Rhode Island Tourism Industry

Visitors to Rhode Island spent $5.6 billion in 2023, an increase of 4.6% over the prior year.
Visitor volumes grew 2.2% to a record 28.4 million persons in 2023.
These visitors sustained 86,612 jobs and generated $935 million in state and local tax revenues - a tax revenue increase of 3.5% from 2022.
Including all traveler-related expenditures, the Rhode Island traveler economy generated $8.3 billion in business sales (total economic impact) during 2023 – representing $2.7 billion in additional spending over the visitor industry.
Each household in Rhode Island would need to be taxed an additional $2,160 to replace the visitor-generated taxes received by Rhode Island state and local governments in 2023.
The number of jobs sustained by the traveler economy (86,612) supports 12.9% of all jobs in Rhode Island.
By region, Providence led spending growth at 4.8% year-over-year