Rolling hills of Western North Carolina. #Tourism pic.twitter.com/Ji7tQkSnih
— Bob Reid (@rhreid) February 3, 2015
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, in a press release, said that tourism in North Carolina tourism is up about five and a half percent, and that the 50 million tourists who came through spent $21.3 billion in 2014. McCrory also claims that North Carolina is the sixth most-visited state in the America, drawing on data from a 2009 report from TNS TravelsAmerica.
From the press release:
The governor lauded tourism efforts at the Outer Banks such as the North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island and its new Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation (STAR) Center, which opens over Memorial Day weekend. The STAR Center will allow visitors to watch volunteers and staff feed and treat turtles and learn more about the threatened species.
He also brought attention to the regular ferry service to Cape Lookout National Seashore, which is available for visitors looking to climb the Cape Lookout Lighthouse, see wild horses on Shackleford Banks or camp on the barrier island beaches.
There was also an increase of tourism jobs of 3.3%.
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