Kimble-Huntley sees tourism opportunity in ‘customizable experiences’

Amanda Gray

07/29/2022

SUMMER RETREAT: Families have been traveling to Block Island as a summer retreat for generations, helping ensure steady business at the island’s 35 hotels and its beaches. Revenue from the state’s hotel tax is a major source of income for the island, generating $2.97 million between fiscal years 2007 and 2017. / PBN PHOTO/K. CURTIS — STILL COMING: Inflation is not keeping visitors from enjoying Rhode Island’s beaches or other tourist amenities this summer, according to Anika Kimble-Huntley, chief marketing officer at R.I. Commerce Corp. Above, a beach on Block Island./ PBN FILE PHOTO/K. CURTIS

PROVIDENCE – Anika Kimble-Huntley, chief marketing officer at R.I. Commerce Corp., sees signs of a tourism bounce back in the Ocean State despite ongoing challenges in the capital city. Among the positives, she says, is that inflation at least so far has not kept visitors away. "People are tired of staying indoors, and I don't…

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