Abstract
Newport, Rhode Island, seems to have learned the basic lessons in sustainable tourism development. The current slogan for the Newport County Convention and Visitors Bureau is “Newport: Americas First Resort.” The purpose of this article was to answer the question: How has Newport been able to position, sustain, and thus manage itself as a fashionable tourism destination for over 300 years? Newport seems to have met its economic development needs without compromising the opportunity of future generations. The article explains how combined community efforts of various Newport civic groups specializing in heritage, cultural, nature, and adventure tourism and special events and festivals have produced a unique, sustainable tourism product.
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