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JWU to shut culinary museum for more than a year, starting in May
PROVIDENCE – The Johnson & Wales University Culinary Arts Museum will close for more than year beginning May 20 for a comprehensive inventory, the university announced Monday. The museum will … more
Tighter R.I. nightclub controls urged
Colosseum nightclub co-owner Anthony Santurri knew mayhem such as the stabbings at nearby Richmond Street hotspot Level II in April – in Providence’s nascent Knowledge District – posed as potentially lethal a threat to the nightlife industry as it did for patrons. more
Investing, customer focus a great plan
Last year was a big one for Newport’s big houses. Attendance at the Preservation Society of Newport County’s mansions increased 11 percent over 2011 to 883,000, the largest one-year jump ever. more
1/14/13
Providence hotel occupancy beats national average in 2012
Providence hotels’ 2012 occupancy rate was higher than the national average and showed a 4.3 percent gain over the city’s 2011 occupancy rate, according to the Smith Travel Research, a global hotel data firm. more
Ocean House, Oh! Spa earn 5-star Forbes rating
The Westerly-based Ocean House hotel and Oh! Spa earned slots on Forbes Travel Guide’s 2013 Star Awards, Forbes announced Tuesday. more
| 2/26/13
Going back to the future on the Hill
The number of restaurants on Providence’s Federal Hill has not changed very much in the last decade or two. But there is a resurgence on the Hill’s Restaurant Row these days that is noticeable. New places have started up, in spaces where restaurants had been and in a few spots where they had not. more
3/11/13
R.I. hotels earn spots on Conde Nast Traveler’s ‘Hot List’
Two Rhode Island hotels – The Attwater in Newport and Westerly’s Weekapaug Inn – earned spots on Conde Nast Traveler’s 17th annual May Hot List, which touts itself as “the ultimate insider’s guide to the hottest new hotels and spas of the year.” more
| 4/17/13
StepStone adds 4 new properties, 3 new hires
StepStone Hospitality, a Rhode Island-based hospitality management company, has added four new managed properties to its portfolio in the past three months that has so far resulted in three new jobs here. more
Finard closes on Biltmore purchase
Finard Coventry Hotel Management announced Thursday that it has closed on its $16 million purchase of the Providence Biltmore hotel. more
Regional tourism efforts yield the most bang for R.I. bucks
A recent editorial in the Providence Business News (“Tourism fiefdoms are relics to relinquish,” May 14, 2012) called for the consolidation of Rhode Island’s tourism efforts into one statewide agency. While the editorial’s hypothesis claims consolidation would save Rhode Island money, such a strategy would in fact cost the state potential tax revenue. more
6/18/12
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