Topics Related to Tourism

Governor McCrory Celebrates Record Visitor Spending and Impact of North Carolina's Tourism Industry

, 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.
 

North Carolina Tourism Trailblazers Receive Winner's Circle Awards at Annual Governor's Conference on Tourism

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.

Beauty Amplified' Resonates in 2014 North Carolina Travel Guide

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.

State Tourism Office Touts NC Offerings to DNC Visitors

, 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.

Tourism Day to Mark Travel Industry's Record Impact on N.C. Economy

-- 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 Tourism Office Expects Economic Boost From 'Hunger Games' Fans

, 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.

N.C. TRAVEL AND TOURISM BOARD ELECTS NEW CHAIR

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

NC Expects Positive Effects From U.S. Tourism Initiatives

— 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.”

N.C. COMMERCE SECRETARY PROMOTES LYNN MINGES TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY

N.C. Secretary of Commerce J. Keith Crisco announced today that Lynn Minges has been promoted to Assistant Secretary for Tourism, Marketing and Global Branding. In the expanded role, Minges will continue to lead the development and marketing of the state’s tourism, film, sports and wine industries, but will also help position the state as the preferred location for domestic and international business.

COMMERCE PRESENTS 2009 WINNER'S CIRCLE AWARDS

The state honored six distinguished North Carolinians today for their significant contributions to the success of North Carolina’s tourism industry. Larry Gustke, John and Faye Cooper, Betty and David Huskins, and Reyn Bowman received the 2009 Winner’s Circle awards from Commerce Secretary Keith Crisco during the annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism & Hospitality at the Raleigh Convention Center.