RALEIGH, NC (June 9, 2013) — Raleigh-based travel writers and photographers Kathy M. Newbern and J.S. Fletcher, a husband-wife team, have earned $525 in prize money for six award-winning entries, including a “best overall,” in the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) annual communications contest, Eastern Chapter. 

Newbern and Fletcher took home top prize in a new category, Best Overall Writing, for a series they produced on Examiner.com covering the Currituck Outer Banks featuring the wild horses that roam the beach at Corolla and points north, the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, Whalehead at Historic Corolla Village, and the Outer Banks Wildlife Education Center - all three are located in Currituck's Heritage Park.

Statistics show that most of beach rental properties all over the country are being booked in the early spring. Planning your vacation early gives you several advantages.

Sanctuary Vineyards and BJ’s Carolina Café will be featured on an upcoming episode on Flavor NC. The episode will air on Wednesday November 14, 2012 at 9 pm on UNC-EX and again on Saturday November 17, 2012 at 10:30 am on UNC-TV. Flavor NC, produced by Blue Water Media, is a popular television program dedicated to preserving the agricultural heritage of the state of North Carolina, one dish at a time.

Thirteen employees of Currituck County tourism businesses were honored recently at the Third Annual Hospitality Guest Service Excellence Awards. The program was organized through the county’s Travel and Tourism Department, and the awards were presented by members of the Currituck County Board of Commissioners, Currituck Tourism Director Diane Nordstrom, and the events’ keynote speaker, Lynn Minges, Assistant Secretary of Tourism, Marketing and Global Branding for the NC Department of Commerce.

Currituck County’s Department of Travel & Tourism was recognized recently by the Destination Marketing Association of North Carolina (DMANC) during the association’s annual awards ceremony. The department received one first-place award and two second-place awards for various marketing projects.

People often look at us funny when we talk about driving down to the Outer Banks, specifically the northern part in Corolla, for a weekend or longer in the fall. Why would we do anything like that, they wonder, for an autumn. Honestly, I don't find it strange at all. People often go south for the winter. I would know - I'm a native Floridian and have experienced the influx of visitors in the colder months.

Pilot Online Article. Read about the latest requirements and permits that the property owners need to obtain while repairing their houses in the Currituck County, North Carolina after the hurricane Sandy.

Wine production has become big business in North Carolina, with 113 wineries and 400 commercial grape growers currently operating. Locally, Currituck County is home to some of the state's oldest vinifera vines and two wineries -- Sanctuary Vineyards in Jarvisburg and Martin Vineyards on Knotts Island.

The summer is coming to its end, and children are going back to school. However, the time to rent a beach house in Corolla has never been better. With crowds gone, NC beach rental owners drop the prices to attract visitors during the shoulder season. Slow down and relax at one of Corolla beach rentals, enjoy the beauty of the quiet beaches and the great deals, too.

Beach rental houses often strike with their beauty and magnificence. Most beach rental homes have at least five bedrooms and the same amount of bathrooms. Renting one of those houses can be a great way of spending your summer vacation, hosting a beach wedding or a family reunion, and simply enjoying the beach living.

However, not everyone can afford to pay the asking rental price of a vacation rental. Calculating the cost of a beach rental cottage, many people decide not to go on a vacation at all. Not everybody knows the ways of having just as much fun while spending less on a beach vacation.

Ever on the cutting edge of the tourist destination marketing industry, Currituck County, NC recently received the honor of being the subject of a Google case study for its success in utilizing the Google TV Ads platform to attract new visitors to the cozy beach vacation community.

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The Weeping Radish, North Carolina’s oldest micro brewery, will debut its first beer produced from all locally grown hops and malt.

The Good Food Awards is proud to announce the 130 outstanding American food producers nominated to receive a Good Food Awards Winner Seal – assuring consumers they have found something exceptionally delicious that also supports sustainability and social good.

Hampton® Hotels, the global brand of mid-priced Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® hotels, has awarded Hampton Inn & Suites Outer Banks/Corolla, located at 333 Audubon Drive, as one of its national Circle of Excellence Award winners.

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