NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.
Peterson Companies announced the creation of the National Harbor convention and visitors’ association in partnership with MGM National Harbor, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center and Tanger Outlets. The organization is branded as Visit National Harbor for marketing purposes.
In addition, Peterson and its CVA partners announced the appointment of Bruce Gudenberg as executive director of Visit National Harbor. Gudenberg also serves as VP of marketing for National Harbor.
“With so many amenities and so much to offer, it only made sense that National Harbor would form its own convention and visitors association,” said Gudenberg. “National Harbor certainly fits all of the qualifications of a major tourism destination and the growing volume of annual visitors, backs this up.”
In addition to more than 2500 residences, the 350-acre destination contains more than 150 unique retail shops; 30 restaurants; seven hotels with more than 3,000 rooms and 470,000 square feet of meeting and event space including Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center; National Harbor Marina; Tanger Outlets; destination resort MGM National Harbor, opening in the fourth quarter of 2016; the National Harbor Carousel and the Capital Wheel where visitors can take in views of the area.
All of this is situated on the banks of the historic Potomac River where National Harbor also hosts all types of special events, concerts and programs throughout the year. Located in Maryland, the community works closely with the Prince George’s Conference & Visitors Bureau as well as Maryland Tourism, and due to close proximity to Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, Va., they also work with Destination D.C. and Visit Alexandria and other tourism organizations throughout the region.
“With our unique location, we have the good fortune of having many great convention and visitors’ bureaus nearby to work with to help grow visitation to the Capital Area region,” Gudenberg added.
