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Providence RI Tourist Information | |
| The helpful Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau is between the Providence Convention Center and the Providence Place shopping mall. | ||
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Rhode Island levies a sales tax of 7% on most purchases. You'll see two taxes on your hotel room bill: the 7% sales tax on the room, and a 6% hotel occupancy tax, which raises the philosophical question: if you pay for a hotel room but don't actually occupy it, should you pay the second tax? The two taxes together raise your hotel bill by 13%, so a "$100 room" ends up costing $113. Go to the CVB's sophisticated website for event information, special travel package offers, and to request their printed Visitor Information packet. Providence
Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau —by Tom Brosnahan
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River view of historic Providence RI.
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