What�s New in BostonUSA 2008?
01-26-2008
What�s New in BostonUSA? is produced by the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau:
1. Summer 2008 news: Boston�s Big Summer features biggest ever Boston Harborfest; festivals, Freedom Trail 50! & lots more �Special www.BostonUSA.com Summer events mini site to be posted mid-February 2008
2. BostonUSA Green Visitor Program: D2E: Down to Earth Expo set- �Revolutionary Green� is theme of Bostron US Greenbuild International Conference in November 2008
3. Sports: Red Sox open MLB 2008 Season in Tokyo in March; Cooperstown Comes To Boston This Summer
4. BostonUSA & Hollywood news: Martin Scorsese returns for more Boston moviemaking: more �08 films
5. Air/Rail service news: Logan International sets passenger record; JetBlue Jacksonville-Boston begins March
6. BostonUSA Tours: PBS TV Boston WGBH TV initiates new tour for public/groups; Boston By Foot offers Kennedy Greenway Tour; Chocolate Trolley Tour, Chinatown Culinary Tour success
7. Museum Exhibitions 2008: From El Greco to Karsh- a new full color 11 page guide for 2008
8. Hotel renovation & new hotel news: Colonnade Boston $18 million transformation; Copley Sq. closes for $14 million renovation; Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel will open in February 2008.
9. Food & Wine: Reservations open Feb. 9 for biggest-ever Restaurant Week Boston Winter ; dates for Restaurant Week Boston Summer are set: August 10-15 & August 17-22, 2008
10. Shopping: Filene�s Basement historic �Running Of The Brides� Feb. 22, 2008 at Boston Hynes Conv. Ctr.
11.BostonUSA Useful Links for Media, Tour & Meeting Planners : Press Room of Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau: Press Room
1. Summer 2008 news: new www.BostonUSA.com Summer events mini site to be posted mid-February; major exhibitions: Cooperstown Comes To Boston this Summer! The biggest-ever Boston Harborfest, This summer in Boston & Cambridge - a great lineup: the 50th birthday of the Freedom Trail (50 events including a British Encampment on the Boston Common) , the 29th Dragon Boat Festival & the 29th Cambridge River Festival in Cambridge; the blockbuster �Baseball as America� exhibition at the Museum of Science ; the 27th Boston Harborfest Celebration including the Chowderfest & the July 4 Boston Pops concert & Fireworks at the Hatch Shell ;the 35th Festival Betances, August Moon Festival & many other heritage & food festivals; Restaurant Week Boston Summer in August,; the new Rose Kennedy Greenway Parks, the new Boston HarborWalk �and so much more that the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau will post a full color www.BostonUSA.com Summer events mini site to be posted mid-February. For overview of events Click to view: 2008 Events at a Glance
2. BostonUSA Green Visitor Program: D2E: Down to Earth Expo set;; Boston US GreenBuild announces theme & keynote speaker
�D2E� in March has been added to Boston�s 2008 � green design� expositions for visitors & design professionals- click for details: Welcome - down:2:earth - An exploration into sustainable living....Going Green Expo Boston is set for Bayside Expo Center February 2-3, 2008 http://www.GoingGreenExpos.com... The 3rd Boston Building Energy08 Conference and trade show for renewable energy and green building professionals is set for the Seaport World Trade Center March 11, 2008 http://buildingenergy.nesea.org/ �The American Institute of Architects National Convention and Design Exposition May 15-17, 2008 www.aiaconvention.com...and the US Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Boston November 19-21, 2008 ( http://www.greenbuildexpo.org) has announced that in honor of Boston, the home to innovations that have far-reaching impact - the theme will be �Revolutionary Green: Innovations for Global Sustainability.�.The keynote speaker will be Archbishop Desmond Tutu will be the keynote speaker�In next �What�s New in BostonUSA?� Boston Harbor Islands to expand �Green� features for Summer Visitors .Details on the GBCVB Green Visitors Program Click to view: BostonUSA Green Visitors Program
3. Sports news: Red Sox open MLB 2008 Season in Tokyo March 23; Fenway will add more seats for Season; ; Copperstown Comes To Boston For The Summer World Series champions The Red Sox and the Oakland A's will open the 2008 regular season with a two-game series March 25-26 at Tokyo Dome. On March 22-23 the Red Sox and A's will play exhibition games against the two most popular teams in Japan - the Hanshin Tigers and the Yomiuri Giants.�Before Opening Day on April 8- Fenway Park will add 800 new seats in the expanded State Street Pavilion and in t
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