February 08, 2021
Philadelphia's rich history, and culture and arts scene create a lot of natural reasons to come to the Delaware Valley region for a visit, a business convention, or to see a concert or professional sports event.
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But with the COVID-inspired social distancing requirements closing down business travel and events, shutting down major venues, greatly restricting hotels and restaurants — the list goes on — will tourism bring more business to the suburbs than the city?
Montgomery County's Valley Forge Convention and Tourism Bureau (VFCB) raised that possibility during at a county commissioner's meeting last month. The organization was presenting its game plan for rebuilding tourism sales after a 50 percent drop last year.