Ceremony marks ties with Delaware medical tourism company and South Korean health care providers
An agreement signed last week will strengthen ties with a promising Delaware small business and leading firms in South Korea, as well as the...
Bipartisan legislation aims to clarify state’s sub-minimum ‘training wage’
Legislation that clarifies the controversial training wage has been introduced.
State Rep., Kim Williams, D-Stanton, introduced the bill, which has co-sponsors from both parties.
The legislation...
Airbnb says Delaware hosts offer needed rooms during busy travel weekends
Airbnb announced that its Delaware host community earned a combined $8.4 million in income while welcoming approximately 25,500 guest arrivals for the five biggest...
DE Turf looks for a plan B
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As expected, the Delaware General Assembly killed legislation that would have up to three percent of a Kent County lodging tax earmarked for...
2108 figures show tourism providing $3.5 billion boost to Delaware economy
Delaware tourism experienced a record-breaking year as the state welcomed 9.2 million visitors leading to a $3.5 billion in economic impact.
According to data for...
Frontier Airlines to announce service from Wilmington-New Castle to Orlando
Frontier Airlines is returning to Wilmington Airport with three-day-a-week service to Orlando.
The Frontier timetable Tuesday morning listed the service with a May starting date....
Wilmington native Coker leaving Philly tourism post for San Diego
Wilmington native Julie Coker is leaving her post as head of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau to take a similar portion in San...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Guest view: Local government adds lodging tax, ignores Airbnb and pockets the...
(The following guest column is from the Delaware Hotel and Lodging Association. Your comments are welcome. Simply hit reply to this newsletter and type...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A lodging tax dilemma for Kent County & Dover
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We are beginning to see a debate in Dover over the lodging tax that should have occurred at Legislative Hall.
Over the past year...
RVs and a recession
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If you have driven by Elkhart, Indiana, you can’t help but notice the fleets of recreational vehicles and travel trailers parked outside assembly plants...
American Airlines to add nonstops to Iceland, Morocco in June 2020
American Airlines will add two nonstop international routes — Casablanca, Morocco, and Reykjavik, Iceland — from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) in 2020
. The seasonal...
