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About The MetroWest and MetroBoston Channels: The Concierge Channels, LLC launched it’s first channel (The Providence Channel) in June of 2011. With it’s popularity and it’s success, came The expansion to Warwick RI, Newport RI and the two new sites for MetroWest and MetroBoston. Launched together in January 2012, these channels are in their infancy. Our mission will always be to provide the Hospitality Industry, Traveler and Hotel Guest the greatest one source for area information. With welcomed and constant input from our merchants and the Management and Front Desk Staffs of all our participating hotels, our sites are always evolving. Now available in over 20 NE Properties and growing.

Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island, it was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region. Providence is best know for it’s fine restaurants, amazing nightlife, quality institutions of education and variety of retail stores. The Providence Channel covers most areas of Metro Providence, including Warwick, E. Greenwich, Johnston, Cranston and Seekonk, MA. Warwick is home to Rhode Island’s only major airport, and offers great Dining, Arts and Culture, along with live entertainment.

Newport is a on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it’s home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and a major United States Navy training center. The Newport Channel covers most of South County RI, including Newport, Charlestown, Coventry, Exeter, Hopkinton, Narragansett, North Kingstown, Richmond, South Kingstown, Block Island and Westerly. Known for many many things, Newport and So. County offers an abundance of attractions and destinations.

MetroWest is a cluster of cities and towns lying west of Boston and east of Worcester, in the US state of Massachusetts. The name was coined in the 1980s by a local newspaper. While regional definitions vary, the MetroWest Visitors Bureau defines the area as including the towns of Ashland, Bellingham, Framingham, Franklin, Holliston, Hopedale, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlborough, Medway, Milford, Millis, Natick, Northborough, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, Wayland and Westborough. The MetroWest Channel includes many of the abutting towns to this map. MetroWest is known as a world leader in research and development that offers well-preserved history and unspoiled sanctuaries. But don’t be fooled. Not only is it a gateway to The City of Boston and all it’s culture, but MetroWest also offers some of the country’s great dining and shopping destinations.

Greater Boston is the area of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston. Due to ambiguity in usage, the size of the area referred to can be anywhere between that of the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) of Boston and that of the city's combined statistical area (CSA) which includes the metro areas of Providence, Rhode Island and Worcester, Massachusetts.

The MetroBoston Channel covers the areas of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston. It is usually reserved to signify the "inner core" surrounding the City of Boston, while "Greater Boston" will usually (at least) overlap the North and South Shores, as well as MetroWest and the Merrimack Valley. It can often include the metro areas of Providence, Rhode Island and Worcester, Massachusetts.

Both Metro and Greater Boston has many sites and people significant to American history and culture, particularly the American Revolution, civil rights, literature, and politics, and is one of the nation's centers of education, finance, industry, and tourism, with the sixth-largest Gross metropolitan product in the country and 12th-largest in the world. One of the greatest known areas in the world for Business, Technology, Arts, Sports, Culture, Dining, Education, Travel and so much more. The areas surrounding Boston are truly the “Foundation to The City”, worth a visit even for a day!!

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Boston is the capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its largest city, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper, covering 48.43 square miles (125.43 square km), had an estimated population of 625,087 in 2011 according to the U.S. Census, making it the 21st largest in the country. Boston is also the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.5 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the country. Greater Boston as a commuting region is home to 7.6 million people, making it the fifth-largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States.

With many colleges and universities within the city and surrounding area, Boston is an international center of higher education and a center for medicine.[20] The city's economic base includes research, manufacturing, finance, and biotechnology.[21] As a result, the city is a leading finance center, ranking 12th in the Z/Yen top 20 Global Financial Centers.[22] The city was also ranked number one for innovation, both globally and in North America,[23] for a variety of reasons.[24][25] Boston has one of the highest costs of living in the United States,[26] though it remains high on world livability rankings, ranking third in the US and 36th globally.

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