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It’s Natural for Destinations to Want to Celebrate Our Earth!

Written by Emily Prickett, Parks, Recreation & Tourism MajorEarth Day is almost here! With this in mind, how can residents, destinations, business owners, and tourists contribute to appreciating…

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Actionable Advocacy Insights: The Perceived Effectiveness of Advocacy Strategies

The Actionable Advocacy Insight (AAI): The Perceived Effectiveness of Advocacy Strategies is the second in a five part series. This AAI provides insights from a survey of 205 local-level destination…

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Actionable Advocacy Insights: Involving a Broad Range of Stakeholders

The Actionable Advocacy Insight (AAI): Involving a Broad and Diverse Range of Stakeholders in Advocacy is the second in a five part series. This AAI provides insights from a survey of 205 local-level…

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Actionable Advocacy Insights for the Tourism Industry: Communicating the Value of Tourism

The Actionable Advocacy Insights (AAI) is a five-part series designed to help tourism industry leaders improve their advocacy planning efforts. Based on research conducted by Dr. Whitney Knollenberg…

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Looking for Ways to Green Your Travel Business?

As we continue to see climbing rates of travelers in the US and beyond, there is a new factor in how some travelers are making trip decisions. In a term coined the “conscious comeback” A survey by…

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North Carolina Oyster Trail: Bringing Back an Old Pearl

With inspiration from an initiative in Virginia, a research team has assembled to investigate the potential of the North Carolina Oyster Trail (NCOT). Feasibility and demand will be studied to…

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Recognizing an Emerging Leader in the Tourism Industry: NCSU Student Hailey Post Awarded the John and Joan Markham Marketing Award

On October 8, 2019, Hailey Post, a first-semester Graduate Student in the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management (PRTM) received the John and Joan Markham Marketing Award from the…

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NC Women in Agritourism Film Debuts on #NationalFarmersDay

Make no mistake, women are the driving force in agritourism. Discover the impact women farmers are making in the industry. NC's Women in Agritourism highlights the impact women farmers are making…

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Coastal and Marine Tourism Conference in Hawai’i

Dr. Erin Seekamp and PhD student Karly Bitsura-Meszaros traveled to the big island of Hawai’i to participate in the International Congress on Coastal and Marine Tourism, hosted by the College of the…