Weekly e-newsletter for Visit NC partners - June 7, 2023
IN THIS ISSUE:
* Visit NC's June webinar tomorrow looks at
Outdoor NC initiative
* Deadline this Friday to participate on North Carolina Featured Destination page
* Participate with Visit NC for 2024 Travel & Adventure Shows,
Retire NC consumer shows
* N.C.-filmed ‘The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster’
premieres this Friday
Visit NC's June webinar tomorrow looks at Outdoor NC initiative
For its June webinar tomorrow, Visit NC will focus on the Outdoor NC initiative, which was established to ensure North Carolina's treasured outdoor resources continue to thrive for the 51 million people who visit these spaces annually. The webinar will serve as a recap on where the initiative started, how it got to where it is now, and the direction it's headed.
Whether you are an Outdoor NC Partner or not, you'll want to join to see all the exciting new programs that will be offered in the coming months. The webinar will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Click here to register.
Deadline this Friday to participate on North Carolina Featured Destination page
This Friday is the deadline for tourism partners to participate with Travelzoo’s Featured Destination page for North Carolina. Visit NC has teamed up with Travelzoo, a global deals publisher with 30 million members worldwide, to promote the state and help drive more visitors to its hotels and attractions. Visit NC will have a Featured Destination page on Travelzoo’s website, which will be promoted on their media network starting in July.
Visit NC partners have the opportunity to submit an offer for consideration to be included on this dedicated page. Please note that not every offer will be approved and incomplete offer submissions will not be reviewed. Space on the page is limited, but tourism partners are encouraged to fill out this Google submission form. Offers must be received by this Friday.
Participate with Visit NC for 2024 Travel & Adventure Shows, Retire NC consumer shows
Visit NC is heading back to three Travel & Adventure Shows in 2024 and still has space for partners to join. These consumer shows offer opportunities to promote North Carolina travel directly to interested potential visitors. Past shows brought
nearly 20,000attendees – including consumers, travel agents, bloggers and travel writers – that delivered solid traffic and valuable leads forpartners.
The cost to attend is $850 per partner. Visit NC is requiring 100 percent participation for staffing at each show.
In addition, Retire NC has space available for the 2024 Ideal-Living Expos: * Feb. 3-4 – Long Island, N.Y. – 3 partner spots available * Feb. 17-18 – Greenwich, Conn. – 3 partner spots available * Feb. 25-26 – Greater D.C. Area (Tysons Corner, Va.) – 3 partner spots available
The cost to attend is $350 per partner for non-Certified Retirement Community Program participants.
For questions or additional information, contact André Nabors at (919) 447-7771.
‘The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster’ premieres this Friday
The N.C.-filmed feature “The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster,” a production that debuted at the film festival portion of South by Southwest, is set to be officially released in theaters and on demand this Friday (June 9). Filmed entirely in Mecklenburg County in 2022, the production is a modern-day take on Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” and focuses on a teenage anti-hero, Vicaria, who is on a desperate quest to cure death. The project hails from Crypt TV and is its first feature film. As verified by a production audit, the film had a direct in-state spend of more than $2 million and employed 190 individuals. The project was awarded a rebate via the N.C. Film and Entertainment Grant. View the trailer here.
Gaster notes writers’ strike affects N.C. film industry in many ways
The N.C. Film Office’s Guy Gaster was interviewed last week by WFAE (NPR affiliate in Charlotte) for its “N.C. film industry feels impact from ongoing writers' strike
.” The number of productions reaching out to the film office is down 25 percent compared with this same time last year, according Gaster. He began to see the slowdown in November 2022, as studios began bracing for a possible strike. Gaster said the slowdown is affecting not only local film and TV writers, but many other members of the industry as well. "We're talking about the film professionals – those professional crew members. There is some local acting talent that is also obviously being impacted, and then the businesses and, in particular, the small businesses that work regularly with the film industry and productions that are filming in the state," he said.
Research shows
Pent-up demand for travel, and particularly international travel, is expected to continue during the next year. Recent research by Destination Analysts notes that nearly a third of U.S. travelers plan to travel outside of the United States for leisure in the next 12 months. This figure has been consistently within 5 percentage points during the last year.
While many Americans expect to travel overseas during the next year, inbound international travel continues to improve. Overseas arrivals improved to its best post-pandemic level in March to 25 percent below 2019 levels, according to the U.S. Travel Association
. U.S. Travel notes there are still differences in recovery among overseas markets. Visitation from the U.K. and Germany have returned to approximately 90 percent of pre-pandemic levels; Japan and China, while improving, are still far behind. Visitation from India is the only major market to exceed 2019 levels.
Visit NC will be providing frequent research updates through Newslink with links to available studies.
Vote for N.C. nominations among ‘Best Food & Dining Experiences’
North Carolina has several nominations among different categories that are part of USA Today’s 10Best’s “Best of Food & Dining Experiences.” Daily online voting is open until noon on July 3.
Garden & Gun offered “The Sweet Strangeness of Bynum.” The online article provided 10 things the writer loved about the town, ranging from artists, food and attractions such as the Haw River and Bynum Bridge.
For the week of June 8, "North Carolina Weekend” highlights “Coastal Gems.” Featured segments include Sanctuary Vineyards in Jarvisburg; Beaufort Grocery Company in Beaufort; Britt’s Donut Shop in Carolina Beach; N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores; and Nags Head Woods Nature Preserve in Kill Devil Hills. (Check local listings for schedule; segments are subject to change.) "North Carolina Weekend" is underwritten by Visit North Carolina. In addition, PBS North Carolina has recent editions of "North Carolina Weekend" available online.
Upcoming industry meetings & events
June 8 – Visit NC monthly webinar: Outdoor NC June 13-15 – TTRA Annual International Conference, St. Louis, Mo. June 28-29 – Blue Ridge Parkway Assn. Annual Meeting, Bedford, Va. July 10-13 – STS Congressional Summit on Travel & Tourism, Washington, D.C. July 13 – Visit NC monthly webinar July 18-20 – Destinations International Annual Convention, Dallas, Texas July 23-25 – AENC Annual Meeting, Winston-Salem Aug. 10 -- Visit NC monthly webinar Aug. 18-22 – SYTA Annual Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Aug. 19-22 – US Travel Assn’s ESTO, Savannah, Ga. Aug. 22-25 – NCMA-VMA-MCASC Regional Meeting, Cherokee
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