Tag: Providence Warwick Convention Visitors Bureau
February 5% hotel tax collections rise 4%
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island collections of the 5 percent hotel tax in February increased 4 percent year over year to $800,934, according to the...
Providence selected to host 2019 NAST Conference
PROVIDENCE – The National Association of State Treasurers will hold its 2019 Treasury Management Training Symposium at the R.I. Convention Center from May 21-24,...
DOR: December 5% hotel tax revenue collection up 7.2% year over...
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island 5 percent hotel tax revenue was $776,424 in December 2016, a 7.2 percent year-over-year increase, the R.I. Department of Revenue...
Rhode Tour mobile app launches new self-guided Providence tours
PROVIDENCE – Tourists in Providence will be able to escort themselves through historic city districts, with the addition of two new self-guided walking tours...
Elorza to invest $4.3M on Broad Street in Providence
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza last week announced the city would put $4.3 million toward investments along the Broad Street corridor in Providence.
The...
DOR: Hotel tax collections rise in November
PROVIDENCE – One percent and five percent hotel tax collections increased both year over year in November and fiscal year over fiscal year through...
Workshop looks at city’s lesser-known attractions
Barbara Barnes started the workshop with a “Peanuts” comic. Linus is telling Charlie Brown about a trip he went on. All the hotels and...