New Disney hotel could help or hurt DC tourism

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

As political leaders cheered Monday's announcement of the Walt Disney Co.'s plan to build a resort hotel at National Harbor in Prince George's County, the head of the Washington Convention Center Authority expressed concerns that the new hotel could take a bite out of the District's tourist trade.

Read more from The Washington Times.

There is a *lot* of stuff going into National Harbor---but I'm not sure it's really going to do too much to DC tourism. It's an odd location, no metrorail access, and in a less-nice corner of MD. It's being built more or less as a self-contained entity.

Looks like an attempt to increase the pie, rather than just compete.


You must be logged in to post

POP Forums - ©2024, POP World Media, LLC
Loading...