Tag: Tourism
Can a zoo boost the economy?
Adults and kids stare, almost unblinking, at the sleek bodies of giant river otters gliding dreamily in figure eights through their tank.The human faces...
R.I. meal, beverage tax collections decline 3.9% in 2018
PROVIDENCE – Meal and beverage tax collections from Rhode Island restaurants declined 3.9 percent in 2018 to $14.6 million compared with the $15.2 million...
Marketing and sailing rewards, but departures too in 2018
R.I. Commerce Corp. last year unveiled a much-anticipated statewide tourism marketing campaign that included an updated website and digital ad initiative.Both centered on what...
Tourists are coming back
The storyline goes something like this: Dislike and/or fear of President Donald Trump, tougher visa rules and border enforcement, and reports of hostility to...
Marriott CEO says trade war with China could hurt travel to...
TORONTO – President Donald Trump’s trade war with China could hurt tourism from that country to the U.S., and Chinese travelers are already starting to...
R.I. collects $922.6K in 5% hotel tax in Feb.
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 5 percent hotel tax in Rhode Island in February totaled $922,558, a 15.2 percent increase year over year, according...
Jeff Roy, 37
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, REVENUE MANAGEMENT & PRICING – COLLETTEWhere do you see yourself professionally in 20 years? Hopefully, I’ll still be with Collette. I’ll...
PBN on WJAR-TV, July 9, 2018
Providence’s neighborhoods in the spotlight with new online guides.Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss...
Providence’s neighborhoods in the spotlight with new online guides
On a sunny, June afternoon, two women stop to greet one another – one entering, one exiting Seven Stars Bakery on Hope Street, on...
Collette
BEST PLACES TO WORK 2018
6. LARGE COMPANIES | Collette
Employees in R.I.: 450
CEO and President Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.
Questions answered by: Rachel Handfield, executive vice...
