What Makes Orange County Attractive to Visitors? Results of Survey Show What Locals Think Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 27, 2024 | Business, Local Government The Orange County Visitors Bureau rolled out a third-party study to see how aligned its community is as to why people should come visit. Read More
Slayings of Tourists and Colombian Women Expose the Dark Side of Medellin’s Tourism Boom Posted by Associated Press | Feb 22, 2024 | World Written by ASTRID SÚAREZ The lush valley enveloping Medellin was once the heart of a brutal war... Read More
Maui Beckons Tourists, and Their Dollars, To Stave off Economic Disaster After Wildfires Posted by Associated Press | Sep 8, 2023 | World Written by AUDREY MCAVOY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Richie Olsten has been in Maui’s helicopter... Read More
Survivors of Maui Fires Face Power Cuts and Poor Cell Service as Teams Work To Find and ID the Dead Posted by Associated Press | Aug 16, 2023 | World Written by CLAIRE RUSH, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Survivors of deadly... Read More
The Crimean Peninsula Is Both a Playground and a Battleground, Coveted by Ukraine and Russia Posted by Associated Press | Aug 3, 2023 | World Written by DASHA LITVINOVA Its balmy beaches have been vacation spots for Russian czars and Soviet... Read More
Tourists Are Packing European Hotspots, Boosted by Americans Posted by Associated Press | Jul 13, 2023 | World Written by COLLEEN BARRY Tourists are waiting more than two hours to visit the Acropolis in... Read More
‘A Little Scary’: Iditarod Begins With Smallest Field Ever Posted by Associated Press | Mar 2, 2023 | World Written by MARK THIESSEN The second half-century for the world’s most famous sled dog race is... Read More
Chapel Hill Marks High Foot Traffic Downtown in 2022, Outpacing Statewide Rates Posted by Brighton McConnell | Dec 20, 2022 | Business, Local Government, Nonprofit As the calendar year comes to a close, it marks what’s widely regarded as the most “normal” year... Read More
Tourism Spending Increases for Orange, Chatham Counties After 2020 Lows Posted by Brighton McConnell | Sep 7, 2022 | Business, Local Government North Carolina recently received its annual tourism report. Locally, Chatham and Orange counties experienced healthy rebounds in revenue. Read More
Howdy Hillsborough: Episode 2 – Wine & Summer Posted by Staff | Jun 12, 2022 | Howdy Hillsborough This week on “Howdy Hillsborough,” Eryk and Alexis are joined by Sam Otterbourg from Chapel Hill & Hillsborough Wine Company. https://media.blubrry.com/sports_notebook/chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/June/12/HOWDY%20HILLS_OTTERBURG%20FULL.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Read More