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NEW BEDFORD - Coming this summer: the first ever New Bedford Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival. The City's Tourism Department confirmed that about 25 restaurants on wheels will descend upon New Bedford in July, with craft beer vendors serving up their frosty beverages, as well...

It was a banner year for tourism in New Bedford in 2016. That's from Tourism Director Dagny Ashley. Based on preliminary figures so far, she estimates tourism in 2016 rose 13% over the previous year, with most of the visitors coming from Massachusetts and other northeast states...

New Bedford got some major recognition when the Luxury Travel Guide announced that the city was named "Top Fishing Destination of the Year-2016."

(Photo by Barry Richard) As one might expect, New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell is not exactly thrilled that the Greater New Bedford Area Chamber Of Commerce is considering a name change.  As we first reported on Monday the Chamber is looking to rebrand and could change it's name to The SouthCoast Chamber Of Commerce, a move some Chamber officials hope would allow it to attract more members, thus mor

With the report that the new owner of the Butler Flats Lighthouse was touring the property this week, it appears the Texas businessman’s plan is to turn the 118-year-old lighthouse into a bed and breakfast. It’s a plan that has already worked out well at another SouthCoast lighthouse, but there’s no guarantee Butler Flats will have a similar outcome.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell first proposed his Arts, Culture and Tourism Promotion Fund during his annual State of the City address last month.

Quick pop quiz about a nearby location: where is Wasque? Hint: it's not too far from New Bedford! And it's pronounced "way-skwee." It's one of the hidden treasures you'll discover in Christopher Setterlund's exciting new book, In My Footsteps - A Traveler's Guide to Martha's Vineyard, a Schiffer publication...

The Fort Taber Military Museum released its 2015 visitor statistics on Tuesday, and they are pretty much right in stride with where they were in 2014.

Now that the US travel sanctions on Cuba have been lifted, the island is officially available to put on your vacation radar. The destination—which has not been open to Americans since 1962—is full of undiscovered sights, beauty and culture...

New Bedford residents are invited to become tourists in their own city this weekend. The New Bedford Office of Tourism and Marketing, along with the Connecting for Change Conference, is offering coupons valid at a number of City amenities as part of Hometown Tourist Weekend...