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is week, our publisher, Bill Bow-
man, yields his space for a message from
visitnc.com.
An Invitation from North Carolina's
Coast:
e holidays are a special time for
families in North Carolina to gather
and look ahead to the new year with
anticipation and enthusiasm. It's also a
time when we reflect on the past year,
including memorable highlights and
challenges.
As North Carolinians we have much to
be thankful for, but many of our families,
neighbors and communities in the paths
of Hurricane Florence and Hurricane
Michael were severely impacted this
fall. Collectively, we say thank you to so
many of you for your support.
North Carolinians are resilient. From
the beautiful coastline in the east to the
towering mountains in the west, North
Carolinians are known for strong come-
backs and moving forward. As leaders
of the travel industry along the coast, we
want to assure you that significant prog-
ress has been made to make sure visitors
can return to the coastal places they love.
Our out-of-state visitors are special
guests to us all, but many of them who
heard the national news during the
storms are unaware of how far we've
come since. We've learned from recent
research conducted by Visit North Caro-
lina that only 14 percent of potential out-
of-state visitors believe North Carolina's
coast is back to normal. Even some North
Carolinians are unaware of how far we've
come. In most instances, our hotels,
vacation rentals, attractions, recreational
outfitters, restaurants, retail shops, golf
courses and more are already welcoming
visitors back, and others will certainly be
back to normal in time for the popular
spring and summer travel seasons.
We recognize many North Carolinians
dedicate a portion of their time together
during the holidays to begin planning
family vacations for the coming year.
e tourism economy is vital to our re-
gion, our citizens and the quality of life
we all cherish. e speed of our recovery
is largely dependent on the pace with
which travelers return to visit our com-
munities throughout the state.
We encourage you to plan a visit to
North Carolina's beautiful and distinc-
tive barrier island coastline to enjoy
what many families make an annual tra-
dition. And with our state's rich diversity
of landscapes, history, culture and ac-
tivities, please consider exploring North
Carolina first for all your leisure travel.
We look forward to welcoming you
soon.
Best Regards,
Wit Tuttell
Director,
Visit North Carolina/visitnc.com
and
Tameron Kugler, visitcurrituck.com;
Lee Nettles, outerbanks.org;
Helena Stevens, visitocracokenc.com;
Jim Browder, crystalcoastnc.org;
Donna Hammonds, onlyinonslow.com;
Tammy Proctor, visitpender.com;
Tarshi McCoy, visitnewbern.com;
Kim Hufham, wilmingtonandbeaches.
com;
Mitzi York, ncbrunswick.com
The coast is clear! Come on down
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North Carolina is making a strong comeback from recent hurricanes.
