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There's point A. There's point B. Then there's the point where people decide to make their time on the road more enjoyable. It used to be that you needed an RV to relax and enjoy the luxuries of home while you were on the road, but that's changing. Or rather, that's converting. The conversion van industry is busy transforming dreams into customized reality in low-clearance vehicles, and mobile satellite TV continues to top the list of luxury options. ...

Avoiding Hassles in the Air
Preparing for your next airplane flight
By Laura Quarantiello

Mail It To Yourself
Items Prohibited on Airlines Don't Need To Be Forfeited
By G.W. Kirk
My aged aunt lost her favorite scissors a few months ago. They were tiny folding scissors with her name engraved on the side, a gift from her own, now departed, favorite aunt. She took them with her on a flight out of TF Green Airport, never imagining that the rules designed to keep dangerous weapons off airplanes could possibly apply to her tiny pair of scissors.

Block Island Ferry
The ferry travels the twelve and a half miles from Point Judith (Galilee) to

Visiting For The Long Term
Candlewood Suites
By Paul Pence
When I first took Linda to Texas to meet my family, we needed a comfortable homebase -- a place with not only a comfortable bed, but also a kitchen, laundry facilities, and room to spread out as we explored. My mother's house had only limited air conditioning, and staying with relatives always means disrupting their schedules and routines, so we looked for a conveniently located long-stay hotel. We found Candlewood Suites.

Factory Rennovation Yields High-End Condos
The old Kaiser factory in Portsmouth is reborn as a luxury condo tower
The former Kaiser Aluminum factory tower was abandoned in 1987 and has stood as an eyesore on the Narragansett for years. Through the vision of English environmentalist, sportsman and entrepreneur Peter de Savary and his partner J. Brian O’Neill, one of the nation’s

Factory Rennovation Yields High-End Condos
The old Kaiser factory in Portsmouth is reborn as a luxury condo tower
The former Kaiser Aluminum factory tower was abandoned in 1987 and has stood as an eyesore on the Narragansett for years. Through the vision of English environmentalist, sportsman and entrepreneur Peter de Savary and his partner J. Brian O’Neill, one of the nation’s

Elegance On The Newport Cliff Walk
Chanler Hotel, Newport RI
By Paul Pence
A few months ago, my wife and I had a chance to stay at the Chanler Hotel in Newport. As travel writers, we had been the guests of many excellent hotels and restaurants, but we were completly amazed that we would have a place as elegant as the Chanler right here in Rhode Island. And Newport's Cliff Walk, is exactly where a mansion-turned-hotel should be.

Getting There For Less
Cheap Airfares Still Abound
By Matthew Keegan
Despite the anguish being felt because of ultra high fuel prices, many airlines are still offering deep discounts on flights as the busy holiday travel season approaches. This is good news for consumers, but bad news for struggling carriers who absolutely cannot sustain this practice permanently. Consumers should take care how they book and pay for their flights and be careful which airlines they choose to fly with. Although no carrier appears to be ready to shut down altogether, consumers must remain informed in order to avoid being left stranded.

Bigger and Better
Crowne Plaza Hotel at the Crossings helps Warwick compete for bigger meetings & conventions
It has 266 bedrooms, huge ballrooms, lawns big enough for kennel shows, and a huge indoor swimming pool. No, it's not another Rhode Island mansion, it's the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the Crossings in Warwick, only 2 miles from TF Green Airport. And now it's even bigger, with a copper-domed rotunda and new ballrooms expanding its meeting space to 33,000 square feet, giving it the largest function space of any Rhode Island hotel.

Can you afford to drink and drive?
Just tip your waitress 14 grand and get behind the wheel
This holiday season, if you are tempted to have one for the road and then get behind the wheel, why not just tip your waitress $14,000, call a cab, and save yourself a lot of grief? If you can't afford that tip, you can't afford to drive drunk either.

Family Vacation Tips
A checklist to make your next trip easier
By Jack Reidelberger
Are you ready to tackle a family vacation? These tips might help you to have a more enjoyable experience. I hope you find a few that you can put to use on your next getaway with the little ones.

No More Preflight Tension!
First Class Massage, TF Green Airport
Twenty to forty times a day, travelers drop by First Class Massage with preflight jitters or muscle pain from cramped seats or too much vacationing in Rhode Island.

When Your Child Has to Fly Solo
By Marlene Coleman, M.D., author of Safe and Sound - Healthy Travel With Children
There are many reasons why your child might need to make an unaccompanied flight. In fact, for some children, unaccompanied travel is routine: summer trips to visit a parent or grandparent, trips to school or camp, or even a last-minute entry into a sports or academic competition. But today, as travel rules become more complex and stringent for everyone, even the most experienced young travelers are encountering new challenges.

