Forget the crowded beaches and sweltering heat, Newport, Rhode Island transforms into an absolute autumn wonderland come November. While everyone else is fighting for poolside loungers in Cancún, smart travelers are discovering why this New England coastal gem is actually more magical when the temperatures drop and the holiday spirit arrives. Here’s why November might just be the secret best time to visit Newport.
Fall is in full swing on the coast. This week brings spooky cinema, a Halloween night inside the walls of Fort Adams, cozy cups by the Cliff Walk, and a full Sunday …
Rhode Island’s late summer labor snapshot shows a small but welcome improvement. The state added about 500 jobs in August on a seasonally adjusted basis and the unemployment rate edged down to …
Rhode Island’s visitor economy is not a side dish. It is one of the main engines that feeds paychecks in Newport. The latest data show a strong base rolling into fall 2025, …
Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards 2025 just dropped and Newport put 2 properties in the national top tier of Favorite Inns in the continental United States. The Chanler at Cliff Walk …
MICHELIN’s hotel awards updated this year, and Castle Hill Inn landed in an upper tier with Two MICHELIN Keys. Keys sit alongside the famous restaurant Stars and signal overall stay quality in …
Newport, RI — Heritage Restaurant Group says it has reached an agreement to acquire Scales & Shells, the Lower Thames Street seafood staple that has anchored the neighborhood since 1987. The plan …
Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards 2025 just dropped and Newport put 2 properties in the national top tier of Favorite Inns in the continental United States. The Chanler at Cliff Walk …
Castle Hill Inn closed 2025 with two national reader nods that point to the same strengths. In July, Travel + Leisure readers ranked it no. 5 among Favorite Inns in the continental …
The MICHELIN Guide’s hotel awards for the current year placed The Chanler at Cliff Walk in the upper tier with Two MICHELIN Keys. Keys are the hotel side signal of quality that …
