Record Growth Powers Schedule and Program Expansion at the Newport Mansions
Attendance in 2012 topped 880,000.
After completing 2012 with the best attendance in a decade, The Preservation Society of Newport County announced a number of enhanced offerings for 2013, including plans to open more of the Newport Mansions earlier and keep them open longer. Reflecting their popularity with a global audience, admissions to the Newport Mansions grew by 86,000 to a total of 883,000 in 2012. This one-year increase of 11 percent, the strongest on record, follows the investment of over $1 million in four new tours over the last four years. These include adult and youth audio tours at The Breakers, an audio tour at Rosecliff, and the Servant Life Tour at The Elms. An experiment in starting the spring season two weeks earlier in 2012 jump-started the growth. …
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