{"id":4051,"date":"2017-02-02T04:04:54","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T04:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.diningtraveler.com\/?p=4051"},"modified":"2017-02-02T04:04:54","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T04:04:54","slug":"recap-dc-travel-blogger-meetup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diningtraveler.com\/2017\/02\/recap-dc-travel-blogger-meetup.html","title":{"rendered":"Recap: DC Travel Blogger Meetup"},"content":{"rendered":"
In my humble opinion, one of the highlights of being a travel blogger is being able to connect to a wide spectrum of people. I love that the DC travel blogger community is so diverse, supportive, and fun. I started the #DCTravelBlogger<\/a> meetup two years ago in order to bring people together for the love of travel. Last year\u00a0was a busy one for me, with constant travel and the birth of the piccola\u00a0which left very little time to organize meetups. That being said, I was yearning for a get together. Last night, I had the chance to bring the gang together for the first #DCTravelBlogger meetup of 2017! All about it…<\/p>\n We hosted the happy hour at the new Tredici Enoteca restaurant at the St Gregory Hotel (check out my review). I love the modern design of the hotel. It’s perfect for a gathering. Our co-host for the event was Destination DC. The theme was Date Nights to celebrate DC’s\u00a0romantic themed getaways ideas. That led to Tredici Enoteca bar team to create a special cocktail: the Date Nights DC. The cocktail is \u00a0made from a combination of gin, agave, hibiscus, pineapple and seltzer, garnished with mint. \u00a0The cocktail was\u00a0light and flavorful, perfect to start the evening.<\/p>\n We had a great time catching up with fellow\u00a0bloggers and destination reps from the local area. We also had a\u00a0luggage demo by Don Chernoff, the creator of SkyRoll<\/a>, and innovative line of suitcases. SkyRoll was gracious enough to giveaway two bags to two lucky guests. \u00a0Kate Gibbs from Destination DC also shared some tips on what’s new in the city and their new #DCinLove campaign.<\/p>\n Great brands graciously hosted giveaways for our DC Travel Blogger Meetup.\u00a0Although I never win anything {sad face}, I do love a good giveaway!\u00a0\u00a0The giveaways included: the new Stryde suitcase<\/a> by Samsonite, tickets to Taste Frederick Food Tour<\/a>s by Visit Frederick, a two-night stay at The Essex Resort\u00a0in Vermont<\/a>, tickets to Mangia DC<\/a> Food Tours, a curated gift bag by fellow blogger Troy Petenbrink of The Gay Traveler<\/a>, a beautiful map by artist Anna Grunduls<\/a>, and local attraction tickets by Destination DC<\/a>.<\/p>\n Guests walked away from the DC Travel Blogger Meetup with a fun gift bag with goodies such as: Nature’s Bakery <\/a>bars (side note: my new favorite travel snacks), postcards by Anna Grunduls, caramels by McCrea’<\/a>s Candies, Badass Power Cookies<\/a>, samples by Frederick Benjamin<\/a>, insulated lunch bags by National Harbor CVB<\/a>, travel-sized Poo-Pourri<\/a> spray, amenity bag by Allianz Travel Insurance<\/a>, and local-made soaps from Joyful Bath Co<\/a>.<\/p>\n Had a lovely time catching up with my fellow travel bloggers and looking forward to more get togethers in 2017! Are you a #DCTravelBlogger? Send me an email to add you to our mailing list at jessica (at) diningtraveler.com<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In my humble opinion, one of the highlights of being a travel blogger is being able to connect to a wide spectrum of people. I love that the DC travel blogger community is so diverse, supportive, and fun. I started the #DCTravelBlogger meetup two years ago in order to bring people together for the love […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":4056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[424,37,39,2],"tags":[605,334,604],"class_list":{"0":"post-4051","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blogging","8":"category-dc","9":"category-dc-life","10":"category-travel","11":"tag-blogger-events","12":"tag-dc","13":"tag-dc-events"},"yoast_head":"\n<\/a>
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