MORGANTOWN – It’s become a bit of a go-to statistic for state Tourism Secretary Chelsea Ruby. For every 100 people who visit West Virginia, 87 will return. She never tires […]
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Mountain State tourism in rarified air as impact tops $9 billion
MORGANTOWN — Could you imagine if the entire combined populations of California and Texas visited West Virginia in the span of one year? It’s a rhetorical question, but it requires […]
Gov. Justice celebrates new cabins, upgrades at Coopers Rock State Forest
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice and two members of his team came to Coopers Rock State Forest Monday afternoon to celebrate progress on new cabins and infrastructure upgrades to boost […]
Event destination: Area’s lodging taxes blow by pre-pandemic numbers
MORGANTOWN — People aren’t coming to Morgantown for vacation. They’re not spending months planning to fly across the country for a week-long getaway to north-central West Virginia. But they are […]
Colors of Autumn
The West Virginia Department of Tourism kicked off the fall season by recently releasing its first fall foliage report of the year. Although slightly slower than initially projected, the higher […]
Justice unveils new statewide remote work program, signs W.Va. corporate tax reform bill
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice joined Intuit executive, co-founder of the Wing 2 Wing Foundation, and West Virginia native Brad Smith and his wife, Alys, to unveil a new statewide […]
