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View our awards and recognitions over the years

NEW: RI Regional tourism directors honored (photo and caption) More

Blackstone Valley looks at ways to lure tourists (Providence Journal - May 15, 2009) —  More

April 15, 2009 - Providence Journal
Robert Billington: The glorious rebirth of the Blackstone Valley
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Remember the Flood of October 2005: Are We Prepared for the Next One?

Blackstone Alert Forum II

DATE: Thursday, January 22, 2009
TIME: 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
LOCATION: Blackstone Valley
Visitor Center Theater
175 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860

RSVP to Fred Presley by Friday, January 16, 2009 or call the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council at 401-724-2200

NEW: Broad Street Regeneration Initiative Action Plan  View plan

December, 2008 - RI Hospitality Association
Smithfield Resident Presented with the Mary Brennan Tourism Award by Rhode Island Hospitality Association
 
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October 16, 2008 - Providence Journal, Robert Billington, president of the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, awarded the Tom Roberts Prize for Creative Achievement in the Humanities presented by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. More | See also Valley Breeze & Observer | View Tribute video on Google | View Tribute video with Flash

September 25, 2008
BTN talks to Dr. Robert Billington
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September 29, 2008
Blackstone Valley Joins Forces with Keep America Beautiful in Expanding Keep America Beautiful's Affiliate Network More | Evening Times article

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

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

Download our latest Green Guide (PDF)

DNE 2008 Report  View Report

UPDATED: How Important is Tourism in Rhode Island 2006 Tourism Satellite Account - Blackstone Valley and State Data 
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Blackstone Valley: View PowerPoint Online | Download PowerPoint

View Blue Man Group Global Warming Video

Melissa Ethridge - I Need to Wake Up

 


Welcome To The Blackstone Valley
Tourism Council

Rhode Island, New England, USA.

 

2009 Board of Directors

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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