Magician in Wilmington

Wilmington is a small city carrying a very large amount of corporate paperwork. More companies are incorporated in Delaware than live in it, and the law firms, trustees and banking operations that come with that keep a steady calendar of client dinners and internal events.

I fly in for these. Flights into Philadelphia or the Wilmington airport are straightforward, and travel is either built into the package or itemised on your quote, agreed before anything is booked.

What gets booked in Wilmington

The work here is mostly corporate and mostly indoors: law firm client receptions, bank and trust-company events, chemical and pharmaceutical gatherings left over from the DuPont era, and holiday parties that fill November and December quickly. Rooms tend to be the Riverfront hotels, the older downtown ballrooms and the country clubs out toward Greenville.

Strolling close-up suits these crowds better than a stage show. Guests arrive in ones and twos, talk business, and want something between conversations rather than instead of them.

Getting there

A fly-in date from Milwaukee. Flights and time on the ground are either built into the package or shown as a separate line on your quote, agreed before anything is booked — never added afterwards.

Also covered nearby: Newark, Middletown, New Castle, Greenville, Claymont.