Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

Plenty To Do If You’re Staying In Town For Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day weekend in Philadelphia is full of events. For example you can celebrate the holiday all week long at the National Constitution Center.

2013/05/24

Philadelphia Plays Unlikely Role In Creation Of Mother’s Day

Anna Jarivis, the Philadelphia woman who started Mother’s Day, spent her later years trying to do away with the holiday, including turning on her earliest supporter, John Wanamaker.

2013/05/12

(Moira Baylson announces the new cultureblocks.com web site, at a City Hall press conference. Credit: Mike Dunn)

City of Philadelphia Unveils New Arts-and-Culture Planning Web Site

Moira Baylson, of the mayor’s Office of the Arts (at left in photo), says the site grabs a long list of primary data from other public and private sources, making research one-stop shopping.

2013/04/30

GPTMC's Philadelphia Neighborhoods website. (Credit: Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation)

New Tourism Website Puts Focus On Philadelphia’s Neighborhoods

The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation is rolling out a brand new interactive website that highlights the City’s neighborhoods in a unique way.

2013/04/05

City’s Family-Friendly Attractions Expect Bump From 2015 World Meeting Of Families

The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation says it’s nearly two years away, but the meeting will bring many visitors, and since the event is geared toward families, the city’s family-friendly events will benefit.

2013/02/26

file photo (credit: Brian McEntire/Getty Images)

Prizes Awarded For A Perfect Philly Proposal

If you’re thinking of asking your sweetie to marry you on Valentine’s Day and have a good Philadelphia story to tell, there’s a contest to help the winner do it style.

2013/01/23

(Tourists flock to Independence Mall in Philadelphia. File photo by Ed Fischer)

Philadelphia Hotel Operators Get Behind Proposed Hike in City’s Hotel Tax

“We all sat down at the table and have come to an agreement,” says Ed Grose, executive director of the Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association.

2012/12/12

(A Holiday Inn at 4th and Arch Streets in Old City Philadelphia. File photo)

Philadelphia Hotel Owners Change Stance On Hotel Tax Hike

Hotel managers and owners in Philadelphia have done an about-face and now say they oppose a plan to raise the city’s hotel tax.

2012/12/06

(A room at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, in center city Philadelphia. Photo provided)

Proposed Hike In Philadelphia Hotel Tax Would Go To Promoting Tourism

The proposal would raise the “hospitality promotion tax” in Philadelphia from 1.2 percent to 1.5 percent.

2012/11/29

(GPTMC president Meryl Levitz announces tourism figures at a Barnes Foundation press conference. Credit: Mike DeNardo)

Philadelphia Sets A Tourism Record

More people are visiting Philadelphia than ever, according to a new report by the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation.

2012/06/20

(Advertising photo from a previous GPTMC shoot using models gleaned from an opening casting call. All photos provided)

Positively Philadelphia: Open Casting Call For Positive Philadelphians

So you always wanted to be a model but you’re not a model? Here’s your chance!

2012/05/13

Check Yourself In To Foursquare Day In Philadelphia

Philadelphia was joining in the celebration of Foursquare Day. The tech-savvy in Philly are participating, one check-in at a time.

2012/04/16

Philadelphia’s New Tourism Marketing Campaign Targets ‘Culture Vultures’

In advance of the mid-May opening of the Barnes Foundation Museum on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the City of Philadelphia and city tourism officials are launching a new arts marketing campaign.

2012/01/12

Tourism Officials Market Philadelphia As Destination For Art Lovers

By Steve Tawa PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – In advance of the mid-May opening of the Barnes Foundation Museum on the Ben Franklin Parkway, the city of Philadelphia and tourism officials are launching a new arts marketing […]

2012/01/12