Citizen Times has a look at declining park visits in WNC
REGIONAL–Tourism is the major economic engine in the mountains these days, and economic downturns are notoriously hard on tourism.
North Carolina’s tourism industry has proven fairly resistant to such threats as gasoline prices and recession over the years, though, mainly because of the state’s proximity to major population centers. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited park in the nation for the same reason.
Still, these are extreme economic times, and visitation to the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have slipped. Nancy Bompey reports for the Citizen-Times.
Tags: Asheville Citizen Times, Business, Economy, Tourism
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