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Travelers Go Beyond Volontourism

After hundreds of business trips and a vacation or two, Clement Quintyne’s Briggs Riley Rollaboard was ready for the recycler. The wheels were worn and the outside was frayed. His wife, Debra, figured it was time for new luggage. But

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Travel is a blessing, so here are ways to pay it forward

After hundreds of business trips and a vacation or two, Clement Quintyne’s Briggs Riley Rollaboard was ready for the recycler. His wife, Debra, figured it was time for new luggage, but what to do with the old bag? Then she

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Why Raleigh-Durham International Airport needs a new GlaxoSmithKline

American Airlines brought the London flight to RDU almost exactly 21 years ago. 7 photos Lauren K. Ohnesorge Staff Writer- Triangle Business Journal Email  |  Twitter When American Airlines (NYSE: AAL) decided to take a bet on a nonstop flight

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Saltwater guides form two groups to represent their interests, NC’s fishery

Proposed log books are big concern for guides, according to several Jerry Dilsaver 6 hours ago  | Mobile Reader | Print  After several months of sometimes contentious debate, fishing guides in coastal North Carolina have organized into two different groups

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Johnston groups push legislation

Johnston County groups that promote tourism, economic development and health care have goals they hope to accomplish through legislation in Raleigh. The groups’ leaders held a conference Tuesday to both lay out their objectives and teach the public how to

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Southport hosts plein air paint celebration

Southport’s Department of Tourism is inviting artists to participate in the outdoor event, organized to support local artists and bring public art to the community, according to Southport Tourism Director Cindy Brochure. Plein air is the practice of painting outdoors,

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Is Coachella Good for the Economy?

Facebook Twitter Linkedin Googleplus Stumbleupon Reddit Attendees at the 2014 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival | Source: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images After the dust settles and the hipsters return home following the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, some people

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Blue Ridge Parkway, Smokies create $1533 million impact – Asheville Citizen

A hiker checks out the view from Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last fall.(Photo: Special to the Citizen-Times) Tags Carl Sandburg Great Smoky Mountains National Park Blue Ridge Parkway National Park Service The Blue Ridge Parkway

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Economic impact on the half-shell

As mollusks go, oysters are an especially generous lot. They clean the water. They help stabilize eroding shorelines. And they’re delicious, especially with butter. Which is why North Carolina is working on a statewide plan to become “the Napa Valley

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StateView Hotel Breaks Ground

–> and imageUrl: http://visit-nc.com/wp-content/plugins/RSSPoster_PRO/cache/463f4_200352 –> –> and imageUrl: http://visit-nc.com/wp-content/plugins/RSSPoster_PRO/cache/11189_CL07576LOGO?max=175 –> TripAdvisor Logo. (PRNewsFoto/TripAdvisor) The StateView Hotel breaks ground. The hotel will be centrally located on North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Noble Investment

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