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41196
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Bed and breakfast owners in towns like Edenton are concerned about the potential negative impacts of short term rentals. They believe these rental properties, not required to comply with hospitality industry regulations, can compromise the safety of their guests, communities, and neighborhoods as much as the tourist trade.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 39 Issue 12, December 2019 ,
p18-19
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Bed and breakfast accommodations--North Carolina--Edenton; Hospitality industry--Bed and Breakfasts--health and safety standards; Hospitality industry--tourist trade--North Carolina ; Tourist trade and state; Edenton--Description and travel; Legislation--hospitality industry regulations--short term rentals ; Edenton--historic properties--Cotton Gin Inn; Inns--Chowan County--Edenton; Roanoke River Lighthouse (Edenton); Legislation--hospitality industry regulations--Vacation Rental Act of 2015
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3248
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Tourism is the state's number two industry, creating 161,00 full-time jobs in 1996 and $9.2 billion in revenue. The industry feels the state should double its current marketing budget of $6.2 million to allow better competition with neighboring states.
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3271
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The state ranks 12th nationally in tourism but only 27th in tourism promotion. The industry's Travel 2000 plan seeks legislative doubling of its marketing budget to $13.8 million, to make the state more competitive in attracting visitors.
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3541
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Tourism generated $9.8 billion in revenue in 1996, with 166,000 people employed and $730 million in tax receipts. Critics point out, however, that many jobs pay low wages and are seasonal. The industry, they say, is influenced by weather and recession.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 17 Issue 2-3, Dec 1997,
p19-22, il
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2816
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The marketing of the state's scenic and historic areas and man-made attractions, like museums and aquariums, has made tourism a major business in North Carolina. Over 250,000 people are employed in travel-related businesses.
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1882
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Western North Carolina relies a great deal on tourism to provide jobs and economic activity for the region. Now, representatives of the region are asking the state to place the same emphasis on tourism as on manufacturing when allocating funds for each.
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2061
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Tourism is North Carolina's second-biggest employer. The state's International Travel Task Force has launched efforts to make North Carolina a prime stop for European vacationers.
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966
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New reports reveal that tourism, North Carolina's second largest industry, is growing and gaining a larger share in the Southeast.
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