Visit Philadelphia | |
| Formation | 1996 |
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| Type | Destination marketing organization (non-profit) |
| Purpose | Tourism |
| Headquarters | 2005 Market Street #3700, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 |
| Location |
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Area served | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
President and CEO | Angela Val |
Key people | Ed Rendell, Meryl Levitz, Manny Stamatakis |
| Website | www |
Visit Philadelphia, formally known as the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC), is a private, non-profit organization that promotes leisure travel to the five-county Philadelphia metropolitan area, including Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties. It was founded in 1996 by the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. and The Pew Charitable Trusts.[1] In 1998, House Bill 2858, Act 174 designated VISIT PHILADELPHIA, then GPTMC, to serve as the official Regional Attractions Marketing Agency.[2]