Articles tagged “washington d.c.”

Tourism

Washington D.C. Is Targeting More Markets in India For Tourists

Think Washington D.C. is all business suits and formal wear? Destination DC's CEO wants you to think again.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 month ago

Washington D.C. Is Targeting More Markets in India For Tourists

Tourism

Washington to Roll Out ‘There’s Only One DC’ Tourism Campaign

Destination DC now has a bigger marketing budget to help lift its tourism numbers.

Dawit Habtemariam | 6 months ago

Washington to Roll Out ‘There’s Only One DC’ Tourism Campaign

Tourism

Washington D.C. to Spend $20 Million to Close Global Tourism Recovery Gap

The new hotel tax funds will be a big boost for Destination DC's marketing efforts.

Dawit Habtemariam | 8 months ago

Washington D.C. to Spend $20 Million to Close Global Tourism Recovery Gap

Skift Meetings

Destination DC Focuses on Recovery

Washington, D.C.’s destination marketing organization gets additional funding with an eye on post-Covid pandemic recovery. 

1 year ago
Destination DC Focuses on Recovery

Airline Weekly

Seaplane Airline Tailwind’s Washington-New York Service Will Start Now on Land in D.C. ‘Burbs

Tailwind Air's seaplane flights to Washington, D.C., will land a few miles short of the Potomac River on land. Can they succeed without the advantage of a waterfront gateway?

2 years ago
Seaplane Airline Tailwind’s Washington-New York Service Will Start Now on Land in D.C. ‘Burbs

Hotels

Trump’s Money-Losing D.C. Hotel Will Sell to Firm That Will Rebrand It to Waldorf Astoria

It's hard to imagine the Trump brand surviving in the hotel space beyond any current contracts. As a brand it added nothing lasting and certainly won't be missed.

Reuters | 2 years ago

Trump’s Money-Losing D.C. Hotel Will Sell to Firm That Will Rebrand It to Waldorf Astoria

Business Travel

Does Donald Trump Have Any Real Future in the Hotels Business?

After Trump's departure from the White House, expect the political polarizations and divisiveness to seep back into the former president's marquee business and future deals. How bad will it be for the bottom line?

Cameron Sperance and Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Does Donald Trump Have Any Real Future in the Hotels Business?

Tourism

D.C.’s Hard Stop on Tourism Ahead of the Inauguration

Though already restricted due to Covid, Biden’s presidential inauguration week was expected to boost tourism in the nation’s capital. Those hopes are now dashed on the heels of last week's domestic terror attack — a sad plight for a city trying to revive from the pandemic.

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 3 years ago

D.C.’s Hard Stop on Tourism Ahead of the Inauguration

Coronavirus

Trump Organization’s Brokers Ditch D.C. Hotel Sale

The already tall task of finding a buyer at an acceptable price (to the Trump Organization) for the Trump International Hotel in D.C. got even more difficult now that its brokerage firm appears to have dropped the company as a client.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Trump Organization’s Brokers Ditch D.C. Hotel Sale

Tourism

Tourism Leaders Need to Expect the Unexpected in the Next Decade

From addressing consumer fears to sustainability trends, the business of promoting tourism just got a lot harder.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago