Tag: Evan Smith
Middle passage marker to spark conversation in Newport
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...
Newport touts 10% lodging revenue jump YTD, no fear of fall...
NEWPORT - Heralding the upcoming Labor Day weekend holiday, Discover Newport released a report Friday emphasizing the City by the Sea's tourism popularity during...
Can data on ATM use aid tourism?
Although in his 29th year in the Newport tourism industry, Evan Smith is constantly looking for an edge to increase his understanding of who...
Will experience pay off as Newport prepares to once again host...
Martha Parker looks back fondly on the 2015 Volvo Ocean Race Newport stopover and the favorable impact it had on her foul-weather sailing gear...
Higher minimum wage correlates slightly with higher unemployment
One of the primary arguments against raising the minimum wage is that employment will drop, especially among young, entry-level workers.
A cursory look at the...
Is transparency bad for tourism?
Trudy Coxe, CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Preservation Society of Newport County, sees a problem with a lack of transparency in the state’s...
Nat Geo Traveler names Newport among 30 best small U.S. cities
PROVIDENCE - A Jan. 16 ranking published by National Geographic Traveler counts Newport among the 30 Best Small U.S. Cities according to "unconventional metrics"...
Eighteen months after the ‘Cooler & Warmer’ debacle, does R.I....
When Portsmouth-based Rail Explorers USA, which offers unusual tours on recumbent bicycles along abandoned rail lines, got some national press in late July, business...
Tourism funding frustration grows
The fiscal 2018 budget finally signed into law by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo Aug. 3 again shifts tourism funding, and some regional council directors...
House extends tourism-oversight panel
The House’s recent approval of a second iteration of the 2015 Tourism Study Commission, a 2-year-old legislative body chaired by Rep. Lauren H. Carson,...
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