Tag: Discover Newport
Rhode Island will have big role in helping host Army-Navy football...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will play a significant role when Gillette Stadium plays host to one of college football’s oldest traditions in December 2023.
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Newport’s rental ban tries to strike balance between tourism and residents
With a recent ban on short-term home rentals in residential neighborhoods, Newport has joined the wave of tourist destinations attempting to strike a balance...
Kimble-Huntley: Time to be ‘thinking differently and thinking big’ on tourism
PROVIDENCE – “Thinking big is going to be one of the things that is going to set us apart from other states” on tourism,...
R.I.’s resilient downtowns: Main Streets across the state scarred but ready...
In downtown Pawtucket, a bookstore reinvented itself by beefing up its online presence and ramping up services for fledgling authors looking to self-publish their...
Tourism desperate to get ARPA aid
A proposed $13 million investment in Rhode Island’s travel, tourism and events sectors would come as a well-timed boost, according to tourism leaders, but...
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Evan Smith | Discover Newport CEO and president
For most travel and hospitality companies the question about how to effectively market their services during the...
PBN’s 2021 Leaders & Achievers honorees recognized, offer advice to younger...
WARWICK – Twenty-two local industry leaders were formally recognized Thursday for their leadership efforts in Providence Business News’ 2021 Leaders & Achievers Awards program.
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PBN 2021 Leaders & Achievers Awards
Evan Smith | CEO and president, Discover Newport
Evan Smith is convinced he has the best job in America.
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Tourists fuming over lack of rides
Ride-sharing services operating in Newport that decimated traditional taxi companies in recent years are now leaving tourists and residents waiting at the curb for...
Ocean State event organizers navigating uncharted waters
NEWPORT – Rhode Island's event organizers have been under duress as they make plans while navigating the shifting sands of a changing COVID-19 pandemic,...
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