Tag: South County Tourism Council
Trolling for dollars: South County Tourism Council hopes artist’s work lures...
CHARLESTOWN – After a multi-year delay, a world-renowned artist is bringing his giant trolls to South County, part of a new $123,000 marketing initiative...
Regional tourism leaders optimistic new slogan can be ‘All That’ and...
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp. recently unveiled a long-planned statewide marketing campaign, announcing to the world the Ocean State is “All That” and a...
R.I. tourism stays local: Regional campaigns lead the way this summer
Just days before the start of the high season in Newport in early July, local tourism officials gathered to talk status and strategy.
At the...
South County Tourism Council, Hauser Chocolatier partner for Golden Ticket Giveaway
CHARLESTOWN – The South County Tourism Council once again is partnering with Westerly-based chocolate maker Hauser Chocolatier to launch a “Golden Ticket Giveaway” contest,...
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...
Growing number of ‘homestays’ giving R.I. tourism a big boost
Tourism officials in Rhode Island’s shoreline communities are preparing for a bustling summer season based, in part, on the large number of home rentals...
Tourism councils want state marketing leader with local knowledge
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s tourism council leaders believe the state’s next chief marketing officer should be someone with local knowledge, marketing experience and a...
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....
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...
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...
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