Press Releases

Popular North Carolina Destinations Promoted on Travel On Demand

, N.C. — North Carolina is poised to reap major dividends from tourism with the March 23 opening of “The Hunger Games,” the highest-profile movie ever made in the state. Shot on locations and sets from Concord to Barnardsville with some of Hollywood’s brightest young stars, the Lionsgate release is based on the opening novel in a wildly popular futuristic trilogy by Suzanne Collins. “The Hunger Games” has attracted attention on the scale of 2008’s “Twilight,” the vampire romance that created a wave of tourism in its remote Washington state setting.

Travel Spending Will Add to the Total Filmmakers Spent in NC

Message to focus on uniquely North Carolina experiences

The North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Travel and Tourism Board on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, elected Rolf Blizzard as its new Chair.

Community Investment Director to serve as COSCDA Southern States Representative

— The North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development applauded Thursday’s initiatives by President Barack Obama to boost international tourism. “We've been actively positioning North Carolina as a preferred international travel destination for nearly 20 years,” said N.C. Commerce Secretary Keith Crisco.  “Attracting international visitors to North Carolina is very important because they tend to stay longer and spend more of their  money at North Carolina businesses.”

State Spending by Visitors Jumps to Record $17 Billion

State Spending by Domestic Visitors Jumps 2.1%, to $16.9 Billion

Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that domestic visitors to and within North Carolina spent a record $16.9 billion in 2008, an increase of 2.1 percent from 2007 and higher than the previous record of $16.5 billion, set in 2007.