• REGISTER NOW for the June 27 Arlington Concierge College Session, Featuring Crystal City!
• ACVS Launches Capital Summer Vacations Promotion
• Arlington Represented at Grassroots Congressional Travel Summit
• Westin Arlington Gateway Pilots Innovative Meeting Room/ Office Concept: The Westin Hive
• Share the Online Version of the 2012 Arlington Visitors Guide with Meeting & Event Planners!
• Help ACVS Increase Your Online and Social Media Exposure by Sharing Your Latest News
• ACVS Welcomes June and July Meeting & Group Clients to Arlington!

REGISTER NOW for the June 27 Arlington Concierge College Session, Featuring Crystal City!

Sign up today for the next session of the quarterly Arlington Concierge College, to be held Wednesday, June 27, from 1 to 5 p.m. in Crystal City! Presented by the Arlington Convention and Visitors Service (ACVS) with the Crystal City Business Improvement District (BID), this FREE, four-hour educational program will give concierges and guest-services personnel the latest and greatest info on the stores, restaurants, events and attractions of Crystal City. Click here to sign up now, or contact Monica Cannon, Visitor & Convention Services Manager, at mcannon@arlingtonva.us or (703) 228-0874 for more information.

ACVS Launches Capital Summer Vacations Promotion

Aimed at generating Arlington hotel bookings from mid-May through mid-September, the 2012 StayArlington Capital Summer Vacations promotion launched with ads in the May/June issues of AAA World magazine and Amtrak's Arrive magazine, reaching over 4 million East Coast readers. The package includes low summer hotel rates with on-property value-adds; a free gift tote with discounts and giveaways from The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City; and a choice of local attraction tickets from Martz Gold Line/Gray Line, the Newseum or Open Top Sightseeing. Capital Summer Vacations are also being promoted through email blasts to nearly 80,000 Amtrak customers and StayArlington e-Club members, and through additional online channels. Hotels that have not yet signed up to participate should contact Mariel Rodas, Regional Market Manager for aRes Travel, Inc. , at (858) 300-8635 (office), (858) 736-1281 (cell) or mariel.rodas@arestravelinc.com.

Arlington Represented at Grassroots Congressional Travel Summit

ACVS Director Emily Cassell represented Arlington and the Southeast Tourism Policy Council at the Grassroots Congressional Travel Summit, co-hosted in D.C. by the Southeast Tourism Society, National Tour Association and the Destination Marketing Association International. Held May 8 and 9, the summit included an overview of Brand USA, as well as presentations from Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus co-chair Rep. Sam Farr (CA), Rep. Mazie Hirono (HI) and Senate Travel Caucus co-chair Sen. Mark Begich (AK). Additional events that week included a renewal signing ceremony for the Memorandum of Understanding between Southeast Tourism Society and 12 federal agencies, and a preview of the administration's National Travel & Tourism Strategy featuring Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Commerce Secretary John Bryson.

Westin Arlington Gateway Pilots Innovative Meeting Room/ Office Concept: The Westin Hive

Arlington's very own Westin is one of two U.S. pilot sites for the exciting new Westin Hive, a sleek and high-tech instant meeting space. From video conferences to brainstorms, sales pitches to interviews, the Westin Hive – located off the hotel's lobby at 801 N. Glebe Rd. – can be booked online in advance or spur-of-the-moment for $50 an hour. Whether it's a marketing team seeking a private co-working venue or a wedding client needing a place for the babysitter to entertain guests' kids, the Hive offers the latest in Samsung technology and design-forward furniture, plus Media:Scape, a technology enabling participants to share digital information on central display screens. The hourly rate includes water and snacks, office supplies, a floor-to-ceiling white board and access to play DVDs and music. To learn more, check out www.liquidspace.com.

Share the Online Version of the 2012 Arlington Visitors Guide with Meeting & Event Planners!

Looking for a quick and easy way to familiarize meeting and group prospects with Arlington? In addition to pointing them to the StayArlington website, you can also email them this link to our sharp-looking flip-book version of the 2012 Arlington Visitors Guide: http://vgnet.com/issuu_books/arlington_visitors_guide.html. They'll discover a great overview of Arlington neighborhoods, hotels, restaurants, arts, nightlife and more, plus details on attractions and transportation throughout the Washington, D.C. , area. And for those of you who purchased advertising in this year's guide, this is one more way to get exposure for your ad! To order printed Arlington Visitors Guides (and Arlington Official Maps, too! ), call or email Visitor & Convention Services Manager Monica Cannon at (703) 228-0874 or mcannon@arlingtonva.us.

Help ACVS Increase Your Online and Social Media Exposure by Sharing Your Latest News

Do you have news that's of interest to Arlington visitors? When you do, remember to send it to Courtney Cacatian, Acting Marketing Manager, at ccacatian@arlingtonva.us. From major hotel renovations to fresh new restaurant menu offerings, we're always looking for Arlington content (both text AND images, where possible) to feature in StayArlington blogs, Facebook posts, Twitter tweets, Pinterest pins and beyond. Take advantage of this free opportunity to expand your hotel's, restaurant's or store's reach to potential Arlington visitors.

ACVS Welcomes June and July Meeting & Group Clients to Arlington!
June 6-9: International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations 42nd International Conference
June 14-17: Pitts Family Reunion
June 27-29: Virginia APSE Virginia Employment Connecting People
June 29-July 1: 4th Ned & Viola Ruffin Family Reunion
July 3-8: Miss United States Pageant
July 19-22: The 2012 Delta Kappa Gamma Seminar
July 24-28: North American Council on Adoptable Children 2012 Annual Conference

May 2012

UPCOMING EVENTS

Find out what's on stage at Artisphere, Signature Theatre, Synetic Theater, WSC Avant Bard and more!

Experience The Bacchae by Euripides as performed by WSC Avant Bard at Artisphere through July 1

Monday evenings are for romance with Crystal Screen: Rom Com starting in June

Home of the Soldier runs until July 1 at Synetic Theater

Signature Theatre hosts God of Carnage through June 24

Attend the Next Café Scientifique: Titanic Forensics

TOURISM DASHBOARD

Website Visitation
(www.StayArlington.com)
YTD – 66,409 pageviews
Through April 2012

Lodging Occupancy Rates
	Through April 2012 -1.4% over same period of 2011
Average Room Rates
	Through April 2012 -2.0% over same period of 2011
Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR)
	Through April 2012 -3.3% over same period of 2011

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. 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.

Help Us Promote You!
Send us your events and "hot deals" and we’ll feature them on our events calendar, in seasonal marketing promotions, and in our e-Newsletter.
E-mail the Editor with the date, time, location, and a 20-word description of your event!