Destination Newport is the city of Newport’s all-volunteer designated marketing committee that meets monthly on the third Thursday at 2 p.m. at City Hall, unless otherwise noticed. The organization serves the interests of Newport’s tourism economy by marketing the city of Newport as an all-season visitor destination.

With this mission at the forefront of our planning process, the 2018-19 marketing plan defines strategies to attract new visitors while building high levels of loyalty and advocacy—thus increasing the number of returning visitors.

Destination Newport Vision

To promote the city by differentiating it from the competition and by marketing it as an all-season visitor destination.

Organizational Structure

As the lead marketing and promotional committee for visitation to Newport, Destination Newport is funded by the 9.5% Tourist Development Tax on short-term accommodations, commonly known as the “room tax.”

Destination Newport employs no full-time or part-time staff. Instead the all volunteer committee  members contract with local partners and the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce to  manage the marketing for Newport under the committee’s oversight. Destination Newport manages market research, planning, advertising, and public relations.

To view our strategic plan, click here.

Discover Newport is committed to providing marketing support to Newport’s visitor-based businesses. This new feature gives you the opportunity to have your business featured on either the Stay, Eat, Play, or Shop page of our website. 

Destination Newport is the city of Newport’s all-volunteer designated marketing committee that meets monthly on the third Thursday at 2 p.m. at City Hall, unless otherwise noticed.

Submission Guidelines

Complete the form below by answering all the questions. We will be in contact and ask that you submit a high resolution photo and logo of your business. Please keep in mind that submissions will be edited for length and submissions will be published on a first come first serve basis.