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Philly tourism leaders push City Council to oppose Parker’s hotel tax plan

Opponents say the plan would make Philly home to the highest taxed hotels in a major East Coast city.

1 week ago

An Airbus A319 jetliner, belonging to Spirit Airlines, landing
Community

Atlantic City International Airport finds new service to replace flights lost in Spirit Airlines shutdown

Destinations will be the same, for the most part, but the frequency of flights will lessen as the new carriers ramp up service.

2 weeks ago

The Chester County Historic Courthouse in West Chester
Community

Chester County Town Tours and Village Walks returns for 32nd year. Here’s what to know

To honor the nation’s 250th anniversary, the free history program in Chester County will have a theme: “13 Tours for 13 Colonies.”

3 weeks ago

Listen 1:09
Angela Val speaks
Community

Philadelphia tourism groups look at this summer and the next half decade

Tourism officials say they are hoping to get people to Philly, show them a good time and have them keep coming back for more.

1 month ago

Travelers line up at a TSA checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Thursday, March 26, 2026.
Politics & Policy

Trump signs executive action to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding

President Donald Trump said his administration would use “funds that have a reasonable and logical nexus to TSA operations” for the payments.

2 months ago

ICE agents at Philadelphia Airport
Politics & Policy

‘ICE, play nice’: Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner warns ICE agents deployed to airport amid government shutdown

Unmasked agents were observed standing near entrances to security check-in lines at Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday.

2 months ago

Listen 0:57
People wait in a TSA line at the John F. Kennedy International Airport
Community

ICE officers will begin assisting TSA as shutdown frustrates travelers and screeners

Homeland security workers, including from the TSA, U.S. Secret Service and Coast Guard, have worked without pay since Congress failed to renew DHS funding last month.

2 months ago

Passengers walking at Philadelphia International Airport
Community
6abc

2 more security checkpoints to be temporarily closed at Philadelphia International Airport

The ongoing partial government shutdown is leading to more checkpoint closures at PHL.

2 months ago

passengers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at the Philadelphia International Airport
Community

Despite partial government shutdown affecting TSA workers, PHL airport operations continue to run smoothly

Philadelphia International Airport appears to be operating without major delays as security employees continue to work without pay.

2 months ago

El aeropuerto de Wilmington
Community

Daedalus Aviation retirará su solicitud de arrendamiento del aeropuerto de Wilmington tras la indignación pública por las conexiones con ICE

Delaware River y Bay Authority afirmó que estaba legalmente obligada a aprobar el contrato de arrendamiento. Sin embargo, los gobernadores de Delaware y New Jersey.

3 months ago

The cover of a U.S. Passport
Politics & Policy

State Department orders nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications

Pennsylvania Reps. Madeleine Dean and John Joyce have proposed bipartisan legislation that would allow nonprofit public libraries to continue to serve as passport acceptance.

3 months ago

a sign for Wilmington Airport
Community

Daedalus Aviation to withdraw Wilmington Airport lease application after public outcry over ICE connections

The Delaware River and Bay Authority said it was legally required to approve the lease. But Delaware and New Jersey governors were pressured to reject it.

3 months ago

Listen 1:01
Betsy Kenney smiles
Community

‘We’ll shew ya whereta gew in the snew’: Pennsylvania Tourism Office launches winter hotline voiced by regional accents

Visit PA hired comedians to bring Pittsburgh and Philly accents to its winter tourism campaign.

3 months ago

Listen 1:16
Planes in front of air traffic control tower at Newark International Airport
Community

Airlines work to fix software glitch on A320 aircraft and some flights are disrupted

At least 15 JetBlue passengers were injured and taken to the hospital after the Oct. 30 incident on board the flight from Cancun, Mexico, to Newark, N.J.

6 months ago

An aircraft lands at Philadelphia International Airport
Community

Passengers flying out of PHL worried about what FAA cancellations mean for their flights back home

More than two dozen flights out of PHL have been canceled with many more delayed. Those numbers are expected to increase as the government shutdown continues.

6 months ago

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