Olympic Sculpture Park before the tour ends at the Ballard Locks.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-44160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/seattle-city_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Guests will then have the opportunity to have lunch on their own and to do some shopping in the city&#8217;s Ballard neighborhood. Overlooking Salmon Bay in the city&#8217;s northwest, the neighborhood once was home to lumber and shingle mills but now has a thriving commercial district with locally owned restaurants and boutiques.<br \/>\nTour costs are $35 per person for registered guests of the regional meeting and $75 per person for guests who are not registered for the regional meeting. <a href=\"https:\/\/webapps.smart-union.org\/Meeting\/Meeting\/AddAttendee.aspx?mid=24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow this link to register online<\/a> or you can <a href=\"https:\/\/static.smart-union.org\/worksite\/2018RegMeet\/2018-Seattle-Registration-Form_fillable.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download a fillable PDF version of the regional meeting registration form<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pair of tours has been finalized on July 1 and 2 for attendees of the 2018 SMART Transportation Division Regional Meeting in Seattle. 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