Tag: Tourism
State: Summer tourism outlook sunny
PROVIDENCE – Tourism officials across the state are expecting another busy summer, based on last year’s performance and pre-booking numbers for this season.
With months...
Five Questions With Kristen Adamo
Kristen Adamo | President and CEO, Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau
1. You were promoted to president and CEO of the Providence Warwick...
Collette Travel Service Inc.
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Evans named to CMO role at Commerce RI
PROVIDENCE – Heather Evans is the new chief marketing officer of R.I. Commerce Corp., effective immediately, Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor announced May 21.
Evans most...
Evans named to CMO role at Commerce RI
PROVIDENCE — Heather Evans was appointed the new chief marketing officer of the R.I. Commerce Corp., effective immediately, Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor announced Tuesday.
Evans...
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...
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