Destination: Rhode Island Meeting & Event Planning City Guide
Destination Articles
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Curtain Up
By Nikki Gloudeman
June 27, 2012
On Oct. 30, 1947, a crowd gathered at the Shubert Theater in New Haven, Conn., to see the debut of a new play. The curtain rose on the image of a rundown building in a New Orleans neighborhood. A man walked up, yelling to his wife at the second-story window: “Stella!”
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Raw Beauty, Deluxe Resorts & City Escapes
By Michael Hart
May 31, 2012
Utah is a land of wide-open natural wonders and intimate communities, both urban and rural. When choosing a destination in Utah, assess everything that can be offered to attendees when it comes to leisure time before, during or after a meeting. The variety of options is as broad as the dramatic canyons suggest.
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Picture Perfect New England
By Nikki Gloudeman
April 20, 2011
There’s something about New England that conjures up a vivid idea in people’s minds, of colonial homes, a glittering blue waterfront, lighthouses standing watch over the sea, quaint inns and B&Bs and, of course, colorful fall foliage. Its singular beauty has been captured in countless photos, which have launched countless fantasies of an enchanted getaway or meeting.
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Destination Description
Famously tiny Rhode Island—Alaska could hold 424 states its size—still manages to pack a mighty punch. About 30% of it is comprised of stunning bays and inlets, and inland, it is filled with rustic barns, sprawling mansions, old-fashioned churches and several national historic landmarks.
Rhode Island also easily lives up to people’s vision of New England, thanks to its glittering blue waterfront, lighthouses standing watch over the sea, quaint inns and B&Bs and, of course, colorful fall foliage.
The state is home to two popular meeting locales—the city of Providence and harbor town of Newport.
