Governor Charlie Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, MassDOT Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack and MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak joined municipal leaders, elected officials and local stakeholder groups on July 2 to celebrate the beginning of Phase 1 South Coast Rail work and tour action taking place along the New […]
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) Board of Directors voted to offer Lisa Wieland the position of Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director for a five-year term. Contract negotiations will occur at a later date. Wieland is currently the Port Director at Massport, and has held this position since 2015. In […]
Encore Boston Harbor officially opens its doors today. Totaling $2.6 billion in single phase development, Encore Boston Harbor is the country’s most expensive resort development of 2019, according to officials. The resort features a 210,000-square-foot casino; 15 dining and lounge venues; 671 guest rooms and suites including New England’s largest […]
On Saturday, June 22, airport officials from Massport and airline officials from Royal Air Maroc celebrated the new international service between Boston, Massachusetts and Casablanca, Morocco. It is the first nonstop route from Boston Logan International Airport to mainland Africa, and marks a new phase of the airport’s steady expansion […]
The Port of Boston contributed $8.2 billion in economic activity in 2018, up from $4.6 billion in 2012, according to a new report released by Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport). The report shows that smart investments and partnerships to the Port have led to growth in jobs, business revenues, and tax contributions. […]
For decades, visitors from across the globe have made a pilgrimage to the Hampshire House at 84 Beacon Street in Boston. It’s the building that inspired the television hit sitcom Cheers, the place “where everyone knows your name.” Everyone around here certainly knows the name Tom Kershaw, owner of the […]
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and City of Boston officials are seeking public input for a planned renovation of Boston City Hall Plaza, starting with Phase I. The seven-acre plaza is one of the City’s largest civic spaces. For the last five decades, it has hosted events ranging from sports celebrations […]
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 […]
The 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, is one of greater Boston’s premier tourist events, according to the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau (GBCVB), which estimates that the Boston Marathon injects more than $200 million into the Boston economy. Officials estimate 30,000 participants in this year’s Boston Marathon, […]
Massport continues to expand travel opportunities for New Englanders and travelers seeking to visit the region with the new Hawaiian Airlines direct nonstop service between Boston’s Logan International Airport (BOS) and Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), which launched on April 5, 2019. At 5,095 miles, Hawaiian’s HNL-BOS route […]
