NTTW 2025: Travel Powers America
Celebrating the Power of Travel in Johnston County During National Travel & Tourism Week Each year in early May, the travel industry comes together to celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week…
Continue Reading →For more than ten years, the staff of the Johnston County Visitors Bureau has been curating unique content about the people, places, food, attractions, and shopping throughout Johnston County to share with you, our visitors! Keep in touch and read our weekly blog posts -- and we hope you visit us soon! #visitjoco
Celebrating the Power of Travel in Johnston County During National Travel & Tourism Week Each year in early May, the travel industry comes together to celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week…
Continue Reading →Events Celebrating & Honoring Black History Month The Johnston County Heritage Center will be hosting a program at the Public Library in Smithfield on February 27th at 6:30 PM. It will feature a…
Continue Reading →Statewide, visitor spending in 2023 rose 6.9 percent to reach a record $35.6 billion and direct tourism employment increased 4.8 percent to 227,224. These statistics come from the “Economic Impact of…
Continue Reading →As a native of Johnston County, I can say with conviction that what matters most to locals around the holidays is food. It always seemed particularly cruel to me that the Grinch not only took…
Continue Reading →Travel statewide rose 15.2 percent in 2022 to set a record in visitor spending. That increase followed a 2021 turnaround from the pandemic’s 2020 peak, which brought a devastating drop of 32 percent…
Continue Reading →In 2019, the county hired Adrian O’Neal as the Parks, Greenways, and Open Spaces Coordinator - a brand new position. In 2021, a year into his new role, the JCVB interviewed him for a blog which you…
Continue Reading →Johnston County will be joining with communities across North Carolina in celebrating the 2023 Year of the Trail, a statewide campaign inviting North Carolina residents and visitors to get outside…
Continue Reading →Governor Roy Cooper announced recently that in 2021 domestic visitors to Johnston County spent $255.47 million, which is an increase of 40.5% from 2020 data. These findings are prepared by the US…
Continue Reading →Home-grown Tomato Sandwich! Johnston County is one of the fastest growing counties in North Carolina, but our roots are still in the soil and our agricultural heritage is strong. Our farmer's are…
Continue Reading →Governor Roy Cooper announced that in 2019 domestic visitors to Johnston County spent $276.08 million, which is an increase of 7.83% from 2018 data, making two banner years of visitor spending…
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