Tag: Evan Smith
R.I.’s top tourism job in limbo
Almost five months after the state’s top tourism official resigned, R.I. Commerce Corp.’s promotional efforts “haven’t skipped a beat,” according to the agency’s interim...
After 6 months, live music is coming back to Newport
NEWPORT – For six months, purchasing concert tickets meant registering online, stub costs transitioned to suggested donations and attending meant tuning into Facebook Live...
TOURISM PIVOT: Struggling industry shifts focus closer to home
Ella Gonzalez is used to hearing families from faraway places bustling into the lobby of the Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina during the summer....
Can R.I. tourism avoid summer of sadness?
From beach vacations to business conferences, travel-related tourism is the lifeblood of the state economy, generating $6.8 billion in 2018, according to a report...
PBN survey offers hope for some businesses, concerns for others
The good news in a recent PBN survey is that many Rhode Islanders are ready to get back to their workplaces, shopping habits and...
Tourism: In search of coordination
The Providence Riverboat Co. once served primarily local customers. Its boats would take groups out on the Providence River for cocktail cruises, leaving from...
State: Summer tourism outlook sunny
PROVIDENCE – Tourism officials across the state are expecting another busy summer, based on last year’s performance and pre-booking numbers for this season.
With months...
Tourism districts win funding boost
As the summer season heads toward its peak, Rhode Island’s six tourism districts’ budgets will see a long-awaited boost from taxes generated by housing...
Boutique hotels go mainstream
Early on a chilly Wednesday morning just before Memorial Day weekend, Christopher Bicho walks into the Town & Tide Inn in Newport. An aroma...
Erin Donovan-Boyle gives Newport County Chamber a big energy boost
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...
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