Published on : Tuesday, June 5, 2018
In 2017, a record-breaking 20.8 million domestic visitors had flocked to the country’s capital where they had spent over $7.5 billion on accommodation, food and transportation.
At present, the industry employees upward of 75,000 people is a number that is estimated to rise as 18 planned hotels come online in the next few years.
With an aim to ready the region for tourism’s continued climb, one local hotel is taking matters into its own hands.
The Line DC, a relatively new travel and dining destination in Adams Morgan, is hosting a free, eight-week hospitality course this summer, entitled The Line Sessions, designed to effortlessly deal with a series of topics from food and beverage, to sales and marketing.
Blake Danner, chief operating officer of the hotel’s parent company Sydell Group asserted that their goal is that by the time participants finish this eight-week course, they have a really great overview and understanding of the hospitality industry.
The program, which will be held inside The Line’s adjoining 4,000-square-foot community center, is geared toward the hotel’s neighbors in Ward 1, but Danner said he won’t turn away applications from others as long as there is room.
The Line Sessions, which Sydell previously hosted at one of its properties in Los Angeles, will take place Saturdays, June 30 through Aug. 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Applications are due by June 8.
Danner said while the program doesn’t result in a degree, it does give participants a better grasp of the industry and makes them more marketable in the field.
Tags: Adams Morgan, Blake Danner, Line Sessions