Tag: Providence Warwick Convention Visitors Bureau
At JWU, hospitality professionals share stories of perseverance
PROVIDENCE – A panel of local hospitality professionals Wednesday discussed how they survived and, in some cases, thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic that has...
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...
R.I. 5% hotel tax collection jumps 88.5% Y/Y in July, showing...
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the state 5% hotel tax in Rhode Island increased 88.5% year over year in July to $4 million, the R.I....
R.I.’s business-event tourism needs big boost
While leisure travel has rebounded in 2021, Rhode Island’s business and event tourism continues to struggle. This is troubling since municipalities and the hospitality...
Convention organizers cautiously proceeding with large events
PROVIDENCE – Last weekend, construction officials and general contractors roamed exhibit halls at the R.I. Convention for the JLC Live convention, which featured conference...
UNCLEAR CARNAGE: Just how badly has pandemic hurt R.I.’s small businesses?
Heather Wall still gets emotional when she drives past the empty storefront on Frenchtown Road in North Kingstown.
The darkened space in Hunt River Commons...
R.I. launches Providence hotel reward card program to stimulate local business
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is launching a rewards card program for guests of several Providence hotels to stimulate local business, Gov. Daniel J. McKee...
Hospitality’s headache: How to attract, keep workersÂ
Erin Umbdenstock spent her four-month stint of unemployment trying to keep busy.
She cooked and cleaned her Coventry apartment and took up several new hobbies....
Providence Restaurant Weeks to kick off July 11
PROVIDENCE – Providence Restaurant Weeks is returning this summer, starting July 11, the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau said Wednesday.
So far, 40 restaurants...
BRACING FOR THE WAVE: Tourism industry ready for big rebound, but...
A year ago, John and Sarah Cullen were fearing for the future of their Block Island gift shop.
With supply chains choked by the COVID-19...
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