Asheville’s lodging demand rose 1% year-over-year despite rising gas prices and shifting travel habits, contrasting with a steep national decline in international tourism. Local leaders note that ...

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Artists carrying rods laden with glowing molten glass work in a hot shop on Roberts Street. Around the corner on Clingman Avenue, ceramics classes buzz with activity. Up the block, bartenders shake ...

Amid national concerns over high gas prices and shifting travel habits, Asheville, North Carolina, has posted a 1% increase in lodging demand for the 2026 fiscal year. Tourism leaders say visitors are ...

The Asheville, North Carolina skyline at twilight. And one of the most meaningful ways travelers can support the region is simple: visit. Tourism is essential to Asheville’s recovery. Isley said ...

TALKING TOURISM: Vic Isley, president and CEO of Explore Asheville, addresses the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority board during an Oct. 29 meeting. Board Chair Matthew Lehman is at right.

Unemployment rates in two counties that previously had the highest in Western North Carolina declined in May. While over 6,00 remain unemployed in Buncombe County, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data ...

EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS: New bookings by roomnight increased by roughly 39%, from 63,998 in fiscal year 2024 to 89,092 this year. Graphic courtesy of Explore Asheville and the Buncombe County Tourism ...

Katie Grabach and Peyton Barrell spoke to Leoneda Inge outside the building they are still repairing. The co-owners of Gourmand, a French rotisserie, struck out to open a stand-alone restaurant in ...

Asheville’s revival is a model of resilience in 2025, marking a chapter of new openings, collaborative art, and numerous opportunities for personal growth as the region continues to heal from ...