Phila Airport Parking Vacations

A new exhibit at Phila Airport spotlights the city’s contribution to American music.

Philly Pops conductor Peter Nero, legendary area DJ Jerry Blavat, producer Joe Tarsia, and Nathan Morris from “Boys II Men” joined Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and other dignitaries on Tuesday to unveil the new exhibit in Terminal A-East of the airport.

The exhibit, “Philadelphia’s Music Legends,” features black-and-white photos of 44 honorees on the city’s Walk of Fame along South Broad Street (the “Avenue of the Arts”) in center city.
Other famous Philadelphians honored for their musical contributions include Hall and Oates, Chubby Checker, Bill Haley, the Delfonics, Will Smith, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and Patti LaBelle.

The portraits are located right at the crossroads between the international part of the airport and the domestic part, so there’ll be a lot of traffic crossing through here. A lot of international travelers will see the exhibit.

The exhibit will be at the Phila Airport through mid-September.

A new Aloft hotel will open in September
near the Philadelphia International Airport.

Aloft, by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (NYSE:HOT),
is billed as “an urban-influenced design” brand with
“style and social atmosphere.”

Guest rooms will include high-tech features like
wireless Internet access and “one-stop connectivity”
for PDAs, cell phones, mp3 players and laptops.

“This hotel … will be a true oasis in style and creativity,”
said Nina Timani, an Aloft spokeswoman.

The hotel will open Sept. 8, Starwood said.
The street address will be 4301 Island Ave.

Rates will average $200 to $229 a night,
about double the average rate for airport hotels,
according to PKF Consulting, which tracks hotel rates.
Average rates at hotels near the Philadelphia airport
were $111 in April and $167 in Center City Philadelphia.