Free Parking
Providence's Parking Rules Are Relaxed Over The Holiday Season
A holiday tradition aimed at making it easier for people to enjoy the excitement of Providence is about to get underway. Mayor David N. Cicilline announced today that the City’s Relaxed Parking program is scheduled to begin the day after Thanksgiving on Friday, November 25 and will run through January 1, 2006.

The Future of Hotel Stays
How Technology Will Change Your Trips
By Paul Pence
Six hundred experts in customer support, quality, organizational development, and business systems brainstormed a response to the question "What innovation would most positively affect the customer's experience at a business hotel?"

Smart, Wrinkle-Free Packing of Your Luggage
How to Pack Using the "Military Roll"
By Fran Folsom
Twenty-five years ago I took my first trip to Italy; two weeks of touring through Rome, Florence, Venice, Naples and Capri. I had packed enough to last me two months.

TF Green Intermodal Transport Hub
URI community planning students spur development at T.F. Green Airport
By Todd McLeish
It has been nearly eight years since then-Governor Lincoln Almond proposed an intermodal train station adjacent to T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, and while the idea has generated enthusiasm and support, development of the project has not yet begun.

Is it a Bed & Breakfast?
By Noreen O'Neil
I started my bed & breakfast from my home about 10 years ago after my children had flown the nest. The bedrooms were empty and I said, "Why not? Newport is a great tourist town and always-in need of lodging for the weary."

Gucci Luggage or Black Plastic Trash Bags?
What Your Luggage Tells Others About You
Flor Bonifacio

The Lure of Newport
A moment in time captured today
By Linda S. Manning
For hundreds of years, Newport, Rhode Island has lured a varied population of inhabitants. With her glorious 22 miles of coastline surrounded by Rose, Gould and Coaster Harbor Islands, she is a magnificent picture of beautiful beaches, harbor side cafes and boutiques dressed up with gas lit lamps on cobblestone streets.

Living a Life of Extravagance in the Ocean State
By Linda S. Manning, Staff Writer
A life of lavishness gives one pleasure. Millionaires buy convenience. Of course no one needs a Ferrari, Lear 35A Jet or the new Phantom Rolls Royce, but if you can afford to buy such lavish items, why not?

Planning Meetings and Coventions In RI
There's help no matter where you want to visit in Rhode Island

TV To Go
In-motion Satellite TV the "Must-Have" Option
There's point A. There's point B. Then there's the point where people decide to make their time on the road more enjoyable. It used to be that you needed an RV to relax and enjoy the luxuries of home while you were on the road, but that's changing. Or rather, that's converting. The conversion van industry is busy transforming dreams into customized reality in low-clearance vehicles, and mobile satellite TV continues to top the list of luxury options.

Enhancements to Lush Bed and Breakfasts
Distinctive Differences in Newport’s Accommodations
By Linda S. Manning, Staff Writer
Newport houses more bed and breakfasts per square mile than any other tourist town with over 150 B&B's, inns, and guest houses for visitors to choose from. Setting one apart from another is the innkeepers and their personalities, the styles of the B&B's, the amenities offered, and of course the proximity to the area attractions, like the treasured waterfront.

A Stage for the Season
Holiday Happenings in Newport
By Linda Manning
If you are fortunate enough to be in close proximity to Newport during the holiday months or have taken that well needed time to enjoy and relax by visiting the beautiful City by the Sea, you are in for a treat. You will be delighted with the brilliance of Christmas in Newport when the entire city dresses up to celebrate the season while taking on an illuminating glow.

Beating the Post Vacation Blues
By Erica Donnelly
Your long-awaited vacation was everything you could have hoped for - - great weather, relaxation, fun. But now its over, and your high spirits have taken a nose dive. If you had such a great time, why do you feel so bad?

Making Room for More Rooms
Providence’s Second Phase of Urban Renewal IncludesNearly 600 Additional Hotel Rooms
By Kristen Adamo
In the early 1990s, Providence, RI became the darling of urban planners with its remarkable metamorphosis from a gritty industrial city to a sophisticated urban center. Now, Providence is poised for a second wave of revitalization, including several new hotels that will account for nearly 600 additional hotel rooms.

Providence Rides a New Wave of Development
Rhode Island Capital Welcomes New Airlines, Hotels
On the heels of a nationally acclaimed, billion dollar urban revitalization of the 1990's, which gave new life to Providence with a new convention center, upscale hotels, Waterplace Park, a rebuilt Fleet Center, and a world-class downtown shopping mall, the city has entered yet another phase of development. Providence has two new low-fare air carriers to its award-winning T.F. Green Airport (PVD) and three new hotels under construction.

