Posts in "Tourism"
N.C. secretary named to national tourism advisory board
Linda Carlisle, Department of Cultural Resources secretary, was sworn in Thursday as a member of a tourism advisory board to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
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Currituck part of Google online advertising study
Currituck’s tourism bureau was recently selected by Google as a case study for the use of the company’s on-line advertising.
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N.C. 12 joins an elite list of iconic roadways
Travel And Leisure Magazine’s October edition lists the road as one of “America’s Most Iconic Drives.”
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New group plans gay gathering for OBX in June
Led by a local group of gay and lesbian friends, a new non profit, OBX Pride Inc., is producing the first gay pride festival in northeastern North Carolina.
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Highs set for local and state tourist spending
While the state was setting a record for tourism in 2010, Dare County was breaking one of its own. Spending in North Carolina hit $17 billion.
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Amphitheater would require more land, board told
A hotel and multi-use center could probably be built on land at the old Windmill Point site, but more acreage would be needed to include an amphitheater.
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Windmill Point set to go out in a blaze of glory
The old Windmill Point restaurant will be put to one last use when it is burned down for fire training, probably at the end of this week.
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Southern Shores declines to ease summer dog ban
The Southern ShoresTown Council has rejected a proposal to allow dogs on leashes from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. between May 15 and Sept. 15.
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Tourism board puts it in writing: no toll hike
Tourism officials have gone on record opposing a proposal to more than double the toll on the Chesapeake Expressway to $5 during peak seasons.
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Hotel idea put into the mix for Windmill Point
Engineers will look at whether it would be possible to build a 150-room hotel and restaurant at Windmill Point in conjunction with a multi-use center.
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Marathon figures show $6 million for weekend
Runners, their families and their friends spent more than $6 million during the weekend of the Outer Banks Marathon, organizers of the event say.
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Toll hike proposed for bypass to Outer Banks
Chesapeake is proposing a toll increase on the Route 168 bypass to help fund road improvements. A weekend summer trip will cost travelers $5 each way, while off season and weekday trips will go up to $3 from the current $2.
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