/tags/tourism Tourism en-US Copyright Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:06:03 GMT /news/2024-10-22/western-nc-mountain-towns-fall-tourists-helene Parts of western North Carolina remain off-limits to tourists as the recovery from Helene continues. But other mountain communities are eager to welcome fall visitors to help keep their small businesses afloat as they try to get back to normal. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:06:03 GMT /news/2024-10-22/western-nc-mountain-towns-fall-tourists-helene Colin Campbell /show/due-south/2024-10-21/fall-tourism-spending-western-north-carolina-helene Co-host Leoneda Inge talks with the director of Visit NC, Wit Tuttell, about how the tourism industry in western North Carolina has changed since the damage caused by Tropical Storm Helene. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:04:24 GMT /show/due-south/2024-10-21/fall-tourism-spending-western-north-carolina-helene Leoneda Inge, Rachel McCarthy /news/2024-10-01/helenes-boone-north-carolina-fall-tourism Several businesses from a quaint mountain town in the Blue Ridge Mountains are concerned how Tropical Storm Helene's devastation in western North Carolina will affect the local economy. The town of Boone relies on fall tourism as visitors come to see the leaves change color. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 20:17:32 GMT /news/2024-10-01/helenes-boone-north-carolina-fall-tourism Associated Press /business-economy/2024-08-30/tourism-spending-rebounds-employment-beach-mountain Tourism revenue topped $35 billion dollars in 2023, a record high and 22% higher than in 2019. Income from that spending, or what shops and hotels made in profit, also hit a record high. But employment was still 6% below levels of 2019. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:32:56 GMT /business-economy/2024-08-30/tourism-spending-rebounds-employment-beach-mountain Jason deBruyn /news/2022-04-25/antarcticas-penguin-post-office-is-hiring If you can sort mail, sell postage stamps and count penguins, this could be the job for you. Mon, 25 Apr 2022 22:14:26 GMT /news/2022-04-25/antarcticas-penguin-post-office-is-hiring Rina Torchinsky /arts-culture/2021-09-08/leaf-forecast-2021-wnc-fall-colors-will-peak-in-october Despite recent severe weather, this year’s fall leaf forecast for Western North Carolina is looking bright. Here’s when colors will be at their peak:... Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:38:41 GMT /arts-culture/2021-09-08/leaf-forecast-2021-wnc-fall-colors-will-peak-in-october Lilly Knoepp /news/2021-08-06/enjoying-a-pandemic-staycation North Carolina tourism struggled in the beginning of the pandemic. But in-state visitors going on "staycations" are helping to rebuild the industry. Fri, 06 Aug 2021 20:24:07 GMT /news/2021-08-06/enjoying-a-pandemic-staycation Leoneda Inge /business-economy/2021-05-28/supply-demand-worker-shortage-outer-banks-business-summer-covid With the pandemic easing its grip, the summer vacation season is expected to set tourism records on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. But business owners won’t be able to take full advantage of the crowds because of COVID-19 and worker shortages. Fri, 28 May 2021 11:59:03 GMT /business-economy/2021-05-28/supply-demand-worker-shortage-outer-banks-business-summer-covid Jay Price /2021-02-23/asheville-city-council-oks-rules-for-new-hotels-ending-moratorium Asheville City Council Tuesday approved new rules for future hotel projects, ending a nearly one-and-a-half-year moratorium on the construction of new... Wed, 24 Feb 2021 03:50:01 GMT /2021-02-23/asheville-city-council-oks-rules-for-new-hotels-ending-moratorium Matt Bush /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-09-04/the-tourism-tightrope Tourism in North Carolina has been hit hard by COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic, the state has suffered an estimated loss of $6.8 billion in… Fri, 04 Sep 2020 21:21:42 GMT /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-09-04/the-tourism-tightrope Leoneda Inge, Charlie Shelton-Ormond