Remote Control of Your PC
Vacation doesn't have to end when business calls
You're on vacation, relaxing at the hotel pool, keeping the job out of your mind. Suddenly you realize that you failed to send a critical file to a key client -- and the deadline is in fifteen minutes! Miss that deadline and you might as well stay on vacation! No need to panic. You've got Internet access in your hotel and you installed software on your office computer that lets you access it for anywhere.

Road Warriors Speak Out
What Business Travelers Really Want
By Stephanie Bezner
Ah, the life of the traveling executive -- exploring exotic locales, sampling bountiful breakfast buffets, and accumulating a lifetime supply of hotel shampoos and body lotions. No one knows the ins and outs of smart business travel better than road warriors. Holiday Inn Express surveyed 1,000 executives to get the real scoop. The survey discovered it all, from the secret to packing wrinkle-free suits to the surprisingly sentimental side of the male executive.

Rhode Island Route 4
Route 4 is an interstate-quality spur off

I Have To Fly WHERE?
How Business Travellers Can Stay Safe in the Worlds Hotspots
By John Williams
Business travellers increasingly find themselves needing tovisit hotspots. Outside Europe and America, many countriesneed special care. Obviously, Iraq wouldn't be the numberone choice for a business trip. But other countries, likeSaudi Arabia or parts of the Far East, require attentiontoo.

Top Ten Secrets to Saving Big Money in the Airline Flights
And it doesn't involve stowing away in the baggage compartments
By Alex Fir
Do you know that some people travel around the country and abroad, for both business and pleasure, and save bundles of money in the process?

Sleeping on the Blackstone
The Slater River Boat B&B, Pawtucket RI
The Samuel Slater B&B is perhaps the most unusual lodging in Rhode Island. While other bed and breakfasts can provide a river view, breakfast brought to your room, Eurpoean elegance, and a great measure of privacy and solitude, the Samuel Slater canal boat stretches the definition of B&B to include the word "Boat".

State of Tourism
Brian C. Whiting's address to the the Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Eleven months ago, I was fortunate to be offered the opportunity to return to Rhode Island to join the CVB. I joined this organization at one of the most exciting times in its history. And together with the CVB’s dedicated travel industry professionals, we are looking forward to making this wonderful organization even stronger.

State House Inn B&B in Providence
Victorian Elegance in the Shadow of the Rhode Island State House
Imagine a weekend getaway with your loved one in an elegant Bed and Breakfast, complete with gas fireplaces, canopy beds and a luscious breakfast in the morning. Better than that, this one is located so close to a major metropolis that it's within walking distance. You'll never be at a loss for things to do in this city, as it offers a host of events that would keep the average person busy enough for weeks.

T.F Green Records Second Best Year in History
Passenger Numbers Mark 2004 as the "Rebound Year"
The final numbers are in, and 2004 has been labeled the "rebound year" for Green Airport with 5,509,186 total passengers, a 6.43% increase over last year's total of 5,176,271. With passenger traffic numbers closely resembling those of 2001, the most successful year to date, (5,530,393), 2004 is now the 2nd busiest year for Green. The 2004 numbers were less than four tenths of one percent, or 21,207 shy of exceeding 2001. Final numbers for December were 427,793, a 6.95% increase over last December.

Skip Boston's Airport – Take Rhode Island's
TF Green Airport (PVD)
By Paul Pence
From the time you park in the long-term parking so close that you can stroll to the terminal, that Rhode Island's TF Green airport is a better choice than Boston's Logan Airport. Actually, it was probably obvious during the drive to the airport, with easy uncongested interstate access, unlike Boston's freeways twisted into tight, crowded, ever-changing pretzels by their mulit-billion dollar "big dig" project. It takes less time to drive to TF Green than Logan from almost anywhere south or west of downtown Boston.

Timeshare Fraud
How To Recognize and Avoid It
By Dana Sanders
Does the ideal of purchasing a timeshare vacation package sound exciting? It should be, at the least, an exciting endeavor. Imagine your first inexpensive trip to the beach, a romantic week away or a much-deserved escape from the hustle and stress of the real world!

Timeshare Concept Adopted by Hotel Industry
By Lynn Sheldon
With lower occupancy rates, a sagging economy, and the changing demographicsof travelers, hotel industry officials are constantly searching for waysto fill rooms. One hot topic is timesharing.

Overcoming Travel Fears
By Catherine Comer of
How can we keep traveling and overcome our fear of flying?

Don't Travel Alone
Explore Travel Matching
By Paul Pence
Travel matching, a new trend in travel arrangements, connects travelers with people who will open their homes to others with similar interests, tastes and lifestyles. Travelers are matched, often through a detailed questionnaire, with people who enjoy the same activities and have similar attitudes in the things that are important to them.

