The city of Raleigh is rising as one of the best cities to visit in North America — in large part because of its increased investment in the local community’s arts, culture and dining scene and natural amenities, according to one NC State professor.
“Raleigh and its peer municipalities inside Wake County have shown decisive recovery from the downturn of the pandemic, and most importantly, they have shown a growing commitment to fueling local grassroots community involvement in the planning and ownership of tourism,” said Duarte Morais, a professor of equitable and sustainable tourism and lead investigator of the People-First tourism Lab at NC State.
Morais and his partners at the People-First tourism Lab recently teamed up with the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau (GRCVB) to nominate Raleigh for the designation of “North America’s Leading City Destination” as part of the 31st annual World Travel Awards, the travel industry’s…
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