WILLIAMSBURG
Greater Williamsburg is home to 18 con-
ference hotels, with each offering
between 100 and 400 guestrooms.
From 1983 and the G7 (now G8)
Economic Summit of the globe’s largest
industrialized nations to 2007’s World
Forum on the Future of Democracy (at
the Colonial Williamsburg Lodge and
Conference Center), heads of state,
diplomats and business leaders have
converged here for conferences and
meetings of almost every size.
In February 2009 the Democratic
Caucus, the annual retreat for House
Democrats, met here for the fifth consec-
utive year (at Kingsmill Resort and
Conference Center), complete with a visit
by President Barack Obama on his first
trip outside the nation’s capital since
Conference space set up for a meeting at the Williamsburg Lodge.
being inaugurated.
photo courtesy: Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce
WHAT’S NEW
struction techniques and in compliance home to a collection of 4,000 art items
Busch Gardens Williamsburg, voted the
with modern building codes. This new and also offers special exhibitions each
world’s most beautiful theme park for 19
exhibition site will reflect its 18th-century season of art from around the country
consecutive years, has added to the
role as a gathering place for the political- and world.
excitement and entertainment of its visi-
ly connected as well as for the socially
tors of all ages with the debut of its new
ambitious. Prime Outlets at Williamsburg continues
“Sesame Street Forest of Fun” this past
to expand its offerings of prestigious
April, and “Christmas Town: A Busch
The Historic Triangle, which commemo- designer and brand name outlets.
Gardens Celebration,” which coincides
rated America’s 400th Anniversary (the
with the opening of the park during the
1607 founding of Jamestown - during The Greater Williamsburg Chamber and
holiday season for the first time in its 34-
2007), is saluting several other anniver- Tourism Alliance has achieved recognition
year history.
saries during 2009: as a “Virginia Green Travel Organization”
by the Commonwealth of Virginia’s
Busch Gardens’ “Christmas Town” joins
Two of Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Department of Environmental Quality,
Colonial Williamsburg’s renowned Grand
Area exhibition sites - the Capitol Building Virginia Tourism Corporation and the
Illumination (December 6, 2009) and the
and the Governor’s Palace - are celebrat- Virginia Hospitality and Tourism
month-long festivities at Jamestown
ing their 75th anniversaries. Colonial Association. Virginia Green is the
Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center:
Williamsburg begins the fourth year of its statewide program that works to reduce
“A Colonial Christmas” as local holiday
interactive dramatic presentation, “The the environmental impacts of Virginia’s
events.
Revolutionary City™.” tourism industry.
More than 200 years have passed since
Colonial Williamsburg is commemorating “Our strong commitment to recycling,
Americans gathered to discuss political
the 30th anniversary of its African waste reduction, energy and water con-
and social issues in an authentic 18th-
American Programs. Programs and per- servation reflects our participation in the
century coffeehouse. That will change
formances explore the pursuit of liberty Virginia Green program, and we support
November 20 when Colonial
by 18th-century Virginia’s enslaved popu- its goal of encouraging environmentally
Williamsburg formally opens Charlton’s
lation, including an examination of the friendly practices in all aspects of
Coffeehouse, the Historic Area’s newest
progression and development and citi- Virginia’s tourism industry,” said Dick
exhibition building and the most signifi-
zenship for African Americans. Schreiber, president and CEO of the
cant historical reconstruction on Duke of
Greater Williamsburg Chamber and
Gloucester Street in more than 50 years.
The Muscarelle Museum of Art, located Tourism Alliance. “With more visitors,
on the campus of the College of William travel industry professionals and area res-
Charlton’s Coffeehouse is built on its orig-
and Mary, celebrates its 25th anniversary idents making the environment part of
inal foundations with 18th-century con-
in 2009. The area’s fine arts museum is their decision-making, go-green initiatives
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