Tag: Providence Warwick Convention Visitors Bureau
Carson receives James McCarvill Leadership Award
REP. LAUREN H. CARSON, D-Newport, recently received the 2022 James McCarvill Leadership Award from the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau. The award, named...
PWCVB relocating to Paolino building
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau recently reached a lease agreement to move into the Paolino Properties LP office building at...
Many styles of pizza available in R.I.
Although pizza is often perceived as an inexpensive meal, it was not offered as a menu item during the recently concluded Providence Restaurant Weeks....
R.I. hotel tax collections up 20.6% in November
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 5% hotel tax in Rhode Island in November increased 20.6% year over year to $1.5 million, according to the...
R.I. hotel tax collections up more than 4% in October
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 5% hotel tax in Rhode Island in October increased 4.6% year over year to $2.5 million, according to the...
Providence tourism district backed by key city panel
PROVIDENCE – The city finance committee on Monday unanimously supported creation of a Providence Tourism Improvement District to generate additional revenue to boost the...
Tourism districts gain support from hotels: ‘We have to try something...
PROVIDENCE – There is growing support among hotel owners and managers for Providence and Warwick creating tourism-improvement districts to generate additional revenue for marketing...
Public hearing set for hotel-funded Providence tourism district
PROVIDENCE – The city finance committee on Tuesday set a public hearing on a proposal to create a special district to raise revenue in...
Convention bookings in R.I. looking brighter
The recent Rhode Island Comic Con that drew tens of thousands of people to downtown Providence over three days is the latest sign of...
Good signs for convention business
Things are finally looking up for the state’s pandemic-devastated convention and meetings business, as evidenced by the tens of thousands of visitors to Rhode...
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