With more than 80% of hotels experiencing staffing shortages, hoteliers are offering potential hires a host of incentives to fill vacancies, according to a new survey of hoteliers conducted by […]
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BWI Marshall prepares for summer travel, cites rising travel numbers
The summer travel season is heating up at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. As passenger volumes continue to rise, travelers are reminded to arrive at the airport early given the increasing […]
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Survey: More Americans likely to stay in hotels this summer
This summer, most adults are more likely than they were last summer to stay in a hotel and take vacation trips, according to a new national Hotel Booking Index survey […]
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Port of Baltimore welcomes new cruise ship
There’s a new cruise ship at Maryland’s Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore: it’s Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas, which has replaced the company’s previous locally-based ship, Enchantment of […]
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Central Maryland’s tourism market showing strength
Remember when tourism professionals were just hoping to get back to the industry’s pre-COVID-19 economic impact? Digital edition This item appears in the May 2023 issue of The Business Monthly. […]
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Icelandair steps up service at BWI Marshall
Icelandair’s schedule for winter 2023-2024 includes an increase in flights from BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport to Reykjavik. Due to strong commercial performance, service from Baltimore will be upgraded from seasonal […]
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AACPL, Maritime Museum partner to offer free passes
The Anne Arundel County Public Library has made an addition to its Library of Things catalog: family passes to visit the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park are now available for checkout with […]
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Construction vet Costello embraces hotel market
Columbia-based Costello Construction has made its name by building a plethora of commercial structures: office projects, parking garages, fitness facilities, libraries and/or some combination thereof … you name it. Costello […]
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Delegation announces $15M-plus for BWI Marshall
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $15,584,011 in […]
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On Maryland tour(ism) with the BWI Partnership at Live!
Tourism promotion agencies in Maryland are trying new strategies to attract visitors to Maryland, a panel of industry leaders said Thursday during the BWI Business Partnership’s March Signature Breakfast at […]