Posts Tagged "Tourism"
Tourism officials question move to reopen Hatteras
With the ferry system at capacity, tourism officials urged Dare County Thursday to reconsider the decision to open lower Hatteras Island to tourists.
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Dare County near top in state tourism spending
Tourism spending in North Carolina jumped 9 percent in 2010 over the previous year, and 98 of 100 counties saw an increase in money spent by visitors.
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Economic forecast: Gas prices could be a wild card
Tourists will keep coming but will be spending less as the Outer Banks begins to see modest economic growth this year, local leaders were told Thursday.
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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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Rental receipts in Dare continue at a record pace
Dare County is maintaining a record pace in the amount of money visitors are spending on accommodations.
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Tourism board eyeing another soundfront lot
The Dare County Tourism Board is looking at another piece of property to add to the Windmill Point tract it jointly owns with the town of Nags Head.
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Dare occupancy receipts reach an all-time high
Vacation rental receipts hit an all-time high in Dare County during July, and August is likely to show similar results when numbers come in later this month.
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Summer moves
Click here for our glossary of some of the summer driving moves you are likely to see — like the brake and break and Jockey’s Ridge gaper lock.
April rentals fall, but summer’s looking better
Spending on room and cottage rentals dipped in April, but some signs point to improvements as the summer season gets under way. Memorial Day was reported to have been strong.
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Visitors Bureau angles for spring business
As it pursues an Internet campaign to draw more spring business, the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is seeing hints of better-than-expected summer bookings. In an informal survey of 26 rental companies, Lee Nettles, the bureau’s new managing director, found about 40 percent considered themselves ahead of expected bookings.
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