Press Releases

, N.C. - Governor Pat McCrory announced today that the North Carolina tourism industry generated record visitor spending in 2013. The $20.2 billion in domestic visitor spending represents a 4.1 percent increase over 2012.  

Governor Pat McCrory and the NC Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development announced today the recipients of the Winner’s Circle awards, given annually since 2004 to people who have made significant and continuing contributions to the growth and success of North Carolina’s tourism industry. The 2014 honorees include: Richard Petty, charter member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Horace Holden, Aurelia Kennedy and Payson Kennedy, founders of the Nantahala Outdoor Center, and Ron Kimble, Charlotte Deputy City Manager.

Dual Covers Highlight U.S. Opens, North Carolina Zoo

IGH, N.C. — “The Official 2014 North Carolina Travel Guide,” unveiled today by the North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development, reflects the state’s new “Beauty Amplified” tourism brand with a visually rich design and a focus on the wealth of experiences from the mountains to the coast.

Domestic Visitor Spending Jumps to Record $19.4 Billion

Business and Professional Women/Raleigh honor Assistant Secretary Lynn Minges

, N.C. — With 35,000 delegates, dignitaries and media representatives as well as the eyes of the world converging on Charlotte for the 2012 Democratic National Convention next week, the N.C. Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development is seizing the opportunity to showcase the state's assets as a travel destination.

State Spending by Domestic Visitors Jumps to Record $18 Billion

-- Gov. Bev Perdue is proclaiming Wednesday, May 16, 2012, as Tourism Day in North Carolina, celebrating travel and tourism as a major industry that is vital to the economic stability and growth of the state. For the first time, state tax receipts as a result of visitor spending topped $1 billion in 2011 and have increased more than 50 percent in the last 10 years.

State Tax Receipts from Visitor Spending Now More Than $1 Billion