Tag: Tourism
ARPA spending
If eligible, does your company plan to apply for American Rescue Plan Act financial assistance?
No: 67%
Yes: 33%
Unsure: 0%
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McKee eyes infrastructure upgrades at Port of Galilee
NARRAGANSETT – Rodman Sykes says the docks that his fishing vessels tie up to at the Port of Galilee have taken a beating over...
East Providence joins Blackstone Valley Tourism Council to launch tourism campaign
EAST PROVIDENCE – The city of East Providence has joined forces with the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council to embark on a $500,000 tourism campaign...
Conn. launches $1M winter tourism campaign
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut's Office of Tourism on Monday announced that the state is launching a $1 million winter tourism marketing campaign designed...
Kimble-Huntley: Time to be ‘thinking differently and thinking big’ on tourism
PROVIDENCE – “Thinking big is going to be one of the things that is going to set us apart from other states” on tourism,...
R.I. branding has been hit or miss
TOURISM
When R.I. Commerce Corp. decided to hire a chief marketing officer in late 2015, it made sense – bring in a person to guide...
Block Island officials dismissive of URI study on low water supply
NEW SHOREHAM – A University of Rhode Island study citing a lack of freshwater on Block Island that could impact the tourism season has...
R.I. tourism leaders excited about $10.6M from feds to boost industry
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's tourism leaders are excited about the Ocean State's $10.6 million in federal grant funding available to devote to tourism, travel...
At JWU, hospitality professionals share stories of perseverance
PROVIDENCE – A panel of local hospitality professionals Wednesday discussed how they survived and, in some cases, thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic that has...
Climate change making it harder to chase fall foliage
Droughts that cause leaves to turn brown and wither before they can reach peak color. Heat waves prompting leaves to fall before autumn even...