Newslink : weekly e-newsletter for VisitNC partners [2024 : August 8]

Visit North Carolina Weekly e-newsletter for Visit NC Partners - August 8, 2024 NEWSLINK IN THIS ISSUE: * Visit NC webinar this morning: ‘Crisis Communications & Issue Management Best Practices’ * Visit NC PR team pitches lead to placements in AFAR, TravelPulse * ILM getting new airline, flights Visit NC webinar this morning: ‘Crisis Communications & Issue Management Best Practices’ wc VISIT NC MONTHLY WEBINARl For Visit NC's August webinar this morning , "Crisis Communications & Issue Management Best Practices," partners will learn how Visit NC and its agency partners manage responses to natural disasters and crises statewide, collaborating with officials to provide visitors with timely information. Partners will also be able to discover how local DMOs can communicate area-specific updates to Visit NC as well. Additionally, insight will be shared on Visit NC's protocol for addressing political issues, travel boycott threats, and other sensitive topics during this election year. Attendees will also gain insights into effectively handling visitor, local, and media inquiries across their own social media, websites, and with media outlets. The webinar is today at 10 a.m. Click here to register. Visit NC PR team pitches lead to placements in AFAR, TravelPulse AFAR The Outer Banks takes the spotlight in the AFAR feature “The Best Weekend Getaways in the U.S. for Families " as a result of the Visit NC PR team’s pitching efforts. “While many East Coast beaches are overcrowded with people and developments, the Outer Banks, a stretch of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, remain blissfully uncongested, ’’ the post says. “They’re also home to some of the state’s best beaches, complete with impressive sand dunes, wild horses, and epic waves. If you have a big, extended family gathering, the vacation rentals in the area are larger and less expensive than those of most Northeast beach towns.” AFAR has a reach of more than 1.4 million unique monthly visitors. The PR team pitching also led to coverage of three NC events in the TravelPulse roundup " Every State's Best August Events in 2024 .’’ “There's no better way to start your August in the Tar Heel State than by swinging by Murfreesboro for the 39th Annual NC Watermelon Festival (runs through August 3), which will once again be the place to be for wonderful food (much more than watermelon fyi), great entertainment, fireworks and the Watermelon Festival Parade,” the post said. “On the Outer Banks, the Ocracoke Fig Festival will take place on August 2-3 and Nags Head will hold its annual Pirate Festival on August 7-8." TravelPulse has a reach of 238,893 unique monthly visitors.