Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. The hospitality industry really looks forward to inauguration every four years, said Elliott Ferguson, president and CEO of Destination DC, which markets the city for tourism.
But although inauguration will be smaller, Ferguson said hotels are still holding out hope that customers will come. People just want to be around and near events like that, he said. It’s similar to going to whatever city is hosting the Super Bowl.
The Rosewood Hotel in Georgetown is offering an inaugural ball package, with rates starting at $4,000 a night. The hotel says even with the capacity limits for inauguration, they still expect to sell out.