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Schools gets state tourism post; looks forward to good year ahead

Published in North Carolina News on March 28, 2013


RALEIGH — Emerald Isle Mayor Art Schools doesn’t plan to use his latest government position to directly promote the Crystal Coast, but hopes that he will still be able to draw tourists to the area by association.




Gov. Pat McCrory recently appointed Mr. Schools to the N.C. Travel and Tourism Board.  This advisory board has no solid authority to make decisions at the state level, but rather will help give input on different tourism campaigns that will be used to draw people to North Carolina as a whole.


Mr. Schools believes it will be a good year for tourism along the Crystal Coast and throughout

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The home of the brave

Published in North Carolina News on March 28, 2013

The home of the brave

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Some of you are aware I come from a family of historians so do not be surprised if occasionally I begin my newsletter with a history lesson. A few weeks ago I provided a brief history as we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the NC Legislative Building on Jones Street, where we currently conduct the people’s business. Where did the legislature meet prior to that? Prior to 1963, the legislature met at the North Carolina State Capitol, located on Capitol Square in downtown Raleigh. The Old State Capitol was built in 1840 and is one of our nation’s most intact examples of a Greek revival public building.

This week we met at the State Capitol for an historic reason — to recognize and display NC’s copy of the Bill of Rights. President George Washington commissioned 14 copies of the US Bill of Rights after it was signed in 1789. Each of the thirteen colonies received one copy and one remained with the federal government. North Carolina’s copy

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Workshop helps tourism businesses attract more visitors

Published in Asheville Attractions on March 28, 2013

By: Ed Scannell

 

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GREENSBORO – Tourism generates an estimated $18 billion a year for North Carolina’s economy. Representatives from the state commerce department’s division of tourism were in Greensboro, Thursday to help owners of local hotels, restaurants and attractions maximize their tourism potential.

The tourism resource assistance center was a one-stop source of information on how to partner with the division to attract more visitors and earn more of the tourism dollar.

“Everyone in the state that’s a tourism business gets a free listing on visitnc.com, which is our Internet site but you can also do cooperative advertising with us,” said Wit Tuttell, director of tourism marketing.

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State Tourism Conference focuses on legislative impact

Published in North Carolina News on March 14, 2013

By: Katie Rufener

 

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WILMINGTON — The North Carolina Governor’s Conference on Tourism continued at the Wilmington Convention Center Monday, with discussions on how legislative decisions impact the state’s tourism industry.

Every year the Tar Heel state draws vacationers from around the world. Secretary of Commerce Sharon Decker shared what she feels travel and tourist professionals need to do to continue to bring vacationers to our state.

“We have so much to offer. If you’re a mountain person, if you’re a river person, if you’re an ocean person, if you’re a golf person, we have some of everything. So, there’s no reason why somebody should come to North

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Cycle North Carolina nears record participation for spring ride in Edenton

Published in North Carolina News on March 14, 2013

Cycle North Carolina nears record participation for spring ride in Edenton

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The 10th annual Cycle North Carolina, CNC, Spring Ride will kick-off Friday, April 5, in Edenton, N.C., with more than 1,000 bicyclists already registered from 26 states and the District of Columbia. The CNC Spring Ride had a record in participation in 2012 with more than 1,000 bicyclists participating in the ninth Annual Spring Ride in Washington, NC. With only seven more registrations to go to surpass that number, the tenth Annual Spring Ride will surely set the record.

This will be the fourth time Edenton has hosted the Cycle North Carolina Spring Ride. The fun-filled weekend will offer three days of cycling and feature some great Coastal Carolina food, music and historical sites. The CNC Spring Ride will also include many off-the-bike recreational activities in the Edenton area. Canoeing, kayaking, bird watching, historic tours, boat rides and beautiful sunsets will fill time away from the bike and provide

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N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences is state’s top draw

Published in Asheville Attractions on March 12, 2013

Attendance numbers from 2012 show more than 1.2 million people visited the science museum in Raleigh in 2012, compared to more than 1.1 million who went to Biltmore, the top attraction for the eight previous years. This is the ninth year that Carolina Publishing Associates, based in Matthews, has conducted the annual survey of attendance at North Carolina’s museums and historic attractions.

“Clearly, across North Carolina, there’s a widespread interest to understand what science can tell us about what’s changing in our society and in the environment around us,” Alvin Braswell, a deputy director of the museum, said at a news conference Monday.

The Museum of Natural Sciences expanded last year, opening its 80,000-square-foot Nature Research Center in April. The museum’s 24-hour opening attracted 70,000 people, spokesman Mark Johnson said.

The Nature Research Center and the increase in visitors go hand-in-hand, but not in the way that people may think, Braswell said. “Our visitation numbers did not grow purely because we’re building an exciting new buildinge_SLps,” he said. “In many ways, the reverse is true.

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