tourism
A “5 Things You Can’t Miss in Philly” List Actually Includes Something Unique
Good for you, Molly Phipps, of North Carolina’s Shelby Star. You may have chosen some of the expected — the Liberty Bell, Elfreth’s Alley, Ben […]
Best Name Change of the Year: GPTMC Becomes Visit Philadelphia
We salute you, GPTMC — and we’re happy to say that for the last time. The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp. has long been a […]
Philly to Advertise on Taxi Cabs…in London
Maybe those overseas trips really are worthwhile? The Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau is debuting a series of Philly advertisements on London’s famous black cabs, to coincide with […]
Nutter Won’t Use Local Tax Dollars to Open Federal Sites
KYW reports that Mayor Nutter won’t use local dollars to re-open federal tourist sites like the Liberty Bell, even though New York is paying to […]
The List: 10 Tourist Attractions Not Affected by the Government Shutdown
Sure, the federal government shutdown has closed lots of the sites you came to Philadelphia to see. But don’t be sad. There’s much more to […]
Hanging Out with Disappointed Tourists on Independence Mall
The great thing about government shutdowns it that they bring people together. If you go to Independence Mall today—or any day for the foreseeable future—you’ll […]
Philly Hosts Travel Bloggers to Lure Hip 21st Century Tourists
CBS Philly reports that the city has been hosting travel bloggers this week, an effort to get them to promote Philadelphia to their readers. […]
Philly Is One of the 10 Best Cities for Twentysomethings
Philadelphia may rank No. 2 in cities plagued by bedbugs, but it’s also No. 10 on a new list of “20 Best Cities for Twentysomethings.” […]
Property’s Morning Obsession: The Best Headline About Philadelphia Ever Written
This is too good. We must be hallucinating: I’ve Only Been In Philly For 4 Hours And I Already See Why People Love It
Philly Launches Guest Pinterest Program, Proves We Are Stylish
Interior decorator and AphroChic founder Jeanine Hays knows the power of the Pin: The most popular topic on the social website that allows users to […]
Open Letter to Atlantic City: Is This New Ad Campaign Really the Right Way to Go?
Dear Atlantic City: You know we love you. We come to you for gambling, for bachelor and bachelorette parties, for rides on your charming jitneys, […]
Travel Writer Rehashes Last Year’s Philly Piece, Disses Northern Liberties
Teresa Levonian Cole has written another article about Philadelphia for a British publication, this one called “Why Philadelphia really is the big cheese.” It bears […]
‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Team Gets the Brad Pitt Boot for Abscam Movie
David O’Russel’s Abscam movie with Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence will film in Massachusetts instead of Philly because the Commonwealth is chary with tax breaks.
Philadelphia Tourism Site Rules the Webiverse
Thanks to Technically Philly for bringing this triumph of Philadelphia tourism promotion to our attention…