Business Contacts
Mobile phone hire InTouch USA (tel: 800 872 7626; www.intouchusa.com). Phones can be rented at the Philadelphia International Airport at Cingular Wireless, located in the corner of the Philadelphia Marketplace area between Terminals B and C, and at Airport Wireless, on the eastern edge of Concourse E.

Car hire Rental cars are available at the airport, 30th Street Station and in Centre City. Companies include Avis, Budget and Hertz. 800 331 1212 www.avis.com; 800 527 0700 www.drivebudget.com; 800 654 3131 www.hertz.com.

Office rental Colliers L&A (tel: 215 928 7551).
Secretarial services Manpower Temporary Service, 1801 Market Plaza, Philadelphia, tel: 215 568 4050

Excursions
River Tours Beginning on Memorial Day weekend, continuing each weekend and on holidays, new passenger-only water taxis will cruise the Delaware River. Departure points along the river. Friday, 6pm to 2.30am, Saturday and Sunday, noon to 2.30am, 215- 922-2FUN, www.pennslandingcorp.com.

Ride the Ducks Retired amphibious army vehicles turned into fun sightseeing vessels. Tours depart from Sixth and Chestnut Streets, tel: 215 227 DUCK, phillyducks.com.

Stepping aboard a horse-drawn carriage feels right in a city as historic as Philadelphia. These old-fashioned cabs may be reserved in advance, but most takers summon their ride from the selection lined up at Fifth and Chestnut Streets. Tel: 215 922 6840, www.philacarriage.com

Local Press
The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News are the daily papers that cover all the city's issue. Friday's Philadelphia Inquirer features a listing of events. Editions are also available online at www.philly.com. Philadelphia City Paper and Philadelphia Weekly, both published on Wednesdays, are the hip weeklies that feature most of the events in the city. citypaper.net and philadelphiaweekly.com.