Click photo to enlarge CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte police officers are being called back in from days off and vacations after five people have been killed and five others hurt in shootings during a violent Labor Day holiday weekend…

Labor Day weekend marks the traditional end of America’s summer, a season when Floridians for decades have sought respite from our hot, soggy weather in the high country of western North Carolina. As I write this, I’m returning from such…

The agency that promotes tourism in Asheville has a $9 million budget of public money, but doesn’t have to reveal how it spends a lot of that money. Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Stephanie Brown told the Asheville…

“Motor traffic is the biggest generator of tourism in our county,” said Mark Jackson, director of Visit Central Florida, Polk’s tourism promotion agency. “More than 50 percent of the tourists who come to Polk Country drive here.” That’s because the…

The LandTrust for Central North Carolina has announced the preservation of one of North Carolina’s most significant historic sites at Fort York on the Davidson/Rowan County border at the Yadkin River. This project is one that has been in the…

Well, this is slightly embarrassing. Tourism plays a large part in Arizona’s economy and as such, visitors are generally welcomed with open arms around the state. Except in the capital — Phoenix. So said a survey that revealed Arizona was…

Falling gas prices and an improving economy will contribute to an increase in Labor Day holiday travel by South Carolinians for the third straight year, making it the highest number of travelers in seven years, according to AAA Carolinas. More…

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Tourism leaders said Charlotte continues to set records for visitor spending and hotel bookings, but uptown still needs more hotel rooms. Channel 9 anchor Scott Wickersham learned Monday that tourism leaders said Charlotte is poised for a hotel boom. The…

When outsiders think of Fort Lauderdale, they may see images of tourists relaxing on sunny beaches, retiree communities, yachts, and college students on spring break. These images still hold true, though spring break has shrunken dramatically since its wildest days…