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Fact Sheet: Family Fun In Philadelphia 20 May 2013 | 09:02 am
Historical Sites & Attractions : Wannabe sailors can visit the nation’s most decorated battleship, the Battleship New Jersey, and take tours of the ship, ride the 4-D flight simulator, climb into the ...
Backgrounder: Philadelphia Breweries 19 May 2013 | 10:14 am
One hundred years ago, Philadelphia was known as the greatest brewing city in the Western Hemisphere, or the “Cradle of American Libation,” according to food critic Craig LaBan of The Philadelphia Inq...
Visitphilly.com Enhances Its Hotel Search Engine 9 May 2013 | 05:44 pm
The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) today announced a new hotel search engine for visitphilly.com : BookDirect. A product of JackRabbit Systems, the search engine: Gives con...
Record Visitation & Impact Numbers Underscore Importance Of Travel For Philadelphia 9 May 2013 | 12:50 pm
The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) released its 2013 annual report, which reveals that the region welcomed a record 38.8 million domestic visitors in 2012. Those visitors g...
In Philadelphia, See History In A Whole New Light 8 May 2013 | 09:51 am
Philadelphia is brimming with historical riches, and the sites and attractions that show off the city’s historic side are constantly evolving to create richer experiences for modern-day visitors. This...
What's New & Notable In Philly's Restaurant Scene This Spring? 8 May 2013 | 09:16 am
Spring in Philadelphia means more than baseball and cherry blossoms: It also means brand-new BYOBs, gastropubs, a biergarten, a raw bar, a noodle bar and the list goes on. Among the crowd of culinary ...
Latin Rythms Enliven Up Mainstream Philadelphia Stages This Season 8 May 2013 | 08:54 am
Philadelphia’s concert schedule gets a boast this spring and summer thanks to the addition of several concerts headlined by Latino artists. Scheduled to perform in the coming months: Prince Royce, Jua...
Visitphilly.com Wins Its First-Ever Webby Award 7 May 2013 | 02:42 pm
The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) won its first-ever Webby Award for the With Art Philadelphia™ website, found at withart.visitphilly.com . Dubbed the “Internet’s highest ...
Philadelphia's Quirky Attractions Pay Homage To The Unusual 6 May 2013 | 06:44 pm
For those visitors who like to stray off the beaten path, Philadelphia is bursting with attractions that pay homage to the unusual. The region boasts a slew of delightfully quirky spots, including a b...
What's In The Neighborhood? 6 May 2013 | 03:01 pm
Spanning from Broad to 10 th Streets and from Market to Pine Streets, Midtown Village is the lively center of downtown Philadelphia. Other neighborhoods converge here, but Midtown Village—a new but bu...
