TIDE OF TOURISTS BRINGS BUSINESS TO OUTER BANKS Manteo — Along the tide-washed Outer Banks, tourists and their dollars have been rolling in at a higher rate this summer than in the past several years, tourism officials said.
HOT TALK COOLS OFF TEAPOT MUSEUM As many as 6,000 teapots are sitting in the northwestern mountain community of Sparta without a museum to exhibit them.
CHARLOTTE TO SPEND MORE FOR NASCAR MUSEUM CHARLOTTE — A basement for the new NASCAR Hall of Fame will cost an additional $2.5 million, an unexpected expense that was approved by the Charlotte City Council.
Room demand continues to outpace the growth in room inventory statewide by more than a two-to-one ratio allowing hotels to enjoy continued ADR and REVPAR increases. Smith Travel Research's initial May survey shows the Charlotte/Carolinas area with an ADR of $90.41, the first time ever a region has exceeded a ninety-dollar ADR for a calendar month. The Raleigh/Triangle region was close behind with an ADR of $89.96. GO TO LODGING FACTS
Charlotte Increases Airport Car Rental Fees - Again
Business travelers and tourists arriving at Charlotte’s busy Douglas International Airport after July 1 may be in for a bit of sticker shock at the car rental counter.Taxes and surcharges for a $75.00 daily car rental will add an additional $25.72 per day, or 34.3%. Read full story
County Expands Hotel Revenues Subject to the Occupancy Tax
The New Hanover County Tourism Development Authority has endorsed a recommendation by the county’s Finance Officer to require lodging properties to collect the countywide occupancy tax on all hotel transactions, in addition to the room rate. Among the items subject to the tax would be charges for a roll-a-way bed, a crib, and Internet Access. Read full story
LANC Announces Added Member Benefit.
Effective July 1, 2007, all new lodging members of LANC will receive a complimentary one-year subscription to Our State magazine, the must read magazine for anyone seriously involved in North Carolina's dynamic and growing travel and tourism industry. LANC will handle all the subscription requirements and the magazine will be mailed directly to you at your property's business address. Part of LANC's "North Carolina Lodging Ambassadors" initiative, the cost of this program is being added without any increase in Member contributions.
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