North Carolina has record tourism year
Visitors to North Carolina spent more than $15 billion on tourism-related activities last year for the largest single-year rise in tourism since 1990, officials announced.
That was even better than the national increase in tourism, which was 7.7%, according to wire services.
Even better news for the state is that Winston-Salem will be the host of the 2008 conference on tourism.
The data is from a preliminary study of the state’s tourism industry by the Travel Industry Association of America. The annual study uses tax-revenue data to determine the overall tourism economic impact from domestic and international sources.
North Carolina ranks sixth in the nation for tourism-related visitors.
About 45 million people visited the state last year.
Report by David Wilkening
David
Have your say Cancel reply
Subscribe/Login to Travel Mole Newsletter
Travel Mole Newsletter is a subscriber only travel trade news publication. If you are receiving this message, simply enter your email address to sign in or register if you are not. In order to display the B2B travel content that meets your business needs, we need to know who are and what are your business needs. ITR is free to our subscribers.
































Global tourism exceeds 1.5 billion travelers announces UN-Tourism
Qatar Airways offers reduced timetable to over 60 destinations
WTTC global tourism reached record economic impact of 11 trillion in 2025
Marginal increase for New York City tourism in 2025
Hands In, UATP join forces for airline multi-card payments