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September 25:  Annual Dinner Meeting and Silent Auction at Twin River Event Center More

October 15 -18: Fall Lab - Civic Tourism II: Defining and Animating Whole Places
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Latest News and Info

NEW: Employment Opportunity: Job title: Broad Street Regeneration Initiative Coordinator  More

NEW: Masters Thesis by MASAKI MIYAKE entitled: Tourism and the Local Business Community in Small Cities and Towns: A Qualitative Study of the Blackstone Valley, Rhode Island  PDF | Word

New: July 24, 2008  Providence Phoenix
Is RI making the most from its tourism appeal? Critics call a variety of agencies a wasteful approach in this small state
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New: View Tourism Council Capabilities Statement More

NEW NBC10 Ombudsman recants Channel 10 Story regarding Council recommendations of Italian restaurants - calls reporting inaccurate. Read full statement in PDF

NEW: Discussion Forum
Try our new discussion forum. Talk about the Rhode Island Blackstone Valley, Sustainable Tourism, the Tourism Council, hot issues or our websites. View forum

Video Promotion of Blackstone Valley  Download WMV Format | View on Google

May 29, 2008
Proposed stores conflict with original vision for boat landing
- There's always been a vision, but private investment never followed the hundreds of thousands of state and federal dollars invested in the massive Blackstone River dock that's been named Central Falls Landing.  More

April 22, 2008
Council wins Tourism for Tomorrow Destination Award
More | Providence Business News Story | Travel Mole Interview with Bob Billington | Providence Journal | View videos (click on items in left column)

NEW: Robert Billington: The glorious rebirth of the Blackstone Valley d long into the 20th Century. More

NEW: Download our latest Green Guide (PDF)

NEW: DNE 2008 Report  View Report

April 2, 2008 Providence Journal
Pawtucket Foundation Bestows Honors - Bob Billington Receives Heritage Award - More

April 2, 2008 Evening Times
Best of Pawtucket -
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March 31, 2008
COMMUNITIES OF THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY SCHEDULED TO TAKE PART IN THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP
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UPDATED: How Important is Tourism in Rhode Island 2006 Tourism Satellite Account - Blackstone Valley and State Data 
State: View PowerPoint Online | Download PowerPoint | PDF
Blackstone Valley: View PowerPoint Online | Download PowerPoint

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Melissa Ethridge - I Need to Wake Up

 


Welcome To The Blackstone Valley
Tourism Council

Rhode Island, New England, USA.

Founded in April 1985, the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council is a non-profit corporation registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) educational organization and was authorized under Section 42-63.1-5 of the Rhode Island General Laws as the State designated regional tourism development agency for the Northern Rhode Island tourism district representing the cities of Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Woonsocket, and the towns of Cumberland, Lincoln, North Smithfield, Smithfield, Glocester, and Burrillville. The Tourism Council is supported by statewide hotel room tax revenues (RI General Laws, Section 42-63.1) and also receives financial support from the public and private sector, charitable organizations, and grants.

The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council’s Board of Directors consists of 21 members representing tourism development interests throughout the region. The Council’s mission is to create positive change with regard to community values by developing and promoting coordinated, responsible and sustainable tourism in Rhode Island’s Blackstone Valley communities. The Board of Directors appoints a President, who serves as the Executive Director and CEO of the Agency. Support staff and independent contractors are also employed to assist in coordinating functions and projects.

"Blackstone Valley" music performed by Plainfolk and is used with permission of Charlie Ball ©.

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