Visit North Carolina

Mountains, beaches, and cities are all within your reach...this summer and beyond. Explore what's #AllInNC now: https://lnkd.in/eSBDdykd

This week along with Governor Cooper, State of North Carolina and North Carolina Department of Commerce we released our 2023 Visitor Impact Study. It was a record year for tourism and its impact across the state, which is now the 5th most visited state in the country! Full report here: https://lnkd.in/eZq5EYAX #NTTW24 #NCGov #VisitNC #EDPNC #EconDev #Tourism

A big thank you to Whitewater for hosting our team, along with Luquire and Uproar Concept this week. We had an inspiring two days of strategic planning, ideation, and collaboration focused on the future marketing of our Outdoor NC program. We’re thrilled about what’s ahead! #OutdoorNC #VisitNC

Thank you to the 500 industry partners from across the state and country that came together in Greenville, NC last month for the 2024 Visit NC Tourism Conference! We, along with our hosts Greenville-Pitt County Convention & Visitors Bureau (Visit Greenville, NC) hope you got as much out of the event as we put into it. For those that missed it, here's a fun recap video. We look forward to seeing everyone again in Hickory April 6-8, 2025. Details at conference.visitnc.com. #tbt #tourismindustry #visitnc #visitgreenvillenc #greenvillenc #pittcountync #northcarolina #tourismmatters #econdev

Visit North Carolina team members Wit Tuttell, Heidi Walters CHME, Scott Peacock and Hanna Huckabee visited Meghann Lambeth at the Richmond County Tourism Development Authority last week to learn more about how shooting sports and hunting are driving tourism and broader economic development in and around Ellerbe. The team visited Coleman's Creek, one of the most elite long-range shooting and military training facilities on the East Coast. From there they toured one of the state's premiere quail hunting lodges, The Webb Farm. They rounded out the day by experiencing DeWitt's Outdoor Sports which offers a variety of activities and education and also met with N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission's John Lentz Hunter Education Complex where they learned about the gun safety and training programs they offer at their newly renovated facility. And no trip to Ellerbe would be complete without a stop at one of North Carolina's best roadside stands, The Berry Patch, where they got some of the best ice cream in the state, tasted some delicious fresh-picked winter strawberries and learned about their new agritourism center opening soon. See below for a video of the day. https://lnkd.in/ebefYPYP #visitrichmondcounty #visitnc #econdev #makeityournature #outdoornc #lnt

Congrats to Sugar Mountain Resort, Inc. on being the first of North Carolina's six ski resort to open its slopes this season. Many others are opening up later this week. Did you know North Carolina has the highest elevation skiing in the Eastern US or that the industry has an annual economic impact of more than $165.2 million dollars in the state? For the latest on each resort, see below. https://lnkd.in/ger3Bgv2 #VisitNC #Skiing #snowboarding #skiindustry #tourismmatters

This Thursday, we're partnering with Google and the North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association (NCRLA) to host a FREE webinar for hoteliers and restauranteurs in the state to learn how to maximize their Google Business Profile to drive business. We're asking all out DMO partners to share this with their local businesses/partners. Details and registration link below: https://lnkd.in/gacqr9R9

Registration now open for 2024 Visit North Carolina Tourism Conference. The conference will take place Sunday – Tuesday, March 17-19 in Greenville-Pitt County Convention & Visitors Bureau (Visit Greenville, NC). Attendees can now register for the conference as well as pre-conference workshops, media marketplace and sightseeing activities. This year's program features keynote speakers from the Marketing AI Institute as well as Google and Relic Advertising. There are more breakout sessions this year as well, covering topics such as data analysis, visitor dispersion, owned-media strategies, short-form video, personalization in content creation, accessibility in the outdoors, AI in public relations, and more. Early bird registration is $475 and ends Jan. 8. After that, standard registration is $525; registration closes on March 5. To learn more about the conference, register and reserve a hotel, visit Conference.VisitNC.com. https://lnkd.in/gqHscxS4

Visit North Carolina is expanding its Outdoor NC initiative to further enhance industry partnerships, destination stewardship, and visitor experiences. Throughout November and December of this year, Outdoor NC is launching a series of free continuing education workshops for North Carolina TDA/DMO partners. Thank you to our partners Currituck County Economic Development Department of Travel and Tourism, Pender County Office of Tourism and Johnston County Visitors Bureau for hosting. Partners learned about Outdoor NC 2.0 and dove into emerging tourism trends; heard insightful case studies on accessible outdoors, destination stewardship and responsible visitation; and get a preview of practical tools and resources to help advance North Carolina’s stewardship mission. More on Outdoor NC here: OutdoorNC.com

Thanks to Skift for covering our ‘For Real Fall Colours’ campaign to promote travel throughout NC this Fall. Shoutout to our team at Luquire for the ideation and GoGORILLA Media for the killer execution of this multi-channel campaign. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dSs466q5