Reston Limousine CEO Kristina Bouweiri had the honor recently of appearing on a Washington Business Journal poll of the Most Motivational CEO, and so we asked her to share her business advice on motivating those around her.

“I motivate, I think, women in business because I’m the largest limousine service in Washington and the 17th largest in the country so as a woman in a male-dominated industry I believe I  motivate and inspire women in business, and I do everything possible to help them including hosting a monthly networking lunch for women in business in the greater Washington area.

“I motivate my employees by being kind, approachable and having an open door policy. And even though I have 300 employees I believe we treat everyone as family and they feel as if they are part of the bigger picture of a company that has a mission to be the best company in the city. We don’t want to be the most expensive, we don’t want to be the least expensive, we want to be the company that is known for providing excellent service at reasonable prices and that we have a very big heart and we provide transportation for those in need and we give back as much as we can.”

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Congratulations to The Inn at Little Washington are in order, as its  record 24-year 5 Diamond restaurant rating from AAA remains unbroken!

North America’s largest motoring and leisure travel organization unveiled its 2012 Five Diamond Lodgings list was unveiled recently, and the esteemed resort’s restaurant remains securely in place.

Led by chef and proprietor Patrick O’Connell, The Inn at Little Washington’s restaurant is a “food fantasy,” according to Washington Post restaurant critic Tom Sietsma. “The only reason I know I’m not in a chateau in France is that everyone in this gilded oasis is speaking English.”

L.A. food blog kevinEats gives you a seat at the table with his January 2010 post devoted to his meal there:

Here, we see the Chef’s play on the classic Wellington, using tuna in place of beef. The fish was wonderful, a great combination of cooked and rare, and came enrobed in enchanting layers of crispy potato. The tuber’s almost hash brown-like savor played the part of a fantastic foil to the fish, adding superb starchy and salty notes to the dish–I wanted more!

Got your reservation? Time to book your transportation with Washington DC’s premier luxury transportation provider! Make your reservations on our online page at http://www.restonlimo.com/customer-log-in/.

What’s ahead in 2012 for the Washington DC area’s premier transportation company? Reston Limousine CEO and President Kristina Bouweiri shares the news:

“Our plans for the new year are to roll out some new technology that we bought called eFleet. It’s really amazing, it has double GPS, it has a security feature. It will also help us go paperless so that our chauffeurs will not have to hand in paperwork and our accountants won’t have to handle that as well so we hope it saves us on some labor costs and it’ll make us more efficient so we’re really excited about that.

“We’re also really excited about the fact that it’s an election year which means there’s a lot of activity in Washington DC, a lot of people coming to town, a lot of meetings, a lot of events which will drive a lot of business to transportation, tourism, the hotel business so that’’s exciting because as we all know the economy’s a little flat.

“And we’re also going to be launching all sorts of amazing new packages: limo and dinner packages, day trips to great, fantastic places. We tried a New Year’s Eve day trip to New York City that was sold out and very popular. So stay tuned to our website at www.restonlimo.com to see all the new offerings we’re going to offer this year.”

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In one of our latest videos, Loudoun Free Clinic Executive Director Debra Townsend shares a wonderful Christmas miracle story that happened thanks to Maria Kopsidas of Cookology. Reston Limousine was happy to participate in this endeavor by providing transportation of the meals to to the Loudoun Free Clinic.

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Hundreds of businesswomen are starting out their day inspired by innovative ideas from executives such Reston Limousine CEO Kristina Bouweiri on strategy, teambuilding, marketing, finance and more in the 2012 The Woman’s Advantage Shared Wisdom Calendar.

Luck places opportunities in front of you; skill maximizes those opportunities.

Kristina’s quote “is powerful, yet easy to understand…and is relevant to every woman in business today,” said Mary Cantando, founder of The Woman’s Advantage, a successful line of information products designed for women entrepreneurs.

Her 2012 desktop calendar for example, already has sold out, but we have 2 available to give to two lucky raffle winners on our Facebook page! Visit our Facebook page and click on the Calendar Giveaway tab or click here for more information on how to enter to win: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reston-Limousine/44383779966?sk=app_129982580378550

Please cast your vote for Kristina now at http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/best-in-business/2012/01/best-in-business-most-motivational.html

One of the biggest traditional holidays in the Chinese culture is the New Year celebration, and 2012 is particularly auspicious as it is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese Zodiac.

Here in DC, the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association is planning a bigger and better show for the annual Chinese New Year Parade, scheduled to take start at 2 p.m. on Jan. 29 at Sixth and I streets NW.

For a map of the parade route, visit the official parade website at
www.chineseparadedc.com

Don’t want to deal with driving and finding a parking spot? Let us drive you in our comfy vehicles, from limos to buses — we can accommodate parties of any size! Visit our online reservations page at www.restonlimo.com/customer-log-in.

The winter version of D.C. Restaurant Week will take place Jan. 9-15, with more than 200 restaurants participating throughout the metro area, from El Manantial in Reston to Ford’s Fish Shack in Ashburn to DC hotspots like Graffiato.

During the week, participating restaurants will offer three-course lunches for $20.12 and dinners for $35.12. For a complete list of restaurants, visit www.restaurantweekmetrodc.org.

Overwhelmed by the choices? DC Restaurant Examiner Lisa Shapiro offers her Top 20 picks at www.examiner.com/restaurant-in-washington-dc/dc-restaurant-week-2012-top-20-picks.

Seguing into Jan. 13-22, Alexandria Restaurant Week offers a 10-day extravaganza of $35 prix fixe three-course dinners and $35 dinners for two. For a list of participating establishments, visit http://visitalexandriava.com/restaurants-nightlife/restaurants/alexandria-restaurant-week/.

Still not satisfied with the choices? Then take yourself to New York City’s Winter Restaurant Week Jan. 16-Feb. 10.  More than 300 restaurants will offer three course meals priced at $24.07 for lunch and $35 for dinner. Reservations will open Jan. 4. For more information visit www.newyorkology.com/archives/2011/12/2012_restaurant.php

Got your reservations? Time to book your vehicle and leave the driving to us! We have limousines for dates and minibuses and buses for parties.  Reserve your vehicle at our online reservations page at www.restonlimo.com/customer-log-in/.