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RALEIGH, N.C. (June 1, 2023) — To elevate North Carolina to the top as an East Coast destination, Visit North Carolina has launched a new marketing campaign with a straightforward message:...

RALEIGH, N.C. (May 9, 2023) — Governor Roy Cooper announced today that the North Carolina tourism economy reached its highest level ever with travelers spending more than $33.3 billion on trips...

RALEIGH, N.C. (April 21, 2023) — As spring flows toward summer, Visit North Carolina rolls out Dream Big in Small Town NC in the state’s Northeast Lakes & Rivers region, an area dotted with...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (March 7, 2023) — Visit North Carolina presented its Esse Quam Videri Award to the Catawba Vale Collective in Old Fort for its ongoing success in building a vibrant community,...

RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 21, 2023) — Dream Big in Small Town NC, an initiative launched in 2022 by Visit North Carolina, returns today with an invitation to explore Scenic Mountain counties that are...

RALEIGH, N.C. (January 11, 2023) — A motor lodge from the Jim Crow era. An advocate for equality who mentored tennis great Althea Gibson. A student-led campaign that mobilized a city. These...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Dream season for travelers opens today with the arrival of the “The Official 2023 North Carolina Travel Guide,” a 108-page armchair tour designed to inspire real-life trips...

RALEIGH, N.C. (Oct. 4, 2022) — A five-minute narrative about a beach trip that led to a music career emerged as the winner in the Firsts That Last Film Series Competition, Visit North Carolina...

RALEIGH, N.C. (Aug. 17, 2022) — Recovery in visitor spending was felt statewide in 2021 with all 100 counties seeing increases, according to data released Wednesday by the N.C. Department of...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (August 8, 2022) — Wit Tuttell, Director of Visit North Carolina, has been named national State Tourism Director of the Year for 2022. Tuttell was announced as the honoree...