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Articles tagged “washington dc”

Tourism

U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo Says Tourism Recovery a Top Priority

The nation's capital has officially reopened — it's pushing for domestic visitors from neighboring states for now, and counting on public and private sector initiatives on the road to recovery, until international travel returns.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo Says Tourism Recovery a Top Priority

Airline Weekly

Pandemic Lull Allows Early Completion of American Airlines Concourse at Reagan Airport

Pandemic Lull Allows Early Completion of American Airlines Concourse at Reagan Airport

Business Travel

D.C. Faces Tall Task of Boosting International Convention Business in Trump Era

D.C.'s convention business projections aren't looking good. As a political epicenter, dealing with how convention planners respond to politics is not new for the city but the current administration makes it a particularly tough sell.

D.C. Faces Tall Task of Boosting International Convention Business in Trump Era

Tourism

Washington, D.C. March Shows Promise of Protest Tourism

Protests and marches are a phenomenon that D.C. tourism officials never asked for but are forced to reckon with. It's an ongoing reckoning that the city's tourism board is still figuring out in the digital age, and other destinations are taking cues.

Washington, D.C. March Shows Promise of Protest Tourism
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Meetings

Washington, D.C. Doubles Down on its ‘Inclusive Innovation’ Message at SXSW

The mayor and economic development leaders in Washington, D.C. are using SXSW as a platform to promote how the city supports female and minority entrepreneurs, more so than most U.S. cities.

Washington, D.C. Doubles Down on its ‘Inclusive Innovation’ Message at SXSW
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Business Travel

Cities Lack Research to Determine Long-Term Economic Impacts of Conventions

City governments and convention bureaus would love to better understand the long-term economic impacts that conventions in advanced industries deliver to their cities, but there are a lot of challenges trying to establish metrics and tracking methodologies to accomplish that.

Cities Lack Research to Determine Long-Term Economic Impacts of Conventions

Business Travel

Washington, D.C. Is Trying to Sell Meeting Planners on Inclusiveness

Washington, D.C. is promoting its high degree of inclusivity and diversity in the region's tech sector, compared to the national average, as a competitive advantage to attract more technology conventions and drive long-term economic growth for a broader cross-section of local communities.

Washington, D.C. Is Trying to Sell Meeting Planners on Inclusiveness

Business Travel

African American Smithsonian Sets a New Standard for Museums as Destinations

Museums can be powerful drivers of tourism and the newest Smithsonian, which quickly became a black American mecca, sets the bar high. Case in point -- how many museums have a line to get into the gift shop?

African American Smithsonian Sets a New Standard for Museums as Destinations

Hotels

Hotel and Airbnb Prices for Trump Inauguration See Big Jumps and Some Deals

Prices now are certainly high, especially if you want to book a stay on Airbnb. Whether or not consumers pay an exorbitant rate to stay at someone else's apartment is another matter. Because as the president-elect's campaign song told us, you can't always get what you want.

Tourism

Washington Tourism CEO Explains the Impact of D.C. Cool Campaign

Destination DC's marketing campaign pivoted the city's identity toward a more diverse destination with cool places to go beyond museums, monuments and memorials.

Washington Tourism CEO Explains the Impact of D.C. Cool Campaign