It’s already been a tough year for D.C. tourism with a data firm projecting a 5.1% drop in international visitors this year.

There’s concern the surge of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops could drive away more visitors.

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Meade Atkeson, a regional director of two Sonesta Hotels in D.C. and Destination D.C. board chair, said hotels are on the defensive over the past few weeks.

“It has put us in position where we need to counterbalance that rhetoric by making it a point to potential travelers t

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