Relief workers remove mud from the entrance of the Grand Bohemian Hotel in the Biltmore Village across from the Biltmore Estate in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 1, 2024 in Asheville.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Governor Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that the North Carolina tourism economy reached its highest level ever with travelers spending more than $33.3 billion on trips to and within the ...

Visitor spending has reached a statewide record in North Carolina. Data released by the North Carolina Department of Commerce found visitor spending increased for 71 of the state’s 100 counties in ...

Taking a summer vacation during the COVID-19 pandemic means weighing a few more considerations about safety when traveling. Short-term rentals may see a surge in popularity. The state's tourism office ...

(The Center Square) – Charlotte, Raleigh, Asheville and the Outer Banks keyed record spending in 2023 across North Carolina’s tourism industry, an annual report says. The four locales had the most ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Executive Director of Visit NC, Wit Tuttell, stopped by the ABC11 Eyewitness News Studio to talk about how tourism is growing in North Carolina. The biggest thing Tuttell ...

Summer tourism in Western North Carolina—hiking, fishing, driving up scenic mountain roads—is a perfect respite for many from the hot southern season. But those idyllic mountain scenes are competing ...

Western NC towns continue fall tourism one year after Hurricane Helene's impact. Key sites like Hendersonville and Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. remain open to visitors. DuPont Forest trails face closures ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — This Labor Day, tourism is up in North Carolina but the related labor force is down. Fewer people are choosing to work in tourism since the COVID-19 pandemic. “North Carolina ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — This Labor Day, ...

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