Nearly five months since Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina, residents in Asheville are welcoming tourism back to the region. According to Mickey Poandl of Explore Asheville, ...

ASHEVILLE - Paula Finlayson, who lives in Virginia Beach, was worried she’d have to cancel her November girls' getaway to Asheville after Tropical Storm Helene. But the Biltmore Estate and many ...

ASHEVILLE - Even as the city remains without clean water after Tropical Storm Helene, the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority and Explore Asheville have restarted marketing efforts as the ...

Asheville, North Carolina, is a city of about 95,000 people. The mountain city has a growing number of jobs in manufacturing, tech and professional services. As it works to further diversify its ...

Explore Asheville, the region’s tourism arm, and others are set to announce a new sports event coming to Asheville in 2026. The news conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at UNC ...

ASHEVILLE - The physical damage from Tropical Storm Helene might be slowly disappearing, but some worry another disaster looms on the horizon. Economic challenges from the loss of revenue during a ...

TALKING TOURISM: Vic Isley, president and CEO of Explore Asheville, addresses the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority board during an Oct. 29 meeting. Board Chair Matthew Lehman is at right.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Many communities are still working to bounce back after Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina more than six months ago. In March, Asheville had more than 186,000 ...

Asheville’s economy, which relies heavily on tourism, has been in survival mode for more than two months after Tropical Storm Helene left the city’s water pipes and plants damaged or destroyed.