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WHAT'S NEW
- Save the Date for the Next Arlington Concierge College Session on August 11, Highlighting Clarendon and Courthouse
- Arlington Tourism Research Update Is Underway
- Mobile Visitors Center an Option for Major Local Events
- Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial Commemorates 150th Anniversary of the Battle of First Manassas
Save the Date for the Next Arlington Concierge College Session on August 11, Highlighting Clarendon and Courthouse
Mark your calendar for the next session of the Arlington Concierge College, scheduled for Thursday, August 11, from 1 to 5 p.m.! This free, quarterly educational program for Arlington concierges and guest-services personnel will give you the latest and greatest info on the stores, restaurants, events and attractions of Clarendon and Courthouse. Watch your e-mail in mid-July for details and registration information. If you have questions in the meantime or would like your business to be featured, please contact Monica Cannon, Visitor & Conventions Services Manager, at mcannon@arlingtonva.us or (703) 228-0874.
Arlington Tourism Research Update Is Underway
As announced in the May StayArlington e-Newsletter, the Arlington Convention and Visitors Service (ACVS) has launched a series of on-site guest intercept interviews at several local hotels. Conducted by the firm DPA (a division of Digital Research, Inc.), these surveys will update previous tourism research conducted in 2006 and 2007. The findings will provide valuable information to continue strengthening Arlington’s position as the best place to stay, shop, dine and play in the region. Founded in 1974, DPA is a leading marketing research firm for the travel and tourism industry. By early August, the firm will provide data analysis and strategic plan recommendations based on 300 visitor intercept interviews and 50 meeting planner interviews.
Mobile Visitors Center an Option for Major Local Events
At the May 22 Taste of Arlington event, staff in the County’s new Mobile Visitors Center provided more than 700 residents and tourists with information on Arlington shopping, dining, lodging, attractions and events. With its primary mission being to inform guests about Arlington’s amazing array of stores, restaurants, arts organizations and service businesses, the Mobile Visitors Center may be a good fit for your next major Arlington meeting or community event. If you’d like to discuss the possibility of having Arlington’s Mobile Visitors Center at an upcoming event, please contact Monica Cannon, Visitor & Convention Services Manager, at mcannon@arlingtonva.us or (703) 228-0874. To see a video highlighting the Mobile Visitors Center, check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG0gRh2zZlI
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial Commemorates 150th Anniversary of the Battle of First Manassas
July 16, 2011, marks the 150th anniversary of the launching of that critical campaign. Join the National Park Service as it commemorates “Prelude to First Manassas” with a special program at the historic home where the battle was planned. The program includes period music by “The Fort McHenry Guard Fife and Drum Corps,” living history, military drills, and musket demonstrations. Guided tours will highlight the Arlington House grounds and the surrounding graves where many of dead from that battle were buried. For more details, visit the StayArlington website.
June 2011
UPCOMING EVENTS
Find out what's on stage at Artisphere, Signature Theatre, Synetic Theater, Washington Shakespeare Company and more!
Watch outdoor movies at Crystal Screen every Monday in Crystal City
Enjoy the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps at Iwo Jima on Tuesdays
Partake in Outdoor Zumba in the Crystal Drive Courtyard Wednesdays this summer
Attend the next Cafe Scientifique on July 12: Valence Politics and the Science of Electoral Choice
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Attention Hotel Sales Teams!
Add value for your meeting and group clients by taking advantage of our FREE on-site, staffed hospitality desk! On a first-come, first-served basis, ACVS will provide guest assistance at your hotel for meetings and groups of 50 attendees or more. Call Monica Cannon at (703) 228-0874, or e-mail her at mcannon@arlingtonva.us, to arrange for up to four hours of service during a group’s peak check-in time. We’ll provide dining, shopping and entertainment recommendations, transportation information, event registration assistance and more.
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