tourism industry
Tourism: NC’s quiet economic engine
May 22. North Carolina’s tourism industry reached $35.6 billion, up more than $2 billion from the previous record of $33.3 billion in 2022. With nearly 43 million visitors from across the nation, North Carolina ranks No. 5 behind California, Florida, Texas and New York in domestic visitation. North Carolina also saw gains in the international […]
Jonah Forte is digital marketing manager for CVB
July 20. Jonah Forte, a former photographer and assignment editor for Spectrum News 1 in Charlotte, is the new digital marketing manager at the Cabarrus County Convention & Visitors Bureau. He will manage the CVB’s digital marketing efforts including web-based software platforms and the Explore Cabarrus social media channels. The Queens University graduate worked as […]
VLN lands 2 tourism industry awards
Oct. 11. Visit Lake Norman, the convention and visitors bureau headquartered in Cornelius, received two awards for destination marketing at the North Carolina Tourism Industry Association conference. VLN received a gold award in the leisure category for the Escape to the Lake marketing campaign as well as another gold in the community stakeholders category for […]
Classic car race boosts Mooresville hospitality industry
July 23. Mooresville is the winner of the 2021 “Best Overnight City Award” on the Great Race Tour of classic automobiles. The Mooresville Downtown Commission hosted the stopover in Downtown Mooresville June 26, with more than 5,000 people and 109 antique autos. Hemmings Motor News Great Race Tour officials took note of the “overwhelming turnout, […]
VLN’s Carreon honored by Destinations International ’30 under 30′
April 27. Rodrigo Carreon, who started his career in the tourism industry three years ago as a marketing intern at Visit Lake Norman, has been named one of Destinations International’s “30 Under 30″ award winners. Even before graduating from UNC-Charlotte, he accepted a full-time visitor services and marketing coordinator position during his sophomore year. He […]
