The members of the North Carolina Travel & Tourism Coalition provide this iNFORMATION as a service to everyone with an interest in travel and tourism ACROSS OUR STATE.
The Coalition, founded in 1991, works to maintain a healthy environment in North Carolina for the continued growth and development of the travel and tourism industry, which is important to the economy of all of our state’s 100 counties. North Carolina is the sixth most-visited state in America, with 55 million visitors in 2015.
The North Carolina Travel & Tourism Coalition is a private, nonprofit trade association professional sports teams, leading resorts, popular attractions, convention and visitors bureaus, and other business organizations throughout North Carolina, all working together to promote public policies that encourage the growth and development of our state’s vital travel, tourism, and hospitality industry.
Our Coalition is distinct from the N.C. Department of Commerce and from the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina’s VisitNC division.