The Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau launched a four-month marketing campaign designed to highlight the region. to attract potential visitors living within a 200-mile radius of the region.
The Brandywine Treasure Trail Passport is central to the campaign, allowing visitors to experience 12 of the region’s top attractions for one price.
The Passport allows visitors the option to visit...
American Airlines has extended its seasonal nonstop service from Philadelphia to Lisbon and Barcelona year-round.
In addition to Lisbon and Barcelona, American's year-round PHL transatlantic service includes London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Zurich, Paris, Madrid, and Rome.
“We thank American Airlines for recognizing our passengers’ desires to travel to these popular European destinations all year long and adding more Lisbon and Barcelona flights...
Citing strong early demand, Avelo Airlines has doubled down on Delaware flights, adding nine new nonstop Sun Belt destinations from the Wilmington Airport (ILG) this summer.
The announcement made at the airport came at a time on Thursday morning when none of the carrier's jets were on the tarmac. That will change with the service expansion.
The...
Avelo Airlines is expected to announce expanded service and new destinations from Wilmington Airport (ILG) on Thursday.
According to a media alert from airport operator the Delaware River and Bay Authority, the airline will nearly triple its direct flight offerings from the airport, which has been renamed to reflect the return of commercial airline service.
It follows stronger-than-expected passenger traffic from...
Delaware ranks 44th in solar energy production, according to Choose Energy.
Delaware finished ahead of larger states like coal producers Kentucky and West Virginia. Still, Delaware lags far behind Rhode Island which produces more than three times as much solar power, despite being the nation's smallest state in land mass. Delaware ranks second. That would seem to indicate...
The opening date for the Great Wolf Ledge in Perryville, MD is now set for the end of June,
The reservations site for the operator of expansive waterpark-hotels-conference center properties is now taking bookings beginning on June 29. An August opening had been announced earlier. but was later moved up to mid-July. The late June opening will allow the...
A Wilmington-based railroad start-up is continuing to push for Amtrak to replace its aging Amfleet passenger cars on the Northeast Corridor that runs from Washington, D.C. to Boston.
Early this year, AmeriStarRail’s Senior Advisor and former Amtrak president aul Reistrup sent a letter to Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose expressing safety concerns for continuing to operate the aging...
Amtrak's surprise move that tempoarily dropped late night fares on Northeast Regional trains to as low as $5 oe-way drew a lot of attention and at least one complaint over a lack of such fares to New York City.
A look at the Amtrak website found few if any rock bottom fares to New York City, although there was some...
It came as no surprise when the antitrust arm of the U.S. Justice Department went to court to block the acquisition of Spirit airlines by Jet Blue.
Both carriers offer flights out of Philadelphia and Baltimore-Washington and both are incorporated in Delaware. Jet Blue is about twice as large as Spirit.
“As our complaint alleges, the merger of JetBlue and...
Wilmington Airport ILG saw more than 9,600 passengers in February with the debut of Avelo Airlines, according to a social media post.
That’s nearly 8,000 more passengers traveling through the terminal in February 2022. At the time, Frontier Airlines was offering a couple of nonstop a week to Orlando. Frontier later that year ended service after minimal marketing and...
The derailment of the Norfolk and Southern freight train carrying toxic materials and the tragic Philadelphia Amtrak crash in late 2015 appear to have little in common.
Still, the latest mishap was a reminder of the tragic consequences that come when freight or passenger cars go off the tracks.
Late last year, we learned that...
Greater Wilmington is now being featured on a PBS travel show.
Northern Delaware is the focus of the season finale of Travels with Darley, now in its 10th season. The new season, sponsored in part by the Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitors Bureau, started airing on PBS affiliate stations throughout the country this month. It will air locally on...
Our view: Delaware takes baby steps in moving toward online sports betting
For a sales-tax-free state that loves to find other revenue sources, Delaware has been slow out of the gate in climbing on the online sports betting bandwagon.
it comes despite the fact that the state was exempted from a sports betting ban that has since been...
Delaware State Parks’ growing popularity set another attendance record in 2022 by surpassing the 8 million visitors mark.
While other state park systems saw declines in visitation in 2022, Delaware State Parks, under the administration of DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation, continue to experience strong growth. Visitor attendance at Delaware State Parks has increased each year since 2015 making...
aking Avelo Airlines’ first flight from Wilmington-New Castle is now off my bucket list. Even with skepticism influenced by decades of covering the ups and downs of airline service in underserved areas, I came away cautiously optimistic.The airline is basing a flight crew and a 737 jet that will operate from Wilmington-New Castle Airport. The airline already has a significant...
