The Mayflower II, a replica of the famous ship that sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620, is the centerpiece of a new Maritime Festival slated to take place in Boston Harbor on May 14-19, 2020. Following a three-year, $11.3 million restoration, the Mayflower II will make its debut by […]
Festival Betances, an annual event celebrating New England’s Latinx community, takes place on July 20-21, 2019 at Plaza Betances, 100 W. Dedham Street, in Boston’s South End. The event is free and open to the public. A special festure this year is Latinas en foco — Latinas in focus —with […]
The 38th Annual Boston HarborFest kicks off today at Faneuil Hall Marketplace as Boston and Massachusetts celebrate Independence Day throughout the Bay State. It runs from July 1-4, 2019. Event Highlights Arts at Harborfest | Monday, July 1 Calling local art buffs! Local artists will display and sell their work […]
The Highland Foundation’s 11th annual Free Fun Fridays program returns this summer, offering visitors no-cost admission to many of the most treasured cultural venues in Massachusetts. The program runs from June 28 to August 30, 2019. Created in 2009, Free Fun Fridays is designed to increase access and enrichment opportunities […]
As part of this year’s National Travel and Tourism Week, May 5-11, here is a statement from Brand USA, the tourism marketing organization of the United States. “Tourism, after all, is among the most powerful generators of economic impact in the United States. By virtue of its ubiquitous presence, the […]
Discover New England, a nonprofit cooperative destination marketing organization that promotes New England region to international markets, held its annual DNE Summit May 13-15 at the Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Connecticut. Massachusetts was the largest state delegation from New England with over 100 travel industry participants from Massachusetts, and […]
Today, Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito swore in members of the Economic Development Planning Council, which will provide input on and oversight of an economic development plan that will be presented to Governor Baker by the end of the year. Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and Secretary of […]
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month across the United States, a time to celebrate the rich communities that contribute so much to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Asian/Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), […]
National Travel and Tourism Week 2019, the 36th annual celebration of the contributions and accomplishments of the U.S. travel industry, will take place on May 5-11, according to the U.S. Travel Association. This year’s theme is “Travel Matters,” a recognition of the innumerable ways in which travel enriches lives and […]
Korean Air, the world’s largest transpacific airline, launched a new nonstop service between Boston and Seoul on April 12, 2019 in cooperation with joint venture partner, Delta Air Lines. The Boston-Seoul service will be operated on Korean Air’s new 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft featuring six First Class sleeper suites, 18 Prestige […]
