Discover Durham released new tourism numbers Tuesday and though things are looking up, the figures are still lagging behind statewide averages. Visitor spending was up more than 40 percent year over ...

The nonprofit is currently focused on the implementation of a Destination Master Plan, identifying several projects that aim to attract visitors and boost the economy by 2044.

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Executive Director of Visit NC, Wit Tuttell, stopped by the ABC11 Eyewitness News Studio to talk about how tourism is growing in North Carolina. The biggest thing Tuttell ...