Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
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24661
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This article serves as a guide for tourists who wish to travel to the southeast coastal region in North Carolina and focuses on Wrightsville Beach, Brunswick Beach, and Topsail Island.
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24664
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The author discusses specific accomplishments in North Carolina that led to development and growth in the tourism trade and overall economy of the state.
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24807
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In this Meeting and Tourism Round Table, tourism industry experts gathered together to discuss tourism’s role in the state’s economy in the coming years.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 35 Issue 12, December 2015,
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25523
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This article describes how two projects have expanded beyond their early support from the North Carolina Sea Grant. On the southern coast of North Carolina, a new species of butterfly, the crystal skipper, makes its permanent home within a 30-mile stretch of sand dune. People-First Tourism, Inc., (P1t) creates an online marketplace where the public has direct pathways to vetted microentrepreneurs.
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28857
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The arts in North Carolina play a major role in the success of the state’s third leading industry, tourism. Cultural tourism has attracted visitors to museums, festivals, outdoor dramas, fairs, and various cultural events.
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28933
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The St. Joseph’s Historic Foundation, Inc. has launched the African American Cultural Tourism Website. A project funded by the North Carolina Arts Council, the site offers visitors information about fourteen of the state’s most prominent African American cultural organizations.
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29176
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A strength of Charlotte, North Carolina's economy is its diversity. One such industry that adds diversity without putting strain in the region's resources is travel and tourism. In 1990, it was estimated that tourism pumped $1.26 billion into the local economy, providing revenue and jobs to the region.
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29280
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Every year, millions of Canadian tourists come to North and South Carolina for the mild weather, beaches, and golf. In early December, Governor Jim Hunt proclaimed ‘Canadian Days’ in North Carolina to be held from February 1 through March 15. This is part of an effort to plan, promote, and accommodate tourism in a more efficient way.
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29574
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This article highlights fifty things people should see, do, cook, read, and drink when visiting the southern states. Among the suggested experiences in North Carolina are hang gliding in Kitty Hawk, square dancing in Waynesville, surf-fishing in Cape Hatteras, watching a solar eclipse in the Smoky Mountains, and visiting a craft brewery.
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Garden and Gun
(NoCar AP 2 G247), Vol. 11 Issue 2, Apr/May 2017,
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29657
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North Carolina is now one of the best places in the country to enjoy wine. As the wine industry has grown since 2000 with double the acres of grape vines and triple the wineries, wine tourism has also grown. An estimated 800,000 tourists come to North Carolina for the wine each year, with an economic impact of $813 million.
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30201
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From the large population centers of the country, there is only a short trip to the North Carolina's coastal areas and resorts. With a variety of accommodations and activities, North Carolina is accessible for people from across the country.
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30243
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North Carolina's tourist facilities across the state have added more than 1500 rooms since last summer. To meet rising tourist demands, newly listed rooms are available from the mountains to the coast, from cottages to motor courts, ranging in price from $2 to $24.
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30245
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1953 offers tourist to North Carolina a variety of places to go and better ways to get there. From the mountains to the coast, the state is now linked through a network of good highways, which has led to new attractions and accommodations, such as the mile high swinging bridge to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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30406
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North Carolina's travel and resort industry is getting an expanded Tourist Bureau. As a part of the Division of Commerce and Industry, the Tourist Bureau will embrace all fields of service from chambers of commerce and realtors to home-seekers and hotel establishment.
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30408
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Across North Carolina, you are in convenient driving distance to take in the many attractions of autumn in the state. Surf fishing on the coast, golf in the Sandhills, and hiking and handicrafts in the western mountains offer residents and tourists an abundance of fall activities.
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