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Erin Donovan-Boyle gives Newport County Chamber a big energy boost

Business Women 05/24/2019

Business Women Awards 2019 | WOMEN TO WATCH, SOCIAL SERVICES/NONPROFITS Erin Donovan-Boyle, Newport County Chamber of Commerce ERIN DONOVAN-BOYLE’S BACKGROUND prepared her well to be...

RACE VILLAGE: Crowds gather in Newport for the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in May 2015. The 2017-2018 race stopover marked the second time Newport served as the sole North American locale to host the around-the-world yacht race. In the first week, the race village at Fort Adams State Park saw more than 40,000 visitors. / COURTESY VOLVO OCEAN RACE/MARC BOW

Marketing and sailing rewards, but departures too in 2018

Focus 12/28/2018

R.I. Commerce Corp. last year unveiled a much-anticipated statewide tourism marketing campaign that included an updated website and digital ad initiative. Both centered on what...

RETURNING FOR its 12th year, Newport Restaurant Week will take place from Nov. 2 through Nov. 11. This year, the event will feature a new pricing scale as well as partnership with two local nonprofit organizations. / COURTESY DISCOVER NEWPORT

Restaurants band together for 12th Newport Restaurant Week

Food & Agriculture 10/30/2018

NEWPORT - The eight-day-long fall edition of Newport Restaurant Week returns for its 12th year with an updated pricing structure and nonprofit partners. From Nov....

Middle passage marker to spark conversation in Newport

Hospitality & Tourism 09/07/2018

While some places in the American South are coming to grips with their pre-Civil War history by tearing down or moving monuments to people...

DISCOVER NEWPORT reported a 9.4 percent year-to-date increase in lodging revenue for the city. Countywide, Newport County saw a 3.3 percent increase in the same period. / COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.

Newport touts 10% lodging revenue jump YTD, no fear of fall...

Economy 09/05/2018

NEWPORT - Heralding the upcoming Labor Day weekend holiday, Discover Newport released a report Friday emphasizing the City by the Sea's tourism popularity during...

SOME TOURISM LEADERS in the state believe that ATM-use data could help the industry better understand who is visiting Rhode Island. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DANIEL TEPPER

Can data on ATM use aid tourism?

Financial Services 06/08/2018

Although in his 29th year in the Newport tourism industry, Evan Smith is constantly looking for an edge to increase his understanding of who...

New distinction wins Discover Newport national recognition

Hospitality & Tourism 05/18/2018

NEWPORT – Discover Newport has been named the recipient of Civitas Advisors’ inaugural tourism marketing district of the year honor. A tourism marketing district, known...

DISCOVER NEWPORT announced it had won national recognition as a tourism marketing district from Civitas Advisors, a Sacramento, Calif.-based tourism consultancy firm. / COURTESY DISCOVER NEWPORT

New distinction wins Discover Newport national recognition

Hospitality & Tourism 05/15/2018

NEWPORT - A year after declaring the City by the Sea a tourism marketing district, Discover Newport has been named the recipient of Civitas...

Julie Grant Promoted to Digital Marketing Manager at Discover Newport

People on the Move 04/23/2018

Newport (R.I.) April 20, 2018 – Discover Newport, the official destination marketing organization for Newport and Bristol counties, has promoted Julie Grant to Digital...