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 ...

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 ...

Green: Welcoming visitors Yellow: Check website/call ahead for limitations Red: Closed to visitors with exceptions noted in green or yellow Helene devastated the region in late September with deadly ...

File photo: Andrea Penny, right, serves a patron a drink at a local bar on the boardwalk in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. As more roads opened and the power came back two days after ...

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 ...

Visitors spent record amounts in North Carolina last year, and large cities were the biggest beneficiaries of this swelling outsider commerce. Statewide, tourism generated $33.3 billion in 2022, ...

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 ...

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