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New: September
23: 25th Anniversary
BVTC Annual Dinner
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New:
2010 Beijing Summit
Review - Global Travel
and Tourism Summit
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New:
Editorial by Bob
Billington: Sustainable
Tourism (Providence
Journal)
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New:
2010 Arista Awards
Sustainable
Tourism Lab offers cash
prize for sustainable
tourism efforts
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2010 Council Work Plan
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2009 BV Tourism Council Annual Report
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September 28, 2009
Blackstone Alert Final Report
presented to the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
by the Resilient Futures Network
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New York
Times - Escapes
American Journeys - Where
‘Made in America’ Made Its Debut
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View our awards
and recognitions over the years
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Welcome To The Blackstone Valley
Tourism Council
Rhode Island, New England, USA.
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Gamm Theatre - Winner of "RI
Tourism Award for the Blackstone Valley" - Keith Stokes, Mark
Brodeur, Tony Estrella, Governor Carcieri, Bob Billington |
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.
