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Marketing Highlights and Media Coverage

The latest news from Destination DC's marketing & communications team.


Find out where DC has been in the news this month and what's new with the marketing team.

Destination DC's (DDC) marketing and communications strategy supports economic development through tourism by reaching potential visitors and inspiring them to travel to the nation’s capital. The current cross-channel promotional efforts are focused on fall travel across editorial and content development.
 
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Media Coverage

 

Domestic

The TODAY Show profiles ‘As You Are’ on Barracks Row as a haven for all, underscoring DC’s strong LGBTQ+ community and inclusive nature. Good Morning America broadcasts live from the WorldPride parade. The New York Times, Reuters and NPR spotlight WorldPride celebrations, while CNN, USA Today, The Washington Post and Queerty chronicle DC’s pivotal role in the LGBTQ+ movement. United Airlines’ Hemispheres reveals a new Three Perfect Days in DC and Afar lists DC one of America’s best cities. The Associated Press recognizes the city’s unique ability to maneuver from WorldPride to a military parade. Elliott discusses America’s 250th on a podcast with Afar

 

International

Washington, DC was named within the top 20 cities in the world by the Oxford Economics Global Cities Index. WorldPride 2025 celebrations were featured globally in Mexico’s Itinerario Turistico, and Brazil’s Correio Braziliense. Washington, DC’s IPW press conference was praised by several international journalists from the Caribbean, Mexico, Australia, India and the UK. Brazil’s Nation Pop covered sports in the nation’s capital and Mexico’s Donde Ir outlined summer activities in DC.  

 

Trade

This month, DC's new and renovated hotels made news in Meetings Today and WorldPride coverage was featured in BizBash and Travel Weekly. International meetings and congresses coming to DC this summer were spotlighted in Boardroom. The American Experience Foundation team supported the Rite of Passage field trip, which returned to DC after a six-year hiatus. 

 

 

Marketing Highlights


DC250 Content Update: In coordination with local partners and stakeholders, the content team has created a set of 3-day themed itineraries that incorporate elements throughout the District that reflect DC’s – and America’s – past, present and future.

 

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