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The City of Alexandria, Virginia's Office of the Arts unveiled the newest annual temporary public art installation at Waterfront Park at an opening reception on March 22. Visit Alexandria’s SVP of Marketing & Communications Claire Mouledoux is a founding member of the task force for the "Site See: New Views in Old Town" public art series, and she joined local leaders, task force members and more at a celebration with remarks from the artist. ? "Break Water" is the creation of D.C.-based artist Nekisha Durrett. The sculpture draws inspiration from Alexandria’s waterfront being a place where natural forces and human activity intersect, often with profound consequences. Together, the sculpture and the mural create a powerful tribute to the creativity and enduring spirit of Alexandria’s Black community. We hope you’ll visit the installation, open now until November, and learn more about the stories behind the work. ?? https://lnkd.in/eWTaEufU ?? https://lnkd.in/e4uwQeHY #visitALX #meetALX

THIS JUST IN: We're thrilled to share that Alexandria was just named one of the TODAY Show's "Top Spring Travel Destinations!" ?? During this morning's live segment, Travel + Leisure Co. Editor-in-Chief Jacqueline Gifford highlighted Alexandria's cherry blossom experiences, the water taxi, cobblestone streets, independent businesses along King Street and the Torpedo Factory Art Center, as well as a special offering from Hotel Heron. Watch the segment here ??: https://lnkd.in/eh9cKTgu

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At Visit Alexandria's What’s New 2025 event yesterday, business owners, community leaders, key partners and City officials gathered to dive into the latest developments, trends and insights shaping Alexandria's visitor industry. The newly opened Virginia Tech Innovation Campus provided the perfect backdrop for the forward-looking event, which featured support and campus tours from the Virginia Tech Hospitality and Tourism Graduate Program. Many thanks to our guest speakers, Vice Mayor Sarah Bagley, Kristin Lamoureux of Virginia Tech, Myha Gallagher of Future Partners, Kathy Dalby of Pacers Running, Gretchen Bulova of Office Of Historic Alexandria and Marian Marquez of Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, and all who attended! #visitALX #meetALX

Visit Alexandria’s VP of Member & Visitor Services, Melanie Fallon, attended the ALX West End Business Association’s Women in Business event, presented in partnership with Alexandria Economic Development Partnership. The panel was insightful, the connections were inspiring, and the energy was uplifting! A fantastic opportunity to celebrate, support, and empower women entrepreneurs and professionals across Alexandria.

Last Thursday, the Visit Alexandria sales team had the pleasure of attending Metro New York Society of Association Executives - Metro NYSAE’s Meet New York event! Ready to take your groups to the next level? Partner up with us, Visit Alexandria, Destination DC and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema to elevate your next conference, meeting, or group experience. Your CVBs and DMOs are your one-stop shop, connecting the dots for impactful in-person events that are uniquely yours! Thank you, John Sklencar, Priscilla Alvarez, and Cassandra!

Members of Visit Alexandria’s leadership team, Todd O'Leary, CDME, CTIS, Claire Mouledoux, Vito Fiore and Melanie Fallon, attended the grand opening event of the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria’s Potomac Yard neighborhood today. We are thrilled to celebrate the official opening of this pillar of innovation for Alexandria and the region. Congratulations to our City of Alexandria, Virginia leaders and the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership for their incredible work with Virginia Tech and many others to make this vision a reality. #visitALX #meetALX

?? Cheers to Hilton Garden Inn on celebrating 10 incredible years! Our VP of Membership and Visitor Services, Melanie Fallon, was honored to join the anniversary festivities—just as she did a decade ago at the grand opening ribbon cutting. Here’s to a decade of hospitality and many more successful years ahead!??

This month marks 6 years with Visit Alexandria! ?? From joining Claire Mouledoux and Rebecca Doser onstage at Times Square’s Edison Ballroom to receive a top award from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) to traveling through Civil Rights sites in Montgomery, Alabama, with the Alexandria Community Remembrance Project to standing on the Alexandria City High School track with the world’s fastest man (an Alexandrian!), the memories I’ve made are beyond what I could have ever imagined when I joined the organization as Communications Associate & Writer in February 2019. Every day, I learn from my co-workers about all elements of destination marketing and am inspired to tell Alexandria’s stories in new, compelling and inclusive ways for all visitors. In the meantime, my colleagues have become lifelong friends. Thank you to our organizational and MarComm departmental leadership, Todd O'Leary, CDME, CTIS, Tom Kaiden, Claire Mouledoux, Rebecca Doser, Vito Fiore and Misha Enriquez (as well as Patricia Washington, Leah Berger, APR, ECI and all my past and current colleagues), for your trust, inspiration and encouragement over all these years. #visitALX P.S. We're eyeing a significant milestone on Visit Alexandria's Instagram—go ahead and give us a follow at @visitalexva if you haven't already!

Thrilled to feature a new leader in Alexandria -- Todd O'Leary, CDME, CTIS, CEO and President of Visit Alexandria. If you haven't seen Todd around Alexandria, you need to get out more. Amazing to see such great work being done behind the scenes to make Alexandria an even better place to work and live -- and for our family and friends to visit! Read our interview: https://lnkd.in/ePHS3RSQ