The Airbnb tax mystery
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One of the enduring mysteries in the effort to grab lodging tax revenues is the absence of any effort to tap short term rental revenues from Airbnb and other apps.
Local governments moved aggressively...
Airlines serving Philly, Baltimore adding service to Latin America
Low-fare carriers Frontier and Spirit are adding service to Puerto Rico and Central America.
Frontier is establishing a crew base in Miami that will serve as a launchpad for expanded service.
Beginning in late April, Frontier...
Class-action suit filed after Wawa reports malware capable of capturing credit, debt card numbers
A class-action lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia after Wawa Inc. reported a data breach at its stores.
Wawa reported that the company found malware on its computer system that was...
Georgetown Microtel Hotel of Year honor from Wyndham brand
Microtel Inn & Suites in Georgetown has been honored as “Hotel of the Year 2018-2019”, the same award this hotel earned in 2015-2016.
Microtel has 320 properties, 90 of which ranked in the “Best...
Guest view: Local government adds lodging tax, ignores Airbnb and pockets the...
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Sadly, the governments all areas of Delaware have...
Green Room to return as a French restaurant after January closing and refresh
The Hotel duPont's Green Room restaurant will host its last day of service on January 1, 2020, prior to what is termed as a "reconceptualization."
In its place will be "an entirely new French restaurant,"...
Lighthouse Cove opens new public Baywalk in Dewey
The Lighthouse Cove Development Company announced that public amenities constructed as part of its ongoing mixed-use Lighthouse Cove redevelopment in Dewey Beach are now open to the public.
The amenities include a first-ever ADA-compliant public...
It’s Alive: Zombie Fest marching to Dewey after snub from Milton
The Milton Zombie Fest will rise from the dead and head to the beach next month.
On Monday morning, Milton Theatre announced the event will move to Dewey Beach.
The popular pre-Halloween fund-raiser for the town...
Ribbon cutting slated for Botanic Gardens in Dagsboro area
On Thursday at 1 p.m., Delaware Botanic Gardens and the Bethany–Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce will conduct the gardens’ grand opening ribbon cutting.
The event is open to the public with the gardens open until...
Former Delaware Art Museum Director Rice dies
Former Delaware Art Museum Director Danielle Rice died late this week.
Rice led the museum through a difficult eight-year period that ended in 2013.
That period included a deep recession that further reduced corporate support. The...