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Field Trip App

We miss a lot of interesting and cool things every day – and especially when we’re on vacation. Field Trip will notify you when you’re near something special.

2013/05/30

East Coast Begins To Clean Up And Assess Damage From Hurricane Sandy

New Jersey Tourism Increased Last Year Despite Superstorm Sandy

Not even Superstorm Sandy could wash away an historic tourist season last year in New Jersey.

2013/03/20

Sequester Cuts Change Atlantic City Airshow

One of the main attractions of Atlantic City’s airshow are United States Military team demonstrations, but sequester cuts in Washington have them grounded this year.

2013/03/15

Tourists Spend A Lot Of Cash When Visiting Historic Sites In Philadelphia

According to estimates, 3. 6 million visitors spend a little over $150 million a year and that goes to support 2100 jobs in the local area.

2013/03/03

Submerged Superstorm Sandy Debris Threatens New Jersey Tourism

On the surface, things look calm and placid. Just beneath the waterline, however, it’s a different story.

2013/02/18

Philadelphia Tops List For Most Visited Destination Site Out Of 10 Largest U.S. Cities

Philadelphia’s tourism website has topped the list of most-trafficked destination websites for the U.S. in 2012.

2013/02/13

Matt Cameron, Eddie Vedder and Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam perform at the 'Made in America' concert on Labor Day weekend. (Credit: Maria Ives)

GPTMC Ranks Top Five Weekends Of 2012

The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation has made a list of the five biggest weekends of 2012.

2012/12/31

Convention And Visitors Bureau Reveals New Ways To Discover Philadelphia

The Convention and Visitors Bureau on Wednesday launched an effort to make Philadelphia more of a global destination.

2012/11/21

(Credit: TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP/GettyImages)

‘The Voluntourist’: Traveling To Work

The summer season is coming to an end so maybe your next vacation is not front and center in your plans, but would you consider going someplace to work?

2012/08/19

(Credit: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

The Woofound App

Looking for something to do, but can’t find inspiration? Woofound has you check off things you like and don’t like in a slideshow-like quiz, then uses those results to suggest nearby activities.

2012/08/13

Tourism Up This Summer In Philadelphia

Car Schnieder with the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation says the statistics look good for Philadelphia tourism this summer.

2012/07/28

A ticket and a smile? The PPA wants to change their reputation. (file photo)

PPA Officers To Be Trained On Being Friendly, Helpful

The Parking Authority apparently wants a kinder, gentler image, and so officials are going to be training their hundreds of enforcement officers on how to be more friendly and helpful.

2012/07/25