Wickford Village is an Historic Charmer
One North Kingstown Village Has A Lively History
By Rachel Rome
Wickford's charming village atmosphere andold-fashioned Brown Street belie its vibrant 21stcentury liveliness. Walk around, explore the streets,poke into the shops, stop and have a sandwich outsideon the deck overlooking picturesque Wickford Harbor.Fall in love with my home town.

Y2K at the White House
One reader's stay at Newport's White House Bed and Breakfast
By Paula Pesca
Toward the end of December, 1999, I started thinking that maybe my husband and I really should do something to celebrate the "New Millennium". Everyone had been talking about taking trips, going to huge parties, celebrating big time to welcome the Year 2000, but we hadn't given it much thought. Not wanting to travel far or spend tons of money, I came up with the idea of staying in a Bed & Breakfast somewhere in Newport. It would be different, (for us anyway), living in Rhode Island all our lives we had never stayed in any hotel or B&B in the State, and we've always loved visiting Newport, so why not?

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Welcome 1661 Inn Classic waterfront inn with spectacular sunrise views over the Atlantic. Rates include our buffet breakfast, Island tour and afternoon wine & nibble hour. At The 1661 Inn you will find comfort, relaxation and friendly hosts working to ensure that your stay is as memorable as Block Island itself. Spring Street Block Island, RI MAP Phone: 800-626-4773 or 401-466-2421 WWW Email

1900s Splendor Hotel Manisses Step into 19th Century yesteryear with a stay at this Romantic Victorian hotel featuring seventeen meticulously appointed rooms with authentic Victorian furniture. The guest rooms, named after local shipwrecks before 1872, feature floral wallpaper, the white wicker, wrought-iron and heavily carved furniture that recalls the best of a more gracious time. Spring Street Block Island, RI MAP Phone: (401) 466-2421 or (800) 626-4773 WWW Email

Luxurious, all-inclusive resort setting Point Pleasant Inn Enjoy life as it was as you stroll through the 33-room mansion along granite and teak floors. Get lost in one of the many books left over from the Rockwell era. Read by the fire in the lovely library or enjoy the wrap around water view from the Grand Gallery. All guest suites offer luxurious accommodations, spectacular water and garden views. Check in for a holiday that you will never forget, complete with signature amenities, Italian linens, down comforters and fireplaces in Bristol Harbour suite and all public rooms. An English country manor house from another era, Point Pleasant Inn offers a rare look of life from the pages of romance novels. 333 Poppasquash Road Bristol, RI MAP Phone: 401/253-0627 WWW

Circa 1854 Stone House Inn Upscale inn, spa, and fine dining in a classic 1854 home. Come experience luxury and tranquility. The Stone House has two restaurants, 1854, which is located in the old tap room and serves modern comfort food, and Pietra, meaning stone in Italian. Pietra serves Tuscan inspired cuisine with a local flair. Chef Paul Wade, is an eight generation Mayflower descendant and embraces locally grown ingredients. All food for the restaurants comes from within a 25 mile radius of the property. The Stone House also boasts a full service spa, which is truly unique. 122 Sakonnet Point Rd Little Compton, RI 2837 MAP Phone: 401.635.2222 WWW

Famous for our warmth & hospitality Beech Tree Inn The Beech Tree Inn is a charming Victorian home built in 1887. It was lovingly renovated and offers spacious rooms with private baths, cable TV, air conditioning and lovely gardens and sundecks. Many of the rooms have fireplaces and Jacuzzi bathtubs. Famous for our warmth and hospitality, you will wake to a scrumptious full breakfast. The many amenities including free, off-street parking allow you to be worry-free! The Beech Tree Inn is perfectly located on quiet Historic Hill just a short walk to Newports fabulous restaurants, specialty shops, ocean beach, and historic sites. Rates range from $99 to $325. 34 Rhode Island Avenue Newport, RI 02840 MAP Phone: 401-847-9794 or 800-748-6565 WWW

Come Enjoy The Comfort Of Home Ambassador Motel Welcome to the Ambassador Motel. Established in 1961, we have over 40 years of excellent service. The motel has been operated in the preferred comfort and personalized attention you receive from a smaller family owned and operated motel. Our rooms are all decorated as guests rooms with personalized detail and a special attention to cleanliness. Our clients love the attention we give to each and every guest, come and feel like part of the family. 201 Post Road Westerly, RI 02891 MAP Phone: 401.322.7995 WWW Email

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Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority Providing bus, trolley, and ferry service across Rhode Island. Phone: 401-781-9400 WWW

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