The District of Columbia, Destination DC and Tourism Partners Discuss Importance of Recovery Plans Once Travel Is Safe

Destination DC | May 6, 2020

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2020 - Destination DC (DDC), the official destination marketing organization for DC, and partners today announced the current impact of COVID-19 on the tourism industry and steps toward recovery once travel is safe. Muriel E. Bowser, mayor of the District of Columbia, joined DDC President and CEO Elliott L. Ferguson, II today for the update. "When the time comes and we are able to safely reopen our city, I know our community will be eager to support the businesses, sites and restaurants that have made DC one of the top destinations in the world," said Mayor Muriel Bowser. "The reopening of our city won't all ha...