More than 20K visitors expected to visit Providence over next month

MARTHA SHERIDAN, president and CEO of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau, said that 20,000 visitors are expected to descend on Providence over the next month, generating approximately $10 million in direct economic impacts.  / COURTESY PROVIDENCE WARWICK CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
MARTHA SHERIDAN, president and CEO of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau, said that 20,000 visitors are expected to descend on Providence over the next month, generating approximately $10 million in direct economic impacts. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE WARWICK CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU

PROVIDENCE – More than 20,000 visitors are expected to come to Providence for conventions and conferences over the next 30 days, which is expected to generate approximately $10 million in direct economic impacts.
The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau released the numbers as part of its new economic impact tracking system that measures anticipated spending by visitors, including facility and hotel accommodations, recreation, food shopping and other leisure activities.
Statistics on previous periods were not immediately available.

From March 10 through April 12, the bureau said the city will see thousands of artists, musicians, construction and manufacturing professionals and championship hockey players.
“This snapshot of a month’s activities illustrates the powerful impact conventions and tourism have on our state’s economy,” Martha Sheridan, president and CEO of Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau, said in a statement. “In the next month, there are only five days without significant bookings. This is especially noteworthy when you consider that March is just before busy season. We are very optimistic about summer and fall, when our business is really at its peak.”
Some of the upcoming events include an annual conference on March 21 for the National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts, and the biennial eastern division conference on April 8 for the National Association of Music Education.

“Attracting core sector industry representatives to Rhode Island for conventions and conferences creates valuable exposure among business decision makers,” said Sheridan. “This provides an opportunity for us to create familiarity among corporate leaders in targeted economic growth areas, and to take advantage of direct opportunities for economic development by deepening connections with attendees.”

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  1. So let’s put all of the negative thinking aside (hello, talk shows!), roll out the welcome mat, and show our guests what a beautiful place we have here, and how much we love